Matt Z

This is what the pre-op psy exam is supposed to help flush out. Get to some addiction counseling / AA. Several bottles of wine a day, sadly, makes you an alcoholic. You seem to be accepting the addiction to wine, now you need to step up and get some help. Alcohol is in no way a healthier option than food, I don't see how you can justify wine as being healthier. 2 bottles of wine puts you into the 1300 - 1500 calorie a day mark, and with no protein or other required nutritional value... it's pure empty calories. So it's really no better than soda from a "health" standpoint. I hope you do get some help... this is bad on a few levels for a non-altered person, worse so for a WLS patient.

Honestly... I wouldn't go to a dresser/barber, just cut that down to a 0 or 1 and you'll be good to go, no need to spend 10-15 dollars to have someone do a 1 level buzz and an edge trim.

Ditch the wig, get that buzzed down to an even closer cut and just rock the hell out of it!

Always try new foods at home, for this very reason. Sounds like classic dumping syndrome.

AH, Chart View... forgot about that... yeah my goal is at 0 lbs as well LOL

If you all are only eating 500 calories, 6+ months post op... you aren't eating enough calories...

You can also blend those soups that might be a "soft food" soup and make it suitable for the liquid phase.

I took a full 2 months off for both my WLS's. The first time was due to a long drive and I wanted to be 100% sure I could deal with driving for upwards of 3-4 hours in 1 stretch. This last time with the bypass I took 2 months because I knew food would be a different experience, so I wanted time not only to heal, but to get into being able to eat and figure out what foods would cause what reactions. Everyone is going to be different, I could have gone back, pain wise, after the first 2 weeks, but with the massive diet changes and the lifting restrictions, I opted to play it safe and stay out longer.

LOTS of folks report flavor and texture issues post-op, lots report those get better as you heal and your body has a chance to recover. Check into Tespo vitamins, or the patches (super controversial, but I've been using them for 8+ months now and my labs are all coming back good and stable)

Are you on Mobile or the Website itself? If on Mobile, those features still haven't been properly updated/configured. It's a work in progress that the site developers are working on. If you are on the website itself there are 2 options. Click the drop down next to your name near the top left and select "My Surgery" *OR* Select the "Patients" drop down and select "My Surgery" On the My Surgery page, you can adjust and edit your pre and post op status On the left of the My Surgery page you have the "Progress" option, that's where you can go to add in updates to your weight, this tracks on the Tickers if you create one, access Tickers from the "My Tickers" option in the drop down next to your username in the upper right. You can also go to "Account Settings" from the drop down next to your name and on the left side of that page, you have the "Signature" option, This allows you to add / edit the information that appears below each of your posts. Hope that helps!

Where did you get this graph from?

GasX really only helps with buildup inside of your digestive tract, the issue though is, MOST of the gasses trapped in there... are inside your abdominal cavity and NOT in your digestive tract. User the Incentive Spirometer they gave you (if they didn't, ask for one) every hour, when you do, at full intake, hold it for a tick, bear down into it slightly, this increases pressure inside your abdominal cavity and helps force the gasses to pass through into the bloodstream for removal/processing. Just don't bear down too hard!

Never just accept a bill if you feel it's wrong, I had an incident where I ended up in the ER for almost 9 hours for gallstone pain, the doctor on duty tried to charge me for 9 hours of his time... even though I only saw him for 5 mins, everything else was done by the nursing staff. I fought it, BCBS investigated and that doctor charged all the beds for the same time... and that ER had like, 20 beds, so this dude was trying to defraud the insurance company for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a night. So, if it looks off, it very well could be, appeal it, ask for documentation to prove 2 were there, and why and the actual work performed, you have ever right to find out exactly what and why was billed for your surgery, sometimes you just need to keep pushing back until it gets dealt with.

You can find our own on this calculator too https://www.obesitycoverage.com/weight-loss-surgeries/gastric-sleeve/gastric-sleeves-how-much-weight-will-i-lose

I know lots don't... some do, but also if the surgery runs longer than expected (like mine did), they still might do so, even if they typically don't use them. But most certainly he should ask, even could ask if they do, to have them do it while he's under.

I was just so anxious of having to be away while some random nurse tech manipulates my member trying to wedge a hose into it... soooooooo glad it happened while I was sleeping.

I'm with you man! I did NOT want to have it done... mainly because, being overweight, I was pretty self conscious about my manhood... I went under without one... woke up without one. So I thought I was in the clear.... until I had to urinate the first time... B U R N !... that's when they told me, "oh, voiding might hurt the first few times from the catheter. SO... I did have one. At least I was asleep when it was inserted and removed!

LOL not really, but this new body of mine has really changed how people interact with me in person... it's a total head trip!

She does make mention of how skinny I am now... and then there's the "too deep" exclamations with some push back... that's a pretty interesting occurrence... way TMI I know... sorry, just... it's almost like this is all new at this point.

LOL it's amazing what passes for approved conversation amounts WLS patients. My poop game is on point. LOL Every morning, I get up, get a cup of coffee (with caffeine) down that then 3 mouthfuls of water and I go and drop some weight. Like clockwork.

I'll admit... I blushed. Thanks!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181009210738.htm

There is a group of us doing Intermittent Fasting with really good results.

I'll have to see if I can try this at some point next week maybe. With the endo tomorrow and more than likely being called as a witness on Friday (or Monday)... the stress / anxiety is on high. Making my stomach less than receptive to long bouts of emptiness.

Jesus... 36 hours no calories... I think I'd die.