Defying Gravity

I'm 5 and a half years out also. I take pamiprexole for the GERD which is terrible otherwise. I also can't lie down within a couple hours of consuming anything except water or I wake up choking on stomach acid. My doctor said this is not normal and offered to sever some nerve but that freaked me out so I just deal with it. I also hate the stomach talking ALL THE TIME. People at work think I'm always hungry and it's beyond embarrassing. Even when it's not growling, it's just gurgling or sounds gross and I am sure people don't know what's happening in there but are too polite to ask. I also have very bad insulin resistance so I regained some weight but intermittent fasting is helping with that. Other than those things, I feel like I did pre-surgery, lol. Sometimes I regret the surgery but most of the time I'm glad I did it. It's definitely a lifestyle change that most people do not understand. Eating healthy and watching myself is fine and easy to do but some of the other little things I mentioned make it frustrating at times. They're not a huge deal though.

Even though this is an old conversation: thanks for sharing everyone, it helps me. I feel like the stomach noises are getting worse but maybe I'm just more aware of them now that I'm working in an office and before I did freelance work from home. I'm many years post op and the noises are so embarrassing. I usually pretend they aren't happening but sometimes it's hard not to be embarrassed. I worry people think I'm belching with my mouth closed or something or sometimes the sounds are just so weird that I don't know what people even think about it, haha. I haven't figured out any pattern or rhyme or reason and my doctor's office said that there could be tons of reasons and they didn't seem to concerned about investigating it. It helps to know that I'm not the only one though!

I do not remember exactly because I'm years post-op but I do find it odd. I'm pretty sure I was told to hit my protein as well; however, perhaps they were saying that because they did not want you to exceed your caloric intake trying to hit your protein goals? That's the only reason I can think they would give you that advice. If I recall correctly, at 1 week you are still on clear fluids and even a protein shake is too thick... I agree, it's weird though.

What great news! Congrats!

I've never tried vitamin E, but I have used a tiny bit of tea tree oil. It disinfects and all, but best of all it's an amazing healing oil. I use it on everything from scrapes to scars. My band scars aside from the port removal site are almost all faded now, but I am not sure how the drain scar will be from my sleeve.

Oh I know it's cold there, but I do so envy the snow!! Wow, that's great, you look fabulous! 8 months out - you're doing great! I can't wait to shop for smaller clothes. Your post was funny, keep up the great work.