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Calories -- ever thought about them? -  If you've ever counted calories or wondered why whole foods are better for you than processed ones, this is a great article.   http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/...

PB2 -- thank you thank you -  Big thanks to whomever mentioned the PB2 recently.  I ordered some and it is really making my shakes much more palatable.      What other things do people do with it?    I purchas...

Headaches -  I am on day 5 of a kicking headache behind my eyes.   I'm trying to stay hydrated and think I'm doing a fine job.  In my life, headaches only go away with excederin, which is clea...

First venture into a restaurant -  I am two weeks post op today.  Even though I've been laying low while recovering, I couldn't miss a lunch date I had for work today.   I was really nervous about being in a restau...

How many pounds equals a clothes size for you? -  I am less than two weeks post op, but began my weight loss journey in January when my husband and  I made some major lifestyle changes as I made decisions about to decide to have ...

Holy hospital bills!!! -  I just got the first bill from my hospital stay, surgery, meds, equipment, etc.  Everything except the surgeon and anesthesiologist, but before the insurance negotiates down the p...

How long did you take anti nausea meds? -  I'm just a week out of surgery.  The first few days I didn't really need them, but now I'm taking the anti nausea meds my doc gave me pretty regularly (every 5 hours or so).  It m...

Help a new post op figure out all these noises - So I had surgery last Thursday and I'm trying to figure out all that is going on with my body:  I have figured out the diegestive orchestra going on, or what I should call the r...

ADEK vitamins? -  I am 2days post surgery and thinking about assembling all my vitamins.  My daughter has malabsorption from a different issue (she has a disease that causes pancreatic insufficienc...

Final day of my pre-op diet - I have just one more optifast bar to eat tonight and I will be done with the pre-op diet.  Tomorrow I move to clear liquids in prep for surgery on Thursday morning.    My stomach i...

protein sampler -  For those that have been there. . . what do you suggest a new pre-op have in their house as they are getting ready to try out someo f the protein shake options out there?   If you...

How down and out were you in the weeks after surge - Hi everyone!   I just got my date for surgery -- August 9th!!   I have three young kids, so I'm trying to figure out how long I need to have help after surgery.  My husband will be...