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HELLLOOOO!!!! (long update) - I know that I have been MIA around here for a while. I've been in and out of the hospital and have had two more surgeries since October. One for lesions and a couple of weeks later...

Update - I know it's been too long since I updated, and I hope no one was worried about me. I'm fine. Hubby is still gone and I'm moving forward with the divorce. He has calmed down and see...

OMG!!!! I love this! I must start planning to move to Arizona!!!!!...

I remember reading about a vitamin program? - Maybe I'm crazy, but I thought I had read on here about a company the offers free vitamins for a short amount of time in special circumstances. My husband is the income winner in o...

OT...Way off topic Really Hard Week - I have been MIA lately. My soon to be ex husband became very controlling and then became abusive. First he took the computer when he went to work so that I couldn't get on it. Then...

Did I really do that?!?! - At the Dr's office yesterday they took some measurements of my neck, waist and hips. They do this at every appt, but I've never paid attention before yesterday. I wrote them down ,...

Scale victory!!! - I know it's been a while, but I wanted to share a positive for a change. In my first 5 weeks I lost 18 lbs. In the last 3 weeks, I've lost 10 more!!!! I had an appt today with the ...

Question about meds and hydration - How do you all get your food, protein, and fluids in when you're on meds that require an empty stomach? I ask because I take a medication in the morning that requires an empty stom...

Home from the scope & feeling goofy - Ok. So I am home. I had a stricture that was dilated without drama. Thank God!!!   The surgeon said my biggest problem wasn't the stricture (though he did shake his finger at me fo...

New date for scope - I got a call today rescheduling my scope from tomorrow to Wednesday. I can't eat anything with texture now, and most full liquids are not staying down either. I am so tired. I'm ge...

NSV for me? Yep!!! - Tonight, I could put my arms all the way into the water in the space between my hips and the sides of the bathtub!!! There was room between my big butt and the sides of the tub!!!!...

Gettin scoped on Tuesday - I talked to the Dr. and without the g-tube he would hospitalize me. Instead he told me I could stop trying to eat (mainly only clear/full liquids) if I wanted to, and start taking ...

Have a question (No Drama) hehe!! - All I've read about strictures says that they cause trouble getting food and drink down, and it seems like the vomiting is from the food or drink not passing through the stricture ...

Update (long) - Thank you, everyone, for the wonderful support. I have never been a drama queen and used to say I had a drama free life. My house was a drama free zone. I worked hard to keep it th...

My husband just left and I don't know if he's comi - My husband has never been violent towards me before. He is 6'8" and almost 300 pounds so he would do some serious damage if he ever decided to do. Since my WLS he has turned into s...

I'm home - Thank you to everyone for the support and well wishes. I'm too worn out to respond to everyone individually, but I wanted to update now that I'm home. I was in the ER for the st...

Just shoot me - I am waiting for my husband to get home from work(he had to leave early...again) to take me up to the ER an hour away!!! The stitch holding my g-tube in popped loose again!!!!!  Th...

GRRRR!!! Hate my RNY!!!! - Had my 1 month(5 week) appt with the surgeon today. Total weight loss for the 5 weeks 18 pounds. Yeah, not worthy of a drumroll. I am sooo irritated. I know the weight will eventua...

Eating out success! - This morning my husband had a Dr's appointment for his back. Unfortunately, there are some problems on the x-ray, but we won't know how bad things are until he has a MRI. We are wa...

MEATLOAF!!!!!! Yummy!!!! - After all the talk about meatloaf yesterday, I must say...It was better than I had ever anticipated!!!! LOL  I was surprised at how delicious it was!!! My recipe. I put it together...

*TMI alert* BM question - I have had diarrhea since I had my RNY a month ago. Dr. doesn't seem too worried about it but it is annoying! I know it's not a life threatening issue and I would rather have this ...

Hello Wal-mart!!! - I had my first trip out of the house that wasn't a Dr's appointment. I enjoyed getting out. I was going a little stir crazy!!!! I picked up a few things and came home. Not a ve...

OT wedding question - For those of you that got married before you had your WLS, has anyone thought of having, wants to have or already had a "do over" as a renewal ceremony once you reached your goal w...

Something GOOD for a change!!! - I feel like everything I post is negative. I am not a negative person so this "trend" is maddening!!! Arrrggghh!   But today I had a really good day! I might even go so far as to c...

Don't know if I should be worried? Follow up - First let me say agian how very much your replies and support have meant to me. Now, here's the update... Dr finally returned my call. Had a good in depth conversation with him ...