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Just a head's up - I couldn't drink the premier. Too stinky. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I'm 5'4, and I am very short waisted (my ribs and my hips almost touch. The size of my baby belly defied belief, because she had nowhere to go but out). My doc had zero problems with my surgery being done lap. I was under for two hours and five minutes for a duodenal switch, gallbladder removal, and liver biopsy. Plus an unexpected excision of some lymph nodes. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

Isopure Dutch chocolate is bearable. I actually don't have problems drinking that one whereas the rest are absolutely awful to me! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

Can I just say that the tough love/"you're a farking idiot for eating that!!!" posts are actually extremely helpful. I am just shy of 3 weeks post-op, and I went to a renaissance festival this past weekend. It was pretty much a torture fest, which had nothing to do with it being barbarian weekend. The pretzels covered in parmesan cheese and garlic were calling to me. The pickles in a barrel were begging for my attention. The turkey legs were trying to jump into my fists. And I did think "why not? What about these other bozos eating Swedish fish, pork chops, grilled cheese sandwiches, and tortilla chips. They ate them and were 'just fine'". But then the tough love posts went through my mind, and I thought of y'all laying out the potentially dire consequences. Plus the effects it could have on my long term success. I decided being 3.5 hours from home and my surgeon with a 13 year old in tow was not a good time to experiment with bread or seeds or smores on a stick or hunks of hastily inhaled Turkey leg. Instead, I ate some tuna fish I'd brought with me and some applesauce. I'm not sure I would have made those same choices if all I'd seen was people telling the posters that it was okay and better luck tomorrow when they made majorly bad choices. So, thanks for the tough love. Y'all helped at least one person not make dumb choices! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

7 months, 1 week from initial appointment to the day of surgery. Approval came 6 months, 2.5 weeks after my initial appointment. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I gained almost 10 lbs between visits 1 and 6. I was approved in just a couple of days. Surgery was nearly 3 weeks ago. If you don't trust your doctor, maybe you need to go with a different one. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I tried searching for this info first, but I couldn't make my search terms specific enough. Tomorrow, I'll be two weeks and 5 days post-op from a duodenal switch. My 72 year old aunt has asked me to drive 3.5 hours to another city to visit her while she's in town doing demonstrations at a renaissance festival. I agreed to do so in July, before my surgery happened, and I hadn't thought about it again until tonight when she messaged me. I'm now extremely nervous about taking care of myself while driving 7 hours and spending probably half a day or more at the festival. I'm not sure if the festival allows outside food and drink, but my guess is no. I'm sure I can find plenty of Water, but I don't know what to do about food. I am on soft foods, btw. I can eat before I go, and I can pack a snack or two to eat on the way down and when I get there, but I need suggestions for while I'm on the grounds. I'm not eating meat yet (that's not canned, at least), so no turkey legs. I could eat the cheese off pizza, but I'm worried it'll make me blow up a Porta john. I'm probably going to sneak in a packet of apple sauce and a packet of tuna (which I haven't eaten yet, because I'm afraid it'll be too dry). Any suggestions for food I may be able to eat at the festival (it's a massive festival)? I'm thinking after I leave the festival, I can stop at taco bell for Beans or something (something else I haven't tried. No eating out at all since surgery). I am not planning on taking any Protein powder with me, but maybe I should and mix it with some ice water after the festival? This is stressful! I appreciate whatever advice y'all can provide! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

Just an update: Things are significantly better. That day must have been my lowest day after surgery. I feel one thousand times better, and I'm pretty much pain free. I was rolling over in my bed last night, and I was thinking how nice it was to roll over and not have anything hurt. Thanks again for the support, y'all! It really was just those first two weeks after surgery that were so rough! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

The HSA can't be used retroactively, FYI. You must incur the costs in 2017 in order to use 2017 funds. My plan has a carryover of $500, so in theory, I could use $500 of 2016 money in 2017, but not vice versa. The max contribution for someone with just themself on the insurance plan is 2,550. It's what I contributed in 2016, and it was all used up by June, sadly. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I did not have to do this. I got injections in the hospital, and none there after. I did get a lovely giant purple bruise at the site where they injected me multiple times though. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I was told I had to be released into the care of someone I knew. No Uber. No taxi. No public transportation. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I know we all have different diet plans, but mine calls for no added sugar. I think when I checked Amy's, it had sugar added. Does the one you're eating had added sugar? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I just saw my doc for my two week post op. He told me forget food. Concentrate on three Protein shakes a day. Food is just a bonus, but shakes before real food. Sad, but I get why Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I'm only 2 weeks out, on soft foods, and yes, I miss "other food". I drove by Cici's pizza today and had a wistful moment thinking about going in there and ordering a veggie pizza and then dipping each slice in a bowl of ranch dressing. I don't miss the eating so much I feel terrible about myself and want to vomit. I also don't miss the not knowing what I'm going to eat and eating taco bell instead. My diet is very restricted, but I have been making sure food is prepped so that I can open the fridge and have something ready to grab when I'm hungry. I definitely appreciate that part. Oh and how my pants aren't digging into my flesh and making my waist sore and itchy! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

Yes, pickle juice ????. I mixed it in Greek yogurt, too, but it wasn't as good. (I have a slight pickle obsession. There are 7 different jars of them in my fridge. None of which I can eat right now!) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

March 17 was my initial appointment. September 26 was my final diet. Surgery was approved October 5. Surgery was scheduled October 10. Surgery happened October 24. So, 7 months and 1 week. The time flew by as I spent a lot of it educating myself about the surgery and post op life. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I mix my cottage cheese with pickle juice or salsa (my favorite salsa being wright's of Texas) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

SW: 245.5 CW: 227.4 DS on October 24. (Two weeks today). I gained nearly 10 lbs in the hospital, and I've been sitting at 227 for about 4 days. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I had DS on October 24. How are you doing at this point? Better? Find some support groups? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

Why this made me tear up, I don't know, but it did. I appreciate the support. I've been considering finding a therapist that treats food addiction, because Lord knows I have one. Maybe I need to do more than just consider it. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App Thank you. I don't know why I didn't think of the danged wet wipes before! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App I look forward to reading this. Thank you!! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

Maybe this should be in Rants and Raves, and not here, but I really needed to vent a bit. I had duodenal switch surgery with gallbladder removal and a liver biopsy on October 24. I am seriously wondering what I've done to myself. Everyday is an adventure in weird and random pains, eating food and then feeling awful when I eat too fast, too much, or the wrong thing, going through a roll of TP a day in wiping my butt after the 8,000 times a day I "poop", going through recipes and wanting to cry because I can't eat ANY OF THEM. The list goes on. I was trying to make it to two weeks before having a pity party, but today was just over the top with being caused physical pain from taking my Vitamins and Calcium, having an hour long chat with my toilet after eating refried Beans, doubling over in pain while trying to organize all this stuff I now have to doctor Protein shakes to make them at least somewhat drinkable, and then coping with feeling bloated and miserable all day. All the while, I'm eating exactly what is on my food plan, but I'm finding it absolutely impossible to eat 4 times a day, drink 3 Protein Shakes, take 4 rounds of vitamins, and still drink 64 Oz of Water while never being allowed to drink because I just ate. Uuuuugh. Oh, and to add insult to injury, I was up 6/10 of a pound this morning. WHAT HAVE I DONE??? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

I'm one week post op today. Last night, I went to take a drink of Water, but I exhaled in the glass before I sipped. I was like, "what is wrong with my water? Why does it smell so bad?" I sniffed it again, but then I realized it was my breath. Holy hell. I was shocked. Glad to know there's relief for it on the horizon! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App