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Wanted to share some positive progress! Today is six months since surgery and things are moving along quite well. Woke up yesterday to be exactly one hundred pounds lost from my highest weight, where I was at last October. 185!! Very exciting.

I just wanted to pop in for some quick advice before my appointment tomorrow so I know whether to push when meeting with the clinic. Wondering about my iron levels...

y ferritin levels are out of control so cannot be used as a true guide, my d

I posted before about my struggles with low blood pressure after surgery and learned about orthostatic hypotension being common after wls. I had been doing well and it had mostly disappeared but mildly came back within the last few weeks. Nothing like

Hello wise wls folks...hoping for some solid advice as I am getting fairly desperate. I am going to call my Centre tomorrow but not hopeful as their last advice hasn’t helped much. Essentially I am dealing with a whole lot of constipation and it just

Hey all...just wondering if anyone is going to the clothing exchange today. I’m planning to!

Wondering what everyone thinks of these flatbread wraps I found at Walmart. They are still higher in carbs than I would like to see but my thought was I could have a half of one, it’s all I could eat anyway, and that would half the carbs. There’s a

Hi all...I am six weeks out and in general have been surprised at how smoothly things have gone, not too many complications and haven’t had any food not going down well or bad reactions to. However, the one trouble I have is my blood pressure. It is

Hi all...one month post op as of yesterday...I lost 20 lbs. in month one. Not as high as some but high enough that I am happy with that. My one month check up was Friday and it was mostly positive, I have super low blood pressure and they had difficult

I am having difficulty with my calcium and haven’t been taking it...initially not due to dietician direction to hold off, I was going to start it now but the liquid one I bought is horrible, Walmart brand blueberry icky sweetness that makes me gag. E

Hi all...wondering a bit about how much I should be intaking with moving to purées. I’m generally having a 1/4 cup of things like refried beans, ricotta bake etc. I had mashed fish tonight and wasn’t sure. The thing is that my sample menu plan say

I am nearly two weeks post op and have lost 12 pounds. I’m concerned as I lost that all the first week and have lost nothing since Sunday. I am wondering if I am eating too little/not frequently enough or if this is normal. I am not hungry, have no a

My discharge paperwork says to leave the steristrips over my stitches and they will curl up and fall off on their own. However it’s been a week and a half with no sign of movement at all...they are still firmly attached. Is there a timeline with whic

Hi all...I have no appetite and having to force myself to eat, which I’m not doing such a good job at, even the protein shakes feel too much and no desire to have them. The dietician told me to have oatmeal for fibre and although I was going to avoi

Hi, clearly this is a topic I’m going to have to get comfortable with...wanted to check in for suggestions. I am on the prescribed Soax stool softener and three days ago started restoralax as well. I have had no bowel action for one week, since the d

Hi all...wondering how long it should take me to eat a quarter cup (60mls?) of strained cream soup? I ate mine in 20 minutes but could have been done in 15 and that worried me. Normal? Should I pace it out longer?

So I’ve been struggling to get enough fluids in, and minimal “food”. I had a half premier protein today and so far 500 mls of water. After speaking to her I also did a 1/4 cup of broth. She said I need to get in 1.5 litres of water tomorrow (yike

Hi folks, heading home today. Wanted to check in about hiccups. I am Having trouble getting any food in. Since surgery I’ve had 60ls of jello and a quarter cup of broth. More concerning is it’s taking a lot for me to get water in. I like the water

Sitting here in my fancy gown, waiting for them to come do all my admission stuff. Last night I was excited, more nervous now and just had a moment of panic...a WTF are you doing moment lol. I know this will be best in the end but all of a sudden very

I stupidly drank something tonight with caffeine in it without even thinking. Surgery is tomorrow morning...does anyone know how big of a problem this is?

Hi all, doing some puzzling on some things to eat after surgery but feeling a little lost with not knowing if I can eat some things. Can we have coconut milk after surgery or is it too fatty? There is a chickpea, squash curry I am hoping to eat a few