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Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Forum (VSG)
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Almost 15 years since I got my sleeve

Hi everyoneIt’s been almost 15years ago since I got my surgery in Tijuana Mx, and I got down to 130 from 240 and I kept the weight off for several years till Covid and family problems and depression got the best of me and I gained most of my weight…

Lricks0522
VSG | Oct 20, 2010 | Bariatric Surgeon: Dr.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Good Wednesday morning everyone. Halfway through another week. Ended up getting another stainless-steel rabbit cage yesterday. Didn't get a chance to plant the kale or Swiss chard as we had a crazy thunderstorm roll in. I have to make sure to call and reschedule my appointment I cancelled last Friday…

ladygodiva1228

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Good morning gang. Yesterday turned out to be a beautiful day. It got up to 70 degrees and the sun was shining. When I got home I got two of my raised beds ready to plant some Swiss Chard and Kale in which if all goes well today I will…

ladygodiva1228

Weight Loss Surgery Forums
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CBD oil

Does any one use CBD oil for Anxiety? I would like to know if it works. My doctor wants to give me Xanax. And I have been on a antidepressant for over 20 years. Thank you for sharing

tesselyn

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Monday menu?

Good Monday morning gang. Boy did the weekend fly by. We had a fun time Saturday morning at the Cheerleading nationals. Mia's team got second place in their division out of 8 teams. Irvin and I walked through the casino, but didn't play anything. I just wasn't feeling it and…

ladygodiva1228

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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Finally Friday's Menu

Good Morning Gang. Finally feeling a bit better. Had a good night's sleep without getting up once with a coughing fit or runny nose. Still slept on the couch, but that's ok as it is pretty comfortable. I didn't think we had much of any plans for the weekend, but…

ladygodiva1228

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Thursday Menu?

Happy Friday Eve gang. The weekend is so close I can smell it, well not really because my darn nose is still so stuffed. I may or may not have taken a bit to much Nyquil last night as I am groggy as heck today, but I did sleep pretty…

ladygodiva1228

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
285 views · 7 replies

What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Hey gang we are halfway through the week woo hoo. I had a crappy night of sleep due to not feeling good. My nose is so stuffy that it was causing me to have coughing fits, so I went out on the couch which has recliners to try and get…

ladygodiva1228

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Good Tuesday Morning everyone. I think my allergies are already acting up by yesterday afternoon my throat was scratchy, and my nose was stuffy which are both a sign for me that there is stuff in the air. I've seen early flowers blooming and the little buds on the trees…

ladygodiva1228

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Monday menu?

Good Monday morning all. Here's to the start of another week. Two more days left for this outage and then hopefully we are good until the Fall outages. Didn't do too much the weekend except burn some wood outside yesterday as the day was perfect for it and some small…

ladygodiva1228

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Surgery aftermath

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4 days ago Surgery went well, I'm down to 688 pounds

dansobel2

Surgery day tomorrow

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Down to 709.8 doing much better 

dansobel2

April 2, 2025

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Times are stressful and my eating shows it.  Turns out I am an anxious eater.  Since November the low grade stress has lead to lots of munchies.  I've put on about 20 pounds so am back to tracking my eating.  I find that is a good strategy for me. I…

sallyj

Gastric sleeve happening in a week from now

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Weight is down to around 720 pounds and I finally found a surgeon willing to perform a surgery on me, after losing 200 pounds from 943 pounds (my biggest ever) I am now sitting at 722 pounds, 221 pounds lost, I am ready to take this step to get a…

dansobel2

It’s been awhile

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What's new with me? I finally moved away from gloomy, depressing Washington State. I loved Summer in Washington. but the rest of the year was depressing asf.  I'm 50. Never thought I'd live to be 50 honestly. I wasted so much of my life expecting to die at any moment…

maz

Major health scare

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Not too long ago I had congestive heart failure, my weight was also 894 pounds, very close to my heaviest, rn I am 765 pounds. Hoping to lose more weight, kinda hopeless rn

dansobel2

Status Report

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I have reached a weight that my doctor is satisfied with however, according to insurance charts, I need to lose another 30 lbs.

Allen Y.

I need reminding

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Consistency is harder when nobody is clapping for you. You must clap for yourself during those times. You should always be your biggest fan. i saw this post on another app i use. This hit me hard this morning.

wendygail

Eating to live and be healthy

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On tuesday, my gp checked my blood pressure and my weight and found that both were high but not too much. Nevertheless, I was advised to take regular exercise and make changes in my diet in terms of the types of things i've been eating. That will no doubt continue…

trevor

24 years post op

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It's hard to believe it's been 24 years since I had a duodenal switch in Spain with Dr. Aniceto Baldasar. I've been able to maintain around 140-144 for years now and I'm 5'5". I'd rather be at 135 but my body always finds a way to stabilize about 5 pounds…

Marianne W.

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Dr. Michael Kia

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Nope. Had a sleeve in December 2019. In 2023, I had a bowel obstruction due to scar tissue from the procedure. Dr. Kia performed what was supposed to be a simple procedure and perforated my bowels TWICE! After waking from surgery, I was in the worst pain of my life!…


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