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Been around BariatricPal for a while? Then chat with other old-timers who also know the drill! Sometimes it just feels more comfortable to kick back and shoot the breeze with familiar faces. So, come on into the Vets Forum for some serious WLS talk or just to hang out. We're old pals here!

NOTE:  You must be 18 months post-op to participate in the WLS Veterans's Forum.

1,236 topics in this forum

  1. Trying to get family to change - A little rant

    By Supersweetums,
    • 19 replies
    • 1,424 views

  2. Came back to forum, because I need support...

    By nomorejellybelly,   
    • 19 replies
    • 2,325 views

  3. Calories, Exercise, and Metabolism (long)

    By OneWritersSoul,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,381 views

  4. 22 months post out with pics

    By ebonisekim,
    • 19 replies
    • 3,027 views

  5. CRUISE TO LOSE DATE CORRECTION

    By dawalsh,
    • 19 replies
    • 1,851 views

  6. Feel no restiction after almost 5 years of success.

    By KissYrFace,   
    • 19 replies
    • 2,244 views

  7. 12 DAYS POST OP NEED HELP

    By breehuskins,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,570 views

  8. Hi--Finally Here in Vets Forum!

    By LivingFree!,
    • 19 replies
    • 1,746 views

  9. Goodbye last of the fat clothes

    By lsereno,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,771 views

  10. The Most Important thing to me in my journey is...

    By mysleevemylife,   
    • 19 replies
    • 2,021 views

  11. Struggling...is it too late?

    By pianogal7733,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,834 views

  12. Any foods that still ( or recently ) make you sick ?

    By BriarRose,
    • 19 replies
    • 5,283 views

  13. What makes someone a veteran?

    By anniemay,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,490 views

  14. For my fellow vets - has anyone tried to revert back to post-op style eating (600cals,>30g carbs, <60gprotein) with any success?

    By Globetrotter,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,584 views

  15. Adequate food intake at 2 years study

    By swimbikerun,
    • 19 replies
    • 3,630 views

  16. How long do you wait to drink after eating?

    By smithpy,
    • 19 replies
    • 15,835 views

  17. Even after losing weight. Why do i still look and feel fat?

    By tym4me,
    • 19 replies
    • 6,873 views

  18. curb/fall/NSV?

    By ProudGrammy,
    • 19 replies
    • 1,392 views

  19. Almost 7 years post op - gained half back. Recommiting

    By loridee11,
    • 18 replies
    • 2,087 views

  20. What size do you think I might be wearing?

    By sparksrn,   
    • 18 replies
    • 1,882 views

  21. Two years out, happy, but not quite at goal with question

    By Catracks,
    • 18 replies
    • 1,344 views

  22. FOUR YEARS TODAY!

    By Georgia,
    • 18 replies
    • 2,945 views

  23. Drinking with meals

    By katsmeow,
    • 18 replies
    • 3,486 views

  24. Any WLS peeps from 2014 still around?

    By mi75,
    • 18 replies
    • 4,942 views

  25. Vacation season...What are your plans?

    By Healthy_life2,
    • 18 replies
    • 1,687 views

  26. Maintenance Phase

    By lifeofblair,
    • 18 replies
    • 3,092 views

  27. Want To Get Back On Track

    By mevealey,
    • 18 replies
    • 2,207 views

  28. WLS induced Hyperactivity

    By Paul11011,
    • 18 replies
    • 2,361 views

  29. 8 Habits Of Successful Losers

    By feedyoureye,
    • 18 replies
    • 2,547 views

  30. I Had Plastic Surgery 10-yrs after Bariatric Surgery

    By My Bariatric Life,   
    • 18 replies
    • 2,171 views

  31. So ashamed smh

    By gettinMeBack,
    • 18 replies
    • 2,557 views

  32. Alcohol is a Transfer Addiction !!

    By BigHarleyGuy1,
    • 18 replies
    • 7,397 views

  33. OK...I drank the Kool-Aid

    By gowalking,
    • 18 replies
    • 4,517 views

  34. Weight gain at 3 Years Post Op - WHAT TO DO?

    By stefaniwg,   
    • 18 replies
    • 2,802 views

  35. Let's talk about Reactive Hypoglycemia

    By Wallflower7522,
    • 18 replies
    • 5,024 views

  36. Mother is on my tail!

    By breehuskins,
    • 18 replies
    • 1,355 views

  37. The sleeve has made me a snacker.

    By Jenny12,
    • 18 replies
    • 2,775 views

  38. What do you wish you would have known more about before WLS?

    By Bee kami,   
    • 18 replies
    • 4,068 views

  39. PB2

    By Georgia,
    • 18 replies
    • 1,846 views

  40. update on 10 years out regain, and weight loss

    By BriarRose,
    • 17 replies
    • 6,547 views

  41. check up went very well

    By CowgirlJane,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,449 views

  42. are you still getting bloodwork 3 plus years post op?

    By CowgirlJane,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,089 views

  43. Coping with Body Image

    By anesheim,   
    • 17 replies
    • 2,199 views

  44. Burning sensation

    By bellabloom,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,766 views

  45. Living with this long term

    By bellabloom,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,588 views

  46. And the fanfare fades...............

    By Paul11011,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,137 views

  47. Anyone gone through menopause AFTER the surgery?

    By Strangefruit,
    • 17 replies
    • 8,456 views

  48. Water - it really works

    By CowgirlJane,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,008 views

  49. Anyone know of a forum for those whose surgery did not help them?

    By ab123.,   
    • 17 replies
    • 5,958 views

  50. Weird respiratory illness

    By Fiddleman,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,227 views

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    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
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    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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      Looking to connect with others who are also on the journey of better health. Post-Op Gastric Sleeve (4/11/24).
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    • jparadigm

      jparadigm

      Happy Wednesday!
       
      I hope everyone is having a lovely week so far! 
      It's been a bit of a struggle this last week...I'm hungry ALL the time.
      · 1 reply
      1. BlondePatriotInCDA

        BlondePatriotInCDA

        Have a great Wednesday too! Sorry you're hungry all the time, I'm pretty much the same..and I'm sick of eating the same food all the time.

    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Well, tomorrow I go in for an impromptu hiatal hernia repair after ending up in the ER over the weekend because I couldn't get food down and water was moving at a trickle... I've been having these symptoms on and off for a few weeks but Sunday was the worst by far and came with chest pain and trouble breathing. The ER PA thinks it is just esophagitis and that the surgeon and radiologist are wrong. But the bariatric surgeon swears it is a hernia, possibly a sliding one based on my symptoms. So he fit me into his schedule this week to repair it! I hope he's right and this sorts it out. He's going to do a scope afterwards to be sure there is nothing wrong with the esophagus. Here's hoping it all goes well!!
      · 4 replies
      1. AmberFL

        AmberFL

        omgsh!! Hope all goes well!! Keeping you in my thoughts!

      2. gracesmommy2

        gracesmommy2

        Hope you’re doing well!

      3. NickelChip

        NickelChip

        I hope it goes well! Sending positive thoughts for a speedy recovery!

      4. AmberFL

        AmberFL

        How are you doing? any update?!

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