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Weight Loss/Maintenance

liberal N proud

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12. Here is some reassurance

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Thu Sep 3, 2020, 12:10 PM

Sep 2020

I had surgery in July to repair a hiatal hernia and remove a tumor removed from my duodenum.

I will not sugar coat it, but I have never felt better. I have lost more almost 40 pounds.

Just follow the orders provided by the surgeon.

Good luck.

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I'm having bariatric surgery in a few weeks. Please no one try to scare me or talk me out of it [View all] Maraya1969 Sep 2020 OP

I wish you the best Evergreen Emerald Sep 2020 #1

Best of luck Sherman A1 Sep 2020 #2

Congratulations and good luck! This will change your life Croney Sep 2020 #3

Why thank you all! DU is such a great place. Maraya1969 Sep 2020 #4

Best of luck. It's major what you are doing. LakeArenal Sep 2020 #5

I wish you the best. CanonRay Sep 2020 #6

My cousin got the gastric bypass done about 10 years ago and OnDoutside Sep 2020 #7

Thank you. Thank is very encouraging. Maraya1969 Sep 2020 #8

Im 11 years out, kozar Sep 2020 #9

Im 4 years out from mine MFM008 Sep 2020 #10

I'm sorry it didn't worry out for you. I completely understand the asthma thing. Maraya1969 Sep 2020 #11

Here is some reassurance liberal N proud Sep 2020 #12

Oh that sounds great and I'm happy for you! I've got one of those hernias too so I suppose Maraya1969 Sep 2020 #13