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Make sure you take calcium citrate is all I can say. I had my labs drawn and I take calcium citrate because calcium carbonate is not absorbed. My calcium was still low! I am going to order some of the liquid and take that as well as my chewables. I have the beginnings of osteoporosis, according to my bone density test. I am also anemic, so I have added Iron to the rest of all the junk I take. Vit D 3, multi bariatric Vitamins, vit b12 sublingual Biotin, protonix, flaxseed oil, and I am sure there is more I can't think of right now!

My skin isn't all that bad for losing 100 lbs. My legs are good because I have been doing weight training for the past 5 years. My arms are the worst. I have the bat wings going on and I hate it. At least they can be covered up with clothes. Same with the boobs. I never had boobs to begin with, so now what little I have left are pretty deflated. I really want to get a face lift pretty badly. I hate my turkey neck.

Fish is considered a mushy food. Smash it up with your fork so that it's good and mushy and you should not have a problem. Don't eat very much of it or you will be overstuffed at this point and that is really uncomfortable. You can say either you had late lunch/snack, or you have a tummy ache and just aren't very hungry.

Diarrhea is normal for awhile until you get to solid food. I was also someone who had no trouble drinking. I had to force myself to slow down when they told me 2 oz every 20 min. I wanted to drink 8 oz all at once. Mushy/soft foods were also really easy and went down great. It wasn't until I progressed to solid foods that I really felt like my stomach was actually sleeved.

Make sure you really research your mexican surgeon's complications, such as infections and leaks.

Dense foods like meat will definitely fill you up more than mushy soft foods. While you are on the mushy/soft food stage, don't worry that you are stretching your sleeve. You will definitely feel the difference when you get to regular foods. When you eat too much, you will be so uncomfortable, you will feel like you are going to explode. It's a horrible feeling and you will not want to do it again.

Hope I was just asking about you in the chat room tonight.I miss having you come in and chat with us! I hope you get some answers. It would seem there has to be a reason for all this nausea. Hopefully, if nothing else, he can give you some medication for it!

My taste buds never did change. I actually find it very strange that taste buds did change for so many people. I still eat the same things I have always eaten, just much smaller portions. I take my son and DIL out for pizza once a week. Last night I had one piece of sausage and olive pizza and I was completely satisfied with one piece. It's like I am so full, I can't possibly think that I miss eating half a pizza. I sit there and watch them polish off the rest of the pizza and wonder where they put it. I gained about 5 lbs between Christmas and New Years from all the fudge and Cookies I ate. Sweets taste wonderful to me. I lost the 5 lbs easily though! Maintaining at goal as been pretty effortless for me.

That post above should say Dr. Aceves not Alverez. Dr. Aceves is by far the most experienced sleeve surgeon in MX. Most of the people on this board have gone to him. Nobody has one word to say about him, the staff, and the hospital that isn't 100% wonderful! We all loved being there, and felt confident being in a hospital with an ICU and Dr. Aceves being an experienced trauma surgeon, as well as a bariatic surgeon.

I don't count my calories very often.I count my protein and try to stay away from junk food but unfortunately, I do have a sweet tooth and little willpower when I am around sweets. On my regular schedule,on a work week, I eat my 3 meals an an evening snack and that is the way I got to goal.

I am the poster child for worriers as well. I am glad Dr. Aceves does 3 leak tests. It made me feel more confident after surgery that if I followed the post op diet, I would not have problems.

Look in the food forum for a thread where you can order samples. There are quite a few places to order samples. My favorite powder is PVL whey gourmet choc. Peanut Butter that you order from Netrition.com My favorite ready to drink is muscle milk light, but a lot of people say it's too sweet.

chicken broth, and juices like crystal lite, sf Hawaiian punch, sf gatoraide or poweraide & sf popsicles.

I bought unflavored Protein powder at GNC.It was their store brand. I put it in SF Hawaiian punch, crystal lite, etc. My post op diet was 10 days Clear liquids, 10 days full liquids, then 10 days of mushy foods.

Yes, they provide a couch in your room, which I have heard is very comfortable.They can stay in your room with no charge.I have also heard that the food in the cafeteria is very good and quite reasonable. People seem to find other people from here that are going to be there at the same time, and the support people are able to hang out with each other. You will love it there. All of us who have been there have nothing but wonderful things to say about everyone at the hospital. They are all great people!

I hate those lap band commercials. I hate that people are so excited when they get "their date" and think they are doing something good for themselves. I am getting to where I want to throw something at the tv when that commercial comes on!

I recently found a pair at Macy's that is their brand that fits pretty well and it comes in short too. I am always searching for jeans that I don't have to hem.

I've got the chat window open too. I must have just missed Tiffy. I hope someone comes back.

Congratulations Tiffy! I bet you'll be in a size 8 before too long without even trying.

Hope if you have a GNC, they have an unflavored Protein powder. Otherwise you're going to have to order unflavored from

I flew down to Mexicali by myself and had no trouble navigating around the airport when I changed planes. I would not have wanted to make a long trip out of it by driving. I think you are doing the right thing by flying. They treat you great at the hospital. I never felt alone. I loved it there!

We are all supposed to be on an acid reducer. I have no plans to go off of it. I took it before I had sleeve surgery, so I will just keep taking it.

I can totally relate. I am so glad that I am going back to work tomorrow. I sure hope nobody brings any junk to work tomorrow. It's clear to me that I am a sugar addict.

FabBy50, What does this person have to gain by lying about this doctor or his practice? I really don't think that people come here just to make up stories.

I have the chat window open. I know it's kind of late, but I have found some people who like to stay up late and talk!