Rootman

Sounds like thrush or just tonsil rocks. Try a good mouth wash gargle, if it doesn't let up in a few days see the doc.

This is OT: MoonSiren - I've heard of people having the issue you mention of acne when sleeping on a pillow, sleeping on your back is certainly one way to alleviate this. Just in case you ever go back to stomach sleeping, I've heard of folks pinning a towel around their pillow as a pillow case and changing it DAILY works wonders.

I don't recall significant pain after a few weeks, especially a pain like what you mention. My sister is prone to adhesions after surgery, she describes her pain as much like you do. I have to agree with the above poster - see your doctor, better safe than sorry..

WOW! Thanks for posting this, I just cruised the web looking for side effects of too much B12 : Here's one site: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5147896_much-vitamin-side-effects.html I have been having VERY bad insomnia as of late, I've fought it all my adult life but it's been absolutely terrible lately. I've also been downing 3 EmergenC drinks a week to acidify my urine trying to combat kidney stones, the drink has over 400% RDA of B12 in them as well. Without going to the doctors and getting tested I am wondering if I'm getting too much. I am especially cranky and having a hard time psychologically as well as sleep deprived. The things we learn!

Yeah, I now LOVE booths and like you avoided them like the plague, in fact now I fond they are sometimes TOO big and I find myself having to scoot forward in order to reach the table if the table is anchored. It's great to share a booth side with wifey too! Just like we used to decades ago.

Most have already been posted Horseback riding Swim a mile and a half in one hour Reach every part of my body Bend over and pick up something I dropped without gasping and turning red in the face Buy clothes off the rack from ANY store Look down and see Mr. Winky witout stretching my neck :0 Walk ANYWHERE without wheezing and sweating to death Hug my wife and she can touch her hands behind my back Feel my bones!

I don't know how many times I've gotten the question asked in a weird leery voice "Are you feeling alright?", which apparently is code-speak for "Do you have cancer or something?". I do for the most part appreciate the comments but dang, just come out and ask wouldja'! NO, I'm not sick just lost weight!

This topic has been around the block a few times and there is no real consensus or absolute reason for the chill - especially immediately after surgery. I too woke up from surgery cold and over one year later am still cold. These have been mentioned: Less ghrelin as a large portion of the stomach where it's produced is cut away. Increased fat burning as the caloric intake is way down, the body is trying to conserve the fat resources it has so diligently squirreled away for years. Metabolic drop - paired with above, the body is trying to keep from burning fat. Severing of the vegus nerve? The vegus nerve runs down through the thoracic cavity to all the major organs and terminates in the stomach. Hyper hydrosis (excessive sweating) is "cured" by cutting this nerve but the nerve is severed MUCH further up than the stomach. This MIGHT be a factor though as it would explain the immediate chilling right after surgery Lack of carbs which burn up rapidly and can improve the bodies thermal efficiency. These might also play a factor later as fat loss occours Lack of thermal mass - you're smaller and carry less insulation, less mass also produces less heat with physical effort. Excessive blood flow to the skin - your skin is stretched when you gain weight and more capillaries are formed, the skin and capillaries are NOT readily reabsorbed when fat loss occurs and the skin with the greater number of blood vessels now covers a smaller, more compact body which is producing less heat, the blood vessels are carrying the heat away more effectively. This is a pet theory of mine and may NOT be even true, I've yet to hear from a medical expert on it's possible validity.

Yes, benefiber or Mirilax is OK to take. I've taken 1/2 cap of Mirilax a day for years, before the sleeve and right through till now. Drink LOTS of extra water too.

This topic will show a lot of opinions. Most say NO to Water with meals as it will help wash the food through your stomach (sleeved or not ) and allow you to eat more, sooner than if you DON'T drink with a meal. This has been a diet "tip" for everyone for years and yes it certainly CAN allow you to eat more, sooner and perhaps let you get hungry sooner. If hunger is a problem, and you are not disciplined enough to NOT eat more than your measured portion then I would advise NOT drinking with the meal as instructed. I however, cannot do this, I absolutely MUST drink with my meals, partly because I need the Fluid (I get kidney stones and need a LOT of water) and the fact that I have a schatzki ring, a narrowing of the esophagus and the water helps flush the food through it. So IF you can do it, it's a good idea, if you can't then just try and limit the amount with meals if any of the above problems rear their ugly heads.

I too have received the cold shoulder from friends - all fat friends too. Seems I've "abandoned them" or they feel that I am trying to show them up, which is NOT true. I've also received a lot of attention from the opposite sex, a lot of comments and even one friend of my wifes who was practically leering at me and acted like she had never met me before, which is probably true from her standpoint she is a skinny little lady and I was just a fat invisible blob to her prior to weight loss.

Liquids pass through pretty quickly after a brief stop in the stomach. This is why a lot of people suggest NOT drinking with meals as it tends to wash the food right through the stomach with the liquid. I have no issues with it and need to drink with meals as I have to drink a LOT of water to prevent kidney stones.

