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@@Katnice - how are you doing? Did you talk to your doctor / go to the pharmacy?

I agree, better than nothing. I just wanted to give the OP a head's up that it was not a foolproof option. There are tons of articles out there about it (and perhaps I should have linked to a different on initially). after reviewing more of them, it seems to boil down to the pills being "significantly less effective" for women with BMIs over 30; the chance of getting pregnant is 4 times more than for a woman with a lower BMI. Just thought it might be helpful information to have.

I agree, better than nothing. I just wanted to give the OP a head's up that it was not a foolproof option. There are tons of articles out there about it (and perhaps I should have linked to a different on initially). after reviewing more of them, it seems to boil down to the pills being "significantly less effective" for women with BMIs over 30; the chance of getting pregnant is 4 times more than for a woman with a lower BMI. Just thought it might be helpful information to have.

I had the impression that it's not so much that the pill won't work, as that it's not as much of a sure thing. Still, probably better than nothing.

I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, but I thought you should know that "plan b" is not effective in overweight women... I took it after a broken condom situation six years ago, and, you guessed it - I have a five year old son now... While I wouldn't trade him for the world, when I heard this report last fall, it did make his birth seem a bit less miraculous. http://jezebel.com/morning-after-pill-doesnt-work-on-women-over-176-pound-1471069011

My tummy couldn't handle cold drinks at first. I couldnt use ice or the rumbling would start, only room temp or warm drinks. For a tiny, little tummy it sure can growl!

Oh I do remember that first sip early on, and how I dreaded it. Now just past the two month point, I don't remember when it went away. But rest assured, the monster does go away. :-)

I am experiencing the same thing. Had sleeve surgery the 30th. It is because our stomach is still swollen. Just sip slow. Will get better everyday.

After surgery, your stomach is going to be swollen. That plus the small pathway to the pouch at the bottom, with every sip or bite the air in the stomach has to escape. Thats why they stress on very very small sips and bites. For the most part the grumbling and gurgling will slowly go away over the next week or two. But for me it still happens when I eat any kind of liquidy foods. (Chile, soups)

Very, very, very normal behavior. You must remember that someone went in there and cut out 85% of your stomach. Wouldn't you be a little monsterish. I know I was. Not to mention all the crap they put into your body. It has to come out and of course they put air in your system to blow it up so that they could get to your stomach. Soon you will get gas. And air coming out of both ends and then diarrhea. then you will be able to drink more and then you need G2 to help with Electrolytes, or coconut Water.
And on and on. Don't forget buyers remorse....Some fun eh Bambi!!!!!
Just don't let it get you too upset. It will all pass. And soon you will be lovin your sleeve. I promise!!!!!!!

That sounds horrible. Good luck to you. I took the liquid pain meds last night for the first time, and it made my stomach spasm uncontrollably. Nothing else had caused a reaction like that. If you're unable to contact your doctor today, maybe try easing up on the meds? Maybe that will make your sensitive stomach feel a bit better? Sorry for your troubles.

Hey sweetheart..... welcome to the losers bench .....your tummy is like a newborn baby ....if you think of it like that because that's exactly how it behaves it won't seem a strange ....it is going to be very very noisy sensitive and highly disagreeable.....
You are in the extremely early stages of this process and it's very very sensitive .....it is important that you follow your doctor's orders and continue to feed your baby Tummy and take tiny tiny sips one right after the another based on how your tummy tolerate it.....three months from now you won't even remember this drama.....good luck....
Shelby

Reactive hypoglycemia is a form of dumping. There are 2 basic forms
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=134&ContentID=107
Also
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_hypoglycemia
Dumping more common for bypass especially if sugary foods gets "dumped" into small intestine quickly without usual stomach to digest it. But is happens to 10-15% of people who have had a partial gastrectomy (which the sleeve is) whether for weight loss or other medical reason.
True dumping would not last overnight. It resolves itself in a few hours at most. Hopefully sooner! And it would have cardiovascular symptoms like palpitations and also flushing, etc.
Falafel a are deep fries and not full of sugar so may not have been dumping precisely. This could have been just over eating for the sleeve which would also make you feel yucky but not dumping. I ate a falafel too quick a couple weeks ago and felt pretty yucky for a while.
In any case hope you feel better soon and remember to eat very slowly any new food.< /p>

I think it is important to take emotion out of eating, including regret. This is not a diet this is your life and one bite is not going to derail all your hard work. I know it's hard when we have failed so many times at so many diets but what's different this time is you have an amazing tool helping you. You will be fine get back on the horse and let yourself be "human".

