I have now lost 60% of my excess weight.

I am no longer OBESE! I am officially "just" overweight .

Also, it was great going shopping after Christmas, shopping in the non-plus section and...

Hi Bessie. I am also in Cincinnati with Dr Curry and had surgery one week after you. I had been thinking about doing a marathon at some point. The Flying Pig in May sounds like the right one at...

I just had my 3 month appointment and talked to the NUT about it. My reflux had been burning so I was taking generic Prilosec. It worked. She said the reflux was caused by the swelling and that it...

I was just told to be careful with the stairs if you are taking pain medications.

I took the sublingual daily and then after a month it was weekly

Again! For exercise I have been finishing my staircase - sanding, painting and staining. All finished and it looks great - 3 floors. I had also been walking around town. But now I rejoined the Y...

We get a lot of kids at our house on Halloween, so we bought several bags of candy this week. Fortunately, we didn't buy my favorites, but the chocolate keeps calling me. The bags are still sealed...

Finally broke through. Better news is that my family doc called with my lab results. Everything including my kidney numbers are within range AND my A1c is 6.2, down from 9. Feeling great! I was...

I am close but I know I blew it last weekend with the rehearsal dinner, my daughter's wedding, and the ballgame and birthday party. But the goals I have met in 7 weeks are:

1. I am insulin free...

Happened to me too. My blood pressure had dropped so the doc took me off hct. Stopped losing weight and I was peeing less. Doc put me back on a smaller dose (12.5 vs 2.5) because of diabetes and...

I am on Prilosec and it has been working for the most part, but right this minute I am on fire. Any quick right now solutions?

My ticker didn't update, so it would have been a very small loss.

I have only let a couple people at work know about the surgery. I participate there in a wellness program with monthly weigh-ins. I reported my weight this morning and the coordinator e-mailed back...

Separate multivitamin and calcium, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin B12

3 weeks and I was definitely ready.

Several family members have told me that I have lost weight in my face (all 30 pounds?). My daughter informed me today that as a result I need to start doing neck exercises because it's looking...

I was told by my surgeon that I had one and that they usually fix it then. However, when I was in recovery he told me he didn't do it because it was so small and the stitches and swelling would...

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First the good news - on my 3 week anniversary, I now weigh less than I have in 25+ years.

Now my question - I saw my family doctor one week after my surgery. Among other things, she took me off...

Surgery was fine even though it started an hour late and added to my anxiety. I was disappointed that I was discharged after 4 hours in recovery - I wasn't ready. I felt fine the next day though...

My doc said 48 hours as long as I am off the pain meds

It depends on your employer not the insurance company. I have UHC and so does my husband. My plan did not cover WLS at all. My husband's has a $200 deductible and $15 co-pays for the office...

My surgery is Monday and I was told that I will be discharged after 4 hours in recovery. I am in town.

Mine were a result of wearing flip flops and moccassins all the time. Good shoes and stretches took care of, but it took time and it comes back whenever I do the flip flops on the concrete.

In...

I am on day one of my pre-op diet. I take 100 units longlasting at night and 10 units fastacting at every meal. I also take 2000 mg metformin and 5 mg onglyza. While on the pre-op the doc cut all...