BigGurl

I agree! Thanks Ralph Cramden..er CT Fats for posting that recipe! I'm going to share it with my Bariatric Group friends! Another good idea when you want a nice frozen treat is to take a tub of low fat (FF) Cool Whip and freeze it. It tastes almost as good as ice-cream. You could also blend in FF pudding (choc or van) before freezing to give it more flavor. Another one of my friends also suggested taking your fav. zero calorie flavored water and freezing it until it turns into a slushly... This is really refreshing.. I use the Sobe Vitamin (0-cal) water and its good! Yvette

TexasT, You're story sounds *Exactly* like mines! When I had my revision, I also had a subcutaneous Hematoma at the port site that my doc had to fix. He also said it looked as though I had a hiatal hernia (sliding hernia) but he could'nt get to it because I still had too much fat in that area..So now I have to wait to get it fix until I lose more belly fat *smirk*. Those ports are a bear to deal with!

iegal, I had gallbladder removed before my sleeve surgery. I do'nt think that's the issue for me. It has gotten better as my stomach getting back used to foods in it. Now its the spicey foods that's giving problems. BBQ sauce causes a lot of spasming pain in my sleeve. I plan to let them know at my next clinic visit.

Dansha, You really are Rocking the Weightloss!!! You Go Girl!!!

Thanks Everyone, I'm glad i'm not the only one that is happens to. Pre WLS .. If I ate too much chocolate / milk I would get the Dumping too. Maybe its just something that some people have a predisposition for. My Nutrionist said that some Sleevers will get this the same as Bypassers ..It's getting better though.. Not happening as much. Yvette

Hi Jenni, I was Sleeved 3-711 and I still get that same sharp pain .. Like a spasm when food or Water passes through. I get the trapped air .. It gets better when I belch the air out. I'm trying to eat slower which seems to be helping and more softer foods also helps with the pain. Yvette

Hi All, I was curious to know how many Sleevers develope some form of Dumping? I noticed of the past couple weeks ( I'm 5 weeks post-op) whenever I have a small bit of sugar or small bit of fat ( I can only eat 1/4 cup at a time) I get colicky cramps going accross the lower part of my stomach, diarrhrea, fatigue, hot flashes and sometimes heart palpitations. It does'nt happen all the time just sometimes.. Thanks, Yvette

Have you tried the low carb Muscle Milk? It's pretty good.

I tend to get a hippup-wheeze about 20min to a half hour after eating. Its usually because I ate a little too much. I'm still lapband but will be sleeved in jan.

Hey Vicki, I strongly believe that I will take the plunge into the sleeve life. We'll see though... Have to talk to Dr. H. first to see what he says.

Hi Vicki, How are you enjoying the Sleeved life :-)