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oh man, i can only pray this is how i react to sugar after my sleeve. I am a bakery manager, imagine that!

Wow that seems like that will be a challenge but you will be able to handle it. I think I wanted to see if anything would happen if I ate it and now I know. I have just been testing the waters today because I had a piece of chicken fried and drank a couple if sips of Sprite pop. Well it's all making me feel sick but not coming back up but boy do I wish it would to make me feel better. I now know what I can have and the affects if I have stuff I know is not good for me.

Hey family, so today they came in today at work and they had cupcakes from this place called Sweet Mandy B's. And I have not had any sweets since my surgery in August. Well I decide to have one and before I can lick all the icing off my fingers I start to cough and and gag, well the cupcake did not stay down and one I feel like crap. I have not really thought about sugar or sweets but I thought I would give it a try. Well let's just say it is a lesson learned.

Ok, family I am 3 months and 3 day post-op and I feel really good about the surgery. But here is where my problem is lying right now. I have acid reflux and I am taking Omeprazole and have been taking it since I got home from the hospital in August. I have talked to the nurse and she keeps telling me to keep an eye on what I eat but everything gives me acid reflux from waking up, Water, citrus, seasons, to everything. I would have to stop eating everything to find out what is causing it but it seems like it is everything so I just dont know what to do. I have been in search of a natural remedy so I dont have to worry with these pills and stop spending so much money for them. It can really get bad sometimes and others not so much but I am really getting tired of it. Does anyone have any idea what I can do that will help with this situation.

Check in. Last weight 277.6, CW 272. Thanksgiving weight 269

Great. I am feeling no pain right now except for my heel lol. I need new shoes. I start soft food on friday i think' date=' im gonna call tomorrow for the info on it cuz i only got the puree stage info, im tired of puree but i cant imagine that soft foods would be that different.[/quote']

Yes call Angela and tell her that you did not it the packet but you can also go to the website and pull it down.

I also get them when I am full. When I have had enough to eat I get them and I know I need to stop eating. I think its funny.

I'm in. CW 277.6. Thanksgiving 269

Ok this was before and now. I had my surgery 8/29 Starting weight 323, SW 306, CW 277 I am feeling pretty good and pushing hard to get to my goal.

Yes' date=' i feel good. The day of surg practically no pain at all. Did u have issues w pureed when u came home? Alot of people are tellin me they were on liquids when they came home but i was put ob puree when i came home, i figured u were on puree also.[/quote']

I was on puréed when I get home and I did not get a lot in but I keep trying everyday. I did drink Protein shakes just in case I could not get the food in. I am so glad you are ok and on the losers bench.

Hi - Did you go to University of Chicago (U of C) or University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)?

I had mine at university of Chicago

I just want to say to everyone here that has made the change you are doing a great job and just take one day at a time. For those getting prepared for the change you are also doing great for taking the steps to get to you date and come to the other side. Congrats to everyone!!!!!

I have a question. Has anyone noticed that their sense of smell and taste is different? I feel like I am hypersensitive and smells make me nauseous Also some foods do not taste the same to me at all. I am still having some trouble eating solids and they can come back up on me so it is really trial and error. My preop weight was 217 the day of my surgery 8/30 I was 207 and today I am 180. I really like the lack of hunger but I do not enjoy food at all and also still have bad reflux despite the hiatal hernia repair? Any help or comments would be appreciated.

Yes my sense of smell is off the chain right now and everything makes me nauseous. I don't know what's that about but it is driving me crazy.

I am here whenever you need me. Lol

I had dr Hussain and he is so nice. I am doing well. I had surgery on 8/29 and it has been a little bit of a struggle just pulling everything together each day. I am down 22 pounds since surgery but total since starting the process 39. If you need another sister along this road I am here.