I've seen a number of posts from sleevers about Reactive Hypoglycemia which, for people who have had gastric surgeries, can happen when food passes too quickly through the digestive system. Maybe this is what some of you have been experiencing?

I'm SLEEVED!!!
Day 1 post op is going GREAT. I'm in very little pain, a lot of belching and first sip of Water was heaven.

Nine months ago, yesterday, I started my journey! It was the best decision I ever made! Down 119 lbs and 19 till goal. Pics attached!

Y'know that saying, "You can't keep a good woman down"?
Well I am woman, hear me roar!
Only my roar goes sorta like "Grrrr...hic...rrrrrr"
I started the process of getting approved for RNY 2.5 years ago and everything was going really well. No sleep apnea? Check!! Crazy as a loon? Check, but well medicated. *smug smile*. Meet all of the requirements? Check!! I'm morbidly obese, but generally pretty healthy.
Then I was waiting for the final appointment when all heck broke loose. Last October, I started peeing blood. Tiny amount, but blood nevertheless. I didn't eat asparagus, and it couldn't be a UTI, because I was just finishing antibiotics for a chest cough. Hmmmmmm.....
I work in a hospital, so got my lil' butt down to emerg, peed in a cup, and went back to work. The next day, WHAM! ultrasound...then WHAM...cystoscopy (camera to look up into my bladder).
Then two weeks later...THUD!!!!! I have aggressive papillary non invasive bladder cancer. Like, what the heck??? I'm only 39 and I don't smoke, and other than being obese, I'm the picture of perfect health!!
We had the tumor removed, and I'm on a three year regimen of treatments called BCG and I examine the toilet bowl every single damn time I pee now. I'm like a toddler who looks at her accomplishments in the bathroom with pride. Look ma!! Yellow pee!!!
I had to have a follow up appointment with the WLS surgeon. He told me that I need to be cancer free for two years before weight loss surgery. I was devastated...this kind of cancer has 80 percent chance of coming back...the oncologist wants me to lose weight so that he can take out the bladder and make me a new one from my lower intestine called a 'neo-bladder'. So I went running to my oncologist, he had an intense discussion with the WLS doc and the new game plan is not to have an RNY, but to go ahead with a sleeve. That way there will be enough guts for the neo bladder.
So now, I'm back on track. Final hurdles have been jumped. Waiting for the call to book me for surgery. It should be sometime soon...before August. I can't wait! It's already been a long road, and it's going to be an even longer road ahead of me But I take it one day at a time, and am grateful for my daily gifts. And for pee. Yellow pee.

Hard to believe tonight was my last solid food for 5+ weeks!!! Good luck to all the July 1st-ers that start their liquid diets tomorrow!!

Not necessarily. Between pre and post op diet, I was on liquids and puréed for 45 days and had normal BM the entire time. The frequency and volume changed because of how little I was consuming, but the consistency was the same. Your GI flora, GI transit time, hydration status and ability of your colon to absorb Water has more to do with your stool consistency than what you are eating. I didn't get diarrhea until my Clostridial infection 6 weeks postop when I was back on solid foods. The infection drastically changed my GI flora and colon's ability to absorb Water, thus the diarrhea.

July 1st is my date! I'll start my preop diet on Tuesday the 17th

July 1st is my date! I'll start my preop diet on Tuesday the 17th

My surgery is scheduled for July 1st. Can't wait! Just dreading the 2 week pre-op liquid diet and worried about being able to do it.

Yeah three weeks away.!!!!!! Is everyone getting excited?!!!!!!!

What an inspiring story of perseverance! Thank you so much for deciding to share. Your journey will inevitably help someone to make a change for the better.