Ok everyone since we are getting close to December I figured I would go ahead and start us up a post op thread

Maybe you should talk to your Dr about taking chantix...that's what helped me quit..

And ohh sky!! Congrats on quitting!! It's a struggle for sure. I just can't use chantix. I was so excited when it came out and two weeks into it I was having seriously suicidal thoughts. It was NOT cool! So, chantix is def not the answer for me, disappointing cause I know so many people who've been able to quit with it.

Good luck...yes it's very hard to quit..i still crave a smoke sometimes..I've been having a hard time taking the chsntix now cuz it seems to make me dump now

It's true!! The Internet has such a wealth of information' date=' but our minds can really go off on it! And no more caffeine for me! They stressed this morning to STOP SMOKING and I'm so worried I won't be able to. They put the fear of God in me!![/quote']

Had my surgery dec 5 and quit smoking for two and a half weeks. Now I'm smoking electronnic cigs. Its so hard but I know I have to stop.

Had my surgery dec 5 and quit smoking for two and a half weeks. Now I'm smoking electronnic cigs. Its so hard but I know I have to stop.

Yes! We can be quit buddies! I gotta put my patch on NOW! Lol.

You guys can do it! Every effort you make is progress!

Had or tried to have meat balls w marinerasauce. Well I used my daughters sauce mistakenly vs my sugar free sauce. Got 1 meatball down and it hit me. It came right back up immediately. Ugh. Need to pay attention to labels in fridge more :-(

Gen :-) 12/15/12

Had or tried to have meat balls w marinerasauce. Well I used my daughters sauce mistakenly vs my sugar free sauce. Got 1 meatball down and it hit me. It came right back up immediately. Ugh. Need to pay attention to labels in fridge more :-(

Gen :-) 12/15/12

Oh no! Sorry you had to deal with dumping. I'm so scared to dump.

DOS 12/17/12

The same thing happened to me with meatballs...mine was not because of the sauce. I think the bread crumbs in the meatballs had something to do with it, same with meatloaf. It get it down then about 5 mins after back up it comes it feels like it gets stuck and starts expanding

The same thing happened to me with meatballs...mine was not because of the sauce. I think the bread crumbs in the meatballs had something to do with it' date=' same with meatloaf. It get it down then about 5 mins after back up it comes it feels like it gets stuck and starts expanding[/quote']

No fun :-(

Gen :-) 12/15/12

Had or tried to have meat balls w marinerasauce. Well I used my daughters sauce mistakenly vs my sugar free sauce. Got 1 meatball down and it hit me. It came right back up immediately. Ugh. Need to pay attention to labels in fridge more :-(

Gen :-) 12/15/12

Yuck! Not fun.

I KNOW!! Lol. Wouldn't a nice cold Coke taste sooo good? Only thing is that that your stomach would hurt so bad from the carbonation and sugar' date=' that when I look at a can, I look at it as a death wish! Ha. But I remember how I used to enjoy it and I think that's what's hard. We all miss how we used to feel about food and it has to be replaced with, hopefully, more positive things. I'm finding it hard to be really positive right now just because our eating is so limited! But I think as our diets are advanced and we start seeing big changes on the scale this will improve! At least I hope!! How far out are you?[/quote']

I am 8 months out. I can have a sip or two of coke....but that's it.

I am 8 months out. I can have a sip or two of coke....but that's it.

Uhh!! A sip or two would be just a tease for me Lol! I want a few nice big gulps! Guess we'll take what we can get huh?

Had or tried to have meat balls w marinerasauce. Well I used my daughters sauce mistakenly vs my sugar free sauce. Got 1 meatball down and it hit me. It came right back up immediately. Ugh. Need to pay attention to labels in fridge more :-(

Gen :-) 12/15/12

Dislike!

i eat meatballs in marinara all the time

couldve been a bad day but turned good... eating lunch i ate too fast didnt chew a piece of chicken well enough... i knew as soon as i swallowed it it would be trouble... sure enough 5 mins later i felt awful... chest pain... felt stuck in my throat and i couldnt take a deep breath... i sipped some hot water and puked up the water... it mustve dislodged the chicken cuz i started to feel better instantly... but my throat and stomach felt irritated...... fast forward to 5pm... wife was craving red lobster so bad while we were out so we went... had no idea what to order... but so far nothing has really bothered my pouch so i got the fish and chips... first of all the portions they serve are ENORMOUS... first thing i did was cut off what i thought was 1/4 cup... put that on a small plate with one french fry... the rest i put in a to go bag... took it slow chewing well... but the breaded fish went down great and it was delicious even ate it with a little bit of ketchup... ate 3/4 of the fry and felt stuffed... have had no problems so i think im good to go... it was nice to make a good decision at a restaurant and be able to eat something i enjoy... and on an even better note my good habits are working on my wife... she avoided an appetizer and didnt have dessert