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Remind me why we can't drink 30 min before, during or 30 min after a meal. I get so thirsty. Does it stretch the pouch?

Thank you!! Makes sense when you see it like that. It is all coming back to me now.

How long does it take for the Devrom to work? Do you take it before or after a meal? These things are not on the bottle. Confused.

Oops! I meant the Walgreen brand of Lactaid. It looks like I have to order the Devrom online.

Have been having horrible gas, lately. Yesterday was awful!! I was sure that I had a bowel blockage, except for the gas. It was continual. I don't know what foods cause the gas. What foods can we eat that will NOT cause gas?

Thank you for all the responses. Today was better because I didn't eat anything, only had liquids. It isn't just the smell (which is awful), but the pain and constant feeling of having to go to the bathroom. And, the bloating in awful, too. I don't eat much dairy, only cheese. I will try and stay away from the cheese. I will go to Walgreens tomorrow and buy the store brand of Devrom. I have never heard of it before. I have used the Beano but it didn't seem to do much. Thank you, again, for the responses.

Dave, do you happen to know of a 'list' of foods that cause gas? I have started having horrible gas lately. Any thoughts?

I am 3 1/2 months out and starting to notice a lot of hair in my comb. Not happy!!

Looks great. Thank you, Dave.

DL, Sorry. My email is raegjc@q.com. Thank you. Love reading your posts!

Could you send me a list as well? Thank you.

Susan, I had the lap band in 2006. I did very well with it for 2 years. I went from 200 lbs down to 130 lbs. At that point I was not able to eat much without constant pain. So, in 2009 I revised to the sleeve. I loved the sleeve!!! But, in 2012 I started having severe bile reflux and vomiting up blood. The doc said the only thing I could do was revise to the bypass. So, after fighting the revision for over a year, I had the sleeve to bypass done 7 weeks ago (Jan 8th). It has been a very difficult recovery. I finally am feeling good. Actually, I am now feeling great!! I dropped a little more weight even though I was fine at the weight I was. I am now 123 lbs. I had my surgery done in Mexicali, Mexico with the same doctor who did my sleeve. Hope all goes well with you.

Which of the celebrate vitamins do you get? Do the chewable so taste good? Which flavor do you prefer? Vitamins are so hit and miss that it would be nice to know which ones taste the best. I have never heard of celebrate before. I just looked it up online but there are too many choices. ; )

It Vitamin shop has "jelly bean" vitamins. Are we allowed to have these? They are so yummy!! How about gummy bear type vitamins?

Thank you everyone!!

I just took my happy pill. ; ) I am ready for tomorrow! I need to be at the hospital by 7:30 in the morning. I will update as soon as I can after surgery. I didn't need a bowel prep. Ya!!!! I will be getting a shot in my stomach for blood thinning. Ick! I ate a nice dinner tonight and am ready for my reflux free life! There are several others tomorrow. Let's compare notes. ; ). I am really excited.

Eroper6, Thank you. Mine is tomorrow, too. Good luck on your surgery. See you on the other side.

Thank you for asking this question! It is nice to know what to expect. My RNY is on Wednesday. Anxious to get it behind me. I have been following all of you with your journeys.

Sorry, make that Betsy. Good luck on your surgery tomorrow. Update us when you can.

Lamb, good luck on your surgery tomorrow! I am 2 days after you. I am getting less nervous and more excited.

Thank you, misty.

Am having my sleeve to bypass surgery on Wednesday. No preop diet. I am very nervous. Is the surgery as scary as we convince ourselves it is? I was originally scheduled for Dec 18th. My husband came down with bronchitis and rescheduled. So, of course I keep thinking that I could be over the surgery if I would have stuck with the original date. Any reassurance here?

Slim Lola, yes, a pep talk is exactly what I need. I was very excited to get my sleeve, so didn't really get nervous. This time it isn't for weight loss (I weigh 135lbs), but for bile reflux. So, the 'prize' at the end is not quite as exciting. Thank you for the pep talk! I would love to read journals of the day of surgery. I know the bypass is different than the sleeve surgery.

Mine is on the 8th, as well. There seems to be a few on the 8th.

The hiatal hernia will be repaired during the bypass surgery. The surgery is to fix the bile reflux problem (different from acid reflux). I have heard others on here who have been converted from sleeve to bypass for the same issue, different doctors. I was hoping to find out if anyone has done something less drastic for severe bile reflux. I had the hernia repaired with the first surgery, so I don't think just sewing it up, again, will fix the problem. Our stomach is too small to do a funelplication (spelling ?). Still scheduled for the 8th.