I've never hear about it before and it does NOT sound like it's real, however a simple test would be to STOP the caffeine and see if your symptoms go away.

Yep, I was worried too. But I did my homework and came away satisfied I was making the right choice. 1 year and ~170 pounds gone and I am certainly convinced. Some people DO fail, either they have severe food issues and the sleeve simply slows them down for a while and they are right back to the old bad habits. A VSG being a surgical procedure where you are anesthetized, intubated and a portion of a major organ is removed there IS risk and a few poor individuals have complications and in a few, very few cases some even die. It's not a decision to be made lightly. I would recommend seeing if there is a support group near you where you can actually speak to people going through the same issues as you and others who are recovering and other who are well along in the process. I wish you well friend, what ever your decision!

It varies per person, a year out and I'm still on them.

YES for me too. I use 'em all the time. The "too much air" reason is BS. When I suck on a straw I suck the liquid into my mouth, break the vacuum and then swallow. I get no more air then I do by drinking straight from the glass.

It EXCEEDS expectations. I had worries (as everyone does) that it would not work and I would still be insatiably hungry. My "bad" effects from the sleeve are minimal, I had a long bout of nausea and a lot of gurgling and discomfort but no real pain. This eased up totally after about 1 month. I have a lot of excess stomach acid and am on a PPI (Omiprazol), while it is true that the majority of the acid pumps are cut off what are left still over run the small sleeve that's left. I may be on a PPI for a long time or even life. It's a small price to pay. I now seldom get hungry, at least the hungry I used to feel - my stomach screaming "FEED ME" all the time. Now when I am really, really hungry it's just a small nuisance and I fill up fast. The weight just literally fell off and I felt no ILL effects from it. I did not drink enough Water so I had a few bouts of kidney stones, so now I drink a ridiculous amount of water to keep them flushed. It is without a doubt the BEST thing I have done for my health EVER.

Yep, what he said. Age has EVERYTHING to do with it, and if, like me, you're a low producer from the start it gets WORSE with age. I'm 50 and will probably have to take it the rest of my life.

Sorry, I could not take the time to read all the preceding posts, so I hope I am in line with what they are saying. SHE IS NUTS! You are doing fine, perhaps a little slower than some but IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION NONE THE LESS. Keep at it and keep losing, it's not a race, it's a lifestyle.

We ALL feel this way. I am one year out today and it scares the living sh*t outta me that I will gain it back. I feel guilty eating most anything and really have to step back take a look and tell myself YOU'RE EATING HEALTHY, THE RIGHT PORTIONS AND YOUR WEIGHT IS STABLE, I look in the mirror and acknowledge that I am THIN and don't look at the little bit of sag and flap I have. It WORKED and I SUCCEEDED and I WILL stay this way.

At least for me! It was one year ago today that I got sleeved. I CANNOT figure out where this year has gone too, it is all a blur. It is hard to believe that one whole year and 170 pounds are lost - hopefully forever!

I have NEVER been able to do this and STILL drink a lot with each meal. I DO eat only measured portions and don't (usually :blush2: ) eat more than that regardless of drinks or NO drinks. With my constant battle with kidney stones I absolutely positively need to drink a LOT and NOT doing so during a meal just isn't practical. See my ticker for the results I've had WITH drinking at each meal since about 1 month post-op.

The previous posts are chocked full of good ideas, I would also suggest adding mild exercise to list. Walking and some slow stretching along with your Tylenol and hating pad (perhaps alternating with ice packs?) should help ease the pain. It MAY be that you are experiencing some irritation of the nerves running through the abdomen due to the CO2 they pumped you with during the surgery, this usually lasts only a few days to the unusual maximum of a few weeks though. I try NOT to be pedantic but here's the lowdown on the gas: "Gas pains" are sometimes attributed to the CO2 gas being present in the abdomen but this is NOT the case, most all the gas is sucked out afterwards and what is left is adsorbed back into the body within hours, the irritation from the gas being there during the operation and the stretching of the abdomen can linger as "gas pains" though. It sometimes can even seem to radiate from the shoulder or even the elbow, sometimes the neck and back are affected too. Since this is not "real" pain the only remedy is to wait it out.

The clothes thing is a bear too. I'm in my 3rd and 4th sets of clothes post op. I try not to buy a lot but instead of the dumpy old fat guy, now I'm a lean trim guy who looks good in so many outfits. Size is still an issue, but not "finding the 3X" - I seem to be a medium and half in tops - which doesn't exist. A medium fits me in the chest but the sleeves and body are always too short and finding a medium - tall is pret' near impossible. Again about the cold: for the first time in my LIFE I am wearing long sleeves by CHOICE. I was a short sleeve guy 365 day s a year. Even wearing a jacket in all but the coldest bitterest weather was optional - not any more! "Layers" is the new ME!

We eat out a lot, last Friday we split an entree and took half home and split the half again for a total of 4 meals off ONE entree. We are saving a bundle on restaurant bills!