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Seriously? - I swear, some people can imply that their safety has been assured since the Mods are cracking down (thus implying that we are bullies and are going to find them, hunt them down and...

Did they just delete a thread by Bearmom?? - I just tried to click on it, and poof!! It took me back to the menu! WTH?

Hollow feeling after eating? - I am nearly 3 weeks out and I think I can eat waaayyy more than I should.  I feel "sloshy" after drinking all my water for the day (am getting about 35oz). I have noticed that s...

Any tips for traveling? - Hubby wants to go to Florida to visit with mom, stepdad, and relatives. It's (at best) a 9 hour drive. I spoke with surgeons office and they ok'd me for travel as long as we stop e...

I know that this is a YMMV thing, but what was the - ,,,,part of your body you noticed was getting slimmer? I noticed that my bra (that I usually have to hook the very last hooks..and are still thight even then) was loose on the last...

~sigh~ Had my 2 week follow-up today.... - ....and the surgeon's PA came in first to talk to me. She wanted to make sure I wasn't drinking with meals (nor 30 minutes after), that I was watching my fat and caloric intake. ...

1st post-op appointment. Any one know what happens - My 1st post-op appointment with my surgeon is tomorrow. I have a few questons to ask him ( the indentiation on my side, how are my incisions healing...that sort of thing. But w...

Dimple? - Ok, I have to ask... the incision that they remove the stomach from....mine is "indented". I mean, I can look down on my fluffy belly and see it dimpled compared to the other side....

If we can only absorb (aprox) 30 grams of protein. - ...at a time, how far apart should we space our eating? I mean, do we wait until everything is emptied out of our stomach? I know we sip, sip, sip all the time, but I was a litt...

How am I doing, and what could I be doing better/d - So I am about 10 days out, 5 days since I came home. I had been having problems sleeping, but my PCP prescribed some Ambien and my surgeon said I could start back on my percocet. I...

Exhaustion is setting in, and I'm emotional due to - I got home from the hospital on Friday with a bottle of Lortab. I have taken it as directed ever since. However, it no longer works (even though the pain is decreasing...it's still...

Hunger early, how do you make soups that keep you - I'm a week out of surgery and am getting frustrated. I am still on full liquids until the 13th, but no matter what type of soup I eat I am starving a few minutes later.  I'm not ea...

Tomatoes? - Do Ds'ers have any problems eating tomatoes? When I get to eat bunless cheeseburgers, I would love to have tomatoes on it!

The rest of the story... - So earlier I posted how my first 2 days of surgery/recovery went. It was all going so well that when he came in Tuesday morning (surgery was Monday am), he said that I'd probably g...

So swollen! - Hi everyone, I'm home! I'll text more later, because while the first few days weren't bad, the last half was a wild ride! I have a question, if the vets could help. I am sooo...

Possibly going home tomorrow - So yesterday I got switched. Here's a summary of how things went. I got to the hospital at 8am for surgery at 10 am. I was put in a small to change into a gown and a sheer blue ...

SwitchedUp is the sweetest switch sister! - She sent me flowers! Isn't she just the sweetest??

I'm a DSer now! - OMG the gas pains hurt!!!! and the morphine is making my eyes cross! but I did it. I am sitting in a chair (nurse won't let me walk yet), but soon she said. The staff here is so ni...

See you all on the Dark Side......is there a such - I'm writing now, because I have to leave before 6am to get to the hospital by 8. I hope to be conscious enough later in the evening to post and let everyone know how it went, espec...

I'm looking for a thread, but can't find it. - I know what I need to take to the hospital, but I've been looking to see what I need when I come home. I thought there was a thread on here, but I searched...found other forums lik...

Bwahahaha! Too funny! - I saw this on a coffee mug. The Five Stages of a Woman's Life: 1. To Grow Up 2. To Fill Out 3. To Slim Down 4. To Hold it in 5. To Hell With It

Why am I going through puberty before surgery?? - My face has started breaking out alot! Normally I have good skin....one blemish every few months or so. But now my face looks terrible.....I'm breaking out almost as bad as my teen...

I had my pre-surgical visit today, got some info! - I saw my surgeon today, and got to ask him some questions. He said that the average stay was about 3 days. The length of my common channel will be 100 cm, my stomach will be 100-15...

6 days.....let the countdown begin! - I'm starting to get a little nervous. Especially seeing some of the recent DSer's buyers remorse due to nausea. The pain doesn't bother me. I've been in continuous pain for about 7...

OT XPost: This is why people need to researd, rese - I'm sorry, but I don't know how to post a link: Butt injection with 'Fix a Flat' leads to arrest Transgender woman charged with posing as doctor in Miami area   ...