When my beautiful Golden Retriever decided she was a lap dog, that's when I realized I had lost my dog! She's 85 pounds of love. A burglar wouldn't have a chance -- she'd lick them to death and cover...

A fun NSV today at church. My 10-year-old granddaughter was sitting next to me and was putting her head on my shoulder. She was like that for about a minute and then sat up and whispered to me...

I take lansoprozole, the generic form of Prilosec. My husband takes the same thing at a higher dosage and it's prescribed by our doctor. Next time I see him, I'm going to ask for a prescription at...

Sounds like you're doing great! I bet there are more of us that know all about your NSV than will admit. Great job!!

I had mine outpatient in SLC, UT and it was a great experience. After going home, I took my meds, drank as much as I could and slept pretty much until the next day. By then I was up and about...

Mine was $12,000 with BMI, Dr. Cottam in Salt Lake City, Utah. I agree, best $12,000 I've ever spent.

I've just passed my six month mark and I'm so grateful that I got my sleeve. It has made such a difference in my life. I do seem to be a slow loser, but the weight is coming off consistently in it's...

It's scary to think we could undo all of our hard work, forget the pain we went through and just lapse back to what got us started on this journey in the first place. I have a great support system at...

One of my favorite pureed foods was the rotisserie chicken salad from Costco. I just took my hand blender and pureed it. The flavor was really good and it really fills you up with just a couple...

There are so many wise people on this forum! All those answers have merit and I've enjoyed reading them. Hope some or a combination help you in your quandary.

Keep them dressed until they are no longer leaking any fluids. At that point, you're good to leave them alone.

Prayers sent. Knowing you trust God at this time in your life and also trust us enough to pray for you is special. Everyone has given great insight. I went through this two years ago after working at...

I guess it's different for everyone. My hair started 'thinning' right at the three month mark. I take 10,000 mcg biotin daily. I was so frustrated, I got my hair cut and it didn't seem to be helping,...

Also from Utah. I went to the BMI and had Dr. Cottam. I have (am having) a fantastic experience. I'm down 67 pounds since May 30 with no problems or issues. The Bariatric Medicine Institute has been...

Such a fun thread to read! I've lost three standard Michelin tires! Wow all I can see now is the Ghostbusters Michelin man.

When you do go out to eat, order an appetizer for your meal and still bring half of it home!

I am two months post-op and had a few problems with reflux before surgery. After, it was a daily occurrence that was helped with Tums Smoothies. Since it was a daily problem, I started taking generic...

This all makes me a bit nervous. I have very thin, fine hair to begin with. I'm taking biotin and using Pantene Age Defy hair thickener. If it's going to fall our, at least what's left will look...

I am one month out after surgery today and just got back from 10 days vacation. We did a lot of car traveling at our destination and we flew there and ate out a lot. On the plane, the seatbelt fit...

I dropped about 19 pounds from my surgery date to my post-op doctor visit and then actually gained 3 pounds. It stayed there for about 5 days and now I'm back on the way down again. Just keep doing...

Yesterday I had pureed chicken salad and pureed carrots all nicely warmed up. After 6 weeks of pre-op/post-op clear and full liquids, it tasted like heaven. Tonight I had the same dinner as my...

I know how you feel. It was a picture that made my decision for the surgery. I'm so glad now that it did. I'm 6 days post-op and doing great. Not able to eat much but today is so much better and...

Sounds like you did really good. That's a difficult situation to be in but there will be a lot more of them in the time to come. Proud of you for doing what you could. Time will help all of you....

After comparing, I also bough the Costco children's chewable vitamins and the Costco chewable Calcium. The vitamins do well but it takes forever to chew the Calcium, but they go down well. All my...

This would be my pre-surgery song -- Sammy Kershaw "She Don't Know She's Beautiful".
After surgery, I'm still not sure but I hope it's Amy Grant, "My Father's Eyes"