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You look so healthy and beautiful!!! Victory is yours!

Hey again! Tomorrow is exactly week 4, How is everyone doing with food intake at this point? I can do soft veggies and saltines lol. Are there any other suggestions? Also I'm having heartburn issues, the prilosec seems to help but does anyone else have a more natural way of dealing with it?

I take Prilosec daily, but I've turned to Tums w/ Calcium chewables for extra help in recent weeks because I was super stressed out at work and it's caused my tummy to go nuts. It worked for me. I hope this helps!

I've found stalls last about two weeks. Keep on plan and it'll all be ok!

Just my humble opinion: yes, I would have a baby ASAP. I have no children and at 38 I know the chances of having a healthy baby plummet around 35. Weight does complicate the matter greatly though, so it's a personal choice between you and your doctor(s). Keep us posted!!!! I wish you the BEST OF LUCK no matter what you choose.

I'm glad you asked the forum. That's what it's for! I was lucky enough not to have a Constipation problem. I wish I had some good advice for you. Perhaps the others will have more good feedback for you! I wish you luck!

I'm so happy for you! What a momentous victory! You bring up an interesting goal. One I had not thought about. I will add it to my list: to change my weight classification from "severely obese" to "overweight". Thank you for the inspiration!

I take it your mother has passed? If so, I'm sorry she can't be with you to experience your transformation, but I believe she is in your heart and knows...somehow...someway.

You look beautiful! It's amazing how much you've changed in just 2 months! A-MAZ-ING! You must be overjoyed!

Hey, I got one! I don't know if we;ve already touched on it, but I didn't see myself changing shoe sizes! I've lost 66 lbs and gone from a 7.5/8 to a 7.

any opinions on the best tasting liquid Calcium?

I'm so surprised to hear about all the vomitting after surgery in the hospital. My doctor was so worried I would throw up post-surgery. He promised he'd do everything in his power to keep me from vomitting. I felt so comforted to hear that from him. I never threw up either. We tried 3 types of meds before one finally relieved the nausea, but it worked great.

I'm so sorry anyone got sick after stomach surgery. I can imagine it was a special kind of hellish experience.

So I guess the lesson learned is to ask our surgeons how they will handle post-op nausea treatement.

I used to watch that show occassionally. I try not to watch any shows that deal with food prep or restaurants (with the major exception of Top Chef) now because they tend to make me feel like snacking/cheating. Poor, Adam. i had no idea he was having so many problems. I hope he finds his way to good health.

I certainly don't envy your position. I wish I knew what to tell you. I like what everyeon has said so far; especially, MassIndex and Dorrie Robles. Keep us posted. Be strong and have confidence - even if you don't have any. Good luck!

this is a link to many of the general problems weight loss surgery aleviates. i hope this helps.

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/p/links.html

No tube for me either. I was lucky.

I felt pretty prepared for the process thanks to this forum.

This was my first major surgery. I was shocked how fatigued I was for the first month. I still get fatigued easily. I was warned though.

I didn't realize how hard it would be to get my Protein (60 - 80g/day) and Water. Again, I was warned. I just had to go through it.

Oh, the big one: I had a sudden case of serious cold feet about three days before surgery. I called my family for a sanity check and they helped pull me back from the ledge (cancelling the surgery). I'm so happy I did it!

How wonderful! Best of luck! You're on your way! Wheeeeeeee!

Sounds yummy! I can't have bread, Pasta, potatoes, Beans, rice and such until I lose 75% of my excess body weight. I'm close to 35% now.

I went to Nashville, Tennessee at Centennial Hospital with Dr David Dyer. I can tell you the program is top-rated, but the price....well, they have self-pay options, but I didn't look into it. I was very lucky my insurance covered my care. Good luck!

http://www.cmcwls.com/default/our-program

I haven't found one yet and I think that is what is making me depressed. Before food was my comfort, took that out and now I am a little lost!!

I'm kind of in the same boat. Although, healthy cooking is rewarding in and of itself; I'd like to find a hobby beside cooking.

I don't think I had an "old" addiction... I will say that I enjoy shopping a lot more now, but I don't think it's an addiction, just an enjoyable activity. Something kind of strange, though--I worry less about keeping things "perfect" now. I used to be a neat freak, totally organized, unable to relax if things were disordered. Not so much any more!

So you can relax now. That's a major triumph! I find I'm not wound as tight either. I guess we can add it to the list of unexpected benefits!

THANK YOU!!! I can't find them anywhere! I'll run to Kroger tomorrow!

Great question! I would love to hear about new "addictions". I'm sure working out is super popular. I was a foodie before surgery (not long ago) and I've really enjoyed learning about new food combos that are super healthy and tasty.

I *highly* recommend http://theworldaccor...e.blogspot.com/ for recipes and honest blogging about her WLS journey!

I've heard bad things about patients going back to their food addiction or moving to drinking alcohol excessively. That's terrifying.

5 ft 2 in! I'm in!

I'm happy to hear you've finally been released! Best of luck on the 17th! I hope everything goes well for you. You're in my prayers!

IMHO, it's better to be safe than sorry. I would call my surgeon asap.

I had a mild, intermittent, throbbing pain in my upper arms. It only showed up 3 times in a 3 week period and each time it was a different arm. I told my surgeon and he referred me to my General Practitioner. She is having blood work done and I'm waiting fro the test results.

I hope everything is okay you!