I am scheduled for February 18th. I will be first in. Wow, this process takes forever.

23 minutes ago, jenniefeefee said:

Anna, I started out low, too, and am just amazed at everyone’s progress. I’ve lost about 44 lbs, but 13 of that was from preop diet. I’m losing super slow - I’m lucky if I hit 2 lbs per week. Plus I had a stall that lasted over a month!

Start weight 200
Surgery date 2/13/19
Current weight 156

2 pounds a week would be amazing. I was feeling all good about myself on Friday. Saturday I was weighing myself and my husband said “you’re not still losing weight are you!?”. He’s right! I’m really not. Down half a pound and then up a pound and down a pound and up half a pound... Much of this is my fault though. Much of this is alcohol. I have always been a drinker but I stopped for the surgery. Started drinking again a few weeks ago. Burned and was distasteful at first but then I found one wine that I could tolerate and worked myself up into FOUR drinks on Friday and four on Saturday! Nothing yesterday. Nothing today. But 4 glasses of wine is basically a bottle and that’s probably 1500 cal! I don’t know why I am self sabotaging... I’m blowing my chance at success but I’m trying to get back on track now!

I’m impressed with your weight loss! I think you are doing amazing!

Edited May 6, 20197 yr by Everythinganna

Cavit pinot Grigio is my kryptonite. Cheap, readily available in every store I go to shop in, and goes down easy and delicious. If I don’t have it in my house, I do not drink. I have now drank my entire supply which was several bottles. I will not be buying this item again anytime soon.

Edited May 6, 20197 yr by Everythinganna

21 hours ago, EmzBee said:

Had my appointment with my surgeon -- he wants me to do a barium swallow to check for strictures.

Anyone else have trouble with strictures?

Hi, Emzbee. So good to have you back!

First, you look adorable in your latest photo--and I like the black hair!

I'm so sorry to hear that you might have a stricture. However, the upside is that there may be a reason you have been having difficulties, and it can be fixed. That should make you feel a bit better.

As for the barium swallow, it's not a big deal. (You may remember that I did one when I had a leak. It was at 10:00 at night in a deserted area in the basement of the hospital--very creepy.) At any rate, mine was essentially tasteless and really easy to drink. Gottajustdoit, perhaps there are different kinds and yours was nasty.

Please do keep us posted, and I'm looking forward to hearing good news from you soon!

I've been throwing up mucus still, after eating - a ton of it today. Not every meal, but I'd say at least every other day. I just texted my surgeon to ask if this is normal and I just get a response of 'no'. O_o

So, let's talk vitamins. I originally got tablets, but they were too big for me to swallow. I then got chewables, and they are so disgusting that they literally make me nauseous.

Before I try yet another type, I'd like to hear which type of vitamins you all prefer. What about soft chews? Gummies? Quick melts? Powders? Liquids? Is there anything that's not disgusting?

By the way, I use Bariatric Advantage brand, which my doctor recommended--but I'm open to other brands.

Edited May 7, 20197 yr by Recidivist

1 hour ago, froufrou said:

I've been throwing up mucus still, after eating - a ton of it today. Not every meal, but I'd say at least every other day. I just texted my surgeon to ask if this is normal and I just get a response of 'no'. O_o

So, did he want to see you? Or did he recommend a trip to the emergency room? What comes next? I hope you are doing okay!

11 minutes ago, Recidivist said:

So, did he want to see you? Or did he recommend a trip to the emergency room? What comes next? I hope you are doing okay!

He didn't say anything except for 'no', so I'm guessing I'm not at death's door. Hopefully! I'm seeing him Wednesday so I will ask him to elaborate. In the meantime, I am just not feeling great. I have a few good days and then I have a couple of days where I'm throwing up, but not food... mucus. Right now I'm feeling really sick to my stomach and threw up all the liquid I had drunk. What was worrying was seeing a tiny (I do mean tiny) amount of blood, but that's probably just because I've irritated my esophagus right?

