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I had my gastric bypass surgery at the end of January.. The first month is the worst. liquid diet and getting over the procedure. After that it's a breeze. There isn't much I can't eat. Avoid sugar. It upset your stomach and gives you gas. Beer is out too. The foam fill your stomach. I mostly drink vodka and Water with kool-aid drops.

I was 285 lbs before surgery. Now I'm down to 190 lbs

Stick to it and you'll be fine

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Congrats!
It is amazing how different people react to the surgery!

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Sure is, thought I had researched enough, knew everything ; anxiety to zero stools. Oh I was talking the talk, everybody said " Oh such a smart lady, SHE really has it together!" and I started the Post- surgery walk, and things were peachy. No post-surgery,pain, no gas, surgeon pleased, sent me home with a complementary fresh-mixed milky drink, gave me a virtual pat on the back and we,were off to the races. And I found I had a skill at giving myself Lovenox, a weird talent but mine, all mine. Then my entire abdomen turned purple and swelled, looked like I was carrying, an aliens baby. Went to have it evaluated the Tuesday after surgery, turned out benign but surgeon says Progress on to Stage 3 foods, you can handle it. He should have installed a teeny set of earphones on Precious Pouch, she disagreed and still disagrees. Since I really loathe upchucking, we are trucking on ,Stage 2,strained and cream Soups ( think I may have mushroom breath forever) Protein Shakes, sf popsicles, sf Jello and waters of various no cal ilk.
As long as I play things her way, it is peaceful, I am losing weight, 22 pounds since surgery, taking Vitamins, assigned minerals and meds. Light-headed, exercise some but not excessively, hate to topple over or fall, they say it's not blood sugar, IDK. But on October 12 I have an Exploratory EGD scheduled, we will see if Precious has a small stricture, or she just has a nasty disposition. True, she is but a turkey egg size bundle of gastric flesh, but she has elected herself Emperess of the World. Stay tuned for the next chapter of "Frustr8 battles the pouch" I'm sure it is more humorous to not live it!😛😐😛

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Sure is, thought I had researched enough, knew everything ; anxiety to zero stools. Oh I was talking the talk, everybody said " Oh such a smart lady, SHE really has it together!" and I started the Post- surgery walk, and things were peachy. No post-surgery,pain, no gas, surgeon pleased, sent me home with a complementary fresh-mixed milky drink, gave me a virtual pat on the back and we,were off to the races. And I found I had a skill at giving myself Lovenox, a weird talent but mine, all mine. Then my entire abdomen turned purple and swelled, looked like I was carrying, an aliens baby. Went to have it evaluated the Tuesday after surgery, turned out benign but surgeon says Progress on to Stage 3 foods, you can handle it. He should have installed a teeny set of earphones on Precious Pouch, she disagreed and still disagrees. Since I really loathe upchucking, we are trucking on ,Stage 2,strained and cream Soups ( think I may have mushroom breath forever) Protein Shakes, sf popsicles, sf Jello and waters of various no cal ilk.
As long as I play things her way, it is peaceful, I am losing weight, 22 pounds since surgery, taking Vitamins, assigned minerals and meds. Light-headed, exercise some but not excessively, hate to topple over or fall, they say it's not blood sugar, IDK. But on October 12 I have an Exploratory EGD scheduled, we will see if Precious has a small stricture, or she just has a nasty disposition. True, she is but a turkey egg size bundle of gastric flesh, but she has elected herself Emperess of the World. Stay tuned for the next chapter of "Frustr8 battles the pouch" I'm sure it is more humorous to not live it!😛😐😛

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