TXJess

I'm only a month out. it isn't so much what I eat, but how much. I am learning. There is no last bite. If my stomach says "I'm good". Stop. If I don't I'm miserable. I hate the nausea.

Tagalongs were my favorite. I could easily eat an entire box in one sitting. Just pace yourself and maybe have some milk. Sigh.... I wonder how I got here. I was a girl scout and I have two boy scouts so I do support them. If any girl approaches me to buy Cookies, I will. However, this year, I will just donate to the Troops. Or buy a box and give it to a stranger. I had the bypass so I'm assuming that I will dump if I eat any sugar. It's helping right now, but I'm only a month out. Next year will likely be harder for me on the cookie sales.

Oh, I had the hernia repair too. Turns out it was significant. Maybe that was the pain Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

If you live in Boston they are recruiting for this study. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02417974?term=crohn%27s+disease+and+fecal+transplant&rank=7 Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

I think all of it is fascinating. I learned so much and feel it could really be the next big discoveries in medicine. I'm going to go read that paper now???? I really do wish you good health. Most people take it for granted. Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

Pain can and does cause high bp. If they brought your pain down, your bp should drop if that is the cause. Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

I'm four weeks out with rny. I'm still not hungry. It's a bit of an issue because I need to eat for some energy, but everything sounds horrible. It Wil get better. And I'm a third of my way to goal already. Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

Yeah, I ran out of pain meds by day 10. Sitting for any length of time was horrible. I was in so much pain. For me it was the big incision on the left side. Week one, hard to move, get out of bed or sit up. Week two, could roll over but still couldn't lay on my left side. Week three starting to lay on my left side. The pain came and went, but if I got tired I would hurt, or maybe I hurt because I was tired. Week four, I had a few days without pain, then overdid it, and was in pain. This week is no pain. It will get better. Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

I ultimately decided to do the Iron Patches to start with. Iron is hard on my stomach and I don't need anymore of that. I also subscribed to the Tessa. It's like a Vitamin keurig. I'll use that for my multi. It mixes liquid Vitamins, which absorb better. Anyway, I'll update after a few weeks. Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

So inspiring. You look great, and your skin doesn't show that there used to bring 140pounds in there. Beautiful. Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

Good to know. I have two more weeks until I can have either, but I really would like a few bites of steak. Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

Is there really any other way to eat it? I mean, why ruin a good steak by over cooking it???? Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

My reward is going to be hiking in colorado this summer with my kids. I won't be wearing my 100 pound "backpack" anymore, so I'm excited to do that and rafting. Both things I couldn't do last summer. Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

Did he call you back? You ok? Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App

I agree. There was another thread on here about how we cheated by having surgery. Whatever, it's their ignorance. I honestly had that internal fight with myself on why I couldn't just lose weight on my own. I finally realized that I have, many times. But I always put it back, plus more. The stats are behind me on the surgery though. Sent from my KFTBWI using the BariatricPal App