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I equally can't really stand Walmart. The only reason we went was for the Magic Bullet because we hadn't made it to costco before they closed. Also, I asked if he wanted to go (it was on the way home) and he answered "Sure."

I would have much rather he just said, "Eh, I'd prefer not to go to WalMart.."

Hi Guys,

I'm super perturbed right now and wondering if I'm overreacting and I don't have anywhere else where I can target and question a group of people, specifically men, so maybe you can help me out.

My husband is driving me nuts. My pre-op diet starts tomorrow so for dinner, I picked a restaurant that has cream cheese wontons -- yum! My husband complained the WHOLE time. Literally from the second we drove up (and he saw a couple walking in -- he hoped the restaurant was closed for Easter), to when we were walking back to the car and he complained that he felt sick.

Then we went to Walmart because I wanted to look at a Magic Bullet. Again, he complained the WHOLE time. The fact that we were at WalMart at all, then when I did a horrible thing by picking up a bottle of lotion, then when we got to the checkout and he was annoyed there was a line, then he was annoyed at how his items were bagged (HIS packs of socks and boxers) so he asked me if the worker was a "f***ing retard" and all the way out the door he complained.

Once in the car, I explained to him that he kind of made me feel bad. Was dinner and Walmart really that horrible for you, dear? I spent the day with my beloved grandmother in the ER, I have this preop diet starting, I'm nervous about surgery... can you just suck it up and suffer through a couple hours with me??

He believes there is no issue with his attitude -- the issue is with me for having a problem with his perfectly normal and fine attitude. And to top it off, he wants a blowie!! Wtf?! Am I being crazy, or is he being an ass??

Did a search but didn't find this question asked before, so my apologies if it's a repeat post.

So I know that the body can only absorb 500mg of Calcium at once, but are there any rules like that about Protein? I'm thinking about mixing my premier rtd chocolate shake (30g protein) with a scoop of Syntrax Nectar Chocolate Truffle (24g protein) for a total of 54g protein. Can the body use all that at once? Or is it pointless and should I spread it out throughout the day more?

Thank you!!

I just got a bunch of fruity Syntrax nectar powder samples from BJ's Bariatrics. I got Fuzzy Navel, Apple Ecstasy, Crystal Sky (which apparently has some sort of watermelon flavor), strawberry Kiwi, Twisted cherry, and caribbean cooler. I haven't tried any of them yet, though...

I had surgery on Tuesday' date=' went home on Wednesday at noon, worked half day Thursday and will tomorrow as well, I have a desk job and figure I can sit at work just as easily as I can sit at home and can get up and walk whenever I want to, Made the day go by faster and I saved leave![/quote']

Ahh!! This sounds so scary to me!! I mean, I'd love to save my 80 hours of vacation time that took FOREVER to accrue, but not even one full day at home? Idk, I just want to make sure I'm not too distracted to pay attention to any little cues from my new sleeve. I guess if I feel up to it, it couldn't hurt to get back to work! I work at a library, so it's somewhat calm... Surgeon would probably restrict me from pushing carts and doing too much bending/reaching/squatting. Thanks for sharing your experience so far =)

My surgeon typically keeps patients off work for 3 weeks. I have 2 weeks if vacation time and don't really want to take the 3rd week and deal with disability, cobra, etc. I asked my coordinator about going back to work earlier than 3 weeks (which I know has been done thanks to vst!) and she said it'll be challenging -- due to being somewhat dehydrated and the body learning how to live off such fewer calories, she said I'd be TIRED. So I was thinking I might be able to go back after 2 weeks and just work 4 hours per day for a week or two. My payroll lady said that was definitely doable if my surgeon put that in my release paperwork restrictions...

Thoughts??

just curious as to what the stomach shots are for? Like what is the use of them and what are they injecting you with?

To prevent blood clots

The sleeve is the same diameter -- or maybe a little bigger -- than the diameter of your esophagus. After having a VSG done, your new sleeve stomach is similar in size and shape to a banana.< /p>

My marriage is pretty crappy. My husband has very little respect for me and makes me cry pretty regularly...

