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I feel like that sometimes lmbo

I cant wait to heAr these stories. 50 shades of grey!!! Whoo hoo.
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Gulping down cold, chilled Water on a hot summer day is what I miss the most....

I've always been able to gulp cold Water. Still can.
I have to amend my very first post in the thread. We have season tickets to the Colorado Rockies and went to the game today. I miss foot long hot dogs smothered in mustard and peppers

I miss sitting down with my family and others with a full plate of food, talking about what taste good and enjoying fellowship without the chance of getting sick. I still have a hard time with that and taking in too much air or swallowing food too fast without chewing while socializing over a meal. Panic sets in and I'm right...there goes the good times.
I'm truly hoping to master that art one day.

I agree the only thing I miss is being able to drink Water the old way, big gulps. It is amazing I don't miss anything else.

Gulping down a lot of Water whenever I feel like it

I thought I was a pleasantly plump, jolly woman. Turns out I was just a fat pushover terrified of being called a fat "b%$ch.". Well, you can call me b%$ch now, baby, cause this girl's almost skinny!

i thought i was just (fat) when it turned out i was super morbid obese..WOW
didnt know i had my own category.,..

You will go through pain for 2 days. Then what feels like hunger for a few days. I'm 8 days post op and finally feel somewhat better.

I remember when I got my surgery date, I lost total control over my eating. Not that I had much control before but I went on several food funerals. I ate like never before, a lot and only the best! I gained about 10 pounds!!!! I had no pre-op diet.
So in one hand I am happy I pigged out for a few weeks (months?) before my surgery because no jokes, this is for real now, I really can not eat much and I do not enjoy food anymore. Maybe I enjoy the first few bites and that's it. On the other hand I wish I had 10 pounds less to lose now...

My psychologist said this is called the "last supper" syndrome and is perfectly normal, expected, and experienced by many of her patients.
I waiting for BCBS approval but tentatively scheduled for bypass on June 9th. Haven't started liquid diet yet, but the psych said to enjoy my "last supper" before liquids, and believe me I willI!!!
For I look at my surgery as finally having a divorce from my love affair with certain foods that I have allowed to control me!
Take care.

I ditto teabow. I'm 1 week post op and doing great. I'm virtually pain free and able to eat and drink with no issues. I use a calorie tracker and it helps. Good luck and welcome to your new life. I already feel better and the Diabetes is totally under control. Can't wait to go onto purée food tomorrow. It's amazing how 2 to 4 oz of food makes you full.

I can't believe how fast 4 months came and went. Tomorrow is the day!!! Yay

You guys will do great! I am almost 2 weeks out and everything has been great & so worth the surgery! Just try to limit meds the day after and walk. praying for y'all.

10:30 tomorrow!!!!

Good luck! I am one week post op and feel great

Surgery was march 1

UPDATE>>>>>> We are going to therapy!

Have done really well on preop until tonight :-(. I had the most obvious emotional eating experience after Grad class when some uncomfortable exchanges occurred. I have never been more aware of reaching for food because of anger. I have to look at this as an ah ha moment and not a moment of failure. Hard for us perfectionists.
Tomorrow is another day and I now know to be more mindful of my feelings and their correlation with food.
May 20 th can't come soon enough!

. I'm super excited! I'm ready to get the show on the road! You?

So I got the call!!!!!!!! Nurse called said "be at the hospital at 6AM, you'r surgery is at 7:45AM. You're the 1st one!" OMG! S**t just got real!!! I'm having surgery May 19, 2014. WOW. It's like to many feelings at once! Now I'm just doing some house work... Laundry, moving furniture and cleaning out my boys old clothes. Best of luck to everyone on the Journey. :-)

I am 8 days out from the bypass and I would take at least 5 straight days off. It's more about being tired. I was so tired and fell asleep easily. I am a person that never took naps before. I have had zero problems and so glad I had this surgery and I love my doc:)

I take chewables of Biotin from Twinlabs called Biotin dots.
I take chewable calcium citrate which you can get from costco, Celebrate Vitamins, and other Vitamin companies.
I take Flinestones multi chewable vitamins from costco ( they're the cheapest for them) because that's what my surgeon says to take and I believe they have an easier Iron to digest in them.
I swallow Omega 3 and Vitamin D.
Also B12 which I get at Costco too is suppose to go under your tongue or it won't be absorbed into your body. That is once a week I take that.
So this is what I take and do.