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And if you feel like grabbing and bitching, my shoulders are broad , I'm almost always around, if I'm not ,there are many others who will be. We all have cussed, fussed, muttered under our breath, wondered what we,let ourselves in for, but it gets better, no matter how quick or slow you bounce back, life does get better and better! And I'll leave with what a wise Bari-pal told me as your fat stores break down and all those hormones and other stuff that was stored releases. Its like Puberty but not as many zits, Pregnancy but you don't get a cute baby out of the deal, Menopause because you will alternate hot flashes, chills and nasty temperment. And you will cry at the dangest things. I started weeping because I didn't get pictures taken before I went into the OR, yeah minor in the scheme of things but I was ❤broken.cO told someone I looked like Road Kill, now I'm not Miss America but I've not stopped too many clocks by looking at them. But I thought my skin looked sallow, on the verge of jaundice, really isn't. And the first places I lost weight? My forearms and neck, for this I went through surgery? Also my finders got smaller and they were the only average sized things on my body in the first place. Finally my rump,thighs and belly have joined in but they almost missed the party. Nobody mentioned your belly gets ridged when bands of fat left, this was not the Washboard And I was looking for! Worse comes worse I can scrub out stains on my laundry, dumb me, I actually thought it would simply flatten. Nope, but I can cover the damage with clothing. I drug out a pair of capris from last summer, tightenedthe drawstring as much,as I could but they do look like clown pants. If the string let's loose I will be like the Georgian Bari- pal, hubby took her to the Braves game, went to do the Wave, and there she was on the Jumbotron , broadcast for all, pants around her ankles and her polka dot panties on view all over the American Southeast. After she stopped crying and blushing, she admitted it would have been worse if she had her loose Granny Panties instead of her right-sized briefs. Now do you feel just a little better that. it hasn't happened to YOU?

No darlin' anesthesia is not a bugaboo, don't fear it! I hate to sound "campy" but you should have been here for the Bad Old Days of ether and such, I had my tonsils out at 5, I am now 73 and I still remember how sick I was, I threw up even water! Then I was here for the Slightly Better Middle Ages of Anesthesia, not so much vomiting but headaches, general malaise, you knew you had been " had". Present days are a breeze. Let me relate a little about my RnY last September. , I think it will make you feel a little better. First of all my surgeon as well as being a wonderful surgeon is a very nice guy. I was the first surgery of the day, he had explained that in the office, he was making,me first , because at 73 he wanted to allow time in case i was more difficult once he was "in". He literally brought in his crew and introduced them all. Among them was my anesthesiologist Dave, hate to sound cougar-like but he had the prettiest blue eyes. I think. in the midst of our conversation he may have slipped me some " Happy Juice" because I was Super Mellow as they pushed me down the hall and into the Operating Theatre. Oh I did kind of " Rubberneck" as we were traveling, this was my Journey of Journeys after all! Now I had gleaned a few horror stories from BP as well as a few other sites, so I wanted to see if they were true. Number 1 people kept saying the room was chilly- nope mine was warm as could be. Number 2 Everybody hustled. And bussels around, nope even though they were gowned , my hospital wears green, I knew who each person was .Number 3 the tables are so narrow, nope not mine, like Goldilocks it was just right. Number 4 They make you drag yourself over, nope they helped me and wear very gentle and respectful. Number 5 You won't even be able to tell who or where your surgeon is. Nope Dr Needleman promised me he' d wave so I would know it was him. Another erroneous thing I had been told was since it was a teaching Hospital I would be turned over to interns and residents once I was asleep. Nope , Dr Needleman promised, since I would be his all-time oldest patient he would do everything personally and he kept his word. Number 6. Once I was situated on the table , I looked to my Right and there was Dave., blue eyes sparkling, they tucked a warmed blanket around me, he called me by name , said" Do you feel comfy?" I said " I believe I am" and that was that, next,thing I knew I was in my own room on 10 Doan, not hurting a bit, fact is I lifted my gown to look, I wanted to check if they had even done surgery. I expected big ABDs, nope 6 tiny incisions, criss crossed with steri- strips and the 7th was in my navel. Now I knew why my pre-op instructions said to scrub and clean my navel really good, he used it as another point of entry. I remember on the Bad Old Days having a rubber mask slapped on my face, being told to count backwards and the smell, none of that at all now. Things are so Easy Peasy these days, and if anybody would not be waking up, on age alone it would be ME not YOU, so don't worry and fear, it is a cool experience and it starts you into a beautiful future life. Me, I have lost 70, no it's 80 pounds now in 7 months, could never have done it on diet alone. And every day I am grateful, oh my after surgery was not average, healed a little slower, had some bumps in my road, but I'm in this to win this and I truly can say The Rest of My Life will be the Best of My Life. And now I'll look forward to chapters and updates from YOU!❤

Seconding FluffyChix, you are accountable to yourself, no one else for every -one and every journey is different. Just Do You!

Thank You Poppyseed, after all the plate and bowlfuls of goodies Ms Precious Pouch will not allow me to ingest ( more power to those who can!) something looking good I can truly relate to! Muchas Gracias mi Amiga!?

I wonder also, my guess would be for dropping below a 40 BMI. BCBS is infamous for taking premium money in and not paying out for the most ludicrous reasoning! In my area of the country it is Anthem BCBS, We even have a little ditty about it! "Making sure we all get screwed That's what Anthem BCBS Do! " And in this case instead of LOL it's COL!

As the 60s song alludes to; "Your Day will Come, and you'll have everything!"

And my Pepto taking friend, if you have noticed the blackness of your stool, it is the Bismuth Pepto- Bismol contains. And you are correct, it DOES cause foul nasty odors, but a lot of people accept the trade- off anyway.?

I still miss sugar free Canada DryGinger Ale ? so I can feel your Cola sorrow as well!

