I 100% agree with you but I have been on here for more than a year and haven't really seen too much whining. I think everyone has their own unique experience, whether in the states or Mexico. I had...

It is very common. My surgeon and doctors told me it was an issue but fortunately I had mine removed years ago. :) I hope you find lots of relief and keep moving forward on this amazing journey. Be...

I am 7.5 months out and I weigh myself every morning, same time, no clothes before shower. You should always do it at the same time and I prefer naked cause there is no clothing issue for weight...

and don't forget, "filling that desire" doesn't have to mean eating the whole donut....have a BITE, a small bite, and move on. You will find things don't taste as good as you used to think they do. I...

I'm 8 months out, pretty close to goal. This is my response, you are HUMAN. There will be times when you will eat crappy food but my experience has been I can only tolerate such a small amount of...

I tell people that all the time. I am 8 months out and every single time I start to "stall", I take something and by the next day, I'm pooping an dback to consistent weight loss.

I am only 25...

congrats!! right behind you, can't wait to join you in the next couple days!!!

Eevrywhere I have read, and in all of the paperwork from The Mayo Clinic where I had my surgery, and the surgeon himself told me NO NSAIDS. lifetime NO NSAIDS. my sister is going through the process...

when all else fails, default to the beginning...go liquids, high protein, no to low carbs for a week or two. Get your sleeve back on track and shrink everything up! Exercise...drink, drink, drink......

I started freaking out when my incredibly thick hair started coming out, even though I knew it was going to happen. Honestly, this was the ONLY thing I was scared of pre surgery. Vain? yeah maybe but...

I tend to disagree with that. IF we are all here to see the realities of this process (and I am 5 months post sleeve myself) then complications are a part of it. Not scare tactics but reality. People...

there is a "rules" section and I don't recall ever seeing anything like that...can't talk of politics and the such but this is basically a health forum...and death is part of that. I think everyone...

some times you need someone who is just gonna give it to you straight.... do you want to live or do you want to die? How has it been going for you the way you have been doing things? I have a best...

I had a hiatal hernia repair during my VSG 4 months ago. I am so grateful I did. Yes, it makes things a tad more difficult but in a good way too. They close you a little tighter because they do not...

I am 4 months post surgery...and live In the amusement park capital of the world. Orlando. We have annual passes to everything. I was at Universal Studios about 2 weeks post op. and have been several...

congratulations! It will be the best thing you have ever done for yourself! Lots of luck and well wishes during the process....anyone who tells you its easy is lying, but as long as you go into it...

if its any help...you WILL SURVIVE. I'm months out....was to have NOTHING but the protein shakes that were provided BY my doctor. I had 3 per day. NOTHING ELSE besides water for 3 weeks. NO fruit, no...

you know its funny what people have and haven't heard about doctors....it doesn't mean a lot. I used Dr. Steven Bowers at the World Renowed Mayo Clinic. He has the highest Success Rate in the...

welcome and prepare for a whole new world! Best thing you will ever do for yourself!

Its exactly what Mel described above. My surgeon explained that in detail when I met with him and said that they just rarely had to perform the second part of the surgery, thus creating the VSG as a...

best advice I can think of is to take every advantage of this opportunity to hit the "restart" button on life that you can. Don't cheat...and by that I don't mean that you should never expect to...

some people have external staples, some don't. I had no stitches or staples externally, my surgeon used the surgical glue as to decrease scarring so nothing had to be removed an I have nearly...

this is what I was told...I felt like driving very quickly but the dr said the issue isn't whether or not you feel like it, its what IF something happened while you are driving. Ex; if you were in an...

The fact of the matter is weight loss isn't rocket science. If you do not burn more than you eat, you will not lose weight...you will probably gain. We all just have significantly smaller stomachs...

totally normal, that's about all I lost the first month...now its pretty consistent. I am three months this week and am just now hitting another stall it seems. I hit one at ten days for about a...