Arts137

It may well be muscle pain. Unless it swells, gets red, you get a fever, I'd say let it heal for a couple days. If it gets worse, or any of those symptoms, see a doc!

Try this thread: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/1560-depression-after-gastric-sleeve-surgery/

I intend to avoid baked stuff (and I am a darned good baker). Maybe fruit for me...

Do what is right for you and know you'll have support here.

lose from vomiting or diarrhea?

call the MD. Another sign is a fever, but call 'em anyway!!!

I am so sorry that you feel frustrated. That said this is common. Stalls happen, and they often happen about "now". You also might have some 'buyer's remorse', we EACH have strange heads! But there are no take-backs here, so Press Forward and know that the weight WILL be coming off if you keep with your program!

Are you on chemo?

Just wander around the site. Many threads on the topic! Mine lasted about 5 and 1/2 months. HOWEVER I learned a LOT and the time was not wasted!

OK, I bite, how many husbands do you have?

1. Height 74" 2. Starting highest weight 423# 3. Surgery weight 366# 4. Goal weight and/or current weight 330#, goal 225# 5. Length of time to reach goal weight N/A 6. Age 63

HA! I add it to most anything it can mix with.

I buy all the bariatric supps from Unjury... All chewable...

Well you can think all the bad stuff you want!!! :-) All ot that is low calorie and fat free!

Great answers. You want to be comfortable with this before surgery, so keep researching until you are. Let me emphasize two points... (1) it is not magical... YOU still have to follow your plan and (2) Deaths from obesity are more likely (by far) than deaths from this procedure.

after all is said and done, could it go through a straw? (but don't use a straw)...

had discomfort but no real "pain". Felt OK in a week, except was very tired for a number of weeks...

maybe stay with protein and veggie snacks and cut the carbs?

yuch, no fun!!! but not generally seen as related to the surgery, I think...

gosh, there are a lot!!!!! http://www.amazon.com/Books-Relating-Metabolism-Diet/lm/RURI7QW4GDWLX

love 'em,,, 'ramble' on!

check with a tailor!

it's to ensure that peanut pieces don't irritate or get stuck in the healing stomach... I assume OK now, but chew chew chew!!

like so many things... it's very 'person by person' different. Lots of hints on how to do this in various threads here...

I plan on reducing my cooking (and eating) this year...