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They generally do screen for pregnancy before you go in for surgery. I know for me, about 3.5 weeks after surgery I had a 5.5 week long period. Most recently I've been under quite a bit of stress, but since that has mostly past, I too have been vomiting a lot. In the last 3 days I've not been able to keep anything down. My best advice would be to contact your surgeon and ask the question. If you are really concerned, take a pregnancy test as well.

Chantix was really BAD ju ju for me. I got really sleepless and restless, really bad nausea and vomiting, even when I took it with a full meal (before surgery big meal), when I did sleep, I had some really crazy dreams too. It did, however, help me cut back a bit on smoking for the week I was taking it. I wish I didn't have the nausea and vomiting from it, as this is the ultimate reason I had to stop taking it.

I was sleeved June 11th, and I never quit. It does increase healing time, increase the risk of ulcers, and for me, increases the rate at which I get heartburn. Don't get me wrong, I did try to quit for surgery, but it just didn't work out for me. I'm still trying to quit, but it's the hardest thing I've ever tried to do. I wish you luck in giving it up. We made the choice to have surgery to be healthy, so smoking is kind of negating that choice.

I just recently Stalled out at 9 weeks out... Today, weighed in at the doctor's office and I was officially below 200 lbs!!! You just have to keep telling yourself that the scale is just a number, and that the non-scale victories are much more important! For me, I recently had to go shopping for my cousin's wedding a week and a half ago because nothing I had fit me anymore. To top that off, For the first time in over 10 years, I did not have to shop in the Plus Size section! I was excited to say the least.

Awesome post! I actually heard about this months ago, but have been trying to get the money together to order the DDP Yoga program. One day, I will.

I personally Like Olay's basic Sensitive skin with SPF 15 for my face and neck. It's lightweight and works well for me. I also use Gold Bond Ultimate Healing with Aloe for body moisturization. Both of these lotions are good for my very sensitive skin. Just remember, You don't have to spend a fortune to get a good product. If these don't work for you, just keep experamenting with different ones, until you find something you like and that works for you. Also, don't forget to keep up with your Water intake, as that will help as well.

After having laparoscopic tubal ligation surgery, this was by far less painful. Also, I was given pill pain meds. While I did need to take it occasionally, I worried the same thing about how I was going to swallow them when I could barely manage water. Honestly, it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but it did hurt to swallow them.

I'm 7 weeks out today and I kind of stalled out a bit. I know for me, it's because since going to regular food, I haven't got nearly enough protein in. So what I have been doing is adding a scoop of unflavored protein powder into my morning special protein oatmeal, drinking at least 1-2 shakes per day and then eating nothing but meat at my evening meal. This and I need to increase my walking again. My weight loss is starting again slowly, but surely. This isn't a sprint or a race, and when in doubt, contact your surgeon, as there could be something wrong! G'luck everyone!

I'm about 7 weeks out and because of getting sick recently, with a tooth abscess and having been on my period for 5 weeks now, I've stayed at the same weight. You cannot, I repeat, CANNOT weigh yourself daily, it'll just depress you. Try not to focus so much on the number on the scale, and more on your non scale victories. Losing inches, being able to tie your shoes without losing your breath, or fitting into smaller clothes. Things like this matter way more than a pesky number on a scale! Remember, this is a process and surgery is just a tool, and we're doing this to be healthy, not to just lose pounds.

Oh and as to the baby food, I tried a few jars of that, and it was so bland, that it made me vomit. I just couldn't tolerate it at all!

I am noticing the same thing. It just seems like such a hassle to eat anything anymore. Although, I'm starting to enjoy cooking a bit, the process of eating just is Daunting! I'm also noticing since I am not 7 weeks out, and can and have been adding solid foods, that I'm even farther away from my daily protein goals than I was when I was on puree and liquids right after surgery. Any advice anyone has on this topic would be great! Maybe I'll just stick with drinking a few protein shakes a day and only eating one meal a day to be able to keep up my protein intake. I think that's the reason I've stalled out a bit on my weight loss right now.

I'm 6 weeks out and I had my first cup of coffee a few days ago. It gave me heart burn and didn't taste as good as it did before surgery. Just remember if you do drink coffee again after surgery, to use an artificial sweetener and go easy on the creamers, as both sugar and creamers have a lot of carbohydrates, which are not good for you, or your new lifestyle. If you can drink your coffee black, that's even better. Also, my surgeon warned me to stay away from caffeine because the caffeine can trigger hunger.