hey Very Large Bob, I thought I was the only one who "drunk dialed" my family. My cousin still kids me about it. No recollection of making the call at all! :-) I think my surgery was about an hour...

It's really important to follow the pre-op diet - it's called a "liver shrink" diet because if you stick to it, the "fatty liver" will shrink back to normal - makes your surgery go much better and...

I'm 2 months out now - I remember it was like that at first. Your body is adjusting and your stomach will still have retained fluids from the bruising. Hang in there. I started to lose more...

I had virtually NO pain, during or after the surgery. I do remember using LOTS of the comfy pillows on the lovely bed at the Marriott to prop up my knees and back but that took any pain I had away....

Yes and no - some of them were old "friends" I never expected to part with. New clothes are good though. And I had 3 boxes of clothes in the basement in smaller sizes so will have things to wear...

The folks at Obesity Control Center gave us a choice of 2 diets to do for the 2 weeks prior to surgery. One was 3 protein shakes a day and the other was a protein shake for breakfast, one for lunch...

Had my sleeve April 17 in Tijuana at Obesity Control Clinic (OCC). I lost 20 pounds on the pre op "liver shrink" diet and have lost another 20 since. Did a major purge of my clothes yesterday and...