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Hi this is elaine surgery on may 16th. Honestly i have taken much longer than i planned to recover. I had the gastric by pass. Alot has to do with the low calorie intake which involves just what i can eat. Problems with nausea and diarrhea. The good is i can eat almost anything. I feel like...

Hi I HAVE FOUND THAT WHATEVER I TAKE LIKE WHEN I AM MIXING POWDER FROM CAPSULES FOR EX. LEMON CRYSTAL LIGHT IS GREAT. I ALSO USE IT AS A CHASER. IT FINALLY DAWNED ON ME THAT I 'M NOT GOOD ABOUT TAKING ANY MEDS FAITHFULLY WHY SHOULD I EXPECT TO BE CONSISTENT NOW......JUST A FUNNY THOUGHT NOW...

Hi MY FATHER AND MOTHER GAVE MY SISTER AND I THE TRAVEL BUG. TO THIS DAY I REMEMBER THE WONDER JOURNEY. MY FIRST TIME AWAY FROM HOME AS A VERY YOUNG BRIDE WAS TO TURKEY WHERE I HAD MY FIRST BABY. I GOT TO GO TO GERMANY, ITALY, GREECE. I VACATIONED TO ISRAEL, DENMARK. CRUISED TO THE CARIBEAN...

Hi I HAD A LAP BAND TWO YRS AGO IN TJ HONESTLY EVERYTHING WAS STATE OF THE ART INCLUDING I BROUGHT MY SISTER WHO STAYED WITH ME. THIS WAS MY DRS SUGGESTION. I LIVE IN SPO. WA AND DID NOT DO RESEARCH ABOUT WHO WOULD DO MY FOLLOW UP CARE. NO DR. WOULD SEE ME.....ONE DR. WANTED $1000 AND A...

Hi great doesnt say it all!! AWESOME IS CLOSER. ALL MY PRAYERS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STRUGGLES YOU WILL GO THROUGH. ELAINE

Keep checking in. My file was incomplete of one follow up request which delayed my date. Hope to visit with you more. Elaine

Sounds like you are free to be you...what a gift. Elaine

Hi everyone I GOT SO CAUGHT UP IN MEETING ALL THE GUIDELINES IMMED. THAT I ACTUALLY FELT SICK MOST THE TIME DAILY. FINALLY I SAID ENOUGH I WILL DO THE BEST I CAN DO LIQUIDS WAS THE ONLY EXCEPTION AND EVEN THAT COULD CAUSE DISCOMFORT! MY MEDS WERE A CHALLENGE LET ALONE ALL THE VITS SO I WENT...

Hi TOM GUESS WHAT I HAVE NOW EXP. DUMPING!!! TOOK AWHILE BUT I HAD SOME CANDY A LITTLE MORE THAN BEFORE AND STOPPED DENYING THE SYMTOMS (WHICH I HAVE HAD BEFORE JUST A LIGHT EPISODE ) UGH! SO GREAT TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS SITE

Wow finally..just know each day will get better. I am six wks post op and cant believe how iam getting more accepting of things to do with my med preplike capsules etc. So all my good wishes to you. Elaine ae my harxest

Hi everyone! Years ago i lost enough wt to realize plastic surgery was a benefit i wanted. I had a tummy tuck and inner thigh reduction which i have never regretted. Gainging wt. Was my worst nightmare....but i will have more plastic surgery when it is time even if i have to pay for it. I...

Hi everyone i find that age has slowed me done...hate to admit it!!! I know i am progressing great otherwise just anxious to move on. I am trying food texture ahead of my post op guide. I am 3.5 weeks post op and on pureed fd wk 3-5 then soft 3wks then regular seemed so simple to read this...

Hi i had what i couldnt believe so much gas for better than a week. It seemed nothing i did relieved it. Part of my problem was some constipation. Altho i did a combination of walking, baking soda per the pcks instructions, avoiding any gas producing foods. If you surgery used the laparoscopy...

Wish i would have done mine much younger!! Wish you my prayers and suggestion at all times let your medical team know if anything bothers you . Elaine (lee0412)

Hi silly question POPCORN my favorite food. Is this a do? Nearly three wks post op now on pureed think i got to creative....extreme high up gas nothing worked...walking, gas ex, finlly baking soda (best of all) any ideas? Elaine

I am aware of mourning process that we go through as our body changes neg. Or with new health problems. I was very petite until my 20's. Then yo yo'd up to 264 to 160 never down to my118. So it seems possible but i hope not yet, for me i could not recognive my new body or new size in clothes...

Hi i am elaine i hope you go to the bariatric team who did your surgery or another if you prefer. Let them recommend other specialist if needed. I say this because if the dr. If the dr.s you see dont agree with what you did or are not trained this could cause so much confusion. Also have...

I struggled so very much with all the sweet protein drinks. I am 11days post op lost 20 lbs. What a struggle so i decided to make my own home made soup and just liquidfy it wow. I can not eat another can soup except i enjoy the tomatoe by progresso. I came to the point i would get so...

Surgery may 16th also. Was to start liquid protein may 2nd. Truthfully struggled 3days...... last sat went back on diet. Faithfully since....this has been so very very hard. Tomorrow all clear liquids to 4:30 am wed. Then surgery. I have come to believe if you can meet all the pre op...

I agree with everyone!!!!! For me daily i can look forward to talking or reading others comments. This more often helps my need to be with others that understands. The support groups here are somewhat educ. Monthly meetings often with support people also attending. The group is large...