Congratulations on your weight loss so far. Good Luck!! Betsy

Courtney, So sorry to hear that about you needing surgery again. I have a suspicion that I might be heading that way too as I am becoming more and more dependent on my stomach meds, and was going to talk to my surgeon at my follow up next week. And way to go on the weight loss. I am dealig with my own thing right now. I fell last week hard on both knees. They have been very bruised but one of them was not getting better. Turns out I cracked my platella. The orthopedic surgeon is giving me until monday to improve. If not I have bought myself an MRI as he suspects something is torn, but he knows he will have to DRAG me to surgery kicking and screaming LOL! My surgeon is going to find this hilarious. First I tore that hernia this summer now I break my knee.....what is next. The Ortho says to remember when falling I have lost my padding and it is always the skinny ones that break bones. Too funny as I see myself FAR from skinny! Please keep me posted on how you are doing. And let us know when you have your surgery so we can send up extra prayers! Donna

Okay...so I've been having some strange pain in my mid-upper abdomen for a few weeks. It totally comes and goes...and when it happens its usually for a couple hours. I had a strong suspicion that my gallbladder was on its way out.... I went to see my surgeon on Monday cuz it was really bothering me--and he sent me to have my 6 month labs done---which all came back fine (except borderline anemia). He started me on Nexium prophylactically in case it was an ulcer, gave me some Bentyl to help with the spasms, and scheduled me for an ultrasound for this afternoon. I went and had the ultrasound done....and after the tech was done---the radiologist herself came in to have a peek. She said it didn't look good--and that my gallbladder was definitely looking "sickly". So I went upstairs to tell my surgeon what she said. He went downstairs, looked at the films, and came right back up to tell me I needed to have it removed. Dangit!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so upset. I don't want to take time off work...especially not just before Thanksgiving....and I don't want to have surgery again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, surgery is scheduled for Monday a.m......don't know a time yet. I'll try to keep everyone posted. It should just be outpatient surgery as long as all goes well. Wish me luck. On a positive note..........I've lost 114 lbs in a little less than 6 months!

Hi Heather! I don't usually come to this board, but I'm here and had the VSG! I love my sleeve! I'm 3 lbs from being in the "normal" weight on the BMI scale. I will adjust my goal after I get there. I just wanted to be normal, and everything else is just that much better! Teresa

Hi Donna, Thank you so much for the reply and compliment. This is really just too amazing of a process, isn't it? I've thought about you since you said that you were going to that amusement park. Have you made the venture yet? Please report back if you get a minute. My trip to the park was an absolute success. I rode every single ride I wanted to and really loved it this year. The year before was a bitter experience and I promised that I'd never go back...but that was before WLS though. You are doing great too; keep up the great work. John