Congrats Olga! Exciting news. My surgery date was one day before yours and I'm about 22 weeks pregnant now. At my one year checkup (done a few weeks early) my docs cleared me for pregnancy though I was asking about birth control at the time. The only way I can figure out how to get to the pregnancy board is to go through the main entrance and through the various forums there. Hopefully someone will have good directions for you! Look forward to seeing you there! Aylene 278.8/170/150ish goal....up about 6 lbs with baby! But pants size still getting smaller except in the tummy LOL

Lara - I think you've done a terrific job but I really understand your feelings about the skin. You are doing the right thing in getting some counseling about it. You are a dynamite woman and I'm sure that you were prior to your surgery. I think it's very important for us to love ourselves - fat, thin, with excess skin, without it, old, young. Our value as people does not change. Hugs to you too! Ruth

Right before my surgery, I met a woman who had WLS. This lady had me excited and hopeful to loose 80 lbs in three months, which of course did not happen. But I met with her last week, she barely recognized me. She told me that I need to prepare myself for year # two because so many people who have WLS get so depressed, and I am seeing that in your posts and in my personal being. One of the comments my sister made regarded me doing this to find a man, which is furthest from the truth, but I guess our expectations get a little distorted through this journey. I too keep thinking I hit goal of 148, today I weight 139, but I wonder if I can get to 135 or maybe even 130. I am no longer challenged to loose weight but challenged by the weight loss, if that makes sense. I too have loose saggy skin, bat wings, and of course thighs that look like they were hit by a Mack Truck and if you lift my pants legs you see my (*)(*)'s. But I want to say one thing to you all....Thank you!!! If it were not for your successes and plateaus, and your advice regarding my horrible love life, I think I would be sitting here depressed worried what to or not expect next. So no matter how depressed you get, know that you are helping someone like me stay ahead of the game. I appreciate you all and want you to know that I am here for you all, just as you have been for me, and I will help you get over the hump just as you have me. I know it is hard not to obsess about our malformities but we are not alone and we all are feeling similar thoughts. Together, we will get through this. (Hugs) Lori

hello all,i would like to let you know that i am pregnant too.i had my surgery in aprip and my dr. told me that i had to wait 1 year to get pregnant so we did.but know i am pregnant.i'm 7 weeks.good luck.oh i wanted to see if you can tell me how to get to the pregnant board.lol thank you.

This is such a good post. I am glad to see I am not the only one having a few issues. I don't like to complain because I would do this again in a heartbeat but here it goes: low blood sugar - reactive hypoglycemia that I can't get under control - only staying very very low carb works and I just love fruits and oatmeal gas gas gas - I am always full of it. I had an ultrasound tech comment on how bad it was - she could actually see it on my pelvic ultrasound (no I am not pregnant, it was for something else) In the last month or two, I have developed a dairy intolerance. It seems to come and go and I never know why but I haven't completely eliminated dairy. I love pudding but never under any cir****tances can I eat ice cream - sugar free or any other kind - sick sick sick Lastly, my weight loss has stopped - I'd like to consider that a "complication" as I would like to loose 10 more pounds before my tummy tuck in October.