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Topic: RE: What is a good Calcium Citrate to take?
 i like Bariatric Advantage Chews.
                
Topic: RE: Day from hell
 like like
                
Topic: RE: One Year Today!
 Great job girl!!!!
                
Topic: RE: OT-Wedding Cake picture
 Very nice!
                
Topic: RE: NSV
 
                
Topic: RE: calorie question post surgery
 I am at almost 5 months out and barely meeting between 600-700 calories. Only like 30 gms carbs, and 20 gms of fat. I really worry that I am not getting enough. Am I?
                
Topic: RE: Finding comfort in being uncomfortable
 Charlie, I think you speak for most of us, no matter what age. You are and inspiration, and congrats on the weight loss!
                
Topic: RE: Multivitamins Help!
 Beware RNY'rs you still need 2 a day of the opurity "swallow" multivitamin. Remember you want a total of 200% of RDA recommendations.
                
Topic: RE: If You're Curious If This Really Works
 AWESOME!!!!!
                
Topic: RE: Yo. 'Sup, OH?
 Nice to see you Charlie! Nice pic and nice clavicles! Good job on the weight loss and booming bakery business! I don't post much but I am here lurking. 
                
Topic: RE: Stricture or not to stricture, that is my question
 I just had my 4th EGD wtih dilation last week. So far so good. What alternatives are there? Revision? That would involve another surgery. I would keep going for dilations and let them slowly increase the size over time.
                
Topic: RE: 7 months post op.. before and after pics
 WOW! I hope I can post just as good as you at 7 months!

                
Topic: RE: OT- Finally figured out what I want to do with my life.
 Wonderful! Go grab that brass ring!
                
Topic: RE: Endoscopy #2...
 I have had 4 due to repeated episodes of vomitinh--Stricture. The last one was Friday and it was under general anesthesia. Not sure why your first one didn't go all the way through, he dilated me with each one and this last time since I was totally out he really worked it. So far so good.
                
Topic: RE: Hi y'all! I done been dilated again
 Thanks Wendy!
                
Topic: RE: Hi y'all! I done been dilated again
 I survived. Although very interesting reaction to the general anesthesia. Today every major muscle in my body hurts. It is like I did a major workout that used every single muscle in my body. Any one else ever have this? I looked it up so I am sure its what it is, but I have never had this before. 
Anyhoo, he said he stretched me to 18 mm, so hopefully I will wind up around 15-16 and be good to go. Anyone know who a normal size stoma is for someone almost 4 months out?

Thanks for all of your support! 
                
Topic: RE: #4 tomorrow but
 Thank you kindly. I am in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.
                
Topic: RE: #4 tomorrow but
 this time he is doing it under general anesthesia. Apparently, he wants to really be able to look around and take his time dilating. I guess I was a squirmer when asleep before and kept yanking at the hose. LOL. Thank you all for the supportive comments yesterday, they really helped. Now, wish me luck and same some prayers for tomorrow please! Thanks!
                
Topic: RE: Lets have some fun....
 Brown banana---fits doesn't it!
                
Topic: RE: Can I scream and throw a temper tantrum now!!!
 I have reached my limit! I am so frustrated that I am going through this crap again! For the past 2 weeks I have been playing denial that my pouch my be stricturing again. "Well, maybe I ate that too fast, or Maybe I can't eat beef anymore". YADAYADAYADA.
So today was a slap over the head for me when eating cottage cheese for breakfast bothered me. I probably have thrown up 6-8 times over the last 2 weeks and multiple other times just stopped eating if I even remotely felt like it may not be happy.
I put a call into my surgeon. He does surgeries on Tuesdays, so I probably won't hear bac****il tomorrow. THAT IS ANOTHER THING THAT FROSTS MY BACKSIDE, IF YOU CALL A PHYSICIAN THEY SHOULD HAVE THE COURTESY TO GET BACK TO YOU, OR HAVE SOMEONE GET BACK TO YOU THE SAME DAY!

I am so frustrated I don't know if I should scream or cry!!! Can you believe a 4th scope with dilation may be in my future? Why is this happening? I don't usually have issues with scarring post surgery. I know things could be a lot worse, but I have reached my limit and am having a pity party tonite. Want to come to my party?
                
Topic: RE: Went to a nice Restaurant
 Yeah for Larry!
                
Topic: RE: Can I just be super excited for a minute?
 Woohoo Charlie!!! You celebrate like there is no tomorrow! Proud of you girl!
                
Topic: RE: 5 months out today with pics!
 You are such an inspiration! Amazing! Keep up the good work. I did not weigh what you did when I had surgery but I can tell you that I had all of those same complaints and I could relate to all of the NSV's you mentioned. It is so wonderful isn't it. Pay attention those just starting out!!!
                
Topic: RE: OT - Last wifey update (I hope) and a scale victory
 Oh ok. Thanks!
                
Topic: RE: OT - Last wifey update (I hope) and a scale victory
 Can I ask why the stent? Did she have repeated dilaitons that failed? I am curious because I have had 3 already, and possible going to be facing a 4th! Thanks!