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Can't you have 1 piece of dark choc a day? The people I know that had bypass usually allow themselves that.

2 1/2 months down 34#.. weigh 156..

Y'all, these feeling, cravings, dreaming is all normal.. we had an addiction! It will take a long time to heal, if ever.. but your surgery will keep you in line. Its ok to want these things, but as time goes by most of us say" oh forget it" after trying to eat them OR seeing such good results or both! I'm one of those that dumped early on and said never again! I smell stuff, even have others describe what they ate.. all this has helped me fight the addiction. . You can and will do it too!

Just the beginning wallflower! Congrads

Terry,, wow me too!! I can paint my toes!! An no I won't suck on them either!! Lol

Patti, my doc has allowed soda (after sitting 20 min to let fizz out) since month 2. Yours wont?

Shmily I take flexeril for my back now. Your doc will have to give you a prescription but it's a wonderful pill that stops the back pain

Today I went shopping, I couldn't believe how much better clothes fit! I was able to wear a size 10 (stretch) jeans. My other huge notice is I'm able to sit on the floor without pain! When I clip my dogs hair it was so hard, now I can't complain! !!

Your 3" incision is where the large stapler went in. We all have at least 1 larger one. Careful of eggs too early.. anything that might make you puke early out of post op can bust a staple and end up back in surgery. Good luck, hope u feel well

Do it! You will be glad you did

I am always cold, used to always be hot. I keep my heater on 75 and still have a house coat on! We are tired because our body is having to take our stored fat to make energy to survive, I'm 3 months out and still tired.. usually asleep by 8pm.

I'm losing slower because I had already lost 30+ with the first surgery.

I am like y'all. But let's remember the 2 surgeries we all had are very different. Have either one of you dumped? If I eat more than 6 spoons of food or have more than 2 bites of something sweet I dump bad.. I'm down 32#s since Jan 9th and am feeling good but miss that restriction as well. I hated lapband tho, my port hurt every night. I'm glad of the decision I made!

I weighted 223 and had band last yr. Lost 40, had same issues as you, had band removed in Dec, was at 180#, had to gain 5# to get to 35 BMI for gastric. . Had gastric Jan 9, was at 190, now I'm 158 losing is slow when you are our size.. you will be happy once you get it done

I have lost 32# but been on a stall for 2 weeks. Been put back on full liquids and still stalled.. 3 scopes this month, 2 strictures and 1 "ops I wasn't supposed to have corn in my soup" I have 40 more lbs to go and wonder if I will lose them. My blood sugar stays to low and it keeps me in the stage where my body won't burn stored fat.. depressing

Good to hear. I have had 3 this month!

My other fav is PureProtein chocolate drink

I buy unjury off eBay. I love it hands down over other drinks

I would make sure you drink liquid before you eat.. 8oz or so. This might help. I would also make sure your eating protein rich foods, like a pouched egg for breakfast and a protein drink. Stay away from carbs, they will make you hungry, even the raw veggies can

I lean to the food poison. . Don't seem like broiled fish has enough fat to cause that

I seem to be one of those that even has trouble with oatmeal.. being 10 wks out I still can't have much. My doc told me about a man that had something stuck in the middle of the night and was trying to decide if he wanted to head to the hospital for a scope, as a last resort doc told he to open a coke and have a generous gulp, he would either puke it up good or it would move it, it had worked. I had an issue tonight (as always) and after the dreaded slime for a few hours the pain began. I decided enough was enough.! After getting up my courage I opened a bottle of pop! After a generous gulp and a few burps I was clear, sore for an hr but didn't puke! Just wanted to share this. If y'all have any other tricks please share.

I would start out in phase to full liquids.. add walking.. once you start losing weight again you will get motivated

You don't have to puke, you don't have to even get nauseous. . It can happen 10 hours later on fat dumping, sugar dumping is different and causes sugar levels to jump up and down and get cold sweats. Fat dumping can happen just like you had it. Dumping is when you put too much fat or sugar in your intestines, , your small intestines can't break it down and when they get too much they have to purge.

If it's a burning pain in the center it can be an ulcer. Tell your doc

Heidi, yes.. as we heal the tissue is sore.. while we begin having BMs it passes over the left side and touches the surgery area.. so right before we heal seems worse.