so im a little over 3 weeks out and im still nauseous, vomitting, and having stabbing pains in the pouch area.  i am pretty sure the pain is from vomitting.  had to go back to the er last friday and am waiting for the drs office to open to call them to see where to go from here.  they are not sure whats going on, all tests show my blood is good and my pouch does not have a leak or stricture.  they think its just dehydration and the fact that i can only eat 1 maybe 2 meals a day so im not getting protein to heal. im so tired of not feeling this way and want to start liking my decision for surgery.  yesterday i told my husband i should never have had this surgery.....i know, dramatic but i just want to feel better.  i got some sugar free snowcone mix (thanx for the idea muph!) gonna try and see if that will go down well.  2 anti nausea meds and still not getting better.  what the heck???  anyone else experiencing this?

I have not lost that much in the month since my surgery, 15 pounds now since my gain of 2 pounds last week, butttt I am getting there and I have an action plan kinda.  But what I have loved so far, is trying different foods.  I used to HATE tomatoes, yesterday we went to a burger place, Fuddruckers, I got the kids hamburger, and just ate the patty, with a tomato on top of it.  Yummmy.  And I gave away my free cookie coupon to a family with 7 kids. 

But also I have been in the kitchen since eating food, and creating a new dish a week.  Something I can eat and of course my boyfriend, and it seems to be working out.  Mostly mexican dishes, but hey, I love the spice. 

Shawn

Arent' Moms just AWESOME???

Hey Karen, glad to hear you are past your "stuck" point...in both ways, the scale and the bathroom. Haha.
I'm a little worried about returning to work if I get sick from my lunch while there. But I just need to only pack what I have had good experiences with and it will all be ok. Can you tell I"m talking to myself so I quit worrying?
I went camping with hubby last week and we did a lot of hiking. It was good to get away from the scale and when I came home I have gone down four more pounds! I haven't been able to discipline myself to only weigh once a week. Congrats on your continued losses!
Heiti

Awesome!! Win-win, right? You get pants that fit and she de-clutters her closet a little bit =)

But really, the washes hardly matter nowadays! You should see some of the weird ones from The Children's Place (that I DIDN'T buy my son because I thought they were stupid looking!)