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Im heavier on the bottom, and it annoys the heck out of me....grrrrrr.....

I am a sleeve to bypass pt....wish I had dont bypass to start....congrats....buy some measuring cups, measuring spoons, and I bought a pkg of baby spoons so I would take small bites and it has really trained me on how much to put in my mouth, I also bought some small tupperware like containers...4 0z...to put egg salad,yogurt, pudding,cottage cheese, etc in....I also bought a little lunch tote that has a thing in it you freeze to keep foods cold, I cant believe how much I use it!! I put a few staples in there if I go anywhere longer than a couple hrs..good luck hope it helps....

are they swollen or discolored....I had a clot, and my leg was huge and discolored....dont hesitate if they are, call your surgeon.! good luck...

I thought the viactive was calcium carbonate??...we have to take calcium citrate...better check...

No, thats not much, I am eating 600-800 cal

Im almost 4 weeks PO and gained 2 1/2 lbs, and only lost 16, now only 13...!!!! ugh

Wow, I need to broaden my menu! My wt loss is half of yours..wonder if its cuz I'm still doing puree?

hi xxlnomore...ou had your surgery the day before me..can you give me a typical meal, and how many ounces..I'm not very creative and need some help..since we area day apart I thought maybe you could give me some ideas....thanks

So glad to see everyone is done with their surgery and doing well...welcome to the losers bench...

Yay!! congrats~~

Yep, you could have scraped me off the floor yesterday, and I am 31/2 weeks PO...Im up and down like a rollercoaster....

egg salad, chicken or tuna salad..hummus, cottage cheese, refried beans,.....

I had a drain, but i was putting out about 30 cc's a day....you should call your dr....

I take 2 dulcolax pills daily because of this problem...keeps me regular...miralax doesn't work for me and I cant stand MOM...ugh...............btw, the dulcolax are tiny pills....

thanks guys. I figured I wasn't the only one......

Ive been using straws my whole life and feel awkward drinking from the glass...I actually felt like i was swallowing more air drinking from the glass...so i started drinking from a straw shortly after surgery, and have had no bad side effects...gas etc...just wondering, is anyone else drinking from a straw?...any problems? ty...

Ive been using straws my whole life and feel awkward drinking from the glass...I actually felt like i was swallowing more air drinking from the glass...so i started drinking from a straw shortly after surgery, and have had no bad side effects...gas etc...just wondering, is anyone else drinking from a straw?...any problems? ty...

thanks for sharing DL, ...So refreshing to see we are all human and have to have fun sometime...rules are made to be broken, as long as we regroup and get back on the bandwagon...lol...I'm sure we will all have terrible tuesdays and like you said, we need them....I'm too early to have a terrible tuesday, but I can't wait.............LOL... You still managed to lose 1/10th of a lb...

Its probably because you lost 17 lbs right before surgery and then another 8, your body is just in shock to the loss...I am 31/2 wks out and ive only lost 15 lbs with a 10 day stall in the middle, so i am super slow too....dont worry, your prob at a stall and then it will start coming off again....

glad they found the problem...feel better soon....do they think it will come back, or are you good now...

I get sharp pains on my left side too, not at the port site, but under my lower ribs, I wonder if it is my stomach...sometimes it happens after i eat or drink, so i wonder if it is too full....idk

So sorry MissM....It is just awful the way you were treated...I am praying for a speedy recovery...I hope it will soon be a distant memory....*HUGS*...keep us updated..and feel better soon....xxxxx

I hear dumping can happen 3-4 hrs later...I see it was a high protein lunch, but what about fat content, that can cause dumping....also eating too fast....

I havent done it...yet anyway.....but I have heard of other people who do it....dont really see the harm, unless it takes you to the next level..swallowing it....