I'm in my 4th month of my 6th month diet and was hoping to be sleeved in late November or early December. I have been vomiting once a week for about a month now. My doc thought it was caused by heartburn, and gave me meds for that, but it continued and is getting worse. Now she thinks I have an ulcer.

I'm on lots more meds trying to keep my nausea down and heal this ulcer, and am so worried that I'm not going to be able to be sleeved. I've never had an ulcer before, but the abdominal pain seems more widespread than just in my stomach. I'll be going to see a GI doc on Oct. 8th. I'm also extremely fatigued and my knee joints are painful also.

I just want to be healthy going into this, or at least with the thought of getting healthy once I lose weight. What if I can't be sleeved....I'll be so disappointed.

Okay I am no doctor, but..... about a year ago I started getting severe abdominal pain, joint pain in my knees and ankles, extreme fatigue (I never threw up, but was in the bathroom all the time) I was just sick and sick of feeling crappy. Well after 5 months of doctor visits, I finally got diagnosed with Celiac's Disease (autoimmune disease triggered by gluten) Once I stopped eating gluten everything cleared up.

Of course I have no idea if this is something that you might have, but it is worth researching and bringing up to your GI doctor.

Hopefully they will figure this out for you quickly so you can have your surgery as planed.

It's worth mentioning to her, and I will. I almost think though that it couldn't be Celiac disease since my stools are normal (sorry if TMI). I am also running a low grade fever every night between 99.2 and 100.2.

Have you had any problems adjusting to a gluten free diet? How will that affect your diet after you are sleeved?

Gluten-Free Sucks!

It was really hard for about 2-3 months. I was pretty resentful and hungry all the time. Everytime I saw a food commercial I would think, there is something I will never have again. But after awhile I just got used to it.

I feel that going gluten-fee has prepared me for my sleeve journey. I am so used to eating the same stuff all the time. I went what I call naturally gluten-fee. I don't eat any of the gluten-free substitues like bread, Pasta, Cookies etc. To tell you the truth, I was really surprised that I didn't lose more weight going gluten-free; hence turning to the sleeve for a little more help.

I am so ready to do this. I dont think a year ago I could have done it..

I hope everything works out for you. Let me know what you find out. I am really curious what is going on with you.

Bonnie