Madam Reverie

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/266848-gerd-indigestion-reflux-lumps-in-throatchest-exposition-of-symptoms-and-treatment/?hl=gerd%20sleeve Voila!

Its acid reflux. If you search the forums for GERD, acid, there are a million posts on it. I started a thread myself on the very matter. Happy reading and if you have any questions, just shout

Nothing silly about this question at all Basically, its because your sleeve is soooo new and delicate.. Its still trying to calibrate - particularly so early out. The sleeve is still raw and wounded. As such, you have to not try to overload it with things which are going to make it work harder. If you're eating rich/fatty/acidic/spicy/sugary food, your stomach is going to have to receive more bile to process it. This could upset things. Don't fear, this eases off in two months or so.. But you still have to be a little careful (well, I did). Its also a scientific fact that bariatric surgery changes an individuals' taste. This can make people feel repulsed by things that they formerly loved (fatty/acidic/rich/spicy/sugary food), I personally think this is because your body instinctively knows post surgery that these things are not good for your little sleeve. When you're in the first 2 months, its a bit of trial and error. But, however, its pretty much a given that the blander the food, the easier you digest it... So if you don't want to upset things, try to keep it plain, light and simple for a while. Its all good

I've told no one... The only person that knows is my finance.. No ones business but my own

you wait.. you think you're disproportionate and then the next day BOOM! You've dropped inches on the bit you thought was bigger than the rest. I've found the whole process (and I am far from completing it), most amusing! Enjoy! You're looking great

I shall definitely be exploring the cortisone with my doctor... I'm starting to get really really thin around my temples and hairline. Could you tell us the brand of the shampoo, topical spray and vitamins that you're using, too? Would be much appreciated

lol as long as the 'toxic' isn't relevant, Gman

I was eating salad AND mushrooms, at about 5-6 weeks afterwards. Found the raw onions a bit much for my sensitive sleeve (gave me acid reflux). Everything else was all good in the hood. Just made sure I chewed the heck out of it and didn't shovel it down, as I pre-sleeve had a want to do (primarily salad I'm on about). Mushrooms and salad are two of my favourite things. I'd say try it, see how you feel and if it's cool -yay! If not, try again in a weeks time. As a word of caution.. Be careful with the butter you cook the mushrooms in.. The butter could make the mushrooms too greasy. Early sleeves don't like a lot of fat. Same with salad dressings. Try to go without it. Best of luck!

I've often been tempted to write a caveat attached to the start of my posts in order to prevent the somewhat inevitable.. You know, the type of caveat that might start like this: N.B 1) This post is not applicable to people who are going to flay me for my opinion, which is solely my opinion and not the opinion of the site, its owners or affiliates. 2) This post is not for people who want to give me the third degree on the minutia of what they place in their mouths on a half hourly interval.... I am about as interested in this, as I am of freely electing to gouge my eyes out with a rusty spoon. Then I realised, the NB list would be about 3/4 of a screen long.. Consequently and if I identify that the inevitable might happen (because some people don't read things the same way others do - in fact, some people don't read -using the opening of a new thread to basically say something predominantly off-topic which vaguely adheres in the first sentence to the original subject matter) - I add a little and often sarcastic, in-text caveat. Does it work? Hell no! But sometimes, just sometimes, it prevents things from occurring which make me want to bash my head repeatedly on the screen whilst shouting 'FOR THE LOVE OF SWEET JESUS'. Yes, my name is Revs and I require anger management classes

You're most welcome - sincerely. I hate to admit it, but I'm a verbose SOB.. So typing war and peace takes very little time for me. Regular Tolstoy, I am... Just glad it made sense. I wish you and your family the best of luck. x

I am in the process of losing all of mine.. it's not funny... at all.. I have no suggestions on how to stop it.. Only as previous posters have mentioned - how to make it grow back more quickly - Protein and Biotin... It sucks - my sympathies

Ooh, I forgot that I consume cider, LL! Yep, that's another good one.. 70-100 proof? Yikes.. Well, I'm a bit like LL on the cocktails/hard liquor now. I normally limit it to three-four. Any more and I become a bit sloppy and a bit forgetful. I also stumble around a bit Your tolerance does go down at the start - considerably. It comes back, but not to full force. You get drunk quick, but also sober quick. Its a good thing for me.. I could drink 12 pints in 5 hours. Now it's 5 pints in 5 hours. Less calories, no hangover and still happy

(not much left after that either I guess!)

I'm a no-beer zone.. Too gassy. I drink Guinness, Wine, Cocktails.. Thats about it...

You just make it your mission in the early days to get as much Fluid down your neck as possible. Simples. You'll know when you're getting the dehydration warning. You mouth becomes dry, your lips get dry. And as we all know, if your mouth feels dry, you've already left it too long. In the early days, you have no other mission that to hit your Water and Protein targets. When you go back to work and start getting distracted, is when you can go and go and go and then BOOM.. You're down with dehydration. If you always have it in your mind, it won't happen to you, because you'll constantly be sipping your water. Simples!

lol you better get used to it.. Most of it comes from a good place.. But there are those, on the odd occasion, who lack, what do we call it?.... The ability to tailor their communication to the audience and ability to convey their message with tact and diplomacy... You can't censor people from having an opinion.. Because that's what makes life interesting! Plus and this is the best part about it, it can give a different perspective on things that you might not have considered.. However, this also comes with the caveat that some people just go for the contrarian view, just to get a rise out of people.. My rule of thumb - if they're directly attacking you, its one thing. I don't take kindly to that myself (it's also against the rules) If they're trying to be 'helpful', give them a chance. If it's loaded with 'holier than thou', you, too, have the choice to ignore or respond. Either way, it'll always happen! Ain't internet life grand?!

