Oh yeah!  Sometimes I wake up in the morning feeling worse than usual and then when I look outside, I understand.  Storms and sudden temperature changes seem to bother me more than stable weather, be it hot or cold, but I do seem to do much better in warmer weather as long as it is consistent warmer weather and not crazy temperature fluctuations like we've been having in my area this year.  The other day, 69 down to 45, OUCH!

Hello-

I'm almost sure I want an rny but the one thing that's holding me back is that I have had two gout flare-ups and they were not fun.  They were years apart, but both were when I was on high-protein no-carb or low-carb diets.  I avoid them now by always eating some carbs with my proteins.  I'm wondering if any of you have any experiences or advice for me?  I'll get advice from pcp, nut etc. on this too before I decide but I'd love to know how it worked for you.  Thanks! 

I just has WLS  on Friday 12/19. To date I have not been allowed on the Alleve. I stopped taking it a week or 2 before surgery. Since it has aspirin and will cause bleeding they told me to stop it.  I am on liquids only now so I cannot take Alleve. To be honest, my hip is not bothering me now - I have gut pain! 

Oh, and by the way---the DS has the very BEST long-tern results, especially for those of us with a beginning BMI greater than 50. You really ought to research it for yourself.