SnowDaisy

Hi guys
It's probably my taste buds changed but omg...all the Protein Shakes and even the chewable vitamins are just too sweet for me...what happened?...I used to have such a sweet tooth and I'm not even a week out yet.
But, on a serious note...sweets things are what got a lot of us here in the first place. Don't you think these companies should be marketing their products to suit all tastes or at least give us the WLS post op patient the choice to add sweet if we want to or need to.
I said to my husband tonight...I know before I would not have turned down a sweet treat before, but that last shake is so sweet I'd rather go without...I would have been happier if it had tasted like Mac and cheese or just plain old Soup.< /p>
Xxx

Just to let anyone under Tri-Care Prime that Insure Nutrition cover them too.
The lady on the phone told me that it would be for two shakes per day, the scar cream and Multivitamins.
Also, it can signed off by your PCM or your Surgeon.
I just emailed my PCM for the correct fax number for Insure Nutrition to contact them and should be good to go.
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Sounds lovely.
But I believe your body will not absorb more than 40-45 grams of protein in one portion.
Just thought I'd let you know as protein is expensive.
Xx

Lovely pics everyone.
For me although I love all animals, I am a dog person. And this is my baby girl, Tootsie.
She was an abused, abandoned and starving little ragamuffin, but we rescued her and although she is still terrified of even her own shadow, she is our baby.

Lovely pics everyone.
For me although I love all animals, I am a dog person. And this is my baby girl, Tootsie.
She was an abused, abandoned and starving little ragamuffin, but we rescued her and although she is still terrified of even her own shadow, she is our baby.

I had GERD pretty bad before my sleeve surgery. Once I even went to the emergency room, thinking I was having a heart attack. It was just reflux. My stomach doc found a hiatial hernia and that got fixed at the same time he did my sleeve. I haven't had any reflux since. It has been wonderful. He put me on Omeprasole post surgery to give my stomach time to heal, but I often forget to take it, and still no reflux.
Ask your doc to check for a hiatial hernia to see if that can also be causing your problems.

Hey Yall. Has anyone had or is going to have weight loss surgery in the Wichita Falls, TX area?

Lovely pics everyone.
For me although I love all animals, I am a dog person. And this is my baby girl, Tootsie.
She was an abused, abandoned and starving little ragamuffin, but we rescued her and although she is still terrified of even her own shadow, she is our baby.

Lovely pics everyone.
For me although I love all animals, I am a dog person. And this is my baby girl, Tootsie.
She was an abused, abandoned and starving little ragamuffin, but we rescued her and although she is still terrified of even her own shadow, she is our baby.

I believe that if you are prone to acid reflux disease the sleeve will make matters worse.
I already suffered with acid reflux and the got sleeved...(didn't know about the sleeve making it worse)...the reflux got so bad that some nights even with Nexium I would wake with terrible burning from the stuff I'd bring whilst asleep. The pain could be unbearable.
I'm not going to say that the sleeve isn't any good...but weight wise, the sleeve didn't work for me long term. That and suffering so bad with the reflux was enough to get me a revision to a full gastric bypass.
29th January 2014 I had my op and I have not had one single day or night since with reflux. However, my surgeon does want me to "protect" my pouch by continuing to take the Nexium for at least 6 months. But to be honest, they are probably the only drugs I forget to take....lol....I know, I'm bad.
See if you can make an appointment to speak to your surgeon or perhaps a member of the bariatric team you are considering....try and get a one-to-one with someone who'll be able to advise you best.
Good luck
Xx

There are plenty of posts from people that initially regret it. Seems these regrets fall under the same few categories....
1) For some reason some people thought they would feel instantly better or lose all their weight in a couple weeks. They aren't giving themselves time to heal from a MAJOR surgery and they may not have realistic expectations.
2) having complications. Of course this would leave you with regret, but again, a lot of times these are normal postop issues that will resolve in time. Those with serious, long term complications definitely deserve to feel regret. But not everyone with complications have regrets.
3) There is often a level of true depression that creeps in post op and IMHO that's something that should involve professional intervention
4) some people just weren't emotionally and mentally prepared to make the necessary lifestyle changes and are disappointed with their weight loss results because this wasn't the magic fix they thought it was.
But if you check with most sleevers longer out from surgery you will find very few regretters. The results far outweigh any of the hiccups they encountered along the way.
As for me, at 5 months out, despite having some postop issues, have not regretted it for a minute. I feel fabulous and look fantastic!

I've seen a few posters on here mention regretting the surgery in the short-term. I don't know about long-term though. I know short-term, I couldn't be happier with my decision (my only regret is that it's taking so long to get pain-free enough to resume my pre-surgery walking distances...)
I still consider it one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life.

Lovely pics everyone.
For me although I love all animals, I am a dog person. And this is my baby girl, Tootsie.
She was an abused, abandoned and starving little ragamuffin, but we rescued her and although she is still terrified of even her own shadow, she is our baby.

Lovely pics everyone.
For me although I love all animals, I am a dog person. And this is my baby girl, Tootsie.
She was an abused, abandoned and starving little ragamuffin, but we rescued her and although she is still terrified of even her own shadow, she is our baby.

This is my Latte'
And this sums up our relationship.

