Hi Carolyn, I'm glad you're doing well! There's a great chance they pumped you with fluids so have some extra water and I'm sure the doctor told you it could take up to 6 months for swelling to completely go down and the skin to do what's it's going to do. I hope the drainage tube came out and that you continue to heal smoothly & quickly! Dawn

I can relate to your struggle as well. I get back on track for about a week and then I fall back into my bad habits. I did promise myself though that I would get back to exercising and taking my vitamins. I was so bad about that and now I have iron and vitamin d defiency. Stay in contact if you would like to keep eachother on track.

I can relate to your struggle as well. I get back on track for about a week and then I fall back into my bad habits. I did promise myself though that I would get back to exercising and taking my vitamins. I was so bad about that and now I have iron and vitamin d defiency. Stay in contact if you would like to keep eachother on track.

Hi All, Just checking in. I've spent the last week painting/moving & unpacking boxes/building furniture/and misc. tasks around my new house. I am soooooo SORE, but I've lost 5 lbs in the last 10 days so my assumption that if I would just start exercsing again I would find it a lot easier to maintain my weight - which so far I've been successfully doing via food, would be easier is true. Here's a link if you want to see pictures... http://flickr.com/photos/iluvabcz/sets/72157603438659321/ I had another blockage/gallbladder attack Friday night - have to call my surgeon to see if he can figure out which it is. Being up for 3 hours in spiking pain, followed by the intestines just roiling, followed by a day of tender tummy is a pain, quite literally. I hope you all have had a wonderful start to your year and that all your goals you've set are met by the time we hit our 3rd year anny! Dawn 257/140/138.6

Good luck & I hope it goes as smoothly as possible and you get all you want out of it!! Dawn