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Nisey, I also have arthritis in my knees. My knees are bone on bone. I was told by a surgeon that I needed knee replacement surgery. At my heaviest, I also used a wheelchair alot, I always used it when I went to the doctor or had any kind of walking to do more than a very short walk. Now since I...

You're quite welcome, Nisey! :)

Nisey, some people just don't get it. They just don't understand the big deal of losing weight. They think just eat less, and you will lose weight. You can try to convince them but in the end you only need to please yourself. Until they walk a day in your shoes they can not know what you go...

Hi Alicia! WELCOME to the Forum!!! I had gastric bypass RNY 20 months ago. I have lost a considerable amount of weight, most of it in the first 12 months. I enjoyed my journey to a healthier life. The surgery isn't magic but it does give a person the tools to successfully lose weight fast if...

Wow Cindy! You have done super well to lose 90 lb in 5 months :) CONGRATULATIONS!!! Don't ya just love having to buy smaller clothes all the time. :) Keep up the great work! Cheyenne

Hi Nisey! WELCOME to the Forum!!! Congratulations on your decision to have Bypass surgery and become healthier and slimmer!!! Bariatric surgery has a lot of preparation and work to satisfy the insurance company criteria but it is well worth it. The journey is really amazing and I really enjoy...

Hi Gaye, So glad your surgery went well!!! Normally they pump a person full of fluids during surgery. I came home from the hospital having gained about 15lb but within a month had lost the fluid plus a good deal more weight. You very well may have more fluid than you think. You could ask your...

Hi Sandyhoney! WELCOME to the Forum!! CONGRATULATIONS on your decision to go ahead with bariatric surgery. It's a journey to a new and healthier life! Laparoscopic surgery is so much safer, less invasive and less painfull than the way surgery was performed in years gone by. It's normal to be...

WELCOME to the Forum!!! Most everyone is nervous about surgery. That's perfectly natural. I certainly was and I procrastinated for 10 yrs before I decided to go for it. Surgery is so much safer now that it's standard procedure to use the laparoscopic technique. So much less invasive and minimal...

Congratulations Tracy!!! 6 weeks will fly by fast! In a year's time you will be a whole new, thinner, healthier person! I really have enjoyed my journey to a new and better life. I think you will too! Good Luck! Cheyenne:cool:

Hi Kari, I had problems drinking enough too. Most people have this problem at first. Just do the best you can. Sip, sip, sip!!! Yes it does get much easier as time goes on. Burping is very common. It also gets better with time. You will have a lot of gas at first because they blow you up with...

Virgomrs, I am glad your surgery went well and you are feeling good! :) Cheyenne :cool:

First of all the pain was much better than I expected. My stomach was sore, it felt bruised and only hurt when I moved but not at all when I stayed still. I didn't do a lot of walking at first but just enough to not get blood clots although the hospital I went to hooked me up to a machine that...

WELCOME to the Forum!!! My surgery had the opposite effect. I was really on cloud nine and still am to this day. Everything's great, life is awesome, never been better, I'm so darn happy it's amazing.. etc. It's probably hormones that are affecting both of us, but on opposite ends of the...

Ok.. stop and look at your scale. The good news is you have only gained 10lb.. think of all the weight you have lost. Getting off 10lb will be a snap! If I were you I would do one of 2 things. Go on a liquid diet for at least a week or go on a high protein diet for a week. Meat, eggs fish very...

Pure Argan Oil has helped my wrinkled skin a lot but nothing to my knowledge will change the bat wings I have short of surgery. Best of Luck, Cheyenne

WELCOME to the Forum, Niseh!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your choice for a new healthier life. We are here to help and support each other. So glad you are here! Cheyenne:cool:

It's really natural to be very excited and nervous and scared all at the same time. Congratulations on your decision for a better, healthier life. Looking back I really have enjoyed my journey, it's been really amazing. I feel like a new person. The pain wasn't bad at all. I was just feeling a...

I'm only an observer on this but having read many posts from many people I have read over and over again that one of the perks of the sleeve surgery is being able to take ibuprofen after surgery for fibromyalgia. Hope everyone feels better. Cheyenne

Hi Tracy! I'm not from South Carolina but I just wanted to say WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!! When did you have your surgery? How are you feeling? Cheyenne :cool: