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I've not only fallen off track, but I've derailed the darn thing! I need to get my act together. I know I ate too much and too often yesterday. I made 3 angel food cakes, 2 dozen cupcakes, strawberries, and deviled eggs. I licked the white cake batter off of the beater, as usual. I haven't had much dumping, which is an unfortunate thing. I wish my body rejected things like I'd hoped. I do notice an occasional swing in blood sugar and get woozy, sweating, and need to eat something. This tends to happen an hour or so after I've eaten too much. My BS is around 80 when I'm feeling woozy, so it's not too low. Today I'm trying to get back on track. I had a Protein shake for Breakfast. Does anyone else like a little caffeine? I seem to want ice tea with Splenda, or a couple cups of coffee in the morning. I don't do any soda! I don't even want to tempt myself.

Call your insurance company each one is different. I have Horizon BC/BS NJ. I would have needed BMI of 35 and co-mobidity or 40 + BMI no co-morbidities. I had to show proof of a supervised diet in the last 2 years through my PCP, weight watchers, Medi-fast. Since I did not have that I needed a 6 month supervised diet. I did it through my PCP office as a combination PCP and nutritionist. I needed 1 psych visit. Additionally my surgeon required lab work, an upper GI, H Pylori test. If I had any symptoms or was heavier I would have had to have a sleep study. The other doctor in the practice requires all his patients to see a pulmonary doctor to evaluate for sleep apnea and if the pulmonogist recommends it then a sleep study. Once the surgeon's office sent the proof of the 6 month diet and the psych eval in it was approved quickly. Sent on Tues and approved on Thursday afternoon.

I do not agree with anyone picking on anyone at all, Maybe you should tell your mother the she is making you feel attacked and uncomfortable and that you wished she was more comforting to you. That being said I need to speak to you about this other issue of blame. I gre up in a family that did not care what they ate either. We were never health conscience and I was always a lage child. I never in my wildest dreams thuoght to blame my partents. It is not their fault that they were ignorant to the causes of certain foods. I developed a metobolic disorder over time and that is why I made this decision for myself. I have struggled with my weight all of my life and never once did I blame anyone but myself. The best advice I can give is to take responsibility for yourself right now. You are in charge of you. Sure, When you were a kid what choice did you have? You ate what your parents gave you because you were not thinking about long term health issues because you were a child and I can almost bet your partents diddnt think about those issues either because they probably grew up thinking of food as a way to show love to you. There are many factors as to why they ate like that and fed you that way but I remember one day my Mom said to me "It's pretty bad when you wake up one morning and realize your parents are human". We all make mistakes but you are blaming your parents and wasting precious time being upset when you should be enjoying and loving them. If you let go of the past hurts you will be able to create a more fulfilling life for yourself.

Hi Guys, I had RNY bypass conversion from a non-functioning band on the 27th March and so just starting week two of my fluids diet and getting a bit fed up with Soups and milkshakes but have learnt that if I let my fluids drop too much I have problems. Have one wound that's not healing too well, but saw the walk-in centre nurse yesterday who cleaned it and gave me new dressings and I'll see the practice nurse tomorrow hopefully. Otherwise doing okay, have been out a few times, get tired quickly but working on building up my daily step count and once I'm below 150kg I can start using my WiiFit again which I'm looking forward to. Not sure if there are any other gay men out there who had RNY, but getting some interesting responses from some of my gay friends who have always known me as a chub/bear. It would be great to connect with some other gay men who've been through this and talk a bit about the community issues which I think are different from straight people's experiences. Anyway would be good to connect with others online. Best wishes Justin

Hi Guys, I had RNY bypass conversion from a non-functioning band on the 27th March and so just starting week two of my fluids diet and getting a bit fed up with soups and milkshakes but have learnt that if I let my fluids drop too much I have problems. Have one wound that's not healing too well, but saw the walk-in centre nurse yesterday who cleaned it and gave me new dressings and I'll see the practice nurse tomorrow hopefully. Otherwise doing okay, have been out a few times, get tired quickly but working on building up my daily step count and once I'm below 150kg I can start using my WiiFit again which I'm looking forward to. Have a good group of friends around me and have an online counsellor through Talkspace.com which has helped a lot as well. Anyway would be good to connect with others online. Best wishes Justin

