Rhie P.

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After baby - when did you get your period back? - Let me start this off with saying that I have NEVER had fertility problems....first month trying with ALL of my kids and I got pregnant.....my first 3 were pre-WLS....I had WLS,...

Calcium vs *slow release* Iron - How does this work.....my OB (works with WLS patients) prescribed me a slow release Iron (ferrous sulfate) to take twice a day....how will this work in conjunction with my iron? ...

Does your increaseing belly up your resistance? - In the first 18 weeks of pregnancy, I was able to eat what ever I wanted and how much I wanted (minus the sugar since I still dump and have GD).....but it seems like now that my be...

TriCare referall status website - Can someone provide me with the link to check online your tricare referral status...I had the link saved and then my computer crashed.... Thanks

I'm going to take matters into my own hands....bow - My bowels have gone to sleep.....lights out!!  I'm going on day 8 (TMI...I know) without a BM....I've been eating like a horse....so I know that food is stuck in there somewhere.  ...

oh Carbs how I love thee - My RNY pouch is small no more...at least for the time being...I swear I can eat, and eat....and eat some more.  I will eat (still not anywhere near preWLS obviously)....and not eve...

RNY'ers...what are you eating - I am struggling to eat!!  Didn't have this problem before....but now.....I feel SICK all the time (which I know is pregnancy related)....I'm hungry, but with almost everything I pu...

Military Dependants - Is it common practice when seeing a military provider to not be seen by the doctor until you are at least 12 weeks?  I had to do a urine test to confirm the pregnancy (done at the ...

Lets talk pregnancy test.... - Ok....if you over saturate a pregnancy test (like pee on it too much), will that make it possible to see the second blue line if you hold the test "just so"?  Or if you see the blu...

Didn't know this forum was here - HELLO - Hi....everyone.  I didn't even know this forum was here=)  I'm Rhietta.....had RNY in December.....started at 225 day of surger....right now at 5.5 months out....I'm down 51lbs.......

Question for the ladies - BRA shopping - Ok...where do you shop?  Prior to surgery I had boobs...now...I have saggy deflated.....I don't even know what to call them.....I need to buy bras......but the bras that are *now* ...

At what point do you get rid of larger clothing - Title says it all....at what point do you get rid of all of your clothing that is too big (I'm not talking packing it away....I'm talking about getting rid of it).  I am FINALLY to...

Why can't I throw up? - Last night I ate a hamburger patty (92% lean)....it was small....but with in like 5 minutes of eating it, I felt sick and dry heaved for a good 15 minutes (nothing came up but sali...

Have you gone BACK to the liquid diet to lose more - I had my 3 month check up and my surgeon was dissapointed to say the least about my weight loss.....I'm lucky LUCKY to lose at least 1 lb a week (I'm 3 months out)....he said at a ...

10 weeks yesterday - 194 - Really?!?!  I give up!!  My fat refuses to leave my body!!  I give up!!  Talk about buyers remorse....what a lot of pain to go through to loose......30lbs.  I'm tired of being told...

8 wks 2 days post op - 197 - I feel like an old man sitting in my rocker on the bayou watching the lightening bugs flutter about....or like I'm on the pirates ride at Disneyland...just slowly floationg along i...

5 wks post op - 202lbs - I'm frustrated at the very slow rate I seem to be losing!!  I'm not sure if I'm not eating enough calories or what....but geez it's frustrating!! Typical day for me wake up -...

Oh the constipation - what a fun subject (4 wks po - As I was doing a search on OH about others with similar plugged up status....oh the horror of what I was reading!!  Please don't ever make it so I have to lie down and dig out my o...

3 week Post Appt today - As I was given the thumbs up to eat real food again.  I was reminded though protein, then green veggies and then starches...and CHEW.CHEW,CHEW!!!  I've noticed my eyes are still a ...

I have a blood clot in my right arm -  I have a confirmed (by ultrasound) blood clot in my right ARM (of all places...I.V was in my left mon-wed night and then moved wed night to thurs mornng to my right). My elbow ...

A week post op - Surgery day.....what I wish someone would have told me.... 1) When you wake up, it's going to feel like you have an elephant sitting on your chest. 2) It's going to feel like you...

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The Beginning - Day 1 - I had my first appointment to day in the General Surgery Clinic at the MTF (I have Tricare Prime)  I think it went fairly well considering.  My surgeon was very nice and wa...