Thank you for responding back...I cried again yesterday. I told myself, this has got to stop!!!! Today is better. You know people can be so cruel. Just keep doing what you are doing because we are the one's that are going to have a great life and look wonderful!!!!! We are all in this together and it is going to be so good...I am so excited!!!! Janet

It's good to know that I am not the only one. I had my surgery on 9/06 and after the first week, I went back to school ( I am a nursing student) and my clinical instructor told everyone in my clinical group what kind of surgery I had. This was so embarrasing because I wanted to use my own discretion. Then she decided that she would not allow me to make up the days I missed and tried to have me dismissed from the program. I wanted to die. I only have 1 more year left and I have worked so hard. She kept telling my professors and fellow students that I couldn't handle the stress of being in school post op and that I should have not had the surgery until next summer. Well, I have cryed every single night for 2 weeks and feel so upset. Like I should have never had the surgery because it's ruining my life but then I get mad because I had this surgery to SAVE MY LIFE and it's noone's business when or what I do to my body. In the meantime, I have lost 30 lbs and am off glucophage and my blood pressure meds. So, hang in there sister...we are all fighting the good fight.

What was your starting weight? I started at 247 and now I'm 228, it sounds like we're on the same page. I haven't gotten sick on anything either, milk makes me a little queasy but I haven't gotten sick. I eat refried beans with cheese, I had a few pringles the other day (about 7 and then I made myself stop) I havent had eggs yet but I'm going to buy some today. I made a sweet potato yesterday, I baked it in the oven for 1 1/2 hours then I sprayed smart balance butter spray and garlic powder on it, it was sooo good!! The Dinty More turkey stew is good too, 99% fat free. Keep me posted on your weightloss or if you come across something good!!!! Rachel

I had my surgery on the 20th. i went to my first post-op appt. on Friday and I lost 12lbs, in 9 days!! My next appt. will be in 2 weeks when I am 3 weeks post-op. I went from clear liquids for one week now for the next two weeks I can eat thicker liquids or very soft foods like cream of wheat, cottage cheese, yogurt, split pea soup, bannanas etc., . My doctor has stages you can eat in. So after the stage I am in now I can add hamburger, fish, lunch meat, beans, some fruit etc. THEN later I can have chicken and steak. All doctors seem to have their own little schedule of when we can eat and of what. Yesterday was my first day I got to really eat and I had two small spoons of peanutbutter and 1/2 bannana and I was full. Crazy!!

Hi Dru, That is great that you can have Lean Cuisine's. I get to advance to tuna in spring water, lean ground meat, no sugar added spaghetti sauce and cheese starting Monday...I an excited!!!!!!YEA!!YEA!! Evidently you are doing great if you have lost 21 lbs....Keep up the good work.. We are in this together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beginning of a new life for us all....... Janet