This is a question about my changing relationship with my mother,me at 29.. her at 52 My mother has been a wonderful mother to me growing up. There is no exaggeration there. However... as I have gotten older, I have been resentful of my parents for very dysfunctional eating habits that they evolved partly together. My mother would always make our fun surrounded by food, generally with no concern about the unhealthiness of it. I was only overweight as a child during my "awkward stage" but I came out of that as I grew.. and I was always an active kid. As I entered adolescence I remember being embarrassed of my obese mother to some degree. I entered a stage where I wanted to model, mstly because a friend encouraged me because she thought I was beautiful. I was too short and not fit for it. I did however start to severely restrict my food during a time when my boyfriend moved away to a different country with his famiy. I was already thin and actractive, but as I dropped weight, it really impacted my body shape... and I liked it. My mother was concerned at that time and also commented that I was losing my womanly figure..I grew out of it. I still exercised intensely during sports and I kept a normal, "attractive" weight. My mother always was proud of her beautiful daughter, without judgment. I remember eating lke crazy at times. but it didn't affect my weight because I was young and extremely active. My parents continued to eat unhealthily, and I was a participant as well. Fast forward, I entered the obese category and stayed that way from early twenties on after an anxiety provoking issue, it was a time I was in a very difficult college program and lving at home to save money. At that time... or maybr beyond, I began to resent my parents attitude on food. It WAS dysfunctional. I started to realize, other people do not eat and think about food the way we do. It made me angry that I was being robbed of my youth bc of my weight, with my hand, and the belief set my parents gave me.My WEIGHT since has never since been satisfactory, constant yo yoing.. because I can do extreme, when I really care... but mostly.. I haven't...and do the extreme, at the other spectrum I think that has to do w my parents and how they thought of food. Ive fluctuated from a siz 9 (thin) to a size 16 ( gross). Now my mother had her surgery.. she makes comments that hurt my feelings. It is not that im jealous... or even that I feel left behind. I am only left behind if I chose to.. however she has never admitted to how her eating habits effected me - she thinks that I was thin growing up, so its fine. That makes me furious. The comments she make may seem benign to others.. but things like....."just because you can fit into It, doesn't mean you should wear it" or don't eat that extra hamburger, I want it for lunch", "omg, I lost 4lbs this week... im not even remotely hungry anymore... and on and onnnnnnnnnn that talk goes." I am pd off because she is judging me, after she has actually not been a positive role model for me as a child I am angry... I used to think the world of my mother, but my respect for her is dwindling....... I don't quite understand it, but I don't like how she is behaving. She is more judgemental, and more insensitive to her daughter that SHE fucked iup I need insight on this.

I am sooo happy for you!!! I read this thread and I felt so bad for you. I am 10 months PO my first month was brutal! my surgeon warned me it would be. he said if you can get thru the first month you'll do good. it wasn't perfect by far easy brezzy? heck no!! I had my crying spells my bitchy spells I had hernia repair also and the esophagus spasms were awful. those last almost 3 wks. I could barely sip water myself. my first month I did good to get 1 can of my shake. I tried soo many different protein types either powder or drinks finally the pure protein shakes worked for me and so did the nectar brand helped also. for my my shakes counted toward my fluid intake so that was good. my first month believe me I had my doubts as well..I was second guessing myself what the heck have I done????? I knew deep inside though I really wanted this and I talked myself through it. I was struggling with the head hunger/craving thing also. learned about it during our preop psych classes. I also have GERD have had it for eons of yrs. thankfully I had a great surgeon he did start me on protonix IV from the gecco. I was having to sip water as well all day long my first wk I had dropped 20 some pds. it was at 4 months PO I was still only getting about 2 maybe 3 bites in at 1 setting. I didn't get my energy and feeling better till 6 months. my internist also said the healing of the tummy takes a good 6 months to heal and it takes all the energy we have for healing. I understand your frustration and anger. I hate it that you had a jack*** for a surgeon that only cared about his wallet and not you. I would have to complain to the board myself. that behaviour is not acceptable. there are many many great surgeons and caring dr's out there and I just read that you have a caring dr that is working with you now to get you the help you need. I was so glad to read that! I hope you really don't think this procedure to help you reclaim a healthy life back and prevent further health problems down the road was stupid move bc I really think once you get back to where you can get feeling better and get your nutrition where it needs to be I really think you will bounce back better then you expect..at least I'm hoping that for you!! my first 6 months was a struggle. this is the hardest thing I ever went through and I went through a ugly divorce after 20 yrs of a first marriage myself. but I am 10 months PO now and over 100 pds down I know you think its the devil now but just wait and you'll see even though it was extremely difficult for me as crazy as it sounds on my end I would do it again in a heart beat my benefits have outweighed everything I endured. it sounds like your on the fastrack on recovery with a new caring dr's you'll get fixed up and on the mend and 6 months from now this will be a distant memory and you will be strutting around with your head held high! hang in there!! keep us posted..I'll be looking for your updates dear! don't pressure yourself...do the best you can

What's a DL and a BC? And passports... I thought they were a must? Have I heard wrong? Please tell me as I'm about to apply for the passport this week. Thank you and glad you're feeling better!

