no onions

Cw is 274

I have the same problem but I found popsicles at Aldi that are made with Splenda instead. They taste pretty good and are only 14 calories I believe.

Hunt's sugar-free snack Packs (they make Jello and pudding) don't have aspartame. They are on the shelf with the jello and pudding mixes, not in the refrigerated section. Luigi's sugar free Italian Ice is made with Splenda.

Not hypochondriac - proactively diligent.
Hope you find your answer and can take care of that nagging pain. Good luck! Feel better!

I think I drank Water too quickly today and may have caused some issue. Now when I take a sip, I'm almost always experiencing a small burp and then a brief sharp pain in my stomach (left side, slightly below my ribs). I am wondering if I've messed something up!?
Any thoughts?
I searched the site (as well as I could) and didn't find anything similar. I've skipped dinner tonight as I don't want to exacerbate anything. I will call my Dr tomorrow. I would like to have one week where I don't speak with the bariatric nurse!
*And I do realize many of my posts make me sound like some type of hypochondriac -- I'd like to think I'm just hyper-aware and (excessively?) vigilant about checking into every weird feeling I get with the sleeve. :-)

News alert: The last thing your boss wants to do is to arbitrate this bitch fest. She wants you both to STFU and get back to work.
So, no, don't make this your boss's problem.

They are red because they are probably irritated by the glue like a lotttt of other people. I had to get my glue off after week 2. The itchiness was unbearable, and I was breaking out into small red dots all over my stomach and the incisions were swollen and red, doc said it would be ok to lightly scrub them off in the shower left to right. Once the glue was off, SO MUCH RELIEF. The swelling went down but the redness was there for another week. If you have irritation you should try benedryl and hydrocortosone cream which worked great for me.

My family was 100% supportive. And as I'm the only obese member in my immediate family, I couldn't ask for more. They've never once made me feel bad because of it.
At work, which I politely refer to as Peyton Place, because if you share your personal stuff with one person, the whole town knows about it by day's end, I've only shared with a select few. I am very glad I went that route too.
My dogs on the other hand are divided. The older one wants me to try exercise and dieting one more time. The younger one is all for surgery. The younger one and I laugh behind the older one's back, as she is so set in her ways. The older one doesn't care that we laugh behind her back because... well, she's a dog.
I try my best not to hold it against her. ????

For those looking for an exact schedule of what happens when and how you feel when and for those making predictions about what everyone will experience because your experience went that way, well ... it ain't necessarily so.
Most people who have sleeve surgery do not experience what @@MrsDixon has experienced. Thank goodness, I didn't. I had a great surgery, an easy recovery, hit my 60 minimum Protein gram level on Day Five post-op, and by the end of Month One was recovering quickly from a second surgery -- my gall bladder was removed four weeks post-VSG op.
When I arrived at this forum a year and a half ago, it was an era when everybody new was in a funk and complaining about "the complications thread" and begging people to stop posting on it because it was scaring them to death. If you think MrsDixon's first month was bad, search here and read posts by people who REALLY had it bad. She didn't have any complications at all; she's just recovering at a slower than average pace from WLS surgery.
@@MrsDixon , the good news is that your recovery is going to get easier soon. And you'll soon be feeling the benefits you were searching for when you chose this surgery -- you'll become healthier, slimmer and, I hope, happier about your WLS decision.

@@MrsDixon Sounds like your having a crappy time and your experience isn't the best but it's not everyone's experience. I had absolutely zero hunger for the first 7 months. I'm just now kinda starting to feel some hunger so I wouldn't. "Promise that" people will. I wasn't able to drink 64 oz either but I did fine. I never went back to the hospital. If you just had surgery in June then yea,your still way to new to be dooming your own life. You have a lot of progress yet to make and believe it or not it will Get better. Or at least I hope it does for your own sake. This surgery is the best thing I've ever done in my entire life. I will be very interested to see how you feel at 8 months post-op. I'll be keeping an eye out for you

I have a couple -
1. Fewer slip-on shoes. It had reached the point where I specifically looked for shoes I wouldn't have to bend over and tie.
2. Clipping toenails - my abdomen would frequently cramp from the necessary positioning. * I did get a pedicure on Friday because my wounds won't let me quite bend enough yet.
3. Towels that will wrap around your waist (without being bath sheets).
4. Burning any and all "comfort stretch" waisted pants that are in my closet. You know -- the kind with the "hidden" extra inches. Actually, I will happily donate any clothing.
5. Reduced sweating - hopefully. I'm hoping I don't need to sit under the ceiling fan every morning after I get ready for work, just to cool-down before heading to the car.
6. Removing myself from the big and tall catalogs, mailing lists and rewards programs.
7. Really just looking forward to feeling better overall! :-)

Ok - I have no idea if the internet remedies are good or not, but I could never see myself placing raw onion on my body.
Sincerely,
no onions. :-)

@Shustar
LOL - nope. And let me tell you - I think it itches more where the hair is growing back.

I like the one below. I recently read it in an essay concerning loss (Sheryl Sandberg's):
"Option A is not available. So let's just kick the shit out of option B."

