Oh my goodness, I do support you in getting to a pain management clinic and trying some of the other options other than NSAIDS. Why add pain to what you already have?

My stepdaughter had surgery a couple of months ago putting wires in her spine that she controls with a little unit, and it has been very successful for her.

For me it's a tradeoff. I had severe GERD pre-surgery and have Barrett's Esophagus, so I have to take Prilosec. But I also take both magnesium oxide and magnesium citrate as daily supplements, so I hope I will be OK. So far my labs are great.

Just wanted to respond to you about saying you are weak as a reason for choosing the RNY. 

No WLS is going to do the work for you. It is good for getting the weight off in the first place, but even that part will take hard work. Most people do not dump. And once you are past the honeymoon period, other than only being able to eat small amounts at a time, you are on your own with diet and exercise being required.

My suggestion is to start working on new behaviors now- you are going to need them.

Another thing you can do is thank your head for sharing, and go get yourself busy doing something else.

I've been OK since surgery, but have had struggles with binge eating in the past. I still have lots of cravings in the evening and night.

Finding the right person to work with is magical, isn't it? It makes the pain and fear and sadness and shame and guilt bearable. They gave me the sense of being able to actually manage myself.

I will be forever grateful to those people in my life. They have been true healers, and have made all the difference for me.

Of course I could have paid for my getting a PhD with what I have spent on my healing, but one has to make choices.

The only way I know how to deal with my PTSD is talking about it, sometimes over and over, and feeling the feelings associated with it with someone who understands and is supportive. I have gone through cases of kleenex, pounded pillows, and experienced through the profound fear. On the other side is release and relief.

I need the experiential types of therapy in addition to the dialectical behavioral- just talking helps but hasn't been sufficient for me.

Massage and other forms of body work have been so helpful with teaching me healthy, healing touch.

Meditation has been essential in teaching me to calm and center myself.

Exercise gets my endorphins going, and I feel better.

Time doesn't always heal- I think the emotions just go underground.

Sounds like dumping, but I've never gotten it from Nyquil. Nyquil does have high fructose corn syrup in it, so maybe in combination with the Nutella you have the culprit.

Dumping is no fun, is it?

I had the same thing happen to me about 4 weeks post op. It was truly miserable- ER, enemas, the whole bit.

I have had IBS my whole life.

My daily regimen now:
   Miralax in my AM protein shake
   4 Colace
   2 Magnesium Oxide
   1 Udo's probiotic
   1 mug hot coffee after my protein shake.

Works very predictably.

Good luck- my heart goes out to you!

I'm lucky because I love the stuff- O% with SF jam. It's one of my treats for the day.

Great work, Sin Kim! Thanks for being a great inspiration around doing what works. Simple but not easy!

I have too many to count!

Probably the best one is being able to run 5 miles a day at age 61, and this is involving a person who hates exercise.

I just signed up for the zipline in Jamaica on the OH cruise- that will be a good one!

I love my closet of new pretty clothes and shoes.

I love feeling self confident and not afraid of social situations.

I love waking up in the morning after all these years!

ME WOMAN, ME ROAR!!!

Man, is this me! Thanks for your post!

The way I deal with it is to keep a box of Triscuits on the other side of the house, and I can only take 3 at a time. Then I nibble them very slowly. And I drink lots of Sobe Water. And I post here on OH using my iPad to keep me busy.

Works for me for the last 11 months since I got to goal weight.