Had a ER visit yesterday with my Asthma,  all the pollen got me.  The ER Doctor uped my steriods, I was coming down on a gradual taper.  I was at 9mg.  Now I'm up to 40mg and won't taper till Monday..  When I see my lung dr.  I know what this means....Fluid gain.  And I have been doing good this past week losing.  I have to weigh in Tuesday with Cammy too.  Yall pray that I don't gain alot of fluid.  I have lost a total of 91 pounds since Sept 07 and I don't want to gain!   oh my  I know the fluid will come off easier than regular weight gain.    Just had to get it off my chest.   Thanks for listening.  later

I took a week off from work, had it on a Thursday I believe and was of till the following Monday 10 days later. I think your sore longer if you baby yourself too much and try not to move. Walk everyday, maybe 4 times a day. I did-just to the end of our road and back. I wouldn't let myself just sit on the couch either-got up and got my own things....kinda works out the soreness. Don't overdo it though, listen to your body and when it says stop-stop Life after surgery is different-but not that much once you get through the different stages of diets. Nervousness is very normal-just grab onto some fellow WLS buddies and let them pull you through it. Thats what it is all about here

I had all of the above done last October and I paid $11,700.00 for everything. I had mine done in the surgical facility at the plastic surgeons, other wise I wouldn't have been able to aford a hospital bill and could not have had it done. I had a great surgeon, but, I will not reccomend anyone since everyone has their own opinion on who is good and who isn't. Best bet is do your own research and schedule consults with several to see who you would want to do yours. It was well worth the money for me, I am thrilled with the results and would do it again if I needed to. Good luck! Mary

It's totally normal.  you've never done this before, you don't know what to expect.  People tell you what to expect, you read about it...but you don't really KNOW...know what I mean? My husband was home with me for two weeks afterwards (I have two boys ages 4 & 5) - and then I had one week alone - and I was still in a lot of pain (though I had some complications - an infection around a week out and was back in the hospital for a couple of days.  Then i had someone else come and help for another two weeks.  It was really only in the last two or three weeks that I started feeling better (last weekend I was 2 months out).  So it really varies... It's ok to be nervous...it's natural. 

Its very normal my surgery is in less than 2 weeks and I am both excited and scared. You will probably be out of work for a month and I guess it depends on how old your kids are. My daughter is 3 and I will have different family members helping me for atleast 2 weeks.