Update - okay SO I had a normal bowel movement today- I mean it was nothing huge but it was normal! This really made my day. What I believe is happening - I had a bad case of hemorrhoids (sorry tmi) and that was causing lots of pressure in my bottom on top of the pressure of gas and I've read never to trust a fart which had me running to the bathroom. Lol. Then thinking I was constipated I did the stuff to help which made my diarrhea worse which made my hemorrhoids worse. So I added soft foods back into my diet the last two days. Also I think a lot of it is anxiety bc yesterday busy all day and I hardly had any issues.

Did the fleet few days ago. I literally ran to the bathroom within minutes of it being done. More liquid came out. I take the centrum multivitamin so whatever iron is in there. I actually haven't taken it in a week bc I didn't want to get backed up more but I need to start it back up today.

@@jessica.lee91 i had sleeve gastrectomy one week ago and I will tell you the only way I got through it was by not thinking too much about it.... I didn't do a lot of research or talk to a lot of people about it bc I knew it would just give me anxiety... The person I DID talk to was my surgeon... he was able to answer all my questions and put me at ease.... Read my posts I have given some tips and details from my experience so far that may help you.... Best of luck and I'm sure you will be just fine just follow the rules your surgeon gives you and be HAPPY that you are on your way to a healthy lifestyle

I can't say enough how wonderful my experience has been. I, like most of you, was extremely skeptical on coming to Mexico for a gastric sleeve. My family and friends thought I was crazy too. I chose Mexico Bariatrics Center for my surgery. From day 1 of interest, the patient coordinator Cyrel was there to help and answer all my questions. She was great! I flew from Texas to San Diego alone yesterday morning. I was picked up from the airport by a driver who works for MB. Border patrol didn't even stop us, which I was kind of glad because I had only a BC and DL. Even though I was told if would be fine, I was nervous about not having a passport. I came straight to the hospital and from the second I walked in, I was put at ease by so many happy smiling faces. I went on to have lab work, chest x-Ray and an EKG. Everyone here has been so wonderful. I was incredibly nervous but they made sure to ease my nerves and keep me calm. A little Valium does the trick! ???? I came out of surgery with a lot of pain, they all were diligently working to easy my pain. Some of the nurses were even in tears because they hate to see their patients in pain. Last night I was up walking and trying to move as much as possible. The gas pains are pretty rough! This morning I slept quite a bit though I had several come in and check on me. I had my drain out early because it was giving me some unnecessary pain. Today I started my diet of juice and Gatorade. It's easy to swallow but some spasming when it hits my new (tiny ????) stomach. They are all so caring here. I will move to another part of the hospital/hotel tomorrow. If you are having any doubts, Dr. Camelo and his staff are amazing!!! I would recommend them to anyone!

So still having the issue. Way less diarrhea (probably 3-4x/day) and not to have TMI but it's not all watery persay but it's very soft but still feel pressure and have an urge to go with very little coming out. And it's an urge... I mean I pretty much run! I did do an enema, drank some m of m, taking marilax, sitz bath. Still no solid poop but maybe I'm expecting too much? I did go in yesterday for blood work and give urine sample. Dr office is closed today but I was able to see my results online and all my numbers seemed to be in the normal range. I have zero pain(more pressure then pain) other then in my butt. I know I have hemorrhoids so I'm wondering if that is my pressure feeling? I was reading online and it (butt pressure) can be brought on by anxiety which I have horribly. It almost seems if I'm busy I don't notice it. I'm going to go back on my anxiety meds and see if that helps. Going to try to start back on some mushies (I have been on them for a week but haven't eaten any bc I didn't want to get backed up more) to see if that helps with the loose stool. I'm going to call Monday and insist on X-ray or u/s if I'm not better. And maybe this is all a "normal" feeling after surgery?? Don't know. Just frustrated! I felt like my old self (minus the 42lbs) last week and just want to feel like that again!

