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How will this bleeding ever stop? - I've had hemmroid problems in the past and I've had to have them cut open and drained before but I've never had them open up on their own, until now.  I'm pretty sure that's what I...

Did your fat shift? - I've noticed that in the last week or so it feel like my fat is shifting or something.  My stomach actually feels like it weighs more and is in my way more (how weird is that?).  A...

Frustrated with carb/sugar problems - Since originally asking the question about carbs and sugar possibly giving me stomach problems I have taken almost all carbs/sugars out of my diet but I'm finding that even a littl...

Lab Results at 3 weeks out... - Hey everyone, would you mind walking me through my first set of labs after surgery?  These were drawn three weeks after surgery and I hadn't started any vitamins yet (it was the fa...

DS Informational Show? - I've been watching Discovery Fit & Health this evening and it's all about the gastric bypass and I'm wondering if anyone's ever seen a show done on the DS?  If so, do you remember ...

Didn't like the shake cake... - and I don't like protein drinks and I don't like coffee so protein coffee's are out.  Does anyone have any other ideas? I know that the reason I don't like the protein drinks/sh...

When to start worrying about carbs? - I'm 4 weeks out today and I haven't been worried about carb intake because I've been on mushies and a lot of them have been carbs (mashed potatoes, potato soup, etc.).  I've also b...

Didn't steer clear of the staph - Both of my boys are on the high school football team and a kid came to practice with a staph infection.  The coach, who is also the principal, told him just to wrap it and go ahead...

Upcoming Health Fair Blood Draw...Should I get the - My area has a health fair every 6 months where they draw blood and run a bunch of labs for $35.  I'm definitely going because even though it probably won't do everything I need (ho...

Why do "friends" say such sh*tty things? - I have a "friend" (and I use that term loosely and will probably not use it any longer with her) that told me today that she is preparing herself for my funeral because she just kn...

May have to have incision opened and drained...sca - My husband says I'm being silly to be scared about the pain of having an incision opened when I've been through a major surgery but he doesn't understand that some of it is just pl...

Feeling stupid for feeling depressed... - I feel like I should feel on top of the world.  I've gotten the surgery of my dreams, weight is coming off, and I have relatively little pain.  So, why am I feeling depressed?  I d...

Ricotta substitution? - I wanted to make the baked ricotta but my grocery store doesn't carry ricotta.  I can't stand cottage cheese but I wondered if it would work instead of ricotta and if so would it t...

Sort of OT but not completely... - There are two things going around the town I live in and I'm afraid of both of them, especially after just having surgery: Staph infections - I didn't even know these could spre...

Changing my weight ticker? - I did a search and found a couple of posts that explained how to make the little widget/ticker I have show my weight loss but when I did it yesterday it still doesn't show.  Does a...

Had surgery (I'm sure there are some that don't ca - I'm back and my surgery went well.  I went to my PCP today and they checked my incisions and everything looks good.  I'm pretty sore, feel like I was run over by a Mack truck!  Rig...

Surgeon Chosen - Date Set - Now Comes the Waiting. - After a lot of discussion with surgeons, scheduling (and cancelling) with a surgeon I never really felt comfortable with, and a lot of soul searching I have chosen my surgeon and s...

Did/Do you work out? - I'm curious on who worked out and who didn't after their surgery...and if you felt that working out helped you with skin issues or not (I know that I'll definitely lose weight with...

Sooo out of shape...did you try to get in shape be - Everything I've read says that I should try to strengthen myself before surgery.  I didn't realize how out of shape I was until I started trying to get in shape (not having surgery...

Acidic Foods/Drinks? - Do you, or did you have, problems with acidic foods or drinks after your surgery?  My urologist told me to drink lemonade daily for the type of kidney stones I get but I wondered i...

If there is such a thing as "average weight l - I've tried researching this but one thing I don't like about the site search (unless I'm doing something wrong) is that I can't do a search on just the DS board.  I wanted to s...

Thoughts on surgeon that has worked with Dr. Ungso - I've been praying for a sign on what I should do and then tonight I see that one of our members passed away after her surgery.  I realize that we don't know yet why, but it's rea...

Were you scared and how did you deal with it? - As some of you may know, because I've already asked some questions, I currently have the lap-band (waste of time, money, & tears) and I'm considering getting the DS. My question...

In tears and not even on the plane yet... - I know this will probably sound stupid but I have a flight and I'm a little worried about whether or not I'll be surprised with a "you have to buy an extra ticket because you're to...

Getting my DS!! - After a lot of research, soul searching, and for some reason explaining to others why I'm doing it (even though it's really none of their business) I have decided to have my lapban...