HealthyLifeStyle

Every doc is different. They all have their way of doing things. My dad had the surgery 5 yrs. ago and he was told that he could never have pasta or rice. He came with me on my 6 month check up and heard them tell me that I could start eating small portions if I felt up to it. He was mad. LOL I was also told that I could never drink carbonated beverages again, EVER. A lot of people told me that they are allowed to. It is very different for everyone.

I agree. You are extremely helpful. You always give great advice. Thank You

Wonder why insurance won't pay for this as part of the WL program? It should be available for everyone at some point after their surgery. I am very curious about getting this done.

I never heard of this. I want/need to get this done asap. Thanks for the info.

We had a lot of issues with our mattresses over the years. Both of us were overweight which caused us to basically buy a new one every couple of years. The last one we bought, we spent a good amount of money on it. It's called posturepedic and its awesome.

This is the nutritionist that is affiliated with my surgeons office so I don't know what else to do? She is the only one I have had for the past 9 months.

Yogurt really bothers me, the cheese makes me more constipated. I can tolerate eating cottage cheese sometimes. Like I said, I am just going to have to figure it out on my own. She was absolutely no help whatsoever.

They did not make me do a pre op diet either. I was told not to lose any weight or I wouldn't qualify for the surgery. At the time I weighed 216, at surgery I weighed 205. I had the surgery mainly because I was a bad diabetic. I couldn't lose weight on my own. I also had thyroid issues, and a ton of other medical problems. I had the bypass and my recovery was not easy. I was very sick for the 1st few months. I lost 40 lbs. in the 1st month alone. I couldn't eat anything or even drink water without being sick. I had to go on a script of nausea patches that you wear behind your ear. Finally in months 2-3 I could tolerate a small amount of cream of wheat and drink peppermint tea. The months after I had a very hard time eating anything more than a few bites of food. I am still having this problem now. I am 9 months out and down to 130 lbs. and look sickly. I am trying to put some weight back on because I am so skinny. Not trying to scare you, just telling my story. Good Luck

They also have 2 pc. suits with a skirted bottom. I am looking to getting one for this summer.

I never heard of this. How do you take it? Do you only do it when your severely constipated or for regular maintenance?

TY for the update. Can't wait to see the pics.

I am having a hard time understanding why I get so full so quick. I am 9 months out and thought by now that I would be able to eat more. I am basically only able to eat as much as I could at around 6 months. I get full very easily and then feel sick. I cut down my water from 8 cups a day to only 6 thinking that if I did that I would have more room for more food, but that isn't the case. I was getting around 90-100 grams of protein a day and even cut that down to around 70-80 and I am still extremely full all the time. Why is this happening at this stage? Has this happened to anyone else? Does it get better?

I am feeling sick all the time now. I thought this was supposed to get better as more time goes by? I am 9 months out and for the past month or so I feel completely nauseous most of the time. I have been trying to eat a little bit more so I don't lose anymore weight but feeling sick isn't allowing it. I started taking Miralax every day per my docs orders and think that this may be the cause of it? I had to cut back to every other day because it was making me have diarrhea. Now even though I am doing it every other day, I still have diarrhea and a bad belly ache/cramps every day. I called the docs office and they said to keep doing what I am doing and they will see what is going on when I have my colonoscopy. Well that isn't for another month. I used to drink Peppermint tea and that would help but now its not helping.

Some places don't let you order the child portion.

Everyone experiences stalls. I am still going thru it now at 9 months out. Sometimes its 1-2 weeks and others 3-4. Have you tried to increase your protein and decrease carbs and other things? Sometimes it works. Good Luck

I have this exact same problem. I bought a bathing suit with a skirted bottom, and also a swim dress.

I am not taking that long to eat, and maybe that is something I should try to do. I feel that it would make me feel more full? I still take the 30 minutes before and after rule to drink the water. Should I still be doing this at this stage? I agree with you on contacting my dietician. Thanks for the input.

Wow! You are one of the "lucky" ones to be able to eat all those meats without them bothering you. I wish I could eat some of that stuff. Haddock & Salmon seem ok sometimes.

TY for this info. I was afraid of that. I am so scared of getting plastic surgery. My family and hubby are so against it also which makes me even more leery.

TY for clearing that up. I have never heard of a cramp being called a stitch before.

My mind tells me that I want to "try" eating some fries. But my body tells me not to do it. LOL

I am afraid/embarrassed to appear high maintenance. I don't want to embarrass my husband either.

Thanks for the info. I recently heard that stretching out the pouch for bypasses is very hard to do. Like you said you have to overstuff yourself on a daily basis. I don't know how anyone could do that without being/feeling sick.

OMG!! You are not 67! You are so pretty and looks so young. I hope I look so good at your age.

Oh ok at least I know I am not alone. If your 21 months out and can only eat 2 bites, I don't feel so bad about it. I honestly don't know if I will ever be able to eat carbs again without feeling so full, and sick. I just avoid it now. I thought at 9 months out I could be eating pretty much what I felt like, but I guess I am wrong about that. I still have a hard time with most meats. I also get very full after a few bites of anything and thought I would be able to eat more at this point.