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Question for the girls about the girls - I'm down a little more than 80 lbs and desperately need to buy some new bras. I'm a little perplexed because my breasts look different. I used to be more... um... full. Now that I ...

80 pounds gone! - I'm a little less than 5 months out now and finally have lost 80 pounds. I would like to lose another 60 but per my surgeon that my not be a realistic goal. We'll see how it goe...

Wow! You are rocking it!!! Congratulations!!!! I can't wait to get...

You can do this!!! It's overwhelming to think we have to do...

Almost 3 months post op - On November 20th, I will have officially hit the 3 month mark. To date I have lost almost 64 pounds.  I've really struggled with a lot of emotions on this journey. Some of i...

Week 9 - I just wanted to check in and update! Things are going well, other than a little issue with nausea and vomiting that ended in dehydration and some IV fluids. I'm not sure if...

For those who are lactose intolerant - I am now lactose intolerant... Blah.  Before I had surgery, when I was nursing my little guy, he had a milk protein allergy so I had to cut all dairy out of my diet. I used ...

16 days post op - It's been a while since I updated. I was feeling a little (ok- ALOT) under the weather.  Remember how I said I wasn't having any issues with nausea? I have it now. It comes ...

Congratulations! You look beautiful!

5 days post op! - Tuesday, the day of surgery went smoothly. The care I got at Wood County Hospital was amazing and I would highly recommend it to friends and family. There were no issues with th...

Done with the liquids! Tomorrow is the big day! - I can officially say I survived the liquid diet! Honestly, I believed it would be terrible, but it went pretty well. After the first 2 days I really didn't get that hungry.. at ...

I can really see the difference in the side shots!!! Woohooo! Doing...

Half way through the liquid diet - Today is day 7 of the 2 week liquid diet. At first, I was pretty bad, but most days have gone ok. There were just a few moments that I was so hungry I thought I was going to los...

This is it!!! 12 days and counting..... - It's hard to believe that I'm already to the point of my pre-op 2 week liquid diet. The "journey" up to this point has definitely had it's share of anxiety, tears, and has been ...

Request to go out of network denied - I have a PCP that is out of network that I private pay for. The insurance company is aware of this. I called 6 months ago to discuss it with them and was told that I woud still ...

Good luck! Sometimes weight stalls take a long time to break....

Just waiting and trying to figure out what to do i - The request has been submitted to go out of network for my my DS. I don't have a good feeling about this because I think that insurance will view it as more of asking for a seco...

Shot down - Last week on Tuesday I got a call that Dr Lalor's office was submitting to insurance for my DS. They expected the approval within a few days. I called yesterday. Still not back....

Tomorrow - Last meeting with the NUT at 930AM and then they are submitting to my insurance tomorrow and I get a date. The finance lady said they usually get their answer the same day. Wish...

More questions about life post op DS and pregnancy - Hi ladies! Are you sick of me yet? I have a few more questions about diet and lifestyle changes post op as well as pregnancy.  1. I know post op- diet is low carb. H...

I had my meeting with the surgeon- but now I'm on - I had my mind made up before I went in that I wanted DS. When I called the office they told me he generally doesn't do DS on people with a BMI under 50 so I went in expecting hi...

Bathroom talk - I go tomorrow to see surgeon to talk about DS to see if he will consider doing it instead of ds.  I have a question about stinky gas and bowel movements.  Has anyone fou...