They had to up my calorie intake Bc I stopped losing weight. So, as long as you're still losing you should be good!

My first week I didn't want anything. Lol the second week I struggled bc I was so head hungry. I just started the puree diet. Bariatric advantage has a vegetable soup powder and it's great I added some seasoning to it but you mix it with water and that's how I survived the last week before puréed foods. I couldn't do yogurt and was so sick of jello and pudding. My doctor told me it's almost impossible To get down the 60 g of protein the first couple weeks. I am now doing better. Also bariatric advantage has protein shakes. The orange taste like an orange cream sickle the iced latte taste like a real coffee. I didn't find these until my 2nd week and wish I knew from the start. Also vitamin shoppe and GNC has isopure. Flavored liquid protein. I add crystal light packet to it but it's not bad at all.

Has anyone had PRK eye surgery ( similar to Lasik ) I had it recently and I am worried bc I know when I have the sleeve on the 20th of April they will tape my eyes closed. I won't even be 1 month out from eye surgery and I'm super worried they will mess my eyes up. Anyone else have PRK right before sleeve surgery?

I agree although yeah I view fat people in a complete different way you seem more angry and disgusted. I still have sympathy because I was there and yes I was lazy but food fed my issues. And I'm still fat so I'm team fat still!

Waiting has been tough! I first decided to start this journey Jan 2014 when I found out the new insurance my work started carrying would cover WLS. I needed to get a referral from my PCP first, but first I needed an in-plan PCP! Took three months to get into an in-plan PCP, then the insurance required a 6 month "i can change" program, which consisted of talking to a life-couch once a month for 6 months. I started that program 4/2014. My first appt with a surgeon was 7/2014. At that point the surgeon's office required psych and nut consults before submitting for insurance approval, then the rest of the pre-op testing; sleep, ecg, upper gi, bloodwork. I completed my Nut consult and began psych consults in 9/2014, as well as my first sleep study. I completed the i can change program in 10/2014. Once I submitted the proof of program completion and Nut and psych consults to the surgeon's office I asked them to call me if they needed anything further to complete my pre-approval. I didn't hear anything for a few weeks, so I called the surgeon's office and asked if they'd heard back from my insurance, they said that they hadn't heard back yet. So I contacted my insurance to see what the hold up was, the hold up was that nothing had been submitted! So I called the surgeon's office and was told someone would call me back. Nothing... Called again a few days later, again told someone would call me back... Since I'd heard that before I demanded to know why my pre-approval wasn't submitted yet. Grumpily the receptionist grabbed my file and said they were waiting to get my final OK from psych (which was completed and sent to them 1 month prior!). So I called psych and asked them to resubmit it. They did and a week later, now the end of November, I get a call from the surgeon's office that my claim had been denied as the insurance required all the pre-op's to be done before pre-approval... So they were sending me info on the rest of the pre-ops. I was able to complete all the sleep studies, ended up with a BiPAP in January 2015. My ECG and Upper GI were done right before Christmas and bloods were drawn right before New Year's. But by this point I was fed up with the lies and delays of the surgeon's office that I started researching other surgeon's in the area. I was able to bypass the seminar requirement at Dr. Pohl's office and get an appt with him Jan 21st. Since all the pre-op's done previously looked good and I had my BiPAP, all he required in addition was an abdominal ultrasound. But unfortunately in that time my insurance had changed their requirements, and now no longer needed the i can change program, but now just needed 3 consecutive months with a nutritionist... I only had one appt! So I got a new Nut, and had the ultrasound which showed gallstones. Now after 2 additional Nut appts I finally got pre-approval and a date of May 13th, 2015, 17 months after I started this whole process, and 10 months after my first surgery consult. Though all of this has been beyond annoying, I have learned quite a bit about the process, and am glad that I have the surgeon I do now! I have come to terms with the prospect of loosing most of my stomach, and as a bonus, my gallbladder! Had I now taken all this time and effort I may have ended up with a lap band, which to my un-educated self was my first choice. I now know that that surgery was not the best for me. Especially since a co-worker of mine was able to get the lap-band done, through a different insurance, in only 3 months, and now wishes she had gotten the sleeve! Also, had I stayed with the first surgeon, I wouldn't know about the gallstones, and would likely be looking at additional emergency gallbladder removal in the near future. In the end, this is my journey, but it was the right journey for me! Everything will be fine!