Sure I can say, "I deserve better" but realistically... I'm pre-op, I feel like **** about myself, I'm doubtful anyone could ever love my ogre-self, etc.

My post-op hopes are that I start to feel better about myself and truly start to believe that I deserve a loving, respectful relationship. And hey, if I do start getting attention from other men, maybe my husband will realize that I have options and treat me better -- I don't want to be treated like a queen, but better than a piece of crap would be nice.

When I started dating my husband in 2005 (& married in 2009), I would have never thought I would consider divorce -- EVER -- but somewhere along the way, the love and respect flew out the window on his part. I'm finding that I spend more days sad than happy, and I'm watching friends get married and be happy and not have their husbands yell at them in public... ugh. I'm crying just typing this so I'll stop -- just wanted to point out the "increased self worth" aspect that might be contributing to the divorce rate.

It's all a vicious cycle. I got really bad food poisoning and had to go to the ER for fluids back in December. I was there for a few hours, had 2 bags of fluids and some antibiotics. They also took my urine and blood.

Guess how much they billed? Over $8,000! I requested a detailed list of charges and they listed $300+ dollars for "pregnancy gel" which I can only assume is a pregnancy test, as I have never been pregnant... and it wasn't even necessary for them to test for that because it was my TOM.

Another example not related to healthcare... I had a pipe burst in my house in a wall between my garage and one of my spare bedrooms. My insurance paid their contractor to fix everything before they even fixed it. When they finally fixed it, they didn't do half the things they had charged for, like $400+ for "removal and reset of Water heater." When I called my homeowners ins to tell them that they were getting ripped off, they didn't care! But I still went after the contractor and told them to refund the money back to my insurance for all the things they charged for and didn't do. Yeah I didn't have to, but a $2,000 claim looks a whole lot better than. $5,000 claim.

How do Canada and Europe have centralized healthcare without it being so problematic?

edd.ca.gov

There's unemployment benefits for your situation.

Maybe you can work as a personal chef for some wealthy folk! Canbage, with the right accent, can sound very expensive

Lookin good! And you have great eyebrows 8)

"Proteinuria or presence of significant amounts of Protein in the urine, is one of the most common causes of foamy urine."

Maybe that will put your mind at ease (a little!) until you see your doctor.

Hope everything turns out okay!!

I did a search and was unable to find this topic previously mentioned, so forgive me of there is an existing thread, but...

I'm trying to compile a list of things that aren't allowed post-op. And further, if they're not allowed forever or just until things heal.

Drinking out of a straw

Not allowed post-op. How far out before you can drink from a straw again?

Celery

I've heard some people say the fibers of celery can get "tangled in the staple line," but the staple line is outside the stomach. So, can anyone clarify this? And again, not allowed forever?

Citrus fruit

I've heard that the pith is too hard to digest after surgery. How long until you can eat pulp and pith?

I'll speak with my surgeon next time I see him, but I thought the lovely folks of VST might like to chime in. And feel free to add more items to the "not allowed" list!! =)

I just looked up atarax because I remembered it isn't specifically formulated for Migraines.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyzine

The only Migraine symptom I can't handle is the nausea, and that's what atarax knocks out. So I don't know if it's the best recommendation anymore, but hey... Migraines suck so bad I would try just about anything!

April 15!

It makes me feel like crap too! lol if I can't go to sleep when I take it I don't take it because of how bad it makes me feel but I've never taken Migraine medicine before so I thought that was the norm. I'll be talking to my neurologist now haha

One of the side effects is muscle tightness, which always happens in my face for some reason -- my jaw gets tight, my head hurts worse...

The very first time I took sumatriptan, I thought something was wrong with my kidneys because I had that muscle tightness in my back. I don't know a single person that actually likes sumatriptan...

