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An NSV that's really only appropriate, here... - Getting dressed this morning, I looked in the mirror and say something I'd not seen in a long time...I barely recognized my member actually dangling free from the top of the scrotu...

I am in love.... - ...with Chobani Greek Yogurt!! I just had the Mango flavoured one...OMG!! Guess what I'll be stocking up on to keep in my 'fridge at work?

Part 2: The body's delayed reaction to rapid weigh - First and foremost, thank you to everyone who read and took the time to respond!!! It is most appreciated! I made it a point to describe last evening's episode with my NP today....

The body's delayed reaction to rapid weight loss? - Last night when I got home from work (approx 8 pm with a couple stops en route), I began to feel very light-headed (not dizzy), warm, heart rate was elevated and I was perspiring.....

New NSV...sorta bizarre...love handles... - Perspective is everything, I guess... Today I noticed the re-emergence of love handles around my belly...I've been carrying so much of my weight (hell, damn near all my weight) ...

Concerned...perhaps unnecessarily, but concerned n -  I am on the downhill side of my 4th week post-op.  I make it a point to officially weigh in only once a week...this morning after voiding my bladder and before even taking my c...

Free weights...as in barbells... - At what point did you begin to work out with free weights? I'm pretty sure I'm a ways away from bench presses, dead lifts and squats, but I'd like to start doing curls (no more ...

NSV...kinda gross, but... - OK. First things first...tomorrow marks the beginning of Week #4 post-op...I have my 1-month follow up w/ a NP next TUE... I'm noticing that the skin where the incisions were...

OT - Fat jokes...not funny...not funny at all... - ...but, we're easy targets, aren't we? http://www.chicagonow.com/newsboy/2012/04/david-letterman-is-america’s-biggest-loser/ 

I stopped watching Letterman over a decade ago...g - http://www.chicagonow.com/newsboy/2012/04/david-letterman-is-america’s-biggest-loser/

Hemorrhoids...and treatment... - Since this is the Men's Forum, I'll not be particularly concerned about being indelicate... I had a killer BM yesterday (I felt so good afterward, but yes, there was some blood ...

Permanently damaging the stoma...question... - So, last night I posted that I had eaten too fast and that I was feeling lousy but I loved it as I took the discomfort as an indication that I hadn't stretched out my pouch....when...

I hear the machinery working... - ...shortly after I begin to drink my protein shake or take in other nourishment or even drinking water... Does his happen to anyone else? While strange sounding, I'm thinking th...

Hi...I'm new here... -  ...here's a little background: Just turned 50... Had RNY on APR 4... Married to second wife for 12 years on MAY 1.... No kids (neither from previous marriage nor this ...

Feeling lousy at the moment...loving it... - ...and no, I'm not a masochist. It seems that I ate a little too fast and am just now experiencing the slightly overfull feeling...I know that it will subside within about 30 mi...

Missed my calcium citrate today... - ...so today began well enough (got up with plenty of time to get 30 minutes of walking in before all other morning obligations...cue PGA tournament gallery clap) but from there I l...

Thank you to all who responded to "Heading ba - Thanks, everyone who offered their best wishes and encouragement on my first day back at work!! Yes, at the end of the day I just had to sit in my truck for about 20 minutes and...

Heading back to work today... -  ...and am "brown bagging" what I can but I'm going to have do some grocery shopping so that much of what I'll eat for my meals and snacks is readily available at my desk and in th...

An update...a couple NSVs (of sorts)...etc.... - OK.... So I am on the downhill side of week 3...I weigh-in on Sunday mornings after I've risen and completed my morning ablusions and before I even take my first glucose reading...

Is this an NSV or am I already doing something wro - So I'm in the middle of my third week post-op. I'm measuring out the portions, sticking to the menu guidelines (okay...I'll take an extra bite of the cottage cheese or the refri...

OMG! Pacific Foods Organic Soups... - ....soooooo delicious!!! My wife bought the Creamy Tomato and it is heavenly...who knew that tomato soup could taste so good!! Had the Creamy Butternut Squash for dinner, ton...

DOH!! Learning by doing (read as, 'making mistakes - So today was my last day on an FMLA LOA. I've been feeling pretty good...getting more and more accustomed to being more than satisfied with the smaller portions and limited menu op...

Two (2) weeks post-op today... - Two weeks ago today I underwent surgery for the Roux-en-Y procedure...though today, judging from the outside, one would never know it...for all intents and purposes, I walk and am ...

Is this part of the overall recovery process? - After I was discharged from the hospital on FRI 6 APR 2012 and was continuing the recovery/healing process at home, for the next few days I would invariably need to take a nap at s...

Still getting accustomed to the new configuration. - ...of my insides. Since I've been home, I've arranged the pillows on my side of the bed to allow me to sleep in an upright position with knees elevated as similar to my sleeping...