Thats so great!!! Ive been wondering how you are. Im all ready.. i saw Angela at the Univ on Monday and said i met someone on a forum and she said your so nice and great to deal with' date=' she was happy and laughed when i said but i only know her screen name LOL! I am nervous because she said if my thyroid is out of whack they may have to postpone surgery. So ive been takin my meds and praying. I wanted to ask you if you had to have an ekg or see a cardiologist? I didnt and dont knw if i shld ask abt it.[/quote']

I did not know you were at the university of Chicago. It is nice to know that I have people on here that come from the same hospital. By the way I love Angela to pieces and she keeps it real honest with you.

Ok, well here is my confession. On my birthday 9/28, I had a party I ate taco salad with tortilla chips, 1 chicken wing, had 2-4oz glasses of wine. Then last week I had pizza with sausage and cheese but it was frozen pizza so I cut it up in small squares and I ate 5 squares. I had a glass of white wine last night. Whooooo that feels good to get off my chest. Oh and the watermelon kick I have been on and it is so good and cold. I doctor told me no more due to the natural sugar in it. :rolleyes:

I am not that far out but I can say that maybe if you go back to doing what you started doing when you were losing. I know that with any weight loss there will be times when you will gain and then lose it without doing a thing. When I was doing weight watchers I would gain one week and lose the next doing the exact same things. So, dont give up and it working it will be ok my sleeve sister.

Ok my sleeve family I want to know is anyone having issues with the scale at home being different than the one at the doctor? I have been doing really good and I went in today and it showed different than Saturday. I really hope I did not gain 4 pounds when I have not done anything different. I am not giving up but boy that made me feel a little sad. But I am now able to create my menu with all the thing I am use to doing while I was on WW. I just won't be able to eat all the food on the plate and much smaller sizes. I am in phase 3 regular diet.

Surgery Aug 29th down 24 pounds but since I started changing my habits before surgery I am down 39 pounds. So I am feeling really good back does not hurt when I stand for a long period of time. I can walk up the stairs using each stair instead of taking one at a time. My clothes are fitting better and some things are to big. So this is so worth it.

I have that feeling also and its not that bad but it feels like a lump in my chest that has to move for me to feel better. I am 4 weeks out also.

No it's a private group they would have to be part of the group to see posts... I thought the same thing.

Maybe yo can tell me why some of people's post and the page post show up on my feeds. I have to keep saying hide them so they don't show.

I was wondering has anyone gone on a cruise since having the surgery and how did they do on the boat as far as eating?

I don't know if the brand has anything to do with it. I was prescribed omeprazole and I found it in the store today because I forgot to take it this morning so I bought some. I took two to equal my prescribed amount. It is working fine.

I was sleeved on 9/16. The surgery went well and although diagnosis in 09 with a hiatel hernia he found no evidence of it. My sugar went up to 191 and potassium too low. Due to the extreme gas pain and being taken off the med pump' date=' I did not take in enough liquids today on my own, so one more day in the hospital. I am sure I will feel better tomorrow. I have been walking, but need to do more. The gas and right side pain is the worse!

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I do understand the issue with the gas. I did walk in the hospital but once I got home I used gas-x strips along with walking and it helped so much. It will get so much better. 3 weeks out.

I did not post that looking for "permission" to eat junk. I was sharing my struggle and hoping for some encouragement to get back on track. And partly I was posting just to be accountable to myself by making it public. I was being honest.

I really find that there is a lot of negativity and judgement on this forum.

The best advice I've gotten so far was the suggestion about a therapist. The rest is just nasty and judgmental. And to the person who said "stop eating ****"... You are about 4 days out' date=' right? I hope for your sake you don't struggle like I am at 4 months, but at 4 days food made me sick. That changes over time and it does get harder. I'm not making excuses for my choices. Just being real and looking for some help.[/quote']

Hey I am so sorry that you are going through what you are going through. I am not going to judge you because I don't know what may happen to me as I travel on this journey.

What I want to say to you is, are there some things going on to make you feel like eating these foods that you know are bad for you? Sometime we use food as a getaway, so maybe make a list of things that are good and bad in your life right now. A therapist is going to ask you that same question. I know it's hard either way if you do right or fall off its still hard. I want you to know I support you and you can get through this. Don't give up!!!!!