Misconceptions that need to be resolved

I always heard that you could eat all the ice cream you wanted after you had your tonsils removed.  I was so pissed that mine never needed to be removed.

I had mine removed when I was five.  I recall very clearly that they did not let me have any ice cream.  They did, however, make me eat two popsicles before they let me leave the hospital.  And I had to not throw them up.

You got cheated.  Sorry.

ME TOO, ME TOO!!!!!! 

Lora

If you're not having actual problems with your surgery, try just getting a PCP who's willing to work with you.   

And believe me, there are oftena lot of people here who have bad days emotionally--don't stress about the small stuff.  Take the info that you can apply to your own situation and let the other stuff roll off your back.

 Thank you so much Mickey! :) I found a great bariatric PCP, so just need to find time before 5pm on the weekday to call and set up appointment. Will give it a shot next week. I've decided to stick with my surgeon. I mean I have recovered soooo friggin quickly that doesn't seem a good reason to switch doctors but to stay with him. Bariatric follow-up I can get anywhere else. And he did tell me there were options if I ever started regaining lost weight where he could go in and resize the stoma, making it like new again. So, I definitely want a surgeon that minimizes my downtime while recovering.

I'm definitely going to follow your advice. There are a lot of good people out there and several emailed me an apology and that meant the world to me. The rest can have bad moods and bad days all to themselves. I'm moving on with my new fantastic life! :)

Keep in touch!

I'm not up to addressing all the issues that have been beat around for the past couple of days. But, regarding your concern for your physical health and/or a leak, it doesn't sound as if you have a physical problem. I'm not sure what kind of soup you had (just broth, mainly broth, or really chunky) or how long it took to eat the whole bowl and drink the wine. But, eating soup or drinking with eating most often results in the liquid mixture "sliding" through your pouch almost as quickly as you eat it. If you were chatting with your girlfriend, you probably gave yourself more time than you realize for the soup to leave the pouch before you put a new bite in. If you had a physical problem like staples loosening or springing a leak, you would likely have some very obvious discomfort and a fever. But, if peace of mind is what you need, it may be worth a trip to the ER... good luck with all of your difficulties. I hope you get to feeling better soon. These first few weeks can be a doozie, physically and emotionally.

 Thanks so much. Yes, they can, can't they? LOL Anyway, today was a much better day for me and tomorrow I think I can resume my working out and exercising. Had to go on a mini hiatus to refresh mind and body after not getting any sleep for 48 hrs.

how in the world do you handle not being able to drink while you're eating? I'm having an incredibly hard time with that. Food gets stuck in my throat and it feels hard to swallow withou****er or something to wa**** down.

Is this unusual or the way it's supposed to be when you don't drink with a meal?

Thanks again for your informative reply.

You have to eat slowly and chew your food until its almost liquid.

 Wow! Ok. So the same thing as with the band. I am REALLY going to need to work on that. I think probably the #1 reason that I have problems with satiety are that I'm a super, I mean, SUPER fast eater and barely chew my food at all.

But practice makes perfect. Maybe if I counted chews it would make it easier or timed them or something. Any guidelines on how many minutes or how many chews I should be doing?