I had my gastric bypass done on November 29th 2010 that was suppose to be the start of my new life. That day my wife and I were told that the surgery went well so she headed home. The next morning they take me down to drink that nasty liquid and watch pass through well mine didn't pass it would stop. So no liquids for me that day, the next morning they send me down again and this time it seems to be going through just really slow so they ok me to have water. That 2nd night I woke up screaming in pain it felt like someone was stabbing me in the chest so the nurses dope me up and I fell asleep. The next morning I was woke up by a room full of nurses and doctors who were rushing me down to have a CT scan done. While in the elevator I was given my last rites by the hospital chaplain. I was taken to intensive care where I heard my doctor say surgery is in an hour and then I heard him say I'm prepping him for surgery we have to go now. The nurse had said my heart rate was through the roof and was trying to get it down to help with the pain while my doctor is running pick lines down through my neck. My wife walked in the room where she freaks out crying what's going on they didn't have time to call her and they took her to a room where the chaplain gave my last rites to my wife. That's the last thing I remember for the most part I had a couple crazy dreams that seemed real. I awaken tied down and a breathing tube down my throat and the nurse saying they were waiting to get the okay to remove the tube. What seemed like forever I laid there tapping on the railing with that pulse finger thing until they took that breathing tube out. When I woke up the next morning my wife was standing over me crying and I said why are you crying I had surgery 3 days ago and I'm alright. She then informed me that my surgery was 10 days ago and I had just woken up from being in a coma for the last 7 days. I didn't believe her at first until I seen cards from family. She said that I had a staple that tore and I was leaking blood, bile and feces after my rectum exploded and it caused me to become septic. She says that I lost 3/4 of my blood and had to have a blood transfusion due to blood loss. The Dr didn't know if I was going to live and if they didn't catch it when they did I would of died in about 15 minutes. She shows me pictures of my family who made the drive from Ohio to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where I live. She was like your brother climbed in bed with you and wouldn't leave my side for days. My sister would file my nails and put lotion on for me. My 5 and 2 years old daughters would sing for me daily trying to get me to wake up. I had to have a feeding tube put in the middle of my chest as well. After days of my white blood cells being low they released me after 15 days of hell. I got out 10 days before Christmas and that was the greatest gift I could ever give my daughters. I'm had to have blood drawn everyday for 10 days and I had to use a walker for over 2 months. The feeding tube was removed after 14 days of being home and that wasn't a pretty thing to look at my wife was the best taking care of me. I was able to finally drive and return to work 3 months later. I found out later on that I was the 2nd person to have this happen and the first was 10 years earlier. They have done over 2000 surgeries and it had to happen to me. I was very angry at first always asking why me what did I do that it happened to me. I couldn't sleep at first and to this day I still process everything that happened to me every night. I'm still very upset and angry but I'm dealing with it the best I can. I have had major issues over the 5 years since the surgery was done. My stomach hurts 24 hours a day no matter what I do it's worse when I sneeze or laugh. Eating can be a major pain but the worse is going to the bathroom. I have been on 60mg Morphine and 10mg Oxycodone to help with the pain over the past 5 years. They say I have permanent scar tissue damage and to many other things to list. The highlight is the 200lbs I lost and have kept off for 5 years. I have my moments where I wish I was still fat due to the complications the doctors still don't know what really happened. I do still recommend the surgery even with all the BS I went through it gave me an extra 30-40 years to watch my children grow. My wife went and had her gastric bypass done with the same doctor and the same hospital 2 years after mine. She wasn't going to go through with the operation after seeing my near death. I told her this is your dream to have this done and have a normal life and we can do things with our children that you can't do when your morbidly obese. She finally agreed after I gave her that nudge to get it done and she flew through it in and out in 3 days. I pray that nobody has to go through what I went through I suffer complications to this day and I have my ups and downs but when I look at my wife and kids I know I made the right decision to have the operation done and I would do it again tomorrow if need be!

