Creekimp13

Oh, you poor girl. I'm so sorry. I sure hope they get it figured out soon and you get some relief. Do you have someone with you?

How are you doing Chantrella? What are they planning to do for you? Please keep us posted when you can so we know you're ok. Sure sorry you're dealing with this.

Three years out....stomach still sounds like deep water sea creatures mating.

I did NOT want diabetes and my A1C was creeping up with my fasting glucose. Three years prediabetic and the numbers just kept getting worse. My A1C is 5.0% now. Well into normal. I am so glad I dodged diabetes. Two brothers have it. My legs were starting to swell with pitted edema...bad. Tops of my feet started to swell up, too. My physical endurance was awful. My back hurt so bad just doing a regular shopping trip that I had to find a place to sit down halfway through. I felt old and disabled. I'm riding horses huntseat and jumping again. I can walk several miles with no issues. I'm riding my bike with my dog again. At almost 49...I feel younger than I have since I was 30:)

Congrats! Woot!

I'm a huge fan of Chickpea Pasta. Eat it regularly. Plant protien, fiber, and tastes great. I genuinely prefer it to wheat pasta now.

Listen to your doctor. Go to the hospital now. Your BF can call Uber for Pete's sake. Very seriously...your life could be in danger.

I'm so sorry you got sick. I hope it passed fast. That sounds just awful. Horrible admission... I clicked on this post because I thought it said "dumpling" and I was like....someone has a healthy dumpling recipe? Do tell! Yep...food addict till the end. Oye. Please feel better.

I meant so say "Every Dead END" Meaning....it can't spread when it hits vaccinated folks. I just read that and went....oh man that looks wrong. Hope ya'll followed what I meant instead of what I typed. Apparently, I couldn't type last night. LOL.

I'm too young and not fat enough anymore. LOL. Shite! And my comorbidities have all resolved so I'm kinda SOL for a few months. Can't wait to get the shot. I'm on an "on call" list for getting a last minute dose if any appointments cancel and left overs need to get used up for the day. Can't wait for things to get closer to being back to normal:) Looking forward to a better year! Thanks to everyone getting the shot. Every dead for that nasty bug helps all of us.

Long time ago. I remember eating thin mashed potatoes, thinned refried beans, putting split pea soup in the blender. Poached fish is a popular next step (that maybe you fudge a little and start early) because fish is SO protieny and poached is super tender. Whipped Greek yogurt. Yasso frozen yogurt bars. Cream soups. Scrambled eggs. Tons of protien shakes.

Sugar free Jello. Clear broth. Green Tea. Distractions. Watch movies you love. Have crazy sex. Take a hot bath. Do something you enjoy. I had a terrible time of it, too. I HATE how I feel in ketosis. I feel unhinged and horrible, brain fog, hangry, desperate, dizzy, miserable. Pre-op diet was really tough for me, but I did it. A day at a freaking time. An hour. A minute, sometimes. You can do this. It won't last forever.

I'm three years out and LOVE bread of all kinds. Naan is a favorite. Love sourdough and pumpernickle, health nut and multigrain too. But I've gotta say, it's still tough to eat a lot of it, even now....and that's probably for the best in my case cause historically, bread was something I'd go to town on and overindulge. I can eat bread almost like a normal person now...meaning...a reasonable single or half serving of it, instead of a double or triple serving like I used to. Balance is a good thing! You're still in early days. And yep, you're gonna have moments of frustration and missing your old eating habits, missing the way certain things tasted/felt. Old favorites won't work anymore and it's a weird feeling....for me there was a little bit of food grief...as disturbing as that is to say, I did feel genuinely sad about my changing relationships with food. But then, I found new healthy favorites, new ways of cooking, got used to new portion sizes, new expectations. New body, better health It does get a lot better in time. Promise.

I'm a statistics girl. Am I statistically more likely to die of surgery complications, or of health complications from being morbidly obsese? I crunched those numbers and decided the benefits pretty clearly outweigh the risks. Whatever you choose, you have to live with the consequences....and both decisions carry risk. Which risk is worse? Whatever you decide...best wishes to you!

My surgeon said no gum for the first year, period. He showed pictures of having to remove wads of gum with an endoscope grabbing tool...from people who had swallowed it and it got stuck. Our new stomachs are healing, there are days they swell a little, they don't have a lot of stretch yet. Unlike most stuff, gum isn't readily broken down by stomach acid (pops out the other end looking pretty much the same if you happen to swallow it). If you must chew gum, chew a teenie, tiny piece with this in mind. Better yet, consider taking a year off of gum chewing. Gum chewing...to me...is not worth risking an endoscopic procedure to remove it if I accidentally swallow it. Three years out, I'll admit I've chewed it without incident, but it makes me nervous. Those pictures must have made a big impression. LOL. I don't chew gum much at all anymore.

I'm so sorry you're going through this. Take all meds as directed and keep in close touch with your doctor if you can't get your fluids in.

When I weigh myself, I have to get completely naked and try to pee first. LOL. I have been an obsessive weigher. These days, I do it once a week. Monday mornings. After I pee, before coffee. I wonder if anyone else has weird rituals?

Almonds are mostly fat and protien, you probably didn't do any harm. Shake it off, recommit to finish strong:) No worries.

Start with talking to your regular doctor. He/She will have a great idea whether or not it's a good fit for you. If you disagree, get a second opinion. Most doctors embrace weight loss surgery now when the appropriate criteria are met. Talk to your doctor about benefits-vs-risks for your specific situation and health.

Your doctor will NOT "report you" for illegal drug use of any kind. Medical confidentiality makes it illegal for them to do so. The only situation in which doctors can break medical confidentiality is if there is concern about someone seriously harming themselves or others.

Of course it is. You're gonna do great. Best wishes!

-Mayo Clinic's answer: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein Cleveland Clinic: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-you-eat-too-much-protein/ Take what you like and leave the rest. I just plugged the question into the Google machine and tried to sort out a few of the more respected sources. People are gonna have strong feelings about this one. To each their own. In the end, we all pay our money and take our chances. Do your own evaluation of benefit-vs-risk.

Employed the patience of God. And waited. All you can do.

Bring lounge pants, and don't bother with a robe. Robe won't go on over your IV. Lounge pants WILL cover your butt in the hallways. You're gonna do great. Congrats!