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Went to the emergency room Saturday night, with severe abdominal pain. Could not stand up straight. I thought it might be an internal hernia or a twisted section of intestines. I had a cat scan and blood work, everything is normal. The Dr thought it might be a "Peri-umbilical Hernia" but was not...

This has been an incredible week so far. Where to start. On Tuesday evening at our regular bi-weekly support group, I was asked if I would be the spokesperson for the Dr. Office and speak to people about WLS at Health Fairs in the area. I said that I'd love to, then came the bonus, they said...

I have a couple of questions: 1. I am having a problem with my jaw locking, almost like its coming out of the socket. This happened once before, while I was trying Atkins, years ago. I had the RNY in Oct and it just started showing up. Any ideas would be appreciated. 2. Every so often, I have...

On Saturday, May 18th, I ran my first 5k run in almost 20 years. How to describe it, during the run, tough, long and all up hill, at least that's what it felt like. When I crossed the line, pure elation, something I couldn't do 7 months ago. It was cool, while I was running, this kid runs up...

Hey everyone, One of the things I used to do when dieting is reward myself when I hit a certain weight loss goal. Normally is was something to eat that I shouldn't have. Of course that started the slippery slope downwards. So the question is, how to reward yourself for hitting major and...

Ok, now that I have your attention. I am not good at reaching out when I'm having problems, I've always viewed it as a failure within myself, strangely I always thought that when others asked for help, it was a sign of real strength. Anyway, I celebrated 6 months post op last Wednesday and I'm...

Yes I'm guilty....of failure to take my own advise. :mad: I tell all the new people what a great site this is and if you are having trouble, don't hesitate to reach out. Well, I've been struggling for almost two weeks and haven't even visited here. Today I posted a new blog and here is part...

Hi there, I've been doing very well, until this week. I am now supposed to eat pureed and soft foods. I am having trouble finding anything to eat. First off the sizes are so small that I can't see making things like mashed potatoes or refried beans. I don't have anything with which to puree...

Hi everyone, I had Gastric By-Pass surgery on Wednesday afternoon and am now sitting at home, trying to figure things out. At my largest I hit 393, though the qualifiying process for surgery required I lose some weight. I managed to lose about 16 pounds over 6 months. Once the surgery was...