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Antibiotics with DS - I woke up feeling horrible, swollen glands, sore throat and hurting ears and of course it's a holiday weekend.  I have a zithromax tri- pack from pre-op but seem to recall that we ...

It was a stricture after all -  I finally had my doctor appointment on Thursday and he set me up for an endoscopy the next morning, turns out it was a pretty severe stricture. He wants to go back in in 4 weeks t...

It was a stricture after all - I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has given me advice over the past 2 months.  I finally had my doctor appointment on Thursday and he set me up for an endoscopy the next mo...

9 Weeks - It's now been 9 weeks and I have lost 50 lbs.  I only had that good week at 6 weeks and then it was back to being sick every day.  I made an appointment with the surgeon for next w...

Congrats Eliza! It's finally here. Trust me, take all the time from...

Protein shake question - I finally found a shake i can stand from GNC, it's whey protein- banana flavor @ 20g/serving.  When I went in to get more today the lady working there told me I should be using whe...

Getting discouraged after only 8 weeks - Me again...it's now 8 weeks since my DS and I still can't keep most foods down.  I called the doctor after my last post a few weeks ago and tried what they suggested ( protien drin...

You should be so proud of yourself! You've accomplished so much...

Well said! This is definately something I have to work on, I was the...

I feel like a dummy! - I read all these post talking about how many carbs to eat, and to eat complex carbs vs simple carbs.  I am only 7 weeks out from DS surgery and am just concentrating on counting pr...

Good for you Eliza! Great to meet you the other week.

6 weeks and feeling pretty good............. - Wow,  I had a rough few weeks so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I continue to feel as good as I have the last few days.  I'm 1 pound shy of 40 lbs lost,  I do not see as drast...

Wow, great for you! I don't know if I could be that daring. I did want...

Thank you so much, it means a lot that you responded.

Begging for someone to tell me it gets better..... - I just hit 4 weeks post op.  The first 3 were pretty positive, but the last week I have thrown up just about every day.  I started soft food Sat, so its been six days.  I have only...

Begging for someone to tell me it gets better..... - I just hit 4 weeks post op.  The first 3 were pretty positive, but the last week I have thrown up just about every day.  I started soft food Sat, so its been six days.  I have only...