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Feelin' super fine! - It's been 2+ months since I've had surgery. I feel I've lost a tonne of weight (30 pre-op). And I feel super fantastico! I have told people -- and I mean it -- that if I ne...

Food and liquid intake are really low - I wanted to come and share what's been going on with me. I found a similar thread on the RNY forum and what I am about to write is pretty much copied and pasted from my reply in...

My water issue is 98% sorted out! Woo! - I had been having a wicked time trying to find water that didn't hurt my new wee belly. After much experimentation I have found something that works for me: The first neces...

In search of water that doesn't hurt my wee tummy - It's the 30th today. The 19th was the first day water started giving me cramps. What gives? Why is this even happening? I grow increasingly frustrated at not being able to get m...

Random belly cramps -- seeking thoughts/advice - Yesterday I saw the APN and NUT. Very near the top of my list was asking about my weird, belly cramps I was getting when I drank water. Of course yesterday I had a bottle of wat...

Probably a dumb question - I had RNY 4 weeks ago. My highest weight was 280 but by the time surgery rolled around I was 248. I'm 5'6", if that matters. So from surgery I have only about 100 lbs to reach t...

Trouble with water - Hey. I'm 23 days out. Recently I've been unable to drink water without my new wee belly cramping up. There is a woman I've met at a WLS support group who told me that she can't ...

Question about aches and pains - Hello! I'm 17 days post op, and from the get-go the only "pain" I had was from pumping up my belly to perform the surgery. The pain in my left side very quickly was demoted...

Some good to balance the less-than-good - I just updated my current weight and realized my BMI, while still unhealthily high, now is below 40. This means I wouldn't qualify for RNY surgery. I think that's kinda cool.

Breakdown and mystery ache - I'm 13 days post-op, and the last couple of days I've been in a rough spot. I don't even know what I'm doing... I guess just looking to talk (therapist appointment isn't for a c...

Finding the time for all the protein - Hello! I'm 12 days post-op today. I'm in the puréed stage and am trying to wean off the protein drinks and move towards food. I am a bit stuck. I have Premier Protein drink...

Home and feeling fantastic! - Oh my goodness! Where to start? Everything has been so great! Wednesday I was set to go under at noon. I went at 11. This was great because it minimized my time of just han...

Surgery tomorrow! - I'll be arriving at the Civic at 9:30 for my surgery at noon tomorrow. (!) Still calm. No jitters or anything. I'm all packed. I'll try to post but I don't know how good th...

Hee! A date! - After much whining on my part about the admittedly not-terribly-long-but-it-feels-like-forever wait to get a date, I finally called Lana at the Ottawa clinic. Thank you to every...

Virtual RNY surgery - My girls and I have been playing around with this. Virtual surgeries are fun! http://www.surgerysquad.com/surgeries/rny-gastric-bypass-surgery/

When to phone the clinic (Ottawa) - There's no emergency; I'm just excited. Last Tuesday I met Dr. Mamazza. I was under the impression that I would get a surgery date at that visit, but that did not happen. I...

New Whey Liquid Protein - I'm pre-op (I meet the surgeon on Tuesday!), but thought I would take some advice offered at a local support group, and try some protein supplements now just to get an idea of t...

Pre-Surgical class in Kingston today (April 3) - Was anyone reading this at the class today in Kingston? I just thought it might be nice to put a profile with a name. I know this site was mentioned so for sure at least one oth...

Addiction, balance, and body mods - For most of my life I have been pretty smug thinking I escaped the addictions that plague the rest of my family. I, after all, am not addicted to drugs or alcohol. Would you bel...

Moving right along.... - I had the bulk of my pre-op stuff done this past summer/fall in Kingston. I was told by a nurse that they would be sending my file off to Ottawa and the next step would be to bo...

Anxiety waiting for a date - Hi. I'm Elektra. I'm new here. Here's my deal: I've been through the ECG, blood work, nutritionist, social worker, sleep study, etc in Kingston. My initial weigh-in/info se...