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discouraged.... does anyone have permanent damage - I am still having pain....sometimes it feels like dumping syndrome... but.. I have been in the ER twice since my Gastric Sleeve bypass on April 12th... my last visit to the ER  ...

Post surgery comments.... pls no judgements..I nee - Hi I'm Funnelcloud aka (Barb) I've decided to start a blog....this is not only going to be about my post surgery experiences...but things that are affecting my progress. ...

I;ve beat my plateau but having a bad day keeping - I am happy and sad at the same time.... I finally broke my plateau...of 245...today I was 233....fewww.... I am having alot of trouble with my pre-existing condition of Gast...

Having Rough time - I was in the ER again a week ago Thursday ...hmmm....I was vomiting...so much that I was bringing up stomach acid  or bile as they put it..  All I wanted was to stop dry heaving...

DOESN'T IT EVER GET BETTER? - I weighed in today at my doctors office and i'm up a pound....yet last week  my friend's scale showed me down 6 lbs I've been on a PUREED DIET... having alot of heart burn.....

VERY FRUSTRATED. - I know I posted the other day I've been constipated... and I still am having problems....   My weight this past week is crazy based on my friends scale ( i think is not working ...

can constipation show up as an increase in weight? - I've been weighing myself at my neighbours...I did it 3 days apart...1st time it showed a 7 lb loss then 3 days later it only showed 4 lbs lost.... I've been constipated alot!!....

Had Followup with Advanced Nurse practitioner toda - I Followed up with the APN today... she examined my (STILL) open wound... she treated it and dressed it.  She told me to leave dressing on for two days.  the Idea being that the...

Followed up with Advance Nurse Practitioner today! - I Followed up with the APN today... she examined my (STILL) open wound... she treated it and dressed it.  She told me to leave dressing on for two days.  the Idea being that the...

so much for following the meal planner book? - I can't afford the recipes they suggest. I have bought baby food in order to try and get protein/meals into me.    I found that hamburger makes me so sick...I bought a stouf...

Hi, New to VSG forum HAD VSG APRIL 12, 2013 - Hello All, It was suggested in the Ontario Forum...that I check the VSG forum out...   I was supposed to have RNY like everyone else...but at the last moment...the surgeons....

Just wanted to post....feeling down... - I am so down....because this one incision is not healing the way the other 4 are.   I've also got a skin rash from having a dressing over it for one night.  So, i've been puttin...

RE: setback UPDATE....doing better today. - Thanks to all who posted such kind and supportive comments on my set back. When I saw Dr. Porte in the ER after being there all night...they said my CT was Okay...no major i...

HAD A SET BACK - I had a rough night Sunday night...  I made my brother an Onion soup Meat Loaf... measure 1/2 cup for me.... blended it in the Magic Bullet,  got barely 2 small spoons in me.......

It's Saturday April 20th...Pureed foods 1st day - My diet planner said I could  have scrambled eggs pureed. 1 egg with milk...little bit of butter., WOW what a nice taste next to broths....   but, I ate to fast...and I thin...

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT 6 DAYS POST OP APRIL - TO Laurie2013. and KarenHOPE.. just a warning...nurse Ratchett's name is Laurie!...so no disrespect to you hun.  Bea, Natasha, Carley...very kind...firm but kind. I had Dr. ...

had Different Surgery - Well, Folks, At the last minute....very last minute....outside the OR ROOM the doctors decided to do the Sleeve Procedure....because of my G.A.V.E.  bleeding in my stomach w...

Coming to the End of my OPTIFAST journey...SURGERY - Wow, it's hard to believe on my last few days of Optifast.   I start my injections for blood thinner tomorrow at 8:00am I go to the Thrombosis clinic on Thursday....just to ...

I Weighed In TODAY! - Hi everyone, I went to my GP's office today...and finally got a chance to weigh in after 12 days on OPTIFAST. I broke the 300 mark...YAHOOO    2 YEARS AGO  When I wa...

See GP Tuesday - I get to weigh myself Tomorrow....  It will be interesting to see how many pounds i've lost... I don't feel like i've lost alot.  but, then the OPTIFAST has only been 11 days so...

About to start Day 7 OPTIFAST - I am so bored with this OPTIFAST....i put in ice and let my Bullet Crush it... that helps it go down.   I still get cravings....When I'm in alot of pain like I am now...I tend t...

Having rough day and night with hunger. Sunday Mar - I'm having a rough day... I just completed day 3...  I've been getting burps and hunger pains. I have had cravings....but, I've stuck to the fluids...like Beef and chicken b...

Survived Day 2 on Optifast.. - Wow, day 2 almost behind me just one more Optifast to go for today......  now it helped that i napped  today....lols...the joys of Fibromyalgia. I even managed to cook up my...

I have survived the first day of OPTIFAST..... - It is now 10:00pm EDT.  and i've so far succeeded taking all 4 Optifast drinks.(it's not the greatest tasting stuff...doesn't quite taste like vanilla...tastes strange......  I ...