DaniG

Being looked at like a human!

I have never been thin so I really don't know how it feels. I would love to be a size 6/8. Actually anything out of plus size would be Fab!!

I have never been thin so I really don't know how it feels. I would love to be a size 6/8. Actually anything out of plus size would be Fab!!

OMG.... I am 5 months post op and I am the same as you !!! I posted a few days back that I was gassy in my car right before I pulled in my driveway. When I went to work the next morning my car still smelled inside !!! is that horrible or what !!!! I hope this stops soon. I attribute it to the Protein - arrghhh.....

I also miss drinking with my meals!

My big splurge was a beer! It was delicious! Wont have another until my birthday in November!

My big splurge was a beer! It was delicious! Wont have another until my birthday in November!

I so wish you hadn't asked that question. But...time to come clean and take my medicine.
Before my surgery, my wife and I and both of our sons often enjoyed eating at a Korean BBQ restaurant not far from the homestead. You guys probably know what I'm talking about. Gas grill in the middle of the table and you cook your own meat right at the table. Tons of options from teriyaki rib eye to chicken to baby octopus. We haven't been there in well over a year and decided that yesterday would be a great time to go back for a visit. My oldest son had other plans but the youngest one, his terrific wife, and the world's cutest grandson joined us.
I am forever mindful of what I eat and how much but hey, it was a holiday right? I'll spare you all of the details but I proceeded to eat about five pieces of sushi, maybe three to four ounces of teriyaki rib eye, and probably three or four ounces of white rice - you know the really sticky white rice that I absolutely love. Now if that wasn't bad enough, this place has one of those big machines that makes the best soft serve vanilla ice cream that I have ever tasted. Anywhere. I just had to have a small cup - maybe two, three ounces at the most.
Now - I'm close to eleven months post-op and have never had what the medical geeks call "early" dumping. About 2/3 of the folks who experience dumping (about half of all RNY patients don't experience any kind of dumping) experience "early" dumping. Early dumping usually occurs within 30 minutes of eating and sometimes results in vomiting. I on the other hand am in the 1/3 of folks who experience "late" dumping. Which usually occurs one to three hours after eating. Late dumping is strongly linked with hypoglycemia which is just a fancy way of saying that your blood sugars crash following consumption of too much sugar - you know, the stuff found in stupid amounts in starches like sticky white rice? And I seem to recall hearing that there's quite a lot of sugar in things like ice cream?
Where was I? Oh yeah, fast forward to roughly two, maybe two and a half hours later and we're all back home enjoying my grandson and watching a little U.S. Open Tennis. I'm hanging out being my usual lovable grandpa self and BAM - cold sweats, everything I have started shaking, major fatigue just kind of swept over me. So I say to my wonderful wife "I'm not feeling so good." And she says to me "You're not looking so good." And I say "I think I better check my blood sugar." So I stand up to go get the test kit and came about as close to passing out as you can get and still be upright. "Honey, I think I'll just sit back down on this here couch and perhaps you would be so kind to grab the test kit for me?"
Are you ready for this? My blood sugar was 39. For those of you who are not present or former diabetics, that's a touch on the low side. Like about 70 or 80 points. Much lower and I'd have been on the floor as opposed to the couch. "Honey, you suppose you could grab me a handful of grapes? Maybe even a piece of chocolate anything if we have any in the house?"
One of the strange things about hypoglycemia is that the recovery from it is one of the more dramatic responses there is. A few grapes and a couple of small squares of year old chocolate and in 30 minutes, other than feeling like I had just run a marathon, I was pretty much back to normal. Well, that and the unshakeable feeling of being a total jerk. Today I'm right back on track. A little older. A little wiser.

Day of surgery (7/2/12): 365
Today's weight:324
Total: 41lbs gone

I'm 7 weeks out and drank a beer while on vacation. Made me full and I got a buzz for like 20 min. Really not worth it!

First pic is me and my cranky daughter Isla presurgery. The second is today. Ill be 7 weeks out on Monday.

I also miss drinking with my meals!

First pic is me and my cranky daughter Isla presurgery. The second is today. Ill be 7 weeks out on Monday.

I tried Bacon yesterday for first time. Just ate the crunchy part skipped the fat. Ill be 7 weeks post op tomorrow.

First pic is me and my cranky daughter Isla presurgery. The second is today. Ill be 7 weeks out on Monday.

First pic is me and my cranky daughter Isla presurgery. The second is today. Ill be 7 weeks out on Monday.

Me the day of surgery and then 5 weeks out. Need to get a new body shot of myself but can't get my 19 month old daughter to take one

Me the day of surgery and then 5 weeks out. Need to get a new body shot of myself but can't get my 19 month old daughter to take one

That's who did mine too!

My doctor told me I can have soda after 6 weeks. There is no proven evidence that it stretches the pouch. I've researched it. The reason they don't want to drink pop is because it makes you crave sweets. I can't wait to have a diet pepsi!

I would do horrible things for an ice cold diet coke right now!!

ok. Get a piece foil. Spray it with Pam. Put the fish on foil. Oven preheated to 400. Cover the fish in salsa (any kind you like). Fold the foil over the fish creating a tent and seal it well so it can steam. bake for 17 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Its yummy!! Made it yesterday.

ok. Get a piece foil. Spray it with Pam. Put the fish on foil. Oven preheated to 400. Cover the fish in salsa (any kind you like). Fold the foil over the fish creating a tent and seal it well so it can steam. bake for 17 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Its yummy!! Made it yesterday.

ok. Get a piece foil. Spray it with Pam. Put the fish on foil. Oven preheated to 400. Cover the fish in salsa (any kind you like). Fold the foil over the fish creating a tent and seal it well so it can steam. bake for 17 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Its yummy!! Made it yesterday.