CherylS

It takes 6 weeks to heal. Wait until your 6 week follow up. I walked every day after 2 weeks and felt a bit dizzy doing that.

It took me 6 months of walking in the park with 2 bad knees all winter. In March my weight was staying the same so I felt like I needed to do more. I went to LA fitness which is 2 minutes away and signed up. I bought a skirted bathing suit and started Aquafit classes. Believe me there are no bathing beauties in those classes. A lot of older people with their knee & hip replacement scars. It really got the wt loss going again and I'm having a good time. Just DO IT. You'll feel so much better.

I always keep gasx with me.. Your experience sounds like my Brussels sprout incident. I couldnt eat at all for 24 hours. After that every new food I try is in very small amounts.

I had smelly urine, breath, and BO and a terrible taste in my mouth from ketosis. It will go away after you stop losing weight quickly. I thought it went away after 3 months but my sister said it was more like 5 months. Spry mints helped a lot. They are sugar free.

It' been almost 1 year. I had my RNY 7/27/11 in Boston where I worked as a nurse. One day I ruptured the meniscus on my left knee, then found out I needed both knees replaced. I hadn't been able to kneel for years. I couldn't imagine having the replacements at my weight. It was really hard to get around on crutches. I got evaluated for gastric bypass ( I wanted lap band but was told that people with limited mobility don't do well). I was very fearful of complications but my anesthesiologist was someone I knew. I woke up in recovery to a familiar voice. A nurse I worked with in my ICU days. She called the floor nurses and told them I worked at the hospital for 40 yrs so they gave me a private room. The first few months were difficult with fatigue, dizziness, etc. Well, now I feel fabulous. I've lost 117 pounds. I still need the knees fixed but I'm able to do Aquafit classes 4-5 times a week.