Katie M.

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Cramp city - Did anyone else experience a change in their period after surgery? I never really got cramps before, and it would be heavy for a few days but then slow down. I've had two periods s...

First case of foamies... oh my. - I had some chicken that I ate too fast, and it was too dry. Leftover chicken thigh that I heated up in the microwave - I should have known better! It got stuck, wouldn't go down, w...

Mild nausea - I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow and for the past three days I've had some mild nausea. Not enough to make me think I'll be sick, just a general feeling of "Hmm I don't feel so good". ...

SV + NSV - I think I finally beat the week 3 stall - down a whole 1.2 lbs this morning! And just now I put on some boots that I couldn't even get on this time last year, now they fit! Can't p...

21 days - So three weeks exactly since I had surgery, and I was set to be down 24 lbs in those 21 days. Except yesterday I gained 1.2 lbs and this morning I gained another .8 so TWO POUNDS U...

Vitamin toxicity - Has anyone had issues with this post-op?

I know this has been discussed to death, but... - The dreaded week 3 stall. I think I'm in it. And it stinks. I was really hoping to be down 40 lbs overall by Monday but since Saturday I haven't lost an ounce. It could be too many...

Rough weekend! - So apparently it's really common to pull abdominal muscles in the weeks after surgery. What felt like hours on the phone, a trip to my family doctor and lots of tears and breathing...

Two weeks down. - Can't believe I didn't post here about surgery! Two weeks ago yesterday I was in the OR, getting everything rearranged. And yesterday I started purees. Everything went really we...

Incision site - Wondering if anyone else has experienced this. Under the skin around one incision site there is a lot of hard... something. I have no idea what it is. It's not infected and I just ...

Jumping on the no sleep bandwagon. - I've seen a few posts and threads recently about those of you who can't sleep. I am 13 days post op and my sleep has been progressively getting worse. I have trouble falling and st...

Calcium chews that are citrate? - I'm currently taking Webber Naturals liquid calcium which is so vile I actually shudder when it hits my tongue! The trouble is I can't seem to find chews that are citrate and not c...

Puréed phase - cheese - The book from TWH says no hard cheeses, but I do like the protein in cheese and ok, I'll admit it, I love the taste. I'm so over cottage cheese I could scream, so which cheeses wen...

Weird dreams? - Anyone have really weird, vivid dreams right after surgery? Some of mine are about food, eating things I shouldn't, some are really vivid nightmares. Maybe it's my brain working th...

I can't believe this! - I can't believe how fast I am dropping weight! I am lighter in the evening than I was that morning!! I know I shouldn't be weighing myself every day, especially twice a day, but th...

Pinched nerve after surgery? - When I was a kid I broke my leg and then caught the measles in the span of about two months, so I was lying in bed for quite some time. Somehow I got a pinched nerve and have had a...

Ideas for sprucing up cottage cheese in the full f - Google is giving me lots of good ideas for what to pair with cottage cheese when I can eat full foods again but not many ideas for right now. I didn't eat cottage cheese pre-op (ex...

So apparently I've turned in to a blood hound. - My sense of smell has gone super sonic since surgery. Last night I saw my brother for the first time since surgery and the stench coming off him was nauseating. He eats a terrible ...

A tmi question - So surgery was Friday and I have been peeing no problem. Yesterday I noticed a pretty stinky smell coming from my urine. Mom thinks it's the Percocet I have been taking or maybe th...

Day 3 - Plain water: ouch. Greek yogurt: heartburn. Oatmeal: tastes like wallpaper paste. Protein shake: stinks! Tastes disgusting. Cream of mushroom soup: delish!!! I know I've read other...