Aaron in Tulsa

I just put some hot water and a drop of Dawn in my cup, close the lid, and shake like mad with the ball inside. Rinse and put upside to dry.

Stitches on the inside, glue on the outside.

I can drink ten cups and not feel full! :-) Clear Liquids will not fill you up. No way, no how. Are you early post-op? If so...just wait until you can add solids. You won't feel a whole ton of restriction until then.

I can drink all the way up until my first bite but then I can't drink for an hour after eating. Every doctor is different, but this works for me.

I was offered the packages but declined. Since I had no complications, I'm glad I declined. If I'd had complications, I might feel otherwise. :-)

I had surgery with Dr. Broussard Oct. 30. I tried the support group at Bailey in Owasso and thought it was pretty much worthless. I'd love to go to the meetings in Edmond but I just can't take a half-day off work every month to go to those. So for now, this forum is my support group. I also stay in touch with Chris (nutritionist) frequently with questions I might otherwise bring up in a support group.

I'm a sneezer too.

I have been instructed to wait an hour after meals before drinking. But every nutritionist is different.

Drinking while eating causes the food to exit your stomach more quickly, which means you feel hungry again too soon. There's no physical harm to drinking while eating, but it makes it a lot harder to lose weight.

I have no problem tolerating spicy foods. I'm three months out. I do, however, have a problem tolerating spicy foods with nothing to drink, and since I can't drink while I eat anymore, that's a problem. So I mostly avoid spicy foods.

I take iron but that's because I can't stomach the multivitamins with iron in them. So I take a gummy multivitamin without iron and then an iron pill.

I'm on Protonix and started having reflux a week or so ago. Called the doc and he started me taking two a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. That fixed it. I'd call the doc if I were you.

I got so sick of calcium chewables and gummies after a few weeks. Just couldn't do it anymore. So I got the Citracal Petites pills and take two a day with no problems. I'm 3 months out.

100 pounds gone!