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Lpz0714, Welcome, I had my WLS on July 2nd 2013. I had the RNY but some things cross over in both WLS. If you need any questions that I can help you with, don't hesitate to ask. Again Welcome!!

Rainbow_Warrior, I do realize it is just part of my OL"FAT SELF." I do agree that those "Poor Dr.'s" are most of the time doing this for your health but...years of being FAT SHAMED still rings true to myself. I am not the same on the outside and my mind still needs help changing this. I also know that it does my blood pressure no good to feel this way. My new DR. (mine retired I miss his frankness he really did care and he did compliment me when he needed too. Ok, my new Dr has had me take a UA 5 times out of six months due to I have to use FENTYNL Patches. I also saw that someone? put on my chart that abused drugs and was addicted to them. I have never abused any drugs in all of my in all of my 61 years. When I brought to her attention she told me that wasn't what was on my charts, then she found it and deleted it right in front of me. I was a little-pissed off that stuff can follow you for the rest of my life!! She said she didn't put it there, so who else has a been in my chart notes. I would change DR's but we all know how much time that takes. Still, I will watch them closely. They have a Patient Portal. Those kinds of things ruin our trust of them. Thank you for your input.

I just want to add this...I hate going to the DR.'s tremendously!! Do you know why or guess why? Those dang scales!! I would even cancel my appointments (before my WLS) because it didn't matter why I was seeing them...if you lost weight you wouldn't have STREP THROAT!!! I kid you not. LOL Still even tho my weight has been stable for a long time, I just figured out that I don't need to be weighed if I don't want too. LOL The only reason they need to make you weigh is if they need to do your meds by your weight, which I really don't think this is a good reason because we are NOT kids anymore. LOL Sorry, just my little rant.

Ask your Dr for something to help u with that. Also, GAS X works well. Before you try this next one please ask your Dr first. It is 100% natural and I have used it ever since my WLS. It is PAPAYA ENZYMES Pretty amazing stuff. I just don't want to tell you to take them without asking first. Congratulations on starting your journey!!

I actually got to my goal weight within 6 months...I had my RNY July 2013. I had my Panni done in Sept 2015. I do wish I had gotten a tummy tuck but if I had known how things were going to turn out, I sure would have paid the extra that it would take to do the TT. Good Luck

WELL...I must be the big difference with others!! I never ever had a problem with eating at night, I never got up out of bed to eat!! Until I had my WLS. Before I say much more I have been very successful with my loss and maintenance. Now, I did have an aversion to food for a long time. Due to having problems with strictures (scar tissue) which made it hard to keep anything down. So my eating at night I think was helping me cope. I have worked very hard not to get up and eat. I am mostly ok but sometimes I just can't stop. If I have a hard time falling to sleep or wake up I still have my nights that I eat. But I am so much better about it now. And as far as being hungry, still to this day, I have no physical hunger. Now MIND HUNGER oh yes. This something that many of us get and find hard to fight it. So, some have no hunger and some still have hunger. The trick to learn is deciding which one you are having. Good Luck and keep us posted. I look forward to following your journey!!

I lost 124#'s. Still on 3 different kinds of meds for high blood pressure. I just can't seem to let the stress go!! I guess being off all diabetic meds (insulin and pills) is a BIG PLUS!!! I did take 12 different meds before my RNY and now I take 4 plus my vitamins. I really want to get off some of my blood pressure meds...but my DR. told me that it is under control and if I stopped any of the meds it wouldn't be under control for long. But hey it might still happen who knows!! Never give up!!

I can't speak for anyone but myself, and YOU are the one that gets decide which surgery you will have. Here are my thoughts, I wonder why people say that they want the Sleeve because it is less invasive. HHHHMMM they remove 80% of your stomach. People say they don't want the "DUMPING SYNDROME" when Sleeve patients can have the dumping. Granted, with the RNY they bypass part of your stomach. But they don't remove it entirely. And in extreme measures, they can reverse the RNY. There are some SLEEVERS that are revised to the RNY. The one thing to remember is BOTH surgery's you WILL lose weight. The DR works on our physical but not our brain. Only we can make ourselves successful and not a statistic of failure. Good luck with whichever one you decide on!!!

For one thing, you CANNOT fix her!!! She will need to do what is necessary. What was said above is so true. Support her but by no means make her defensive!! Surgery is a tool to help us lose our weight, and in my opinion, that part was the easiest!! Maintenance is when the true work begins!! I hope all goes well for your surgeries!! KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE AND KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!

From what I have heard, hair loss is to be expected. I know some don't lose much but I did. Mine started around my 4th month out. I continued to lose it up t my 9th month. I really thought hard about getting a wig. I kid you not I was looking darn thin on top. I started taking HAIR SKIN AND NAILS vitamins. I have been using a shampoo that is supposed to help with your hair. When my hair started coming back my SIL thought I had gotten a perm because it was curlier. I always had the body but this is more than before. They told me that anesthesia can cause it, also the lack of Protein. Hang in there it will get better.

