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I am 36 and have had RA since I was 24. I need knee replacements but my dr doesn't want to do them til I can't walk. Since surgery 11 weeks ago today, after 5 weeks(2 before surgery and 3 after) of being off my meds, I went back on meds and it's like I'm not taking them the pain is horrible. I swear it's the high protein intake. I have list 61lbs and no My RA don't feel any better in fact I think it may be worse.

I am 11 weeks out and have not exercised(severe RA) but walked maybe four or five times and have lost 61 pounds.

I get a discount at the Y but it's still expensive. I can't wait til it warms up some to get outside and at least walk.

Oct 24th sleeved HW-274 SW-265 CW-213 Stalled for a few weeks but back on track now. Was starting to get discouraged since I only lost 8lbs last month but doing great now.

They don't have anything like that. They have a rehab in there but it's not part of PMC. Wish we could though.

Do you go to the support group meetings? I haven't gone since I had the surgery but I want to go. The next one is Thursday. I might go even though I'm not working.

I was sleeved by Teleo on Halloween day. How are you coming along?? Where in the Pokes are you?? I am in Eastburg and down almost 50 lbs. have you started exercising?? I cant seem to find a gym that doesnt cost an arm and a leg! By East Stroudsburg. I work at PMC. I'm at 58 total and 49 since surgery. I don't really exercise to be honest. These gyms around here are crazy. Wish there was a planet fitness closer. Maybe one day we will get one.

I feel you on the stubborn waistline my pants are so loose in the legs but my waist isn't loose. Most of my comments come from coworkers. And then they touch me all over like to feel my weight loss and that's offensive to me also. I don't go touching other people like that why do they feel they have to touch me.

I drink diet iced tea also. But mostly flavored water.

Everyday at work I get comments on how good I'm looking after my surgery. I've lost 56lbs already since October 24th. Maybe I'm just being a brat but it annoys the crap out of me when people call me skinny...uhhh have u seen me, I'm still fat at 218lbs and want to lost almost 60 more lbs. I'm not skinny! Not yet anyway. Am I just being mean or are others bothered by comments like that?

Puréed for me was creamy soups, sf jello, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, sf fudge pops, Italian ice sf, mashed potatoes. That type of stuff.

I lost 25lbs at my 2 week post op Appt. they said that's on the higher side though.

This is hard for me (don't like pics taken of myself) but here is a before and after 8 weeks post op. HW-274 SW-265 CW-218

I had my sleeve 10/24 and seem to be on a 2 week stall.

I'm almost 8 weeks out and get hiccups a lot everyday. I don't even have to eat or drink anything and have them but mostly after I eat and I don't overeat. When I start to feel it I stop.

This is just me and not saying you should do this but I have chewed gum since week 2 post op and hasn't given me any gas. My dr never said I couldn't have it.

I live in the Poconos and was sleeved 10/24/13 by Dr Teleo. So far lost 53 total. 44 since surgery.

Hw-274 Sw-265 Last weigh in 10/6-224 Cw-221 Tough time the last 2 weeks had gained 2lbs when I was on a prednisone pack(My RA went into overdrive). Lost 5 since but now pms'ing. Feeling discouraged but I guess not doing too bad for going through both of these.

Ok thanks. The few times I did try meat it hurt so I tried staying away from it. Tuna has been fine though. I have been ust sticking with the puréed foods but going to start, it should be better by now. Guess it's time to go shopping.

I eat to where I start to feel it. I don't go past that or it hurts and that's overdoing it. So I don't think I am but just made me self conscious of the situation. I stick with same basic foods like egg for breakfast, soup, tuna or cottage cheese for lunch, mashed potatoes, cottage cheese or soup for dinner. I don't eat much meat. I'm trying to add more for the protein. I know his intentions are good and he doesn't mean anything harmful by saying that. We were having a conversation of I didn't think I was losing weight this week and that was his comment.

My husband said to me today that I eat a lot more now then I did when I first started eating which was 3 weeks ago. I eat about a half a cup of food and still losing weight I eat 3 times a day and a snack. I don think I'm eating too much. I still eat mostly puréed stage list. He has never said this to me before but it makes me worried now that I'm falling into old habits. I know the further out you go you can eat more but still I measure half cup. Opinions? Hw-274 Sw-265 Cw-224 last weds.

Have you tried fish or chicken?I haven't tried either besides in soup but want to start trying I just have to go shopping now to get some fish and chicken. When I talked to the dr I told her that I wasn't eating meat yet and she said that was fine as long as I'm eating protein.

Went for my 6 week check up yesterday HW-274 SW-265 CW-224 Still not even trying to eat meals just basics of scrambled egg for breakfast, lunch a soup or cottage cheese and dinner mashed potatoes or cottage cheese and sugar free fudge pop for snack. Rarely any meat it's too heavy for me and makes my tummy ache

Surgery date 10/24/2013 HW-274 SW-265 CW-229 Still can't get in all my protein and shakes are hard for me to drink now but I try to get in at least one a day. Just started meat this week and going well.

I was sleeved 10/24 and on liquids and still having BM issues can't go for 2 days at a time. Went almost 4 and took a laxative but don't want to keep taking them. And doesn't seem like much when I do go but assuming its because there is no food intake just liquid.