I've had two different atarax -- one was coated and it just magically made my migraine disappear. I was ecstatic. The other one wasn't coated and it knocked me out.

My doctor gave me a sample of a tablet that you let dissolve on your tongue, but I'm saving it for a desperate occasion (and idk why cuz if it works I could just get a prescription...)

Sumatriptan makes me feel like crap. I've had luck with atarax for Migraines -- maybe you can ask about it at your next appointment.

In the meantime, all I can suggest is make sure you've had enough Water and head to bed early. Good luck <3

Right here at this very moment while I'm siting in my hospital bed for the 2nd night with a pain pump catheter inserted into my belly and a drain tube on my right side. I'm thinking I'm sick of being hooked up to crap and I'm regretting it but then i think this is only temporary. Ask me next week and I'm sure I won't have any regrets at all.

Nice positive outlook, Em! Being in the hospital sucks no matter what the circumstance. It'll get better!

I asked my surgeon and he said he pretty much uses one size for everyone. I have a pre-op class 5 days before my surgery where we'll have an opportunity to ask the surgeon questions. I plan to get more clarification on this...

My nut said caffeine pulls Fluid from the body and can cause dehydration. I say go for it, but make sure you up your Water to compensate.

She also said it's a stimulant and can make your digestion process speed up (so you're hungrier sooner and eating sooner). Consider decaf...

Oh and my sleeve surgeon doesn't do catheters or drains or barium swallows -- I really lucked out!

I didn't have a catheter for my surgery but when I was wheeled into my room I noticed I was wearing a fabric gown and I had gone into surgery with a thick paper like one. Yeah' date=' here I am with incisions all over my stomach right after surgery and I was distressed to learn that I had been naked on the table while they changed my gown! Lol! Crazy.[/quote']

Haha same thing happened to me when I had arm surgery!! Fell asleep with a paper gown, then woke up with a fabric gown! Also, got up to use the bathroom and found a brown spot on the bed where my bum had been. I asked the nurse if I had shat myself or something and she said, "No it's just iodine from your foley." Um... what from my what?! No one told me they would be violating my pee-hole while I was unconscious!

Oh yeah and the band... that port they do the fills from sits on top of the muscle and underneath the skin. To me, that translates to "you can totally feel it!" So I wasn't okay with that! Lol

My surgeon said he thinks the band is "on it's way out..."

My surgeon also said bypass is good for people who have severe acid reflux issues, if that pertains to you. But I really feel like the sleeve is the only option for me!

And about plication not removing the grehlin... I asked my surgeon if bypass patients still experiences grehlin-related hunger and he said no -- since food isn't passing through the stomach, grehlin production more or less shuts down. Just a random tidbit...

Good luck with whatever you choose. =)

Here is my thought process on it...

Bypass is exactly what it says -- they bypass the stomach and food goes from a pouch to the small intestine. Not having stomach acid in the bypass pouch is just odd to me -- stomach acid is part of the digestion process!

The bypass pouch will stretch more than the sleeve. I know 2 people who have had gastric bypass that over-eat and are still overweight. One of them ate a HUGE burrito from a Mexican restaurant the other day...

If you can just stretch it and fall back into old habits and gain your weight back, what's the point? The sleeve maintains its restriction because it is formed using the thick-walled, inner curvature of the stomach. It can be stretched, but nowhere near as much as the pouch created during bypass.

Malabsorption -- with the sleeve, you still have a stomach with acid and normal digestion, it just has a smaller capacity and is shaped like a banana. Weight loss from the sleeve is all thanks to restriction (and your food choices.)

You will lose weight from bypass, but it will be from restriction and malabsorption. It all goes back to not having stomach acid and normal digestion. But another thing to think about... When you swallow a pill, what makes it disintegrate and get absorbed by your body? STOMACH ACID! So aside from your usual Tylenol, I've heard of a lot of people having problems getting their prescription medication dosed correctly. If you don't have stomach acid to break down the pill and start the absorption process, who knows how much of that pill your body will actually absorb?