I really fail to see how those comments you are picking at are classic blame and shame. Self reflection is shaming now? So people are supposed ignore the causes and just focus on what to correct the issue?
If people are that sensitive they shouldn't post on an anonymous internet forum asking for help. Once you publicly voice something, everyone is not going to agree with you or pat you on the head.
Too many people come here and try to convince other people that basic science doesn't work, without being honest with themselves.

I don't think so, but if it comes from my back, that would be just fine. No more waxing! Or if I had to shave my face less frequently that would be great too.

@@FocusOnMeNow
My employer excluded it (bariatric surgery) from our regular PPO policy, but had the second High deductible policy available. Maybe there is an alternate plan? Just a thought.
I also used my HSA to pay for everything to date. I maxed out my contribution to cover my max. out of pocket and a little extra.

I count myself extremely lucky. Mine will be a $250 co pay for the whole thing, and I have no deductible.
I'm Kaiser Fed.

The cost is crazy! I have Federal BCBS and only had to pay 560 for everything but the bill to insurance was $38,000. Wow! I have a new luxury car for my stomach!!

Actually, liquid runs through your sleeve within a few seconds...maybe a minute tops. I watched it on my barium fluoroscopy three days post op. I also did a barium study on myself preop and even with a full size stomach the barium was completely in my intestines within 5 minutes. But maybe I just have a fast GI transit time.....

I don't think so, but if it comes from my back, that would be just fine. No more waxing! Or if I had to shave my face less frequently that would be great too.

Hi everyone, I have a UHC high deductible plan through my employer. My plan has a deductible of $1750 and a maximum out of pocket of $3250. This means I would never pay more than $3250 annually, even if I hadn't already met my deductible. I'm waiting on bills from the hospital so I can pay the remaining amount (out of $3250) I owe.
Just as fyi - this is what the hospital, surgeon,etc. billed insurance and what insurance paid them.
$4000 - Surgery; $2650 - insurance paid, remaining amount was labeled as "plan discount"
$27691 - Surgery, hospital stay (2 days) and misc. services such as medication; $27046 - insurance paid; I owe $644.
$270 - Pathology (hospital); $182 - insurance paid; remaining amount - plan discount
$1680 - Anesthesia; $1322 - insurance paid; remaining amount - plan discount
$114 - Xray of esophagus (1 week leak test - analysis); $86.00 - insurance paid; remaining amount - plan discount
$632 - Xray of esophagus (1 week leak test - images); $239 - insurance paid; remaining amount - plan discount
I was required to do the following before surgery approval -
1. Attend a seminar - surgeon requirement
2. Meet with a physical therapist - surgeon requirement (possibly insurance too)
3. Meeting with psychologist - insurance requirement
4. Meet with a nutritionist - surgeon requirement
5. 6 month supervised diet - insurance requirement. I met this requirement quickly since I had already participated in a Dr. supervised WLS program approx. 1.5 years ago (for exactly 6 months - who knew I would be that lucky!?).
6. Have my primary care Dr. sign off on this and include a 5 year history of weight. This was best guess since I have only been with this Dr. approx. 1 year.
7. Meet with the surgeon.

I don't think so, but if it comes from my back, that would be just fine. No more waxing! Or if I had to shave my face less frequently that would be great too.

I'm still waiting and I will be 5 weeks this Wednesday.
My glue hasn't fallen off yet, but it's about ready (and boy do the incisions itch). I haven't been able to be in our pool the entire summer so far (we opened late - I hate green pools).

Like many I have always had a weight problem. Chubby kid, that grew into a chubby teen and eventually turned into a morbidly obese adult. The one thing different is I always thought I was cute. I was't ashamed of my curves and had an active and happy social life. However in my 40's things started to change. I got uterine cancer and was told that excess weight could put me in a line for a recurrence. I would diet on and off, losing and gaining 30 - 50 lbs each time. I was a frequent exercisers but slowly things like walking became more of a challenge. At 45 I had a wake up call. I got a severe bout of facial shingles that completely knocked me on my butt. I promised then and there to do better for myself. I joined a gym, began working out and once again lost 35lbs. Then I got sick again and regained it all plus 10 more. I have multiple allergies and between that and the after effects of older illnesses, I was on a cycle of get better, get sick, regain. A friend of mind had GPS and did really well. I decided to investigate for myself. I looked at 2 local hospitals programs, gathered my information and decided between the GPS and the sleeve. I decided the sleeve was for me and went with my friend's doctor. My process couldn't have been easier. They provided me with a binder that listed all the testing I needed to have done.The doctor sent in the request for authorization to my insurance company ( I was approved on the first request). I didn't have to lose any weight pre-surgery. They quite literally walked me through the whole process. I had a vena cava filter placed as a precaution and on 09/18/14 I had the gastric sleeve done laproscopically. Hospital course was a breeze. I was walking in recovery. In fact I had to pee and they asked if I wanted a bedpan or could I walk. I opted to walk. I had to go so bad, I practically ran into the bathroom and the nurses laughed. I was in the hospital for 2 days. Only mild pain, no worse than a bad cramp and not gas pains at all. They arranged a visiting nurse since I live alone. She discharged me after my 2 week follow up since I was doing so well.
I am 6 weeks post op. I'll be having my vena cava filter removed as soon as possible. So far I'm down 32lbs and feeling great. My biggest challenges are being a vegetarian with food allergies on an already limited diet, but I am making it work! Best decision I ever made. In fact, I wish I had done this sooner.