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It so wonderful that I ran across this posting, as my husband and I were just discussing this type of thing the other night. Growing up fat ingrains so many cruelties in your mind... I told him even being half of what I once was , HW 287, CW 151, AND just having had hernia repair and belt...

Congrats and good luck!!

Sadly, there will be several stalls. As long as you don't beat yourself up too much, and stay away from the scale as much as you can, it will pass!

@Ede Murdoch who did your surgery? are you concerned about your labs and vitamins because you are not feeling well?

Good luck! Keep us posted!

So excited for you!! Good luck!

WOO HOO!!!

I understand now! LOL Yes, having a doctor that may not be too experienced with WLS and DS but willing to listen and take action would be preferable to one that is completely unsupportive of your choice to have a DS. Good luck. I hope you find out what is going on!

I had trouble with dense protein, too. It did make me vomit on occasion, or just a general feeling of yuckiness ("DEAR GOD! WHAT DID I DO!?"). My only thought, without doing research on it, is that everyone's stomachs heal differently, and some can handle dense protein sooner than others. My...

Did you ask them to put you on a wait list in case someone cancels? I ALWAYS do this, and drop everything and get my ass in there if there is an opening! Regardless, YES, SOOOOOPER annoying to have to wait that long, ESPECIALLY if you are in pain!

Like someone said, it is different for everyone. The pain was manageable as long as you stay on top of the med schedule (EVERY FOUR HOURS the first handful of days, AT LEAST), but it was just the general feeling of tiredness, and being so damn uncomfortable that was just down right ANNOYING. I...

I'd say, "when it rains, it pours" but "raining" hernias makes me throw up in my mouth a bit. LOL Get better!!

TOTALLY AGREE!! I was one of those people that said those exact words! What it boils down to is we all need to be happy NOW, living NOW, and loving NOW. There is no promise of tomorrow (although the DS definitely makes tomorrow more possible)! And I echo @KathrynK 's sentiments... you (and...

HEY THAT'S MY CASE!! ;) Kaiser was willing to do the hernia repair and an abdominoplasty, just not in the same surgery, which is plain DUMB. Now they are dragging their feet to authorize the combined surgery that my IMR requires.

Great work @mike727 ! I only knew about the DS because my husband's surgeon was **obligated** to tell him since his BMI was over 50. Then when I am open about my surgery, people look at me like I have three heads when I explain it. Hopefully, word gets out to not only help those that need it...

thanks @southernlady I was concerned about stopping my multi for that long (two weeks). I still take supplemental A, K and D on top of the multi.

How much vit E is too much? It's in my multivitamin!

Quick question: did any of the plastic surgeons tell you to stop taking anything before surgery? I had one tell me to lay off the vit E.

Awesome-sauce! Don't worry about the scale too much. We all get a bit of bounce back (15# for me). Just follow your "gut" (bwahahah...ahem) and it will all work out.

Try different things. I found a lemonade flavor helped, or ice tea. It changed from day to day. Whatever works, get that hydration in! As far as food... I had eggs, soft cheese, and tuna with LOTS of mayo early on. I wasn't able to do protein shakes, AT ALL... made me too full, so I couldn't...