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Does anyone reside in Texas? Or more so the DFW area? Just curious, but also want to find a workout/encouraging partner!!

Still in the Purée/Soft food stage. I guess Soup is always an option. But I'm here 3 days and I almost can guarantee they will figure something is up when I order soup for lunch and dinner everyday.

So I'm in Atlanta for business and I'm looking at the agenda and it's mostly "Breakfast, meeting, lunch, meeting, Dinner" Everything is food, I don't know how I'm going to get away with it this trip! It's my first time traveling after surgery and I forgot how much eating at resturants there is!!! Anyone have any suggestions on what to get at resturants so I don't look like a jerk at the end of the table not eating?

I don't know how long liquid actually stays in the pouch. I had a X-Ray done on my pouch, they had me take a shot of chalk and it went down my throat through my pouch and in to my intestine. It never settled in my pouch. I think the whole stretching out the pouch is a myth.

Hope u feel better ASAP!

Congrats!!!!

Edit

I started this journey at 344lbs. Day of surgery (7/24/2012) 333lbs. Today I weighed in at 300.4. So I have lost 32.6lbs since surgery. 43.6 since the start of this journey.

Hopefully they took care of the bleeding!!! Get better soon!! Prayers and well wishes coming your way!!

Hello everyone. They found the source of the bleeding and fixed it. It was a second endoscopy that found it in my pouch. Going home soon!!! hopefully this is the last hiccup in this bleeding escapade. Worst thing is I have to start on Clear liquids again... Was set to start purée food tomorrow. Thanks to every single prayer and well wish! My family and of course myself apperciate it far beyond words!!!

Wow, thank you to everyone who sent prayers and gave well wishes!!! This is a unbelievable support group!! Well I stayed overnight and they ran several test, CT scan, EGB, X-Ray, blood checks.. They still can't determine where the blood is coming from. I'm still in the Hosp, don't know when I will get out. That's my update so far... Still kind of feel like I'm still in the same spot I was in when I got here, bleeding but don't know where... I cherish each prayer and well wishing!!! Thanks so much! I will update hopefully soon!

Well I had my surgery on 7/24/12 and a few days after I felt great despite the gas. About the 6th day post-op I started feeling very fatigued, to the point I could barely get up. I mentioned to the doctor that I had dark tarry stool and they ran some test and said I was better then when I was there surgery day. Well early this morning I began to throw up blood and my stool was bloody red. I called them and they said to get to the ER as fast as I can. I am very very fatigued, cloudy headed and to be honest with you regretting this decision. I wanted to do this to better my life for my kids and myself. Now all I can think about is if they will be able to manage life without a father. I hope this is something they can quickly diagnose and resolve and I am back to normal, my fear is they had a chance to diagnose originally but did not so they don't know what's going on. Obviously this surgery isn't 100% and it shouldn't be perceived as so, I guess that's where I was wrong. All I could see was a healthier me that I stopped considering the possibilities of major issues. I don't want to live my life weak and wiltered like this. It's the complete opposite reason for me doing this.

Who or what is Rita's?

These docs are so different, I was on Clear liquids for a week, now in week two I'm in the full liquid stage. Next week I start purée food and that last for 4 weeks. I get queasy on Water and my Protein shakes, can't imagine what the purée will do to me. So like u are now, I'm gonna be afraid to eat.

I just saw Minute Maid is making Watermelon Juice now... Seriously I just got depressed.

7-Eleven

Dare devil!

Anyone try the Sugar Free Slurpees? I'm wondering how that sits in the pouch?!

Why were u in the Hosp so long?

Yeah they gave me something they called a "happy cocktail" right before surgery. I brought a book and laptop and tablet and all that stayed in my backpack. I was just so tired and drugged up I slept and walked the whole time. I was discharged the next day. Maybe if I stayed another night I may have gotten bored. Make sure you ask about the Gas-X cause that relieves a lot of the discomfort from the gas they pump in you.