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Antibiotic Question - Hello, Just wondering if anyone else had experienced a nausiating sensitivity to antibiotics that weren't there before surgery, such as Amoxicillian.

Technical Support - Tickers - Can someone PLEASE tell me how to get the tickers to read how much I've lost and how much I have to go? I keep changing them, and end up with two "How much left to go". I've tried ...

Another small NSV - My frustration level with the items in my closet and dresser hit a new high this week when I was trying to get dressed to have dinner with a friend, and none of my shirts fit. They...

New Protein Bar - Hi, So I found at Sam's Club last Friday a protein bar with 30g of protein in each bar. I was skeptical because to date, anything with that much protein in it has tasted like po...

Thank you, it really does! I'm in Royal Oak, just North of Detroit.

Ooooh Man - I Did It This Time - I bought a six pack of Lunchables tonight while strolling Sams Club. OMG...it's going to take me OVER an hour to eat one. :D I think it's funny, totally off topic and I wa...

NSV Moment - I get to the office generally about 15 minutes before my scheduled time. I arrive early so I can get my stuff together, check the news, find coffee (or contaminate my coffee!), all...

Fantastic!

Gurgles - Okay...I have a question. After I eat I get these horrible gurgling/digesting sounds. Not pain, no nausea, etc. Is this normal? Quite embarassing in public.

New Picture - I tried adding a new picture to my profile today.

Point to Ponder - Here's an interesting tid-bit: RNY patients don't absorb 25% of their intake. Makes me really motivated to make sure I hit my numbers daily.

New Picture - I added a new picture to my profile. It's just a couple of weeks before my three month marker.

Score - I have my three month follow up this afternoon. I've lost 75 pounds. And yes, I'm totally gloating.  

Random Question-What would YOU Do? - Here's the situation: Had an EGD Tuesday and have had a major issue with trapped gas. I told the nurse the day of, I called the office the day after.  I called Thursday...was force...

Stupid EGD - I had an EGD yesterday and before the procedure I felt fine. Afterwards I felt like I was the passenger in a head on car wreck. I had explained to the nursing staff, and the doctor...

This was really cool, and got me thinking. Two weeks ago I...

Food Got Stuck, Vomitting Episode-Advice Please - I apparently had my first real episode of eating too fast & not chewing enough. Thursday night I had cottage cheese and later greek yogurt. Late Friday morning I was trying to fini...

2 Months Post Op - I hope this works this time. I can't figure out how to include pictures in this post, so I"m including a link too. www.flickr.com/photos/65464380@N06/5958782391/

Possibly Dehydrated - I think I just had a small dehydrated spell. The week prior I had problems keeping things down (I think due to eating too fast), and I'm pretty sure lacked in the water replenis...

Food Help - Hi. My NUT and I concluded last visit that I can do supplements during the day, and at night introduce something new (I'm on the soft & crunchy phase). I purchase some items thr...

Anyone Else Feel This Way? - I posted this in my home state forum, but I wanted to try here too: Did anyone have a problem dealing with groups of people post surgery?  I'm finding with a couple of close fr...

Anyone Else Feel This Way? - Did anyone have a problem dealing with groups of people post surgery?  I'm finding with a couple of close friends (one on one) I"m find, but whent it comes to larger groups or crow...

Eating Out Question (for my birthday)-Help! - Hi. My best friend is wanting to take me out for my birthday.  I'm about six weeks out from my surgery, and have been graduated to the "soft & crunchy" stage.  After meeting wit...