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off topic - Tomorrow I go see my eye surgeon as a follow up for my left eye, I had the surgery to correct a tear in my retina.....I can see now; just so blurry and looks at times like double v...

EMMI Video received and done - One of the things that my Healthcare facility requires is for each person to watch the EMMI video. Explaining the surgery and what to expect and gives you a refresher on the import...

Why are some people here and on the LapBand board? - Is it because they had LapBand before and now have had the RNY? Just curious! I went to the LapBand board, so that I can be educated on LapBand; in-case my sister runs into issues,...

emotions are all over the place.... - Okay in 8 days I have my weigh in (pre-surgery date) and I am so worried.....Why? Because I am stressed that I won't meet the weight loss amount....I started this journey at 357lbs...

Disappointment?? - Why are so many disappointed about their weight loss. It's weight LOSS.....This is a marathon not a sprint. We are told to expect stalls. I may change my way of thinking when I am ...

so EXCITED......I just had eye surgery and HR thinks that I have to...

SURGERY DATE -  Heather just called....AUG 28th if the date of my surgery....Aug 20th is my last weigh-in date! Still waiting for the EMMI video and the pre-op appt (but as long as they are done ...

Surgery date - Whooooohooooo....Just got my surgery date,,,Aug 28th

OFF Topic..... - I am still waiting for my surgery date for RNY; in the meantime, I had a detached retina and had to have surgery on my left eye.....scared because all I see is just BLURRY vision. ...

Clothes....clothes and clothes... - Once I have my surgery (soon I hope) at what pounds lost should I be checking to wear the next size down clothes. I have started boxes of clothes (by sizes) I have 22/24, 2X and 1...

Who do you listen to? - Your nutritionist or your doctor? The paperwork that I have says one thing (it's what the doc says) then my nutritionist says something else. She says that I will stay on the Full ...

What are you most proud of... - That you can do now (post weight loss) that you couldn't do pre-weight loss???

What percentage of your excess pounds is normal lo - My surgeon said that I should expect appx 65% max of my excess body weight that I will lose. Anything more than that, is up too me.....What have you all lost??

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NEWBIE here....anyone doing RNY in Cooperstown NY? - Such a long process and still waiting for the surgery date....AUGH.

Hate the vitamin isle at the stores...... - The vitamin thing is scaring me.....I get so confused! Okay.........I have to have a Multi-vitamin (can I use Centrum Silver?)....I need Iron with Vitamin C (I cannot take this at...

Exercise in regards to excess skin... - Okay; how much does exercise really affect your skin. I mean I watched a video on Youtube and the lady stated that she has all of this skin and she's an exercise freak, so it didn'...

Is this going to cause me more pain.... - I will have my RNY, gallbladder out at the same time and my hiatel hernia fixed, too....Do you think it will be worse pain, because of all this work done at the same time or should...

Blood work LOST!!!!! - So yesterday they called me stating that we cannot progress on because they LOST my bloodwork (WHAT?) yep....I had to go to the local Bassett to do it again. This is for my Vitamin...

135 pounds down.....You should be smiling!!! Way to go!!

Psych appt done & approval sent; ready for next st - I met with the psych lady & she said I can tell that you are "determined" and we talked about many things. She was very nice and you know I was scared because she had the power to ...

After surgery.....AUGH - My sister did the lapband surgery today and WOW....she was a mess....she was out of it and then okay & got up & went to the bathroom....more meds....breathing in that machine (so n...

Psych appt done..... - I went to the appt and the psych doc stated that she believes I am "determined" and she will send her approval asap to the doc's office.

Psych meeting tomorrow - What if I say something that STOPS this process?