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Its hard I chose to take mine slow. Everybody did the workshop in Nov 2007 and most had surgery by Jan 08. I took my time and mine was finished in May 08. What I did was I started to visit the groups various ones and I listened and evaluated it all. I did a lot of educating myself on questions ppl typically forget to ask. I became very close with my surgeon also. Also during this time I started the prep to start my divorce after the surgery. Right now to keep ur mind off of 'when is it gonna be??!!' Find u a group visit many and listen..do ur research understand the process and really educate urself nothing will impress a Dr more than coming in fully educated on the surgery he's going to perform. Know the different types and how they all work. Do you know what kind u may be having:? If u need anything msg me!

Oh and wanted to add too I will throw metamucile (sp) in there too and I'm getting s great dose of fiber that I don't get bc I don't eat breads.

I can't do the protein powder stuff its too much a d causes dumping I have a sensitivity to protein higher than 10g at a time. However, I make my own protein but its in a smoothy form. I use almond soy milk it is my favorite and I use low-fat yogurt and I put pecans in mine and it literally tastes like butternut icecream. I get 10g protein per 6oz and I drink these 4 times a day. . .as a snack moreless. I became lactose I tolerant after gb so I had to learn what I could and clouldnt tolerate lactose wise and that is a major pita. Oh and I wanted to add sometimes I will throw some tofu in with my shake and it upps the protein just make sure u blend that puppy up good its gross getting a sip of lumpy smoothie lol.

I wanted to tell yall too if u can do subling or liquid anti emetocs call ur Dr and request a dramamine patch. It goes behind ur ear and I swear is amazing. I wore these for a while after my first peg surgery. It works and u don't have to struggle with swallowing something when ur dog sick.

Oh gosh. Well girl I'm five yrs out and having kinda the same problem but mine is called esphogeal spasms(nutcracker type) I'm trying to get that fixed now somehow waiting to see the srgeon. Since u r so short out it could be this a spasm or u could have a ulcer. When I had an ulcer I hurt right below my sternium at the very end where the zygomatic process ends..that's where my pouch is. That pain came on when I ate something mildly Spivey or took medicine and that pain was pretty intense actually caused diarrhea. Now my spasms start randomly and can be caused from eating or just by getting aggravated that feels like I've swallowed something wrong. The pain is sharp and intense in the center of my chest. Feels like a heartattack and like my body is being bear hugged tightly..it radiates into my back strraight between my shoulder blades. The best I can describe is if uve ever swallowed something wrong and ur eyes tear up and the pain is intense ..well that's how the spasms feel and there's two types u have mine and u have the kind where I vomit bc as soon as u go to swallow ur esphogaus goes nuts and u vomit. I have vomited with my spasms before and I'm telling u I'm crying on hands and knees to the Lord when that occurs. U need to call ur surgeon and he will prob want to set u up with a egd to find out. Til then try to stay hydrated and get ur Protein in..if it hurts to eat don't but make sure what ur drinking counts ok? Hang n ((hugs))

To both of yall. Its normal. Yeah it is ridiculous how much we live our lives around food! Its amazing I noticed that bc that was one of my first ah haha--bawling crying moments. U get it! Finally! This surgery is so much more about weight etc. Your gonna hurt and ir gonna twinge bc for one...we did hella damage to our bodies being obese as we lose our joints hurt and ache I know mine did. Mine hurt severe bc I was over 200lbs and a frickin cheerleader! I've had two surgeries on my knees so now that I'm a twig when it gets cold I walk like I'm 90! I ache everywhere. U r gonna find it hard to sleep as u lose cushion this is all normal. I keep telling others...ur grieving the death of a very special person which use to be food. Its not stupid to cry or get mad bc that's all the levels of grief. If yall need to msg me I will give yall my phone number and u can both call me crying bc I see myself when I read yalls story..all of us vets do. Hang in there and maybe block that person on fb for a while so u don't get to see the food porn. . .u can unsub from their notifications I believe. I always post my food recipes private just bc I use fb to store some of my junk LOL.

Mrslulu I'm a pcos girl too!!! That's what shocked the hell outta me when mine showed up. Now I'm like clock work something I never felt with before!

Yall are positively gorgeous. Keep it up!!

Actually I do gummies

Tmi FYI,: I actually went to surgery on mine and the Dr made me remove my tampon and lay on chux pad.

Looking and reading u all are beautiful. Keep it up!

Any update doll??:

It seemed mine got worse. I started having problems in 2004 due to a call I responded to. Since then I've had nothing bit sleep problems. I bet yall can relate to this. . I always say o wished I could lay my head down and go to sleep normally again...I dont see that ever occuring naturally again. However seeing that half the board has this at least I know when I can sleep yall will be here at ,2am to chat with lol

I wanted to add if u go natural homeopathic remedies go to bath n body and buy the lavender apothecary line and use that. When I was preg helped a lot!!

Yeah I lost my mind when I lost the weight lol. Sad but true

I wish I had that prob w my boobs I'm afraid to jump bc I'm afraid my nips will fly off and then I really won't have anything lol

Yeah he dies laughing at me and how insane I am. I wrote a last will the other night asleep LoLoL I guess bc my chest has been hurting so bad asleep I'm paranoid Im gonna die I guess lol. I've tested friends and they will say Kel go back to sleep and I will respond okie lol. My son is the same way he rambles in his sleep. Its funny.

