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couse i felt amazeing i was so wide awake i was talkitive wouldent shut up and i was never like thattill last nite lol so it had to be becouse of the mask

Best of luck with the decision process Christopher. I can not make that decision for you. Talk with your surgeon, let him/her know your concerns. I know that I can deal with the saggy skin if needed, sometime, but could not deal with the aches and pains my body was giving me when hauling about the extra 100#.

Congrats on losing the needed weight befor surgery to help shrink your liver. Anything we can do to make this easier on ourselves is a benefit. Come share again when you can. Love to read updates from members.

Sagging skin is unavoidable. We get sagging skin because we have been obese for a long time and the skin loses elasticity as we age. So some skin might go back but unfortunately we will have some sagging skin. It isn't about how fast we lose. Hope this helps!

Well, I went for my 3 year WLS follow up appt and to consult with my surgeon on the possibility of an ulcer. He is thrilled with how I have done. I told him a gained about 10 lbs and was working at getting it back off. He said if I stay where I am or even a few lbs more, he'd still be thrilled. I told him I reallyyyyyyyyy want to get the rest (6 lbs) of the regain back off, and he said.. don't worry about it..lol. BUT i will of course, because I was happier at that weight with how I looked and felt.

As far as the pain and what I suspected to be an ulcer, he says he is 98% sure I do have one. I will be having a scope done on Monday to find out for sure. If it is, its open surgery, an incision about 6 to 8 inches long. My wls was laproscopic and he said the wls will seem like a breeze compared to this one if it is an ulcer. He told me that typically the ulceration will occur just below the pouch in the small intestine where the two were adjoined during my RNY. Not sure how soon the corrective surgery would happen, or how long I will have to stay in the hospital if at all, but I don't imagine it will be put off too long. He also said that I am probably so exhausted because of the ulcer bleeding and the stress I have been under. The stress he said is also adding to the ulceration problem, if i have one. I have noticed dark stools on and off the last few months, since this has been acting up, and when i have the most pain is when my stool is darker, and the dark stool indicated bleeding also. UGHHHH... All I know is I will NOT let this get in the way of my camping trip this summer to Utah, which is supposed to be around the end of july. If it is not done before the end of June..I will suffer it out until I get back from the trip, unless it is soooo bad that he thinks my life would be at risk, which i doubt right now.

Will keep you all posted, and will check in later with my progress for the day.

about 15 minutes, maybe 20... if you cut the head into 8 wedges the cabbage cooks best. Gotta watch so the bacon doesn't burn tho, so cook it on low. They are soooo yummy!

Gotta figure out something to get better sleep. will post about other stuff seperately

Let me know how ya like the cabbage wedges