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kidney stones? - Good evening everyone. I am having what I think might be symptoms of kidney stones. I went to my gp on Friday and she gave me an antibiotic for a UTI. It's not helping my current s...

Breakfast.....help - I need suggestions....please. I do not seem to tolerate protein shakes anymore. I'm sure it's in my head but when I drink one I almost feel as if I'm gagging. Can anyone give me...

It's a new year. - wow...it's been a while since I have posted. Things have been super busy.  I must say I cannot believe I'm down 70lbs in just over 3 months. I almost don't believe it. As with e...

hungry - I am 5 weeks post op and feel hungry all the time. Has anyone else experienced this

HELP...left abdominal pain - I am just over 1 month po and i have been doing great....until today that is.  after i eat i get this incredibly sharp pain below my stomach on the left side.  its very sharp an...

3 weeks po, muscle pain? - I am 3 1/2 weeks po and all of a sudden have started experiencing this muscle type pull/pain when I move.  I was doing fine until this....should I be concerned?  Also since this...

cold all of the time - I am 2 weeks out today....down 29lbs. Yeah. However I have noticed my hands and feet are always cold. At work I wear a jacket now which never happened before and when at home I am ...

11 days post op. HUNGRY!!!!!! - I am on full liquid diet. I've eaten what's listed by my dr but not satisfied. Help any suggestions? Recipes anything....... I cant imagine doing this for 3 more weeks

Lightheaded - Light headed 7 days after surgery....is this normal?  What am I doing wrong?

More G tube issues - Am I the only one?  First an infection, then bleeding around tube, now such discomfort.  I cannot sit up as if at a computer desk without feeling almost pain...It shouldnt be th...

worried about excess skin - So I just had my surgery on 9/24/13 and I'm stoked to be down 20lbs. But it hit me just now..... there's a lot of me to love and that loving is gonna start disappearing and once it...

1 week post op - Wow what a challenging roller coaster ride of a week. I was diagnosed with an infection in my G tube yesterday. Wow the pain. This morning I woke up with blood around my tube. Went...

G tube infection and work - I guess this is really more of a rant.  Today I was diagnosed with a G tube infection and let me just say it hurts, bad.  I am on antibiotics and pretty dependent on pain meds. ...

g tube infection - Just started antibiotics for g tube infection. Ugh. Now my sutures holding it in are coming out. I cant win. Grrrrr

G tube issues - I had surgery on Tuesday and my g tube has really started to bother me. I'm having pain. Not excrutiating but very noticable. Pain meds not helping and bothersome enough I cant sle...

Having a hard time with protein - I am 5 days po and I am having a little trouble with protein.  I tried protein powder mixed in with sf pudding.  It felt like I was swallowing a log.  So I tried a protein shake...

Ticker? - How do I add a ticker?  Cant seem to figure it out  Thanks

3days after surgery - well surgery is done.  It has been an interesting chain of events over the past 3 days.  I have had a lot more pain than I expected. I thought it would be similar to my gallblad...

pain pain pain - I had my surgery on Tuesday and I am now home and the pain is pretty much constant. I knew I would have pain but I thought it would be a little better today. Has anyone had this sa...

Surgery is Tuesday - Let me just say I am so excited, and a little nervous. I start my clear liquids tomorrow. I am a little concerned about post op. I am hoping to only take a week off of work. I ...

pre op liquid diet...not losing weight - I have been doing the liquid diet for 9 days now. I drink 2 protein shakes a day and a low fat meal at night with no carbs. I know I shouldn't weigh every day but yesterday I had ...

The beginning of my journey - I have been hoping to have surgery for at least 10 years.  I called my insurance UHC in May and was told WLS is covered....WOOHOO!  I immediately started research on local dr's ...