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I love it! I replied on that thread - thanks again!

Wow. This is better than when I won the 5th grade spelling bee! (G-L-O-C-K-E-N-S-P-I-E-L) Thanks, Kathy!

Sorry, didn't mean to scare the freshly post-opers. As bad as this experience was, the pain was gone after the vomiting ended. It is my pride that remains wounded after talking so much smack about people who throw up.

I was taking iron and B12 pills for a few months, and I took them at night with my other pills. After a while, I realized that I was staying awake that way, and I had to start taking them during the day.

Ugh...I have to tell you what I was eating? Didn't you notice how I was cleverly avoiding that? 1. 3 barbeque chicken wings (I think they were breaded in addition to being covered in goop) 2. 2 spicy chicken wings 3. 2 jalapeno poppers (those fried, cream cheese filled gooey bundles of goodness) 4. maybe 4 fried mushrooms 5. margarita, baby! See, Kathy, you keep blowing my cover! As you all sit here and say "And she wonders why she doesn't lose weight..." Wow, this accountability thing kind of works. New rule - if you're too embarassed to admit that you ate it, maybe you should just have a carrot instead. But...in my defense, I've eaten similar consistency foods with no problems before. That's what threw me off about this episode.

Haha...wait, I can't get away with saying how I ate half a pizza and then complaining about not losing any weight? You guys are smarter than I thought. Ok, I take all the hostility back! I'll take any advice/tough love. I promise the pizza thing doesn't happen every day. It was the beginning of a hard freeze, and I couldn't drive on the black ice, and I didn't have groceries. (Do you buy that excuse? I can't come up with a better one.) I know I probably need another fill. Even when I eat good food, I have to eat a lot to feel satisfied, or I get hungry again in an hour or two. I'm sure that will pass with a fill, but right now it's easier to blame the damn implant in my body rather than myself. And, Kathy, the shoes are still sitting quietly by the door. I promise to keep them there.

Oh my goodness, I feel like I'm getting virtual hugs from every direction! I didn't expect such warm reception after my long-winded personal complaint session! meat tenderizer - what an amazing idea! I'm sure it doesn't taste great, but I can vouch for the fact that the nastiest thing going down is better than a gourmet meal coming back up. Wow...look how fast I got over that anger. I would have been the last person to think group support works. Thanks again, everybody!

Ok, so it DOES sound crazy! Thank you, Dody! I have to hope that my incident is not what a typical PB is, otherwise...it's just torture! Why are we putting up with this side effect?

Ok, I'm really not trying to sound hostile. I promise. This is the one time that "it's not you, it's me" is really true.

P.S. Since you're probably curious, I'm filled to 2.5 cc in a 4 cc band, and no, I haven't lost a single pound post-op. Thanks for asking.

Lisa, ditto on that email. Too bad most of the people who feel the same have already left.