Push your Dr into checking your vomiting out. I went thru that and I ended up with Strictures. I had 5 Endoscopes with 4 Dialations. Strictures are kind of like scar tissue, it makes it hard to eat or drink, then you vomit. Mine started right away. My PA wanted to do an Endoscope right after my RNY. This continued from Nov of 2013, Dec of 2013 again July 2014 with the last one being Jan of 2015. It is very common I guess, it is an easy fix. They put you to sleep and then you wake up and get to go home. Easy peasy. But do mention this to your DR. Good Luck

Hang onto your hats (both of you lol) you are starting an AMAZING journey!! You are starting the 1st steps of your MIRACLE!!! Good for you!! Remember why you started this and Keep your eyes on the prize!! Everything you have done up to this time is going to help you further down the line!! Another little tidbit is KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!!

Miz Fluffy, I just read your post!! Cracked me up. So TRUE Life sure isn't fair for us WOMEN!!!

10#'s I'm sorry abot that. lol

Oh My Goodness MizFluffy, you won't believe this...I don't have any hair under my pits ever!! Leg's not a, even my bits don't have much since my WLS!!! I just thought it was a bonus!! LOL Never never would believe this. Thank you

I may not post much on your site but I love reading them.

FluffyChix, I haven't had any other blood work besides the usual ones. I can list them and maybe you can tell who knows. LOL This is what my Bariatric Dr ordered: HEMOGRAM, CMP, B-12, VIT D(Hydroxy) THIAMINB1 (whole) FERRITIN LEVEL PTH, FOLATE. All my tests have come back great, in fact, my VIT B I had to cut back on because it was high. LOL , In fact, I just went to the Dr today and she was pretty impressed. All except my liver enzymes. She said I have the non-acholic fatty liver disease. Which strikes me as kind of funny because even my Bariatric Dr never mentioned it before. Maybe it's my nuts. LOL I wonder how hard it would be to get my DR to do some more tests? BTW Miz Fluffy I don't think it is KETO breath because I don't do the diet. I tried to do it and the lady that set us up said the recipes were included and if we did all of our prep for the week it would really help. Well, she set up my Micros etc but you see I am at my goal weight and wanted to help my hubby, I do not like many leftovers per say and the stuff she gave us recipes for I couldn't even stand the smell of them. Hubby did give it a try but the food wasn't to his liking either. Wham to our checkbook AGAIN. LOL

YAY!!! YIPPY SKIPPY Look at you!!! All your hard work is paying off!! MIGHTY FINE LOOKING LADY THERE!!!

Just keep your eyes on the PRIZE!! You are about to take an incredible journey!! Anything you can do now will help after your surgery. Practice not drinking while you eat, take time to chew your food until it is like mush. Practice everything your Dr has told you and trust me it all helps!! KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!! BTW welcome

Stewed Prunes. Cover the prunes with water, stew them until they are soft. Eat a few and drink some warm juice. You should go pretty quickly.

Good Luck!! I am over 4 years out and my sense of smell and taste has been bad!! It has been better now but I taste a metal in my mouth and my smell is over the top. I loved onions and garlic before my RNY, I just now can handle it. I have always had a good sense of smell, but it is over above anything before. I live in a Mobile home park, and we have a lot of smokers around us. I can smell the cigarettes all of the time!! I was a smoker and have quit 4 times!! I had quit for 20years and went back to smoking!! Quit this last time with Chantex and I HATE cigarettes now. I will never ever go back to smoking. I use to crave cigarettes at certain times, but....I have no desire at all now. Thank Goodness

I found this Shapewear called SHAPEEZZ, it is wonderful!! But it is expensive, I like it because it has the back and under your arms hidden. It really works great. I really don't mind the price. They have it on Amazon also. I feel like it helps hide many faults. Just saying. BTW I am one of the OLDER WOMEN!!

My PA told me the same thing about the blender...let me say this. Be careful of spicy things: soups etc. it can hurt your virgin tummy. Now back to my PA and telling me that anything I can blend I can eat!! I had my RNY in the summer of 2015. Fruit has always been one of my things that I love. So here I am thinking watermelon is super soft, I won't have to put it thru the blender!! YIKES!!! I chewed it like crazy super mushy. Let e say this...I had the back door trots so bad and the acid in the watermelon burned my butt so bad!! So be aware. Don't think it is ok!! Believe me!! Take care!!

They have this CHICKEN NOODLE Soup with added Protein. It is really good too. I know BariatricPal Store carries it. I believe it has 15Grams of protein in a serving. They have other soups too. I just stuck to the Chicken. I used it right after my RNY. That will kind of break it up. BTW I didn't eat the noodles in it. But it really doesn't have many. There is a recipe made with ricotta cheese and Marinaria sauce. I think it was on Pintrest. I'm not sure, but I will try to find my copy. My hubby liked it but not me. I don't care for Ricotta much.

YAY!!! You have definitely changed things up!! KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!