Yes it does hon. Your bestfriend just died and it sounds crazy but ur grieving. Hang tough this will pass. I wanted to tell u Mio makes a sports version of their flavors that contains vitamins and electrolytes get some of that and put in ur water that way ur getting things u need just by sipping. Hang in.

Glad to see ya on this side now!! Take it easy!! Lots of love

Welcome and hopefully everything will go smoothly for u if not that's why we're all here :-D

Well to survive u kinda have to. I would eat things that benefit u the most like ur protein etc. Make sure ur getting ur vitamins bc u don't want to wind up back in the hospital deficient and really sick. I know its hard and ur dealing with a lot but u gotta take care of yourself. If u need to vent I don't mind to listen. (Hugs)

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It doesn't sound to me like u did damage but it sounds like its just irritated. Can you take some pepto or a acid blocker? Try that if u can. Also, can't remember who asked about medicine. If your able to what I did with Medicine is I asked for liquid medication and then paid to Flavor it. Those rx u can't get in liquid I would put in applesauce and do like a chaser of a drink. I always did a sip of soy milk. Be quick at it like spoon then SIP-swallow. That's what helped me and make sure u rinse ur mouth after medication. I was on antibiotics liquid and didn't do this and it caused thrush in my mouth severe. Hope that helps yall. I feel for ya bc I've been there. ((Hugs))

Send someone to the pharmacy and see if u can buy a sitz bath its a little hat thing u can buy and it squirts warm water to help clean u. Also don't use toilet paper get u the flushable wet wipes and gently clean urself then after every bathroom visit put Vaseline with some butt paste there. That's about all I can offer bc my rush became so raw it hurt. I did what I told u to do tho and it helped a lot. I have to use go the GoLite crap that should be renamed go aLOTly bc of my yearly scopes and that junk makes me raw and then causes horrible hemorrhoids. Best of luck to ya! ((Hugs))

I wanted to post in here to ask yall a few questions I have and see if u are the same. One thing I've noticed since surgery is my body. Its as if I was made to be big and not small. Reason saying. I wear xs underwear and size 2-4 pants. My torso I have to have med shirts and large sleep clothes like the lil matching tops. I have no boobs those babies deflated and look worse than a party balloon. Really I need a tuck but I'm petrified of surgery so when I wear my pants I have to put them on top of the pooch like under my naval bc if I didn't I'd look like a man sporting a beer gut lol. My feet went from size 8.5's to size 7's. My hair is finally all back in but I still battle extremely dry itchy skin so I can critque every lotion made LOL. I'm very self conscious about my stomach and the scars I have so its still uneasy to be naked in front of my bf. When I clothes shop I still look for things to layer like I use too. I always wear a undershirt. My shirts have to go past my butt and of long sleeves have to reach around my wrists when I hold my arms up. I have yet to buy a pair of skinny jeans bc I still purchase boot cut. I'm getting better at eye contact with ppl but I still tend to walk looking at my feet. Its sad but I can't see the new girl everyone else does. Another thing I've ran into is I call it my Star Jones complex LOL. I'm very particular who I tell about my surgery. My bfs friends have no clue I'm a rny pt. He does and his family but they don't. His bestfriends wife has been doing insanity and lost a lot and I mean has an incrediable body she walks around in running bras and spandex that's how confident and beautiful her body is. Well apparently she had always been "chubby" according to them (she was in a size ten o.O) well when I met my bf he sent them my picture and all their responses was is "you really like those skinny girls don't ya?" Well I've always been that girl who hung out with the guys bc girls has always betrayed me which is why I think I did so well working as a firefighter/paramedic. Well superbowl we were over there and they were commenting at how much weight my bf has lost, bc I cook and he eats similarly to me and has lost from 230 to 192. Well he looked at his bestfriends wife and said look at how much Kel lost bc of her appendix and she turned around and said "she doesn't count she's been a twig her entire life...and that makes me sick" I just looked at her like you really have no idea. I get this stuff all the time. I'm in with my bfs bestfriend but the females in his group just treat me horrible. Its hard to be around them bc my bf wants to hang out with his bf without me up his butt but I'm so uncomfortable by myself around them and the one issue I am really having is his bestfriends brother had RNY. He gained every pound back and then more I feel really bad for him. My bfs bestf will say oh honey my brother's coming over too and she wi respond with well if this food isn't enough I can give him left overs from the past two days as if he were a dog. She says this all the time and will look at me and say stuff like its sickening ppl will allow themselves to be that lazy. When he finally gets there ppl are so snide and rude to him. I always go up to him and hug him and tell him its goof to see him. He acts like we all use and I still do and its that wanting to fit in so bad but can't attitude. Theres been several times I've wanted to grab him and take him outside and say I know how u feel I'm a gb patient also. I don't bc I'm afraid of embarrassing my bf. I don't want him to feel the need to defend me and u all know with this surgery the stigma u get and its we are lazy or took the easy route or the oh she will be the size of a house again in five years just wait. Do you all open up to outsiders when your dating? Or am I just weird or paranoid. I think it all boils down to I was bullied so bad growing up I just want to fit in now and not cause myself any drama. Can any of yall relate to this?? Sorry it was long.