Two of my Kitty Cat's. Love them! Meow

Harri-Cat (Harriet)
Harri loves shoes

I have one cat I rescued but he doesn't get the attention he deserves because of these two boys:
Ziggy is a 12 pound Maltese terror I rescued. He is the craziest little psycho dog -- hates everyone but his woman... me. He lays as close to me as possible at all times. He will do every trick in the book for me but will rush my son if he gets anywhere close to me.
Tank is my 57 pound pittie. He's a huge sweetheart -- loves everyone -- but can also be a hyper crazed chewing machine. He was also a rescue and fooled us with that cute little puppy face (although I should have known how big he'd get with those giant paws).
I love my furbabies... the kids will sometimes say "You love them more than us" and I tell them it's because those dogs thing I rock their world!!!

Here are my fur babies! Woman's best friends! <3

My Lola;)

Our furry kid

Which pet is the best?
I like them both! Cats are truly under estimated by us lazy and self centered human creatures. They are brilliant and if you've ever potty trained a cat and a dog you would definitely agree the cat wins that battle hands down.
That said a dogs love is truly amazing! They shadow you and calm your heart like no other animal can do, and they are brilliant in their own way. I have 9 pets and I love them all the same. 6 rescued alley cats from certain doom and fate, and 3 adorable maltese dogs (1 of which is mixed with mini poodle). My eldest is a feline whom I rescued as a very tiny kitten. He was barely over a pound and I had to feed him back to life. He is 15 years old now and though he is slowing down a lot he still always shows his appreciation for me saving him.
Believe it or not they do all get along really well and rarely do they have a bit of a scuffle. It's never anything serious though! It's usually just one of them playing too rough.
They are my little furbuddies! It's never a dull moment in our house! It's fun though and the respect I have for life has grown more impassioned with them in my world. I cherish what they have done for me, and in the darkness of despair they left the light on for me.
        

Umm, fudge! It had been a crazy busy week. Away from home for 10 days, facilitating two training courses and speaking at an Obesity Summit, I was tired and ready to go home. Though I have a pretty good routine when I travel and stay focused on my good Success Habits, I was tempted


Umm, fudge! It had been a crazy busy week. Away from home for 10 days, facilitating two training courses and speaking at an Obesity Summit, I was tired and ready to go home. Though I have a pretty good routine when I travel and stay focused on my good Success Habits, I was tempted beyond my ability to resist, to buy a piece of fudge. Umm, I love fudge and of course the walnuts added the all important “protein.” I had kept up with my exercise and make good food choices all week, so I felt justified in splurging a bit.
As it always does, the first bite was heavenly! Smooth and creamy. So good. I relished that first bite, waited a bit and then another, and yet another. Enough! I thought. I’m good. Now I am going to mindfully throw the rest away. A difficult thing to do knowing how much I paid for it and due to all of the starving people in the world. But I knew it had to go. With Michael Jordan flair, I strutted by the trash can and slam dunked it. There! Good for me. I would have high-fived the guy next to me, but he gave me a funny look so I decided I would just Celebrate privately.
Boarding for my flight began and victoriously, I marched onto the plane. Safe from “too much” fudge. An hour passed by still on the tarmac, waiting for a mechanical repair. Finally, the captain announced that we would need to deplane and board another flight. By that time I had missed my connecting flight in Denver so I knew enough to get off the plane and get quickly in line for re-booking.
As I waited patiently in line, I don’t know why, but the thought of my left over fudge so close by started to haunt me. Though I am embarrassed to admit it, here is the conversation in my head. “This situation is beyond stressful and surely another piece of fudge would calm my nerves.” Honestly, you are not thinking of getting the fudge out of that trash bin over there are you?” Well, it is still good, it was wrapped up and in the bag.” Really?” What will people think of you digging in the trash?” “It will be right on top. Easy and there are not too many people over there, I can be quick!” Come on, seriously, you are better than this. You don’t eat food from the trash! Well I guess you are right! Thank goodness.”
Whew! That was close. It shouldn’t have even crossed my mind but it did. Why, I wonder? What is this problem I have with food? I was pleased that my good voice over ruled my temptress voice but I would have preferred not to have had that conversation at all! Perhaps you can relate?
Sometimes I find myself focusing on how unfair it is that I struggle with such unhealthy food relationships. But then, I am both relieved and proud that I have been able to win many of these battles. And every time I do – the “you can do it, you are better than that” voice gets stronger and stronger. For those of you who have heard my other crazy food stories, you’ll know how important it is when I say, I don’t eat M & M’s off the floor, whipped cream with my fingers, OR fudge from the trash! Yeah!

It's like anything that's new...you have to give it a lot of thought to be able to learn it thoroughly. Like learning to drive and coming up to test day, but a few months down the line you get in the car and are on automatic pilot.
Well that's how I try to look at this new way of eating...I'm discovering what I can eat, what I can't, what I should and what I shouldn't.
So I don't think this has the potential to become unhealthy as long as your ambition is to remain healthy. We all have to fight the old demons, but what your WLS has done for you is given the tools to start again. Things could change with time, (pouch stretch, forgetting the fluid/food intake being at least 30-45 mins apart, accepting slider foods too often, starting to introduce too much sugar into your diet, giving up on Protein supplements and so on) so make the most of now.
I think it's good you are addressing your worries and concerns now, but although it's just my opinion, live for today and learn for tomorrow.
All the best
Xx

I take Armour for my hypothyroidism. I've yet to have my blood work done (very overdue).
I don't think there has been any problems with absorption, but I take my Armour very early in the morning and don't eat anything for at least an hour so that nothing infers with it's potency.
That said...I do feel very tired at time...so I'm off now to book my blood work.
Xx