I am surprised your surgeon only replied with a "no" without an explanation. I would definitely call him tomorrow and ask him what is happening. Sorry, I don't want to frighten you, but unless you have severe environmental allergies that create drainage, vomiting mucus seems abnormal to me. I hope you get answers soon.

29 minutes ago, Recidivist said:

So, let's talk Vitamins. I originally got tablets, but they were too big for me to swallow. I then got chewables, and they are so disgusting that they literally make me nauseous.

Before I try yet another type, I'd like to hear which type of vitamins you all prefer. What about soft chews? gummies? Quick melts? powders? liquids? Is there anything that's not disgusting?

Hi Recidivist--my NUT gave out a bunch of vitamin samples prior to surgery and I found that for me, the only ones I found doable were the soft chews. I take the black grape Bariatric Advantage multivitamin soft chews (AVOID the orange-flavored ones--ick) and the Pineapple-flavored Iron plus C chews. They start off sweet and then have a sour ending...very strange, really, but they do NOT taste minerally at all. I also take fiber gummies to manage constipation and I think of them as little treats (like gummy bears). If I didn't enjoy the soft chews, I'd go for the gummy versions. My NUT even said Flintstone vitamins were OK for the multivitamin!

Froufrou I would agree that the blood is from your esophagus, but I hope he can explain the issue to you.

I’m apparently in a stall. I had my 3 week stall early, so I guess I’m having the 3 month stall a bit early as well. I’m sure hoping it’s a stall anyway. Of course the fear is that I’m done losing and will be stuck at 193lbs

Vitamins- I like the Bariatric Fusion chews and the Barimelts for the multi. I haven’t tried Bariatric Advantage chews in the multi, but love the calcium chews from them.

Oh, and the BA probiotics are great, like a grape sweet tart. I didn’t care for the Barimelts probiotic, had an odd taste

He didn't say anything except for 'no', so I'm guessing I'm not at death's door. Hopefully! I'm seeing him Wednesday so I will ask him to elaborate. In the meantime, I am just not feeling great. I have a few good days and then I have a couple of days where I'm throwing up, but not food... mucus. Right now I'm feeling really sick to my stomach and threw up all the liquid I had drunk. What was worrying was seeing a tiny (I do mean tiny) amount of blood, but that's probably just because I've irritated my esophagus right?

Froufrou,

I vomit clear mucus. Until I gave up on food (more or less), I would vomit after food, all the food in my pouch plus around 1/3 to 1/2 cup clear mucus.

As an example, on Saturday I picked the cheese and crust off of a bread roll. Spent the next 10mins on my hands and knees on the floor vomiting that mixed with mucus.

Maybe you have a potential stricture? Seems strange that you'd vomit mucus without food, though... Obviously the food is going somewhere!

Sending you a big hug! [emoji4]

Thanks Taylor and Gotta for the vitamin recommendations. I'm using Bariatric Advantage now (chewables--yuck) and I had seen their soft chews. I was actually interested in grape and watermelon-strawberry, so I think I'll pull the trigger and try one of each. I'll let you know how it goes!

1 hour ago, EmzBee said:

Froufrou,

I vomit clear mucus. Until I gave up on food (more or less), I would vomit after food, all the food in my pouch plus around 1/3 to 1/2 cup clear mucus.

As an example, on Saturday I picked the cheese and crust off of a bread roll. Spent the next 10mins on my hands and knees on the floor vomiting that mixed with mucus.

Maybe you have a potential stricture? Seems strange that you'd vomit mucus without food, though... Obviously the food is going somewhere!

Sending you a big hug!

I have been wondering if I have a stricture for a while, but yes... the food goes down, so I'm really confused. It's like the mucus comes up and maybe a bit of food, but sometimes none. It's mainly about half a cup or so of mucus (sorry to be graphic!) and I then feel better once it's come up and like I have more room in my pouch.

I'm seeing my surgeon on Wednesday, so we'll see what he has to say. It's so weird!

That's terrible that you haven't been able to keep food down