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Thanks for your response bittersweet! I did start a prescription strength ppl (omeprozole). That's what was so weird. I no longer have the knawing hunger pains. BUT I had discomfort pain everytime I ate or drank. The past couple days have been better so I'm thinking I had a stomach bug.... again. I have had intermittent right to back pain still tho so I'm thinking you may be right with the gallbladded. I'm hoping not tho!

Warning, this is a little long. I want to start by saying that I am already working with drs so im not trying to get you all to diagnose me. I’ve come here because lets face it, many dr’s are clueless and/or too busy to really care. I learned a long time ago that if I wanted to get anywhere with my medical I needed to do my own research first. I’m 3 ½ months out. Immediately after surgery was awesome, no hunger at all, had to force myself to eat/drink etc.. Had some nausea and discomfort in my stomach but nothing too bad. About 3 weeks later that all changed and hunger hit with full force (I also had some burning sensations in my tummy). At the suggestion of this site, I bought some over the counter acid reducer and told my surgeon. He advanced me to soft foods a week early but things continued. 3 weeks ago I had intermittent nausea/vomiting/dizziness that lasted about 2 weeks. A few other people around the office had the same symptoms so I chalked it up to a stomach flu. At my 3 mo apt I told my surgeon that i was still having an acidy tummy so he told me to take twice the dose of the over the counter medication. This never worked. Then last week my stomach nausea came back along with stomach discomfort when I ate. Then I got stomach pains that went to my back. I went in to see my pcp who gave me a ppi, and ordered an ultrasound (im also having an un-related EGD that is now dual purpouse) to check my gallbladder. So been on the PPI for 4 days now and I feel a lot like I did my first 3 weeks post op. Im no longer hungry, Im nauseous with smells and eating. I have to force myself to eat and get in my fluids (due to discomfort and lack of wanting) and I have the discomfort when eating or drinking (not like the pain from acid but more like the irritation pain). So my question is what the heck am I feeling now? Do you think it’s a A). The PPI is doing its job and im back to feeling how I SHOULD post op? . Ive gotten the stomach flu again (my mom now has it) C). Symptoms of gallbladder disease All opinions and experiences welcome

I don't really notice how MUCH someone eats so much as I notice HOW they eat. It amazes me how so many people shovel the food into their mouths, barely chew, and shovel more in before right away. I wanna just scream "enjoy it!!" Lol

I can say for sure that yes, weight loss has increased my immunity. I have an immune deficiency and one of the reasons I got the surgery was because obesity impedes the immune system and my numbers weren't coming up. My immunoglobulin g (the part of your immune system responsible for protection against bacterial infections and the memory cells) wouldn't go above 300. My immunologist wanted me in the 900 range. 3 weeks after surgery and about 20 lbs down my level went up to 600!!! So YES, weight loss absolutly helps your immunity

I ate really well on thanksgiving but I think that was a mix of 2 days cooking (never wanna eat when I cook alot) and having the flu. Now AFTER thanksgiving was a different story. I got my appetite back so I grazed all day. Still didn't eat as much as I would pre surgery on a normal day tho so I'm very happy

For 2-3 weeks after surgery I had no hunger, but after that it returned with full force. Hopefully u will be one of the lucky ones

I had horroble diarrhea in the begining. Sometimes 6 times a day.It wasnt till I was 1.5 moths out before I started having normal bowel movements

Good question, and I'd love to know what the experienced have to say. Ive been able to drink pretty fast. I can't chug an entire bottle of water at once like I could before, but I have no issues drinking 1/4 a bottle at a time. No sipping for me!

I had the SAME issue. Stuck at the same weight for 3-4 weeks, then ate some not so healthy foods (mainly crackers and sweet tea) and I dropped 3 pounds! WTF is that???

Just wanted to share a cute little picture that I thought was all too relevant for us WLS patients. Have a great holiday!

Caffiene is a diuretic so it's possible that it's advised against because wls patients have a harder time getting in needed water intake and thus could become dehydrated easier. I still drink tea, but I make sure to get over my required water intake too.

Love this thread. It makes me feel so much better not to be alone. I'm a slow loser as well. I think what bothers me the most is that I read so many people saying the bigger you are the more you will lose at first. Well starting at 344 I didn't expect to only lose 35 lbs by my 3mo mark. The stall I'm currently in makes it that much more frustrating!

You mentioned that you think u just needed the crunch. My surgeon's office suggested cherios. It has the crunch but it melts in your mouth. They now have protein cherios on the market. The honey ones are great. Just don't eat the granola that's mixed in.

Im going down to talk to the surgeons office today. Im hoping this can be resolved.

Ok im freaking out right now!! I got all my bills (or so i thought) after surgery and the total of what i owed was $350. I have the wonderful Federal BCBS basic insurance that pays 100% for participating providers. Then just today i got a bill for the assistant surgeon and I have to pay $2500!!!! Because he's a NON-participating provider. Well i specifically asked the surgeons office if he was a BCBS participating provider beforehand and was told yes he was. What do i do now??

My husband and I were shopping and he had to run to the bathroom. When he came back 15 mins later he said that he literally walked past me 3 times and didn't realize it was me. He did recognize me !! Lol

@@Galaxy Girl, thanks, it's nice to know others are slow loses too. I think I just got hung up on everyone saying with a high BMI I will lose fast. I've been obese so long it seems inconceivable that this will help lol

Yeah I've seen some good calculators but I was curious to know real life experiences. For me , knowing stats is as much of a motivator as seeing the before and after pics. Especially when I feel like I'm in a rut. I try not to compare myself with others and yeah, I wish I lost faster but I'm just extatic the scale is going down, not up! @@InspirationMySon good job! That's really great

So I was just curious, what was your SW, CW and about how much did you lost monthly?? I've heard that as time goes on you start to lose less. At about what month did you notice a drop in lbs lost monthly and by how much? I'm just trying to prepare myself for what to expect. I'm 2 mo post op and SW was 344, CW is 313 so about 15.5 lbs per month loss.

I was sleeved 8/24. HW/364, SW/344, CW/313. Being two months out I thought I would have dropped more than 31 lbs since surgery

So out of curiosity, about how much did you lose each month?

@@JCP I think your right. It just feels so much like grazing all day. Not to mention if i eat every few hours the calories add up. Oh the snacks/meals i choose arent bad. (i made it sound like i grab chocolate first but that was what I did in the past, not post sleeve). Now I grab cheese, Peanut Butter, chicken, nuts etc.. Im just so affraid if i have so many Snacks i wont lose, or am ruining this honeymoon period. Did you still loose alot when you had to eat every few hours?

I've done some research and think I've figured out a few of the reasons. 1. I think a big factor really is dyspepsia. I found a great article that explains that those low blood sugar feelings (shaky, weak, lightheaded etc) is in fact a result of excess acid production. I don't think the tums were strong enough so I went out and bought 3 different kinds of acid reducers (if one doesn't work I'm gonna try another). Another article states that you get hungrier when cold, well the new building I work in has a malfunctioning heating system.... it's FREEZING. So I got a heating pad, heating foot stool, and have hot green tea. Also I have hypothyroidism and lately I've noticed my temp has dropped to 95ish so I think I need a med adjustment. And as I've lost weight my period has increased (like a few days every week to 2 weeks). Ive always been very hungry during that time. Not sure what to do about that. I will try adding in protein shakes and more water as well. Thanks for the suggestions!!

No no, I must have not been clear. In the past that's what I've done and it's what I want to AVOID. I do focus on protein first as well