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Kssun, so sorry to hear about your ordeal. Hope your feeling better. Thanks for all info. Jenn, when are you having your test. I am scheduled for Mon to have an endoscopy. So hopefully I will have some answers. Keep me posted on what you find out. Hope you feel better soon. Thanks for all the well wishes!

As anyone out there experienced an ulcer in the area where the new stomach pouch is joined by the intestines? If so what where your symptoms? How did they treat it? How long before you felt better? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

So sorry to hear your having problems. Hope you feel better soon! I understand what your feeling I keep getting what I call "attacks" where it feels like someone is pressing a cinder block into my stomach and then twisting it with vice grips. My dr said he thinks it's an ulcer or internal hernia. I am scheduled for GI dr on sept 4th.

Hi, DL! Went to the drs today. Definately on a plateau. Two months ago I weighed in at 195 lbs, today I was 182 lbs. I have lost a total of 49 inches. Body fat % went from 56 to 39. They told me the honeymoon period is over. That from here on in diet and exercise are key. Told me to not to go over 1000 calories a day. As for the pain I have been feeling, dr believes that it is either an ulcer or an internal hernia. He wants me to see a GI dr to get scoped. He is leaning more towards the ulcer due to the fact that I have been taking a prescription called meloxicam for arthritis, it is in the class of NSAIDS. He also said that it's harder to lose weight for people under 5 ft. Great! Just another obstacle to overcome!

O I like the chocolate chip pure Protein. I also have some Protein Bars from Bariatric Choice that I like. But I try to eat more nutrious meals to get the Vitamins and minerals. Plus I have been having issues with diarrhea, nutritionist told me it is the sugar alcohol that is causing it. Plus with not having my gallbladder I can't tolerate fatty meats. I have been getting pains just below my breast bone occasionally for about two weeks now. Went to primary dr not my heart or lungs. The pain is like a brick on my chest or someone has a vice grip twisting my chest. The weird thing is that they happen at night but it happened the other morning on our way to the shore. Every time this happens I get up and eat 1 oz of nuts and the pain subsides. Going to have dr check it tomorrow.

Ok, so I know I am eating right. Like today I had a eas shake for Breakfast, cottage double for snack, spinach salad with fresh veggies, feta cheese, 2 oz of ham, 2 oz of turkey, garlic Cesar salad topping and kens light northern Italian dressing. Then for snack I had dried beef roll ups. No dinner yet. My dr and nutrionist up me about a month ago from 800 calories to 1000 calories, increase my Protein from 60 gr to 80-100 gr. they did this cause I told them I was preparing to walk in a half marathon in sept. They all said to increase carbs by 20 gr and 20 gr for every 1 hr of exercise. But I find if I eat more than 60 gr of carbs I get sluggish the next day. Make any sense to you? I would love your list of Proteins. Thanks so much! My email is jewels1223@msn.com

O by the way are you on my fitness pal?

Thanks DL what your saying makes a lot of sense. Your right I have to wrap my head around it. I know its easier said than done. Can I ask you a question? Do you eat mostly nutrious meals or protein bars/shakes? I usually have one Eas shake a day and a protein bar occasionally in the evening if I am want something sweet or low on protein for the day.

Hey Tami, are u on my fitness pal?

WOW!! DL you are doing incredible. I am a female, 4' 11". My goal weight is 130 lbs. The nutrionist keeps telling me I am on schedule to be down to 150 by september. Honestly the way I have been feeling lately I highly doubt it. I do have other health issues to which I am wondering if tbey are affecting my weight loss. I had brain surgery 7 yrs ago to remove a left frontal lobe AVM, I also had a lumbar peritoneal shunt placed in my back that drains into my peritoneal (I have a condition called benign intracranial pressure/pseudotumor cerebrei. The shunt relieves the pressure in my head, its like having a 24/7 spinal tap). I have a chronic headache 24/7 that bever goes away, its just depends on how bad it gets as the day goes on, I also have some balance issues and memory issues. I was on high blood pressure meds for years and my primary dr lowered my dose two months ago and on the 13th took me off it. Yay!

The last 4 days my protein has been between 97-120 grams. My starting weight was 288 lbs, I am now down to 178 - 183 lbs. I am averaging 3+ miles walking a day. My carbs stay below 60 grams a day. I talked to the nutrionist a few weeks ago and told her what was going on, she told me not to worry the 5 lbs were probably water weight. But for weeks? Been doing a lot of exercising the last few days, walking on the beach, playing in the ocean, riding a bike, pulling weeds etc. and still changing up the exercise did nothing. I know I am developing muscle anduscle weighs more than fat. But I am so frustrated. I will take any help or advice I can get.

I had GBP on 11/21/11. I have been bouncing around for over a month with the same 5 lbs. this is insane. I tried changing up my exercise and no change. I am seeing the dr and nutritionist tomorrow. I am eating about a 1000 calories a day and sometimes I exercise so much that I zero out my calories. Any suggestions?

I am in the burg section of Trenton. Where in Hamilton? My surgery was 11/21/11 with Dr. Noyan.

I am here in Trenton, NJ. Surgery was with Dr. Noyan on 11/21/11.

Thanks everybody. All the info is helpful.