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Well I was a hair under 6 feet in my youth, bariatric surgeon tells me between menopausal settling, my vertebrae getting less fat and the strain of b lugging around over 300 pounds on my spine, I am now 5foot 8,5 inches. I have heard of,people who grew a inch in measurement, maybe when less weight they stood up straighter? ?Anyway I am what i am and that better be GOOD ENOUGH!

And maybe your little Medowsweet Jr will have have a smoother transition toward Big Girl-hood. And you are a Good Mama and are making good steps toward a happier healthier Future.-??&-?

And I am the weird little bird?that took phentermine One Month and gained,30 pounds, while documenting every little bite of food that I took in. Another reason I started seeking surgery in August 2015 and finally had the success of surgery September 5 2018. Only med I am still on in your area is Wellbutrin, went from 150mg Extended Rekease twice a day to 100mg Three times a day. But I hope you can get some more help and get this all smoothed out????

Yep blubber,and fat, it is a pain. You,look at your naked body and think "This cannot,be ME! I have lost,over 50 pounds since The End of July, started out good, extremely,optomistic and then a couple of weeks in, I started saying I think I might,her a strictute, because I could not m9ve into the next diet sequence. And,the bariatric staff,kept,telling me, Early Days, you are just swollen, you'll be,just fine! Look,how nicely your weight is going,down! Yeah,People,but I have not had joy in THIS process!! So on the 12th of October an repeat EGJ was done, and my,guess was correct, I do have a strictute of my stoma and,I have developed 5 additional ulcers, I had 1 already, Hector, asleep in the walled-off section of my stomach, two of the new ones are in my stomach -pouch, the,other 3 on the back wall of the jejunem, the area,of the small intestine now attached to,my stomach pouch. And PRECIOUS,POUCH is a cranky soul, she,only keeps down liquids, no purees, no soft solids. Since,i am doing,my best to get,there? vitamins, minerals, Zofran for nausea, Carafate and omeprazole to calm down myself ulcers and company, sufficent,fluids and protein shakes, my surgeon and. his partner think I can go on with this liquid limited diet, but it will be 8 weeks Wednesday since,my surgery. And last Friday, the 26th, Dr Noria, my surgeon's partner, went down again and opened me another mm? but,told,me to continue my diet as it is, and we will be trying,once again, November 9th?. read a study from Cleveland Clinic and some people need to be reopened 3 or more times. Trying to remain upbeat and positive in such a position, wonder if i will require a stent or something there? But Happy Holloween, maybe,my TREAT will be a little late this year!??-??

Congratulations to all you January people, What a Wonderful Way to start a Brand New Year! Anxious,to follow,all YOUR STORIES!???

Loving GOOD Wishes on this Specia?l Day, update us when You can! ?

My trick? I am allergic to chocolate so I buy that to hand out. Now if you have peanut butter taffy- l8ke kisses I will. be following you most anywhere. But you, know since the remodel8ng,i may even lost a taste for that.

Well to slightly paraphrase It may be a long way to Tipperary but it's a place we all want to go. I don't have Tipp folk, that said I would still like to go! I keep getting an image of a soft green morn in IIreland, and every drop of Irish blood in me , and there must be a litre or so, my sons names Kevin and Bryan, yearns to go" back home." I have been punched more than a few t8mes for not wearing Green. on St Paddys Day.?

Wow just terribly much Wow!

And it was!

Good points Creekimp, I think it's behind Door #2. Depression. It can gray-ify- a sunny day. Been there, done that, better now post-surgery. Told PCP I would be.

Amen Brother Minion! Preach it Now!

Yep from the fat losses, see what kind of nasty stuff our fatvwas hiding! Good thing we are evicting every blubbery ounce! Ready Girls? WE WILL WIN WITH THIN!???

Well I liked Tim Curry in Cluen are there any Amen,from the Board Game people?

I take Miralax twice a day. And Musselmans Pplesauce is much better than Mitts. Tomk8tten is an Applesauce friend so THIS I know.

Well you could be a candidate in the future, you young kids won't have scars on you4 belly l8ke me, mine went back in the bad old days when everything were open incisions. My WLS ones are fading fast, pretty soon they will be part of Stretch Mark City! Just think, I have a 2 month? surgiversity coming up soon! ???

If you can find them opt for a while the clear fruity protein drinks, my Wal-Mart seems 5o have deleted them. I mixed 6oz that, 6oz MinuteMaid 15 calorie fruit punch then filled bottle the rest of way with cold water. Still fruity but not as strong.

Yes, but you were and are an excellent dog- mommy. This couldn't have been predicted, and for the short time you had, you loved each other. Treasure the memories! There may be a successor to Bella someday but heal your heart first, I hate to know you are sad, I have read andvreread all your posts and you're one I always look for. Sending a hug to you.??

Oh there are several November 5th on here, that's my 2 month Surgiversitu, I wish you both the joy I have had with my bypass and none of the sorrow. I would never want to go back to begore, for the road ahead is much better. And there is room of the Losers Bench for YOU so come down Victory Lane, we will all be cheering YOU in!???

Well hello MariaBe, this is a warm friendly place to hang out. Welcome and we all hope you'll find a home here

And Hannah,she is such a sweetie pie. Look at that face. I want to do Good, Mama Hannah, can you help me? I really want you,to ?me!

My guess vacation or he wanted to attend a seminar that week. Maybe Mrs Surgeon wanted a Caribbean island cruise!

8 to 5 odds he will, it would only benefit you to do so. Among my,other quirks I collect How Many Jokes How many surgeon's does it take to change a light bulb? Answer Only 1, but why don't we remove that socket? You're not using it and it will only cause you trouble in the future. So my best guess: He will. My general surgeon -way back- removed my appendix along with the gall bladder that really needed the surgery!?

One more and then I promise to let the subject die. See the more I ponder on it, I think maybe Daddy,loved me in his fashion but there was disfunction there. Last example my parents were married 6 weeks past their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Apparently the Sunday closest to the actual date they, between Sunday School and Church , renewed their vows. I knew nothing about it, one of my co-workers who also attended that church told me about it a week later. I felt l8ke I had egg on my face over that. She must have thought me a horrid daughter that I did not attend. Although I worked many weekends I did have that day off. S9 I went to their retirement flat to ask them, if they were planning such a thing, why was I not invited? Daddy's Rationale: I WAS NOT THERE WHEN THEY WERE MARRIED, WHY WOULD I WANT TO BE THERE THEN? Neither was the bulk of the Church people watching, the majority where my age or younger. And Fotr My Children, I still cry inside at that cruelty shown, I did my best to be good, cause no trouble, didn't date bad boys, truth be told I never dated anyone while under their roof. Brought home good grades, was never an embarrassment to the famility. Tell me, What mo4e could I do to win their love????

And every time I hear from you, you know you really are good for me, I do feel a little more like the fighter you say I am. This has been a long siege on liquids, sometimes I feel like I am innately flawed. That I never will get better, although I should remember my God don't make No Junk ! And as I keep looking at my problem, my surgical team should have been alerted if I had firmed one ulcer, I might make morem I believe I should have been on Carafate from the get-go. But I don't think there was any way that thecstricture could be predicted . Saw a study from Cleveland Clinic , 23% of RNY develop one, About a third of those 1 dilatation work an 6% in 2 and the remainder , like me , are going to require 3 or more. Now I am having trouble with signals, am I hungery- is it ulcer pain, because I have a grand total of 6 now- if I try more than liquids, will everything come up again? I don't find satisfaction from these soups and brothes, it's like my body is crying out for more food but my pouch won't let it happen.bUt please stay my friend, We will get through it all!