Hi everyone who is having surgery in October 2014. We can start a new topic for those of us who have had surgery already.

This is the spot were we will all end up, were we'll share our stories and recovery. It will be a new dawn for so many of us. Let's stay close as united we will conquer anything that comes our way!

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The nurse called me back this morning. I have to go in next Thursday and have a scope out down my throat. She said they may have to dilate the opening a bit. I should not be having reflux. :-(

@amylynns. Well now you have an answer & a way to resolve it. By the holiday you'll feel so much better!

I tried to get them to give me something for nausea and it was like pulling teeth. I still don't have anything, and I feel nauseous quite a bit.

Do you take any acid reducing meds? I take omeprizol and then when I was so nauseated they added prescription pepcid. It helped ALOT! I have gotten nauseated if I eat something too quickly.

@@amylynns Woohooo! Lol...I'm still waiting, hopefully soon!

Well worth waiting for! with me losing 30 and him trimming down his belly (without trying! Grr! He only weights 160) we fit together alot better! Haha!

Staples are out!! :-)

Staples are out!! :-)

Yay!!!!

OK...how the heck do you update your ticker and why doesn't mine show...or does it? LOL I'm usually not technically challenged like this! Thanks!

OK...how the heck do you update your ticker and why doesn't mine show...or does it? LOL I'm usually not technically challenged like this! Thanks!

I see your ticker. :-) It's keeping track of your BMI.

If you want to update it, go up to the top right hand side of the screen and click on where it says, "Hello Sherrib4health" and then it will say,"update clicker." Then you have to click through some screens to get to where you update it.

Hopefully that helps?

@@amylynns I had a problem the first 3 week I would spit up after every meal but fortunately that started to resolve.

I see your ticker. :-) It's keeping track of your BMI.

If you want to update it, go up to the top right hand side of the screen and click on where it says, "Hello Sherrib4health" and then it will say,"update clicker." Then you have to click through some screens to get to where you update it.

Hopefully that helps?

Thank you @@amylynns !!

Well worth waiting for! with me losing 30 and him trimming down his belly (without trying! Grr! He only weights 160) we fit together alot better! Haha!

Lol, men never seem to have issues! Yes, I take omeprazole once a day, but no pepcid yet. Maybe that would help. Even before surgery I got nauseous alot. My tummy could never really "handle" meds...a few weeks before surgery, I was taking Iron supplements because I am anemic. I was doing the Protein shakes and so that's all I had that morning. 10 min after my bf started driving, I threw up...I have to get the iv iron now. In the hospital they had to give me tramadol for pain, hydros make me sick. I want more of the anti nausea Patches they put on me before lol. Idk....just blah lol. I just had a no sugar added Italian ice, mmmm it made me feel much better!

Omg I think I'm hitting that 3 week stall! :'( it will be 3 weeks this Tues....The scale has been the same for the last 3 or 4 days now. Any suggestions???

Omg I think I'm hitting that 3 week stall! :'( it will be 3 weeks this Tues....The scale has been the same for the last 3 or 4 days now. Any suggestions???

@@Luna222 I walked more. I had it too!

I had a 5 day stall and it was devastating but the scale is moving again but not as fast. I started eating and drinking a little more and that may have helped

So, those of you that are on or have already been on the puréed stage, do you have any yummy puréed suggestions? My nutritionist said everything has to be puréed except for 3 things. Scrambled eggs with a little low fat cheese, cottage cheese, and a little peanut butter on a spoon. I start this stage on Friday and I am so excited for some more variety! Did anyone use the pre-made baby food like Gerber?

grits were wonderful

Today marks exactly one month since my surgery. I'm down 37 pounds, and I feel pretty good. I have my one month check up on Monday, hopefully everything goes well.