The Premiere , in my book, lives up to the name, Premiere Liquid Protein in Fruit Punch. Others swear by the Syntrax flavors, at my hospital , Ohio State they lean towards Luquicell, my favorite there was Peach Mango, tasted good instead of medicinal, the Grape was FOUL, ordered it once, NEVER EVER AGAIN!

Another reason to take a stuffed animal besides security measure, if you have to cough,or sneeze when you're freshly done, "splint" your tummy with it and you won't have the sensation you're going to blast and rip open! And you will mentally hug me for the advice!

FYI I am weighing in here because I am a long- time ago (35 years) G.Bladder loser. On the occasions I attempt to fast or take little in , I have bright yellow mucoid stools, this reminds me that after that surgery there is no stopping point for bile, it is a straight lickety- split squirt into the duodenal tubing. Of course if I'm on my prenatal vitamins it does change the color, but this is what happens when I'm not. Does this signify I am borderline IBS? Why not?, seems like everything else about me is irritable! But that's my ?testimony and I'm sticking to it!??

Dana and Aiysha, read my post below dealing with food Aversion. Another perspective on the Bariatric sorrows I am going through ❤Frustr8

I hate to be cranky at this stage of the game, but the few times I actually crave or think "Gee,that would taste so good!" 2 bites in it. either it is a cruel disappointment or it out and out makes me puke. And tell me what the answer is at this point? I need some "outside- me "clarity.*TY* P.S. I am 7 months out and still have THIS PROBLEM ????

Well they are scarcely the sane but still ridding yourself of Obesity. can be equally a treacherous undertaking. A life - alter- ing and scary thing to do or have happen to you. And with both, you wonder if you'll be able to live through it all. At least at 73, that was it for me. Oh I wanted weight loss surgery, but inside, WAS IT GOING TO KILL ME, WOULD I LIVE PAST MY SURGERY? At over 70, there is a Real Chance,of never waking up! Oh I did live, lost 80 pounds in 7 months, but I wanted to believe, but still not sure the stories were true, maybe I would be the Bad Exception they talk about. Inside I was cold clear up to my knees! But it is Good, all good., even for fat old also-rans like ME!I

And exciting days ahead, remind your every exam, every step brings you closer to your Final Goal! So many of us gave gone through it all And we're cheering for you now And looking forward to you joining us on the other side of surgery! ?&?&?

And been meaning to tell Green Tealael that Fat Cat was my presurgery pix, maybe my Inner Puma will arrive soon!

Perfect oh so Perfect, I feel that way too. Thought at first I might be a bloodhound but Sharpei may be closer!

We come into life a blank slate What bruising we receive What scars we sustain What hurts we sustain They mean we tried, we participated, and we kept moving on. towards our goals. We truly lived and not merely existed.

A belated Thank You Ed, yeah I hope I do make it there, only 27 more years, after all. Woke up,with my upper arm paining. I hope my,ortho can get it fixed up by removing my hardware that's been there for 9 years since I broke it at work, and Workmans Comp wheels grind very slow, especially when it,is against an self- insured ex- employer. They can be in No Hurry to settle. Suspect,they may have been saying,novena for my early,demise, but fooled them- I kept on living! But this arm is impinging on my Life quality, had to pop a Norco so I could sleep at 3 AM. Got myself a special heating pad from Sunbeam with Velcro straps, I does help a lot, takes the pain down to a dull roar but you aren't allowed to sleep with one on! And chrissymcm08, I take 60 mg of Dexilent each AM before good. Omeprazole WAS NOT GASTROPROTECTIVE for me, ulcerated under therapy,from my gastroenterologist in late 2017, when they put me on it again post- surgery I developed 2 in my brand- New pouch, and a string of them down my jejunem(second section,of small intestine) and that war is finally being solved when they permitted me to revert,to Dexilent in November. I am the exception to their rule, and I doubt,i ever will be able,to stop this PPI. My firm feelings since I went into this with a history of gastritis and Hector, my then sleeping small Gastric Ulcer, I should have been on Carafate also from the very beginning, never was started until 6 weeks in and we are STILL playing catch-up. That may be why they say Doctors practice, there is always a patient who teaches them One Size does not fit all. Goody my Norco has kicked in, the arm pain is letting up some, do not abuse them, this is still from my Going-home prescription last September. And besides if I were to depend on them like I had to post my last knee replacement in February 2017, I would have gone into ostipation, that's constipation to the INTH degree! Had to call out major laxatives to get relief from THAT! Feared, at the time, a stick of dynamite was next----- KABOOM KABOOM!? But you live-- you learn---and you learn to play the cards you're given in the Game of Life. And I still call my surgery Day the 5th greatest blessing after marriage? and the birth of my 3 babies?. It has been a Life with a lot if Joys, I do have my NSVs, different than some but then we each have an individualized road to ✌ Victory. And yeah with a RnY I was and am GERD -free, And all the rest, it's bottom- line Good after All.?

Congratulations Tess on That!

It's all a matter of belief, and I belief I hit a Sunday stall!

Yeah it is true, had a male surgery twin, went into this game approximate. same size. He lost like Gangbusters, I limped along, isn't faur, is it?

Try the clear protein drinks if you can. Good one is Premier Protein Clear, have also done protein 2 0 and even Ensure has a clear ones a little less protein but passable. Also try cutting your shakes half-strength with skim milk, sure it make take longer,but we all use these tricks if necessary. Sir protein powder in your protein fluids, add it where you can. For a shor5 while I even drank skim milk with a scoo0 of Genepro in it.And you wIll make it through.

And good luck Monday, update us and let us know how things went!

And I still do my share of throwing up, mine has not been an average. recovery and healing,but I am still so much better off than a year ago, Would not go back!