Justine G

I feel your pain! Man have I had some bad times with this surgery. I'm a little over 6months post-op and I'm still having problems. I still think foods are bland. The best way to describe it to other people is the way food tastes after you've just had thanksgiving dinner. Nothing tastes good because you're so full right? Well its not because I'm full its just how food tastes now.. bland. I'm having issues with dizziness and fluid intake. I still haven't gotten any help I have a bunch of symptoms that could be related but I justt feel like crap everyday! I guess I'm still going through that starvation mode. The upside is that my hair isn't falling out as much as it was before. Sometimes food smells good and if it tastes ok I can get a lot down but thats rare. I often have the same question.. "whats wrong with me!?" I hope you feel better.. I know I probably didnt help much!

I know it may sound weird, but those Water bottles with the softer plastic screw on tops such as.. uh oh forgot what they are called, they have a white screw on top, no spout, and their picture has like a mountain, a lake maybe, i think the name is two words... crystal something... im not sure. But ANYWAY, try taking a pen and piercing a hole or two in the top. Sitting on your desk it looks like a normal water bottle and when you drink out of it it looks normal unless someone is really close to you. You may have to suck kinda hard out of it... 3 holes is best and you can't really see the holes just glancing at it.