Donald Garvey

I get drunk really fast and easily... 2 beers and I'm a little more than buzzed...before the surgery I could drink a 6 pack easily and just get a little buzz...but It doesn't last as long.

Hey...I'm a year and half post op. Gas is very normal and can be very uncomfortable. Try using gas x (ask doctor first) also try lifting your arms over your head for chest gas. Walk around the block for intestinal gas...so you can fart: )

Yeah!

Thanks, yes... I've been going to therapy and a doctor for many years now. I'm diagnosed bipolar with bad anxiety, I've been on Effexor for 8+years and I'm currently weaning myself off of them. The withdrawal symptoms are terrible. But I am keeping a close eye on my moods and depression and would notify the doctor or get help if I need it.

Thanks for the kind words

http://imgur.com/3iulr49

... Also I can't update my profile pic of the less fat me

Today is my one year anniversary of my GB, I'm down 152lbs (33 male 6"1') although everyone congratulates me on my great "accomplishments", I don't feel very happy or different and this is disappointing because, I thought weight was holding me back in life, yes, it may have partly been that but it's become inherently clear that I have much work to do.

I kind of feel the same way, maybe it's because I don't convey my self eloquently enough or I'm boring. Lol

Philadelphia here

Hey! I'm in Philly, also from the Mayfair area

Hey...im 11 months out and down about 150lbs....I have allot of loose skin that im self conscious about, but id rather that skin be loose rather than filled out with fat

Im in the same boat...its getting depressing

I've been walking a mile every day. Today after my walk I noticed that two of my incision spots were sore and raw after walking, I think its from my shirt rubbing against them...anyone else ever have this?

I had my RNY on July 21st doing great. I even went to Disneyland with the family (no rides).

I noticed some of you are eating actual foods? My Dr has us on liquid for 3 weeks and pureed foods for 3 weeks. Is this not typical?

Hey. Stay strong! You didnt come this far to unfold!!! Just remember, this diet is temporary, keep your head up and keep moving. You hear me? Those are orders!!!!

Philly her

Im in Philly!!!

Solo room. Unicorns showed up when i hit the morphine though

Sorry you're going though this...were you prescribed Carafate? It coats your esophagus and stomach

Well a whole lot went on under the skin to. Could be a trapped leprechaun, i don't know. Im not a leprechaunologiest

No! Are you mad!!!i had to do a 2 week liquid pre-op. It was terrible!

Had my surgery July 28th. Feeling great, walking 1/4 mile. Still on Protein and liquids and no probs that I am aware of except the incisions are healing and itch.

Man..that itching is tough huh?

Jessica O- I totally understand what you're saying though and I'm still going by our dr/nut instructions/menu. You sound like you have a horrible doctor!

As far as our dr goes he has not once examined me, before, right after or at post op, he argued with me when I asked him about a lump above one of my my incisions, he couldn't be bothered to come in at my post op appt to answer my two questions (the nut went back and forth to ask him), he didn't tell me how my surgery went, didn't give me pain meds that worked even though I told him beforehand what did and didn't work on me and made me suffer, even the nurses were po'd at him, and he makes me feel like I'm a bother, and just a number and a paycheck. I called him on a Saturday night to let him know about my husband who was going downhill after his sleeve, told him his urine was very dark, he was nauseous even taking antinausea meds, in pain, tingly in his head and hands and couldn't drink his Protein and he just said for him to drink more Water. Made him suffer 4 more days until post op appt and then had me drive him to the ER where he stayed for 5 days diagnosed with pancreatitis and a blood clot. Yet, he is considered one of the top bariatric surgeons here in Texas. Personally, I think he has gotten the God Complex. And because I've had so many drs like him give bad advise and made errors, leaving me with physical and emotional scars, I do not trust them 100%.

Two regrets that I've had with doing this is 1) not trusting my gut feeling from our orientation meeting with him, 2) not taking my husband in to the ER that night, no matter what our dr said, because he was wrong, and I knew it too.

Our Nut said the Centrum doesn't have Iron in it. She was wrong too apparently.

But we are staying in the flintstones for now because with his Coumadin and levels being tested two times a week he can't change the Vitamins until after. The vit k levels are different and we can't mess with that right now.

:-)

I had RNY July 31 so i just make the cut!! Im having good days and bad days...mostly good recently.