wow..I am having a "compulsive moment" here! I can not believe I read this thread! lol...it was like a car wreck I couldn't take my eyes off! haha...I'm throwing my 2 cents in and I don't care if anyone is looking out for grammer or improper puncuation marks but I just want to mention which I read on another post I have family members who are dyslexic and bc of the stigma (yes I abbreviated a word) went through life and is now in the 70's age to this day never went to get help and when they even mentioned it yrs ago to get help well it didn't happen. to this day they are soo self conscience it has taken a toll . I understand this is a "rant" thread. we all need to rant at times, and I know no one cares what I think but there is other issues to me that are worse off. I am no where near perfect and I will admit I am one that pops in and I have noticed that especially when I intend to write the word "and" it almost never fails "an" gets copied! AND if that bugs someone to no end then I don't know what to say about that other then "get real". lordy lordy...thats my 2 cents..haha..my rants over! OH I almost forgot..I am a txt'r and if I am in a hurry uh yea I do abbr alot! so if it bugs anyone just keep scrolling! bc it's not changing here.. just sayin! now carry on. I'm going to scroll and see if there's any other new comments on this thread.. and 1 more thing for newbie's..glad your here!

I am a self pay in Texas because my insurance does not cover any WLS. My surgeon is Dr. John Mason in Bryan, Texas. Even with selfpay there were tests that I had to clear in order for Dr. Mason to agree to my surgery. They were EKG, chest xray, blood work and psych evaluation. Dr. Mason works out of St. Joseph's Hospital and they do offer a "selfpay" discount. When all said and done with tests, surgery and hospital costs I will be out of pocket approximately $12,000.00. I started this journey back in January and will be having surgery on May 22, which is my choice. Surgery could have been a lot sooner if it would have been more convenient for me to done so. If anyone in this area is looking for a great surgeon, I highly reccomend Dr. Mason. On me personally he has performed 2 breast biopsies, Double mastectomy (I am a 4 year BC survivor, woohoo!) and gallbladder removal. All of which were without incident and I breezed through with flying colors and believe that it was because of his excellent surgical skills and passion for his patients.

Bad grammar doesn't bother me too much. I am certainly guilty of not paying attention to grammar at times. But I stop reading posts few words in where people are to lazy to actually write words versus text. And the laziness continues for those that fail to research and want answers spoon fed to them. I read everything I could find on RNY well before surgery and I am blown away by folks who had this surgery with little research. And yes if you post on not knowing why you are stuck at three weeks you have not gone proper research. There is so much great information available it is inexcusable to not be prepared.

Hi there... I switched from the lapband to the gastric sleeve 9 days ago and I am feeling stuck! I was dropping weight like crazy the first few days home (I was in the hospital for 4 days), but already seem to have "plateaued" which is INSANE and makes no sense. Day of surgery I weighed 279lbs and Saturday I weighed in at 273lbs... but I havent lost any more weight since! I am full liquids still and eating between 400 and 600 calories a day AND walking at least 30 minutes a day. Has anyone else had this issue?! I am thinking maybe its because I have not had a bowel movement since the day before surgery (although have been taking benefiber and a stool softener!)?! Could it be Water retention or my body going in to shock and trying to store fat because not getting fed?! I just feel like its physically impossible to maintain 273lbs for 4 days when I am consuming so few calories. Here is what my days have typically looked like: Morning: Drink 8oz of water or crystal light, wait 45 minutes, then drink a Celebrate 4 in 1 ENS Protein shake (150 calories 25g protein) Mid Morning: Drink 8oz of water or crystal light or Vitamin crystals Lunch: Drink half of a premier Protein Shake (1/2 would be 80 cals and 15g protein). Wait 45 minutes then drink another 8oz of water Afternoon: Eat 3 to 4 oz of greek yogurt (100 calories 12g protein). Wait 45 minutes then drink more water... Dinner: Eat 3 to 4oz of pureed chili (100 calories 10g protein). Wait 45 min then drink more water Snack: Finish other half of premier shake ((1/2 would be 80 cals and 15g protein) Any thoughts? :/

Wow what a list that Miss Mac posted.....I knew about half....that is crazy. Hurry up BCBS fed emp approval. I have hypertension, headed towards diabetes, migraines and anemic. I probably have sleep apnea but I have never been diagnosed. Urinary stress incontinence and arthritis are coming, too.

I know this might sound silly. What's a ricotta bake?? Sour cream was ok?? I'm Going to get some avocados I love those and didn't think of it. My surgeon is very very strict. It's hard bc I asked him about beans and mashed potatoes and recommended against it. He said its on the list but I would say no. So asking him For input is a little difficult and gets to be frustrating. I follow his orders as much as possible but I also do a lot of research on my Own for guidance. Any suggestions on chili?? I know it's not fully puréed but it goes down quite easy.