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I believe the increased risk of kidney stones from bariatric surgery is in reference to gastric bypass. However obesity by itself is a cause for increased risk of the stones. Not drinking enough Water is considered one of the main causes. If you are diagnosed with a stone, it is advisable to be checked out by a Urologist as the size of the stone is extremely important as to the treatment required. You don't want to put your kidney in jeopardy.

Forget the block button. I certainly won't waste any more of my time offering any more "advice" (not advise) to you. I re-read that response to your first post and all I can say is you have an unusual way in interpreting plain English. BTW, it's him, not her. And you can go to - "manage ignore prefs" - and block me easily. Good luck with your surgery.

Oh come on......a little humor takes the edge off. Everything doesn't have to be so dry and serious. Nobody's being malicious. OK, you want the serious version. Here goes. How about he word "stalled"'. Who uses that word. Weight loss surgery patients, that's who. So my guess is if your using the word stalled, you've already read about stalls and are aware they are typical to WLS. If you want more details, then reading more would certainly be an option. Hence the "Search" suggestion. Chill out. Losing lots of weight on this journey should be and enjoyable ride.

Removed for - no sense of humor.

Miami and Cape Coral

Strap on a scuba divers weight belt under your clothes, with the added weight needed to reach 40 BMI. Also tell them your are an inch or two shorter than you are. If they measure...... slouch ! It's up to you, but I'm not kidding. To have generic requirements for everyone that don't take individual needs into consideration is stupid to begin with.

The coordinator at your Surgeon's office would be a good start. If you haven't picked a Surgeon yet, check to see if any bariatric surgeons in your area have information seminars. Those are always helpful in getting all the basic information you will need.

Explain to me the "work" part you refer to??? Both surgeries are only designed to do one thing. Limit you intake at a single meal. Basically to keep you from endlessly stuffing yourself with too much food. The "work" part is all yours. You must choose what type of foods to eat and stick to a low calorie diet and exercise. Not try to circumvent the benefits of the meal restrictions, or sit around eating only junk food. The two surgeries just go about accomplishing those meal limits in different ways. So both surgeries will work for what they are designed to do, but having success with either one will depend on you.

Ditto with the stall frustration. If I'm ever stranded on a remote island somewhere, I figure all I gotta do is NOT eat and I'll survive for months seeing as I won't lose any weight.

Crunches will certainly strengthen your abdominal muscles, but you cannot target an area to lose fat. The fat will come off everywhere. We typically have more in the middle, so the middle is usually the last to show a significant loss. Do a variety of exercises and shoot for the end result down the road.

Weigh your food. Start with about 2 ounces. Chew it up good. You'll be fine. Don't drink for 30 minutes. You'll like being able to get in Protein without necessarily having to do shakes and stuff. My favorite is a Chicken/mushroom stir fry. Very high in protein. Enjoy.

You can now proceed to jump up and down around the room..... Congrats

Beats me as to why all the concern, but as far as the Insure deal.....that's and easy one.....get a different PCP to sign off.

I'm waiting on the "Cherry 2000". LOL, sorry, it's a guy thing.

First off at 21, he's not your 21 year old anymore. As in any surgery, there are risks. And as an adult, this type of elective decision should be solely his. If I were you I would play it down. Use a little reverse psychology. Rag on him alittle. Things like...."yeah sweetie, it's working for me but you're lazy and without determination and focus you'll blow it." Make it something he wants to prove to himself and everyone, he can do. And don't sugar coat the risks. Make sure he researches the procedure in detail so he is very aware of the life-long choice he's making. It's not a race. He needs to come to the decision on his own, in his own time. You need to distance yourself from this one mom. If it were me at 21 again, I would find a way to lose it on my own. I agree with you on the I'm old..... and if it goes south......well you know what I mean. Good luck.

For that M&Ms trick to work for me, they need to stay on the shelf at the grocery store.

211 pounds at 5'11" is not a weight to panic about. You've still got over 20 pounds of wiggle room.

Tough love Mom. They don't call it tough love cause it's gonna be easy. But the alternative is worse. Be firm. Good luck.

Real hunger pangs tend to be like...... if you don't get some food, you're going to pass out. My guess is you're experiencing the dreaded "head hunger". It can attack in many forms. I can still see a package of some delectable food and instantly recall and miss the taste. When the aroma of some cooking reaches my nostrils, I can identify the food and imagine enjoying it as well. But do I want or need to put some food in my belly right that minute cause I am so hungry...?? Typically no. I try to quickly get my mind off of it and do something else until I realize I wasn't actually hungry. I was just missing those familiar desires. Usually boredom will trigger those run-a-way thoughts and feelings. So get busy or drink some Water or get out and exercise to help train your mind away from the head hunger triggers.

Seeing as you asked.......Nope.

There's no surgery that can make you eat only low calorie foods and in the correct amount. The only thing the sleeve is capable of doing is limiting the amount of food you can eat, to help you learn to be satisfied with less. So if it is your intention to rationalize a way to circumvent that limiting factor, then the sleeve won't work for you and you will fail. Trying to get others to enable you by agreeing with your rationalization is further proof you're headed down the wrong path. All I can say is you need to readjust your thinking and stick to the program as outlined by your weight loss team if you want to salvage any success from your surgery.

Prior to surgery, quite often I would be rushed doing things throughout the day and not stop to eat. It never posed a problem as I would usually stop in at some fast food joint late in the day all famished and go about ordering three times what anyoneI should be eating. Then I would spend most of the evening non stop eating till I was uncomfortably full and then hit the sack to deal with Gerd and reflux. The challenge now.......?? My new stomach holds about 2.5 to 3 ounces tops. Doesn't matter when I eat, that's all that's gonna fit. (no stretching allowed). And at 3 ounces a pop and all the 30 minutes before & after drinking thingy, I need all the meal opportunities I can get during the day to get enough nutrition to stay alive..........So if I miss any during the day, there is no making up for it later. My daily routine seems to be absorbed with thinking, planning, or whipping up something to eat. (and it's a learning curve cooking up 2 ounce portions) I even need to plan for it if I go somewhere. Takes a lot of getting used to. I know, I know.......small price to pay. I'm not complaining mind you......just saying it takes getting used to. Enjoy. Oh, I forgot.....I'm also faced with the challenge taking longer to eat 2 ounces than I did eating 10 pounds before.

I'll take the smiley face as you're smiling...........Now you can go unlock the window.

My psych eval was a joke. Most of it amounted to a true false or multiple choice with some fill in questions. They typically ask the same type questions many different ways, to see if you are confused or unsure of your reasons. Common sense will guide you in what to say. They just want to be sure you are aware of what you're getting into and what to expect. As in not expecting a magic pill, and understand the risks. Also that you don't have unrealistic expectations. Good luck.

Ditto