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Arthritis, lupus, fibro? What is this pain? Help - Hi folks, I had my surgery in December and have since lost a little over 100 pounds.  That has been great and I feel pretty good.  I can exercise for an hour a day and I do ...

Chapped lips issue: What am I missing? - I had surgery on December 17th of last year and have been doing well since then, for the most part.  I take all of my supplements and vitamins that my doctor has prescribed.  Ho...

Massive fatigue at three months out... - Is anyone else experiencing massive fatigue after their surgery?  I was doing so well for the first two months and now I feel like I have hit a brick wall. I deal with fatig...

What is considered low blood pressure? - Today when I woke up I was dizzy so I checked my blood sugar and my blood pressure.  My sugar was about 80 so that was fine. My first blood pressure reading was 86/61 and th...

Belly rash aka jock itch type thing going on... - I have developed a HUGE rash under my belly that hangs down.  I looked at it in the mirror today and it looks terribly red under my belly fat flap and on my leg and the skin und...

Is a popsicle considered food or a liquid? Silly - I like to eat an occasional sugar-free popsicle.  Should it be eaten with my meal as a food or can I have it any time and consider it a liquid because it melts down? This so...

Why do we have to space out our eating and drinkin - My doctor has me waiting 30 minutes before a meal and one hour after without drinking.  I wonder if someone can tell me exactly why that is... I know I have to do it and I w...

How do you use your protein powder? - How do you use your protein powder?  I know the most obvious way is to make a protein drink.  But, how else do you use it? I have seen it made into ice cream on the world ac...

Drinking too much/too fast for my pouch? - I know we are supposed to sip, sip, sip after surgery but I am 8 days out and can easily drink an ounce in less than 5 minutes.  Am I stretching out my pouch?  I don't want to d...

Any books/cookbooks that are must haves after surg - I am one week out today and wondering if anyone has any books or cookbooks to recommend that would be great to have? Thanks, Julie :)

What is dumping? - This is probably going to sound stupid but what is dumping? What causes it? Thanks, Julie

Sugar free popsicles, too many? - I just discovered the beauty and tastiness of sugar free popsicles last evening.  They are making this all liquid week much easier.  How many popsicles would be too many in a da...

How much exercise right after surgery? - I just had surgery on Monday and I am doing about 15 minutes of super low impact exercise once or twice a day.  Should I be doing more or is what I am doing okay? I have MS ...

Surgery on Monday, swollen, when do I see changes - I had my surgery on Monday of this week.  I am still swollen and wondering when I could expect to see a loss on the scale...  The scale seems to be going down a teensy bit but I...

Liver biopsy during bypass surgery and sore throat - I just had my surgery on Monday and they took a biopsy of my liver when they went in because it didn't look good.  Has anyone else had this happen to them?  If so, what was your...

What did you use to puree your foods? - My surgery is on Monday and I am thinking ahead to the pureed food stage.  What did you do to make your food an acceptable level of puree?  I'm single and don't have a food proc...

Getting psyched! Surgery on Monday.. any tips to - I am scheduled for my surgery on Monday, December 17th.  I am starting my liquid diet on Friday and I am so psyched and excited. Any tips you'd like to share? I know I n...