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One Year (and 2 days) Ago Today - Well, it's been a year now since I had my RNY surgery. I have never felt better! I've had my share of challenges and I haven't quite met my goal yet, but with my recent total hip r...

A Non-Scale, Scale Victory - Yesterday I was in the bathroom and getting ready to weigh myself, but my wife was in there blow drying her hair. Usually not a problem, unless you have a scale like mine. My sc...

Peanuts - Skin or No Skin - Question for those of you who eat peanuts. I have eaten peanuts the past without the skins and I had no issues. Last night I had some peanuts in the shell and did not skin them....

Congratulations on getting a surgery date. I had mine 6 weeks ago...

Walking after surgery will be your friend especially in the hospital. It...

MY SURGERY IS DEFINITELY BETTER THAN YOUR SURGERY! - What's up with all the fighting and bickering over which surgery is better than the other. Just pick one and shut up!! Seriously though, can't we all just get along.

Hair Loss - Did any of you guys have any issues with hair loss along the way? I was wondering if it was different for guys since we also usually have a lot of body hair to lose along with h...

I'm The Candy Monster - I never realized until yesterday that I was the candy monster in my house.I looked in one of the "hiding" places where we keep candy and there was a bunch in there. I mean a lot...

It's funny that most people and surgeon's offices will tell you not to...

OT Rant - Pissed Off About Hearing People Need To -   I have read so many posts where doctors require people to lose weight and a mandatory amount too. What the heck is up with that? We are having WLS because we have a ha...

At my work we had similar discussions. I asked the question: "So if...

Glad to see you are doing good! Keep up the walking. I'm up to a...

Definitely one of my goals! Cedar Point in June!!

29 Hours Post-Op - Well I'm 29 hours post-op and although feeling pretty good, I have run into a few snags. First there was the double caths because I couldn't get myself to go normally. That was oka...

8 Hours Post-Op - Well I am in my room and feeling pretty good. Not much pain except when breathing deep. I have been on 3 walks and had to have 2 doses of nausea meds. I didn't ask for it immediate...

10 Days of Clarity -   Ten? Ten days until I undergo one of the most drastic changes in my life. Am I ready for this? Ten more days.   Nine? Nine days. It...

10 Days of Clarity -   Ten? Ten days until I undergo one of the most drastic changes in my life. Am I ready for this? Ten more days.   Nine? Nine days. It seems like just yesterday it was ten ...

10 Days of Clarity - Ten? Ten days until I undergo one of the most drastic changes in my life. Am I ready for this? Ten more days.   Nine? Nine days. It seems like just yesterday it was ten days....

Countdown To Slim-Down -- T Minus [LESS THAN] 1 Da - In a reply to one other comment on my previous post I wanted to know how to spell a barfing sound. That's the way my stomach feels right now. I'm on my second morning of the scr...

Question - Hey guys, I have been doing a lot of reading on the RNY board and as most of you probably know, it is filled with a lot of, um, women posters. Not that it's all that bad, but some...

What To Bring - I've been searching the boards and have compiled a list of stuff from various posts and some are my own. I am wondering if there is anything else I should bring or if there's somet...

I am looking forward to this part of it [the waiting] to be over with. My...

Countdown To Slim-Down -- T Minus 3, 2 Days & Coun - Okay, well 2 days left and I am really starting to get amped up now. I can barely look at food without getting a little rumbly in the tumbly. I guessing by tomorrow I will have ...