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Cleaning out my closet - If anyone is going to be in the Carrboro area Saturday, I am selling some clothes