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Thanks y'all. The bike is a Specialized Global Work 2 women's I believe. It is a riding-around bike, not a road bike or mountain bike. I think that is what makes it a "hybrid." The seat definitely feels different than previous ones I have had which either smashed the lady bits or seemed to get right up between the butt cheeks and make a lot of skin irritation and bruising (tmi, yuck, and unpleasant). I have not ridden since Sunday (4 days) and there is still a bit of soreness. It. Iftt have bruised, didn't look. But different from the past. I have thought of spinning, but those gym cycles usually don't adjust short enough for my legs. I am on,y 4'11" and have unusually short legs and a long torso. My gym has the classes so maybe I will see if the bikes go small enough.

What part of it is bull? And do you understand how Plan B works? It might be good to read about it before giving medical advice to your friend.

There really isn't anything you can do, but rest assured it will grow back. I'm still losing heaps at almost 7 months out. Don't waste your money on biotin and all the other things, they are just hype.

I nearly cried Rape!

There she is, Miss America! So, the news for me is that my navel incision from my gallbladder surgery is infected. It has been painful and I noticed it was smelling funky and leaking Fluid (yuck) so I called the surgeon. I had to go in today and he poked and prodded and dug at it (OUCH, I didn't know whether to cry, scream, or kick him in the head, and I have a really high tolerance for pain), took a sample of something, cleaned it out and rebandaged it, and sent me home with a 5-day course of a strong antibiotic. I have been feeling really "off" and tired, and was just getting really annoyed that this incision would not quit hurting, so I hope this gets to the bottom of it. I have to set my alarm and wake up in the middle of the night to take one of the pills, because it can't be more than 6 hours apart! I am leaving for 3 weeks in India (for work) on 8 Dec, so it had better be resolved by then! I have to go back and see him on Monday and he will let me know if it is getting better fast enough or we need to do something else.

I have an antibiotic for the infected incision and the surgeon was not gentle when he was digging around and cleaning it out. I almost cried or screamed or kicked him in the head. He wants to see me again Monday. I told him he had better send me flowers!

I volunteer to be a beta tester for ios please!

Hey Lissa can you send Alex a PM with your old and new username? He says he never got it. Or if you tell me what they are I can send them to him.

This is called body dysmorphia and a lot of us struggle with it. There are some therapists who specialize in it. Have you considered that route?

Bump, Alex can you please help Lissa_2.0 merge her accounts? She posted in this thread a few days ago but I think it got lost in the noise. I think she sent you a PM too.

It doesn't actually reduce a lot of body fat and does nothing for the upper body, but it is a great workout for your legs, the biggest muscle in your body. It shouldn't be the main or only exercise you do, from what I have read. I am using it as a supplement to running.

Of course try the easy stuff first (probiotics, going lactose free for a couple weeks). But if that doesn't worn please talk to your surgeon about bile acid diarrhea. It is very common but under-diagnosed. You can manage it by taking a (very cheap) medication called Questran, which binds excess bile acid. If the Questran doesn't work, that's not what you have and no big deal. I suffered with this for 6+ months (never had a normal poo since surgery) before finally finding out about bile acid diarrhea. I had been tested for everything including parasites, bacteria, lactose intolerance, celiac, had an endoscopy and colonoscopy, had an elimination diet, took very strong probiotics for months. I just don't want you to go through all that.

I have been feeling like a raging wimp because a week after my gallbladder surgery I am still having a lot of incision pain from one of the incisions (in my navel) and it actually hurts to walk because my belly jiggles around. I haven't run and I had to leave worm early Monday. Well I decided to change the dressing yesterday and it is infected. I swabbed it with q-tips and dettol (like a cross between bactine and Lysol lol) several times (burned like hell), let it dry, and put one of those breathable dressings on it. I guess I need to call the surgeon and he will probably put me on antibiotics. So annoyed but at the same time I feel sorry for my navel as I have had at least 6 laparoscopic procedures through it by now. I also think the surgeon might have actually sewed part of it closed. Not sure WTF that is about or if it is just stuck together with glue or something. Clearly he should have used shittedable staples.

That's ok because it will take me years to get through them! I would also like to finish the Discworld series before Pratchett dies. I came to it late and I'm only at book 10 so I don't have high hopes. I love his writing but I do find it a bit slow to get through.

I read Good Calories Bad Calories years ago. It makes sense and I have tried to eat that way, but pre-sleeve it just triggered me to binge. I have to say that I think Gary Taubes is a fame whore and he sure acts a lot more like an expert (which he is not) than a journalist (which he is). I do think the sleeve or RNY guides us toward that way of eating anyway. Oh and that is a fuckeding huge book. One of my favorite books I have read in the last few years is a huge biography of Winston Churchill. I did it as an audiobook and it took me like a month but I loved every minute of it and I now have such a crush on him. LOL

You remind me of me. I'm currently reading a book called "Just Ride" about getting he most enjoyment out of bicycling without turning into one of those Lycra nerds you see running around like they are in the Tour de France! I always read books about new hobbies and interests.

"The average American woman weighs 166 pounds. New data suggests that the Plan B morning-after pill is less effective if you weigh more that 165 pounds, and won't work at all for women who weigh more than 175. What's more, writes Kate Clancy (an anthropologist who studies women's reproductive issues), the dosages for regular old daily birth control are set for average-to-low-weight women. If your BMI is over 25, the pill won't work as well for you." http://feedly.com/k/18jDbPo

The Wool series is great! I'm in trashy fiction mode and reading the Sookie Stackhouse books that the TV series True Blood is based on. I haven't seen the tv shows. I actually read constantly and have read almost 70 books in 2013. A lot of them this year were about weight loss surgery and the sleeve and nutrition. On my list for next year is to finally read the Game of Thrones books and the Wheel of Time books.

Yep, I still have a crush on you. Your thread is my favorite success story on here. You have kicked azz and taken names. I love that you have continued to challenge yourself every single day. I think they should make your whole thread a "sticky" so everyone can see how awesome you have done.

I loved the Hunger Games books but haven't had any desire to see the movies. But I find it ironic that all these WLS people are talking about the Hunger Games. Isn't that why we got the surgery, to win the Hunger Games?

If your doctor doesn't know what is wrong, it is highly unlikely that a bunch of strangers on the internet are going to figure it out. Please go to the ER or get another opinion.

You guys are doing awesome! I am taking a break from running this week because of my gallbladder surgery last Wednesday. One of the incisions is more painful than anything I had from my sleeve surgery! So just taking it easy and assuming I will be all good next week.

Salty and yeasty and a little bitter. It is nice on toast but you have to use literally the thinnest smear you can imagine. It is nice with a spoonful melted into beef bouillon.

Biscotti is actually pretty low-cal and you should be able to tolerate it because it is so crunchy...

If it's your daughter "shut up and eat your beans" lol