I know this is going to be tough, because you have all this excitement and new found zest for life.. But in order to minimise the reactions.. which appear to be all negative... you're going to have to limit how much you squeal and bounce around with excitement. If you can stand in your husbands shoes: Is he overweight himself? Is he seeing these massive changes and wondering how he fits in to this any more? Is he being a bit childish and resentful, because nothing this exciting is happening to him? Is his ego taking a bit of a bashing? Is he fundamentally fearful he's going to lose you and resentful that YOU are the one who changed your family's dynamic? Your children's shoes: Are they just bored to tears of hearing about it? Are they, too, a bit miffed that they haven't got anything this exciting going on in their lives? Are they feeding off the negativity coming from your husband because they, too, might recognise that YOU are the one who changed what they knew and upset the applecart because of the change in family dynamic? You have every right to want to sing from the hill tops - but a little appreciation of how they are viewing things, might be useful. It might not change their opinions - but by talking to them gently, attempting to understand their position, you might be able to temper your enthusiasm for your new path (which might make them feel like you're leaving them behind) and try and find ways to integrate them and make things more inclusive. Humans don't like change. None of us do. When we choose to make a change in the form of this surgery, we're already 3/4 of the way to embracing all the good things that happen. Rarely we look at all the potential negatives. I would hazard a guess your husband is resentful. Your kids are bored and reacting to your husbands negativity. The friends are probably a little jealous of the excitement in your life, because they don't have the same in theirs. It would be interesting to hear if your friends are there to support you in your current difficulties with your husband.... But, and before you try broaching that subject with them... All of this boils down to people who are sitting their thinking 'what about me?'. I know this is crapadoodle, because everyone feels they have the right to be happy and the right to be supported and damnit, the right to be excited! Sadly, most people are a little bit selfish and whilst they're seeing you happier by the day, they're not feeling so happy. They probably feel that they need more of your attentions and sympathies for their circumstances.. Try talking to all of them. Don't mention your surgery at all. Ask them how THEY are doing. If they become animated and engaged, you know that was the problem. If they don't, then you might be looking for something else. With the husband? You might want to tread carefully with that one and not mention the surgery for a while... As awful as it sounds, do a bit of ego soothing for him and see if this garners a positive reaction. If it does.. Then you know what it was. Sad as it is, you might have to keep your excited Carlton Banks dancing in your smaller trousers in your room, just to yourself and for a little while. Just until the waters are calmed and their reserves of emotional generosity are topped up enough to give you what you are after and what you fundamentally deserve.

Oooh, very exciting! Go get 'em tiger! Wishing you a very simple, easy and painfree surgery and recovery. See you on the losers bench

There's a before and after on my profile if you want to have a look. BGP and JNJ - Many thanks, glad you find them interesting. I'm just vomiting my innermost thoughts and insecurities onto a public website!

As I said in a previous thread.. When I hit goal, I'll be running around my high street stark-bollock-naked. I'm sure that'll get a modicum of attention.

Babe, you've got it bang on! Thank you for sharing my path with me x

Aww, bless you. Thanks. The Demi Moore thing was metaphorical, to be fair. To evince the difference between 'Sloth' from the Goonies and something considered 'beautful' and 'butterfly' like. I think we all know she's been 'enhanced' to the maximum and thats not a path I'd take.. But, i'd kill for her hair! As for the body issues. Yes, clearly have a ton of them. Where's my fairy with its magic wand?!

Up your water, up your protein, take your vitamins and dare I say it.. have a few carbs. The moment I did that, it improved greatly.

Glad its useful. I found on here (and I don't need to be flayed for this, anyone else who is reading this, tyvm!), people can get sooooooooooo obsessed with everything that it appears to consume their lives (and yes, I know that logging the ins and outs of a cows backside promotes accountability). But sorry, I have too much going on in my head to worry about anything else other than the fundamentals. Thats what I've condensed my diet to; the fundamentals. Protein -Water-Vitamins - General Calories and my food choices (wholesome/natural/un-processed/home-made) For me its far more manageable like that. I guess the logging will really come into play if you start eating sweets/desserts/chips/chocolate/ice-cream etc. Or towards goal, when shifting things becomes a tad more difficult. For me and as I'm relatively soon out of surgery (4.5 months), I'll cross the minute 'logging' bridge when I come to it N.B - I also don't measure my portions - because my sleeve takes care of that for me. I stop the moment I get the inkling I'm approaching full. Because of this, I avoid slider foods like the plague (because you don't know how much you're eating until its too late and in that way, grave danger lies). Additionally, if you're eating wholesome protein to start, there's no way you can chow down on too much without your sleeve letting you know 'OI! STOP FILLING ME UP OR ELSE I'M GONNA MAKE YOU PAY! '

its probably water. Stop freaking and get off the scale!