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Hey Sandie, good to hear from you again. Congrats on your success so far, especially in the face of the adversity. Hi Linney, long time since we chatted. You are still one of my inspirations on this board. I'm at 14 months post op and doing really well. I did have surgery today to fix an...

What an excellent idea. I will give it a try. Thanks for sharing. Frank :cool:

You would have to check with the site admin. He would be the one that locked it. Frank :cool:

Hi everyone, thanks for the well wishes. The surgery went well. Turns out the umbilical hernia probably contributed to, but was not the cause of my pain on Saturday. It was scarring tissue that the Doc removed, he also repaired the hernia. He said that the hernia was very small, so there may...

Update, my doc confirmed the hernia, I'm having laproscopic surgery tomorrow to repair it and make sure there are no others. Will be home tomorrow night. Frank :cool:

Good point StinkerBelle, I am withdrawing my support until your questions are answered satisfactorily. Sometimes I get a little carried away with being an advocate of WLS and weight loss in general. Thanks for knocking some sense into me. Frank :cool:

Went to the emergency room Saturday night, with severe abdominal pain. Could not stand up straight. I thought it might be an internal hernia or a twisted section of intestines. I had a cat scan and blood work, everything is normal. The Dr thought it might be a "Peri-umbilical Hernia" but was not...

Kim, you've been one of my inspirations. I'm very glad that you are doing so well and I know you'll figure out the maintenance part out as well. Keep up the great work. Frank :cool:

You are welcome to use my before and after photos. I had surgery in Oct 2012 and am down 185 lbs. Frank :cool:

Welcome home, it is so great to get home after surgery. I'm surprised that you're on pureed food already. My surgeon wouldn't let me have pureed for two weeks. Oh well, good luck and let us know if you need any help. Frank :cool:

For me, I had the RNY and spent 3 days in the hospital. When I came home, my wife left an hour later to go to work. My daughter spent the first night with me, because I had no idea what to expect. After that I was on my own. I did not do any heavy lifting, but I was able to take care of...

Hey ck9779, sounds like you're going in the right direction. Keep us posted on your surgery this Wednesday. I'll be thinking about you and sending good vibes your way. Frank :cool:

Sounds like you've got this post op thing licked. Keep doing what you're doing and the rest will follow.

You're doing great. Keep up the great work.

Welcome to the board Christy. Take your time and make the best decision for you. I went with RNY because my insurance wouldn't pay for the sleeve. Glad it worked out that way, because I'm addicted to Sugar. With RNY, if you eat too much sugar you will suffer from dumping syndrome, at least...

Welcome to the board Kristin. I'm not sure how to help you, since you don't really ask any questions. Has your patient already had the surgery, thinking about it, going through the process? What types of issues is he discussing with you? People here will be happy to share, just let us know...

vDonna, The real question is how do you think you look and how do you feel? My wife says I don't need to lose another pound, but I've still got 18 to go to get to my destination. Trust me, I just came back from visiting family and they were all very impressed by my weight loss so far...

Hi Gale, so how are you doing? Haven't heard much lately, hope everything is going well. Frank

Aloha Hummingbird, welcome to the board. I had RNY Oct 17th and am down 177 pounds so far. You can lose lots of weight, quickly, but remember this is only a tool and you'll need to follow the plan laid out for you by your bariatric team. Good luck on Friday, I'll be sending positive vibes...

I had the RNY because my insurance wouldn't pay for the sleeve. In my research RNY had the fastest early weight loss, then sleeve and finally lapband. All three will get you where you want to go, but you have to work the program given to you. You can get to 160, just don't give up and always...