GotItDoneInHarlem

BRAVO! You look so confident!

Celebrate your own successes and be patient. You WILL lose the weight.

Be patient and don't freak out when you hit plateaus. They're going to happen no matter what you do. The post-op diet may be boring for a while but you'll get used to it.

I was put on Actigall after my sleeve in 2013. After a RNY revision in February it was not prescribed. Different docs do different things.

Been making a lot of pulled pork because it goes down easily and I can make a bunch at once. I eat it with BBQ sauce and have been just fine. Any other changes to your diet or intake?

I'm a high school principal in the Bronx. We have yet to receive guidance on seniors. Time is running out for kids who need to take credit recovery classes to graduate in June... if there even is a graduation ceremony.

According to the doctor the pains I'm feeling are most likely gas pain (flatulence not surgical gas). It could also be my body's reaction to whey protein shakes. I've bought vegan pea protein shakes and I'm trying those today to see if it helps.

My reflux is gone! I was taken off protonix yesterday one month post-op. I haven't had an EGD done yet but will soon.

The recovery must MUCH easier this time. I've lost 12 pounds in the first month and am doing everything I can to stop further loss. My esophagus was in terrible shape too. I was once step away from being pre-cancerous.

I've been doing well with the bypass. Do I like it? Yeah, I guess. It's has totally cured my GERD!

I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow for my one month checkup. Started with body weight exercise and some light weights. Im cleared to lift weights as of one month and giving my abs another two weeks to recover. I"ll update this with my doctors feedback tomorrow.

My protein shakes contain no milk but they do have milk proteins so they're okay for lactose intolerance. I don't do dairy otherwise.

Is this possibly a byproduct of all the protein shakes I'm drinking? An altered diet is the only thing I can think of.

I'm a month post-op so there's no way this is still lingering gas from the surgical procedure. I take a double dose of gas-x twice a day. I am active and exercise regularly. I'm supposed to start strength training today but I have this searing, burning pain that goes across my lower belly. I don't get it. When will this end?

How is it that I've lived 41 years without gas pain, but once I have a RNY gas pain becomes a daily fight? I don't get it. I know my stomach anatomy changed, but not my bowels. Why does this happen? This is a long lasting, burning pain. I hate it and it's impacting my quality of life.