Heather Meyer

I dont think its kidney pain because your kidneys are located nust below your ribcage roughly..if you were having kidney pain you would feel as if you were being kicked in the middle left and right side or one side of your back..Pain in your lower back just above your bum sounds more like a lower back pain/siatic pain..muscular pain.

I walked every friggen hour for 36 hours..very broken sleep and i was one of the only ones doing that cause everyone else seemed to be on morphine..Those three days made a huge difference.

My tastes have definitly changed..i used to be hugly addicted to sweets and now i could care less. I used to always crave bread and now i could care less. I used to eat salty greasy things and now i could care less...I love love love sour and tart things like rainbow sorbet(still on full liquids) and lemonade and limeade.

Oh gosh..thought it was just me but guess not... Ever sincesurgery i have been in bed at 10pm and then wake anywhere between 130 and 330 am. From that point on i struggle to go back to sleep...grrr!! See currently 315 am asi type this!!!

For me..i didnt notice the gas moving through my body till 4 days post op..then i was farting and burping storm..but for the first few days i walked and walked and walked and nothing..The best help was my mom rubbing my back downward, taking gas x, having a shower and using a heating pad

Oh and im sad.i used to crave pudding and yogurt..i cod eat tubs of yogurt and now post op i cant hack yogurt much anymore

I no longer crave sugary foods like cookies kr chocolate nor do i crave bread or chips or cakes or sodas... but man oh man..ever since surgery..i am on this sour kick...I always want to eat things that taste like lime and lemon...like lemonade and limeade and popsicles ..the lime ones..sour tastes almost more sweet and tart

K..so originally when i thought post op i thought "sugar free everything" . However when i talked to my surgeon he said not to. He said it wasnt healthy and it made no sense..especially when on a clear fluid diet.. so im trying to figure it out..why are so many people on sugar free post op diets??

My surgeon purposly said " do not drink it or gulp it all..take small sips..i did that and only consumed 1/4 of an ounce but still felt so nausiated. I thought it tasted like chalky water in a paper cup with a hint of pen ink

23 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks including pre op diet

Ive tried cream of tomato soup and creamy butternut squash soup..protein shakes i cant stomach right now..i dont even try

Ooookay...so this is my rant for the day! I am getting so freaking frustrated with family members and friends hearing that im going to TJ Mexico and them responding with "oh my god!" " seriously! Your crazy!" And.. "why would you put yourself at risk like that"? My favorite: "your going to a border town for surgery?" "People will steal your organs and sell them on the black market!!" Seriously people!! Really??? Give me a flippin break! And while your at it..how about you educate yourself a little and read up about the hospital and Drs and procedures. Any surgery is risky..There is no difference in risk between habing surgery in Canada or the States and having surgery in Mx. Doesnt matter where you fly post op! Its all the same. You are flying and at risk for DVT. Lets also keep in mind that just like TJ Mexico...anyone can open fire at a hospital or experience a sudden natural disaster. Being in the US or Canada does not make you any more safe or free from natural disasters, criminals or shootings. Point is: educate yoursel!!

Trying to find ppl who are having surgery on the 11th at Mi Doctor?

Hey all.. I have been morbidly obese for many years of my life and out of all those years, i never had gotten diabetis. Well...guess its my lucky day! 4 days till surgery and doctor does bloodwork just before i leave to go to TJ and BAM !!! Diabetic!!! My fasting sugars are around 12.0 which i find odd because i have been doing low carb and no sugar and low fat!!! So im just wondering how this affects going for surgery??

Im on the 11th at Mi Doctor with Dr. Elias Ortiz

Dr Elias Ortiz at Mi Doctor hospital in Tj.. you?

Im in mexico too! On the 11th

With or without you by U2 - im doing this with or without you

Oh Gawd! My mother is the food ****. Thank god i dont live with her. She is always looking at every single flipping package of whatever i am eating at her house and saying "oh my god heather..this food has ---- many grams per serving. Even when she orders pizza and cake for someones birthday. This coming from the lady who drinks green smoothies in the morning and salads with egg on top but comes home from work and eats Hawkins Cheesies and licks the icing off of the cake board and knife! Oh and lets not forget the cookies downstairs that she eats before bed..

According to my surgeon..you are allowed to take NSaids(with food) only if NEEDED. In other words..if you dont need it that badly dont take it...but if you really need it..then take it..but sparingly