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sharp pains on my left side? - I had my RNY surgery in december 2010.....no unusual pains or side effects at all up until now. I was put on antibiotics for a UTI and some painkillers for muscle strain....about a...

I feel weird.....not sure if I'm tired or having a -  I run our family retail store by myself....so this holiday season has meant a lot of extra hours for me.  The last 2 days I just feel ..... weird.  I am fatigued....feel tot...

My first 5k! :) -  I am so stoked today!  This morning I walked in my first 5K ! It took me 1:04:33 to finish -- but I DID IT!!!  Before my surgery back in December, I couldn't hardly walk acr...

Compression garments? - warning some TMI -  Does anyone know where I can order plus size compression capris or other pants for the gym?  My rapidly deflating gut is really getting in my way. I love being able to workout ...

Y'all were so RIGHT! -  I'm just about 6 months out from my surgery (june 6th will be 6 exactly)....and I've lost 120+ pounds since then. Wow...what a ride so far!!! :)  I don't get to post very often...

Lab results....help - My latest lab results were faxed to my surgeon's office last week, and I called to check if there were any problems. I was told they would call me back in a couple days after my su...

OMG I feel SO much better!!!!! - It's been a bit over a month since my surgery..... And I cannot believe how much better I feel!!! sure, there are days where I'm tired and dragging....but before surgery I was d...

My schedule - I'm having a hard time getting in all my fluids and protein. I forget to eat, and when I'm busy, I even forget to sip on my water during the day. SO.....i'm making an eating/drinki...

Gotta get into a routine - It's been more than a month since I started my pre-op diet....and today is exactly 3 weeks after my surgery. I don't have any surgery pain anymore. I do get tired in the aftern...

Christmas dinner was great!! - My pouch enjoyed Christmas dinner! :) I kept my breakfast and lunch really light and had a protein shake as a snack before we headed down to the family dinner at 5 p.m. I tried a v...

My pouch said NO to oatmeal - Well, I tried a new food for dinner last night....and it sat in my pouch like a rock for a couple hours. Ugh. Oatmeal. I mixed in a bit of peanut butter and added in some p...

Food blah blah blah - I'm finding that I am getting sick of food. I have a set eating schedule and I stick by it, but I'm finding that I just don't feel the same way about food that I used to. I'm r...

My pouch does not like carrots.....lol - Well, I had my first experience with my pouch rejecting a new food. LOL Last night I tried a little bit of cooked carrot.....the reaction was immediate. I don't think they were ...

I really do have a pouch after all.... - I came home from the hospital with minimal pain and problems. It didn't really hurt when I drank liquids, and I could eat just fine. I really started to doubt I even had a small po...

Thank god for Gas-x LOL :) - Still doing just fine more than a week out! :) Yesterday I thought I would try a new food....so I had bean with bacon soup for lunch. It went down fine....however several hours...

keep on truckin' - Well tomorrow marks a week since I had RNY. Still keepin' on! :) I have learned a few things in the first few days..... My pouch will probably always wake me up early in the...

I ventured out today! - I have been so bored by my hospital stay and then coming home to an empty house all day.  Resting is great.....but I was getting really really stir crazy. Too cold to walk outside....

Tooting my own horn....or the other end works too! - Well you can guess what this post is about!! I came home feeling a bit bloaty from the surgery gas. I was burping like crazy, but no go from the other end. Then last night........

ALL DONE!! WOOT!! - I know that pre-surgery people love to read accounts of what it's like.....so here's my story for y'all.... I was scheduled to report at 10 a.m. for my surgery. At about 6:40 a....

Today is the day!! - It's almost 6 a.m.  I have to be at the hospital at 10. Just a little bit longer! Packing up the last of the stuff I will need (or think I need ... ha ha). Still gotta go wipe off ...

Tomorrow is the day! - My RNY is tomorrow (12/6) !!! It's finally here!! I have to be at the hospital at 10 a.m.  A cardiologist is going to install a IVC filter first, and then I'll be all ready for my ...

Only two more days!! :) - Day 9 of the pre-op liquid diet is winding to a close as I t ype this.....whew! Almost done! I have been unbearably constipated since like Day 3. Leave it to me to be constipate...

Surgery 1 week away!!! - On day 5 of the liquid diet.....my surgery is exactly ONE WEEK away!!!!  When I started this process more than 6 months ago, things seems so far away....and now it's finally almost...

Liquid Diet....Day 1 - Just starting clear liquids today. I could have started tomorrow, but I decided to go ahead and start today, even though it is Thanksgiving. Gives me one more day to shrink up my l...

No turkey for me this year! - Only 15 days left!!!! :) Preop tests on Wednesday....all liquid diet starting on Thanksgiving Day (My husband and I had a good laugh over the poor timing....but habits are gonna ch...