Jess55

I would think if they stay still it should be ok, but if they are like kicking and throwing themselves around it would not be. To be honest I work with animals. I took off my first week post op. So my second week I was back I did lift like I think up to like 23 lb dogs up and was fine. (Not to mention I shoveled my car out from under over a foot of snow my first day back to work). I did not pick up any larger dogs until like 3.5 weeks post op, then I started back to picking up 50+lb dogs and had not complications.

I live in NY too but its closer for me to do the Jersey one. 1 hour 45 minute drive as opposed to 3.5 hours

I totally agree. I find it hard NOT to go work out! My trainer/instructer is trying to get me to back off a tiny bit because I keep straining my knee. She told me if you tear your ACL you're not gonna be able to workout for like 6 months and then even the dogs (I am an LVT) will be cowering in the back of the cage because you'll be a cranky b***h. I found this hilarious, but she's right, I would be. I have to force myself to take one day off a week, but she says I keep hurting myself since I really don't give my muscles a chance to recover.

There are some people at my gym who are doing it. I thought about it for a second, but was like I hate running and so I can't run that long. But then someone told me I can walk most of it, so I've been debating trying it again. I'm gonna talk to the people I know who are doing it. Was it fun? The obstacles on the website look fun.

The only way to know true calorie burn is a HRM, or body bugg or Bodymedia fit, etc. 1600 for movie furniture is definitely way to high.

They will not see your band in a full body scan. That is not an x ray machine. It cannot see under your skin.

Even for those who haven't had WLS should be taking a multivitamin.

I got one a number of months ago. She is one of the trainers at my kickboxing gym and she recommends doing train to failure. I tried doing it myself and wasn't able to push myself as hard as I wanted. So I asked her to help me, and I feel doing it with her help makes me push myself a lot harder. I don't want to give up when I'm with her. Last week on the leg press I did 40 reps with a 10 second hold at the end at 309#. I would have never been able to do it without her support. She did have to slightly help with the last 5 reps, but I managed to do it even though my legs felt like they were going to fall off.

About the sitting and hurting, I've had that happen to me a few times. I've come to realize it was the was I was sitting kind of bend over forward a little and it was my underwire of my bra really hurting me (I initially thought it was my stomach). I'm not sure if it was surgery related at all as prior to surgery I never wore an underwire. Sorry no help on the other problems. Hope they get better though!

Some people just have low blood pressure. I went to the doc last week and when the nurse took my BP it was like 98/64 (or something like that) I asked isn't that low, as I to though 120/80 was normal, and she said last time I was 100/? so she said I just naturally run low. It may be you're just not used to it. When I first started working out years ago the first few times I got off the treadmill I was a little dizzy too. It might also be the intensity you're not used to. I've had a couple times in the last number of months I've felt dizzy/nauseaus during a workout. My trainer said it probably was the intensity I pushed myself to. The first time this happened I was talking to her about it and she said if you have to vomit, go ahead and then go back to your workout...LOL. (Knowing me I probably would too.)

I've been using my Bodymedia fit for 8 months now and I love it!

It could be illeus (basically the GI tract stops moving). I'm not exactly sure of the cause. I've seen a few cases of dogs having it (yes people can get it too). In fact a month or two ago my dog had it, she vomited food that she had eaten 11 hours previously. Which I got very concerned about since the stomach should empty in a few hours. A few days of reglan and she was fine.

I was working out at the gym for years prior to my surgery. Though it was more like blah I should go to they gym. I didn't really want to go. I'd been dieting for years, and was actually 60 lb lower than my high weight prior to my initial consult. Now I LOVE working out. I look forward to going to kickboxing 6 days a week. I've been working with a trainer once a week and doing train to failure. Been off from that the last 2 weeks as I just finished the 10 weeks and she recommended a 2 week break before we start again. I've started taking a bootcamp class once a week (though I think they only do it during the summer) I walk to the grocery store since it is like .25 miles or something away, I find it silly to drive. I think the key is finding something you love doing. I love the way working out makes me feel.

Honestly sometimes I think my knees are worse since losing weight. But that's because I'm addicted to working out now. I kickbox six days a week (sometimes more than one class) and now added in a bootcamp class. Also just got a bike to ride and I've been walking more too. So my knees are taking a beating.

Once I got home my mom stayed with me for a few hours and I think I stayed up during most of that time, but after she left I was in and out of sleep for til the next morning.

Most times when you get bloodwork done you need to be fasted. A jolly rancher is going to effect your blood glucose (sugar) level. Also a nutritionist handles diet and such, a gastroenterologist handles your gastrointestinal tract. You will most likely need an EGD (an upper endoscopy). You may need other tests too. I had a EGD, chest rad, EKG, Echocardiogram, stress test, and more.

I'm surprised that people didn't know what the fills would cost. My surgeon told me like at my first consult I'd be paying $100 per fill. Now I didn't realize with the one and only one I've had it was on top of my $50 copay, but whatever.

I'm on my feet 10 hour shifts too and went back 7 days post op with no problems. Although due to my schedule I only worked a day then had 2 more days off. But I would have been fine, I feel I could've gone back sooner and my job involves bending and lifting dogs. I limited the dogs to 25 lb til like 3 weeks post op then I gave no restriction

I'm not sure of one geared towards diabetics, but you can change the settings in MFP to have it track different nutrients. So you can set it to track fats, carbs and sugars as well as 3 other nutrients.

I had given up soda (only ever drank diet soda) for a couple months pre op and for like 8 months post op only having an occasional one. I started drinking it again and while I have no problem with it physically, I'm wondering if it is contributing to my plateau. So here I am giving it up again and for some reason it seems to be harder this time, but I'm on day 3 now.

If it is being done at a teaching hospital, maybe the "assistant" may do part of the procedure. Depends if it is an intern or a resident. I work at a veterinary hospital and at least in that field, the interns don't really get to do procedures, just assist, with closing or hold a retractor or stuff like that. If it is a resident, then they may be doing the procedure or just helping out. I've never seen a laproscopic procedure done (only open ones), but a surgeon only has 2 hands, so they may not even be able to hold all the instruments at once.

I doubt it is your metabolism. My vote is for the sugar free stuff. My brother in law is diabetic and even he says he can't eat to much of the sugar free stuff as it screws up his GI system.

To me that makes no sense, that the barium is coming back up your throat an he said it's not reflux. How can there still be swelling when it appears you had your surgery in 2010. I had a hiatal hernia repair too and have not had reflux since. I did have some heartburn shortly after surgery, but not since. I think you should get a second opinion and probably take some prilosec or pepcid.

They gave me a list of recommended protein drinks and Bariatric Advantage was on that list, I ordered some samples and tried one and wanted to vomit. I also ordered their bariatric vitamins and couldn't stomach the taste. The thing with protein drinks that I've seen is everyone has a different taste and you may love one that someone else hates. So you really have to try different ones to see which one you like. On my pre and post op diets I loved the Unjury brand (still do, but don't really use it anymore). I also got Premeir Proting now from Costco which I love. I think you need to talk to your doc about trying a different brand. As for having to buy it from him, he's probably just trying to make more money unfortunately.

I told my doc I took gummy vitamins and he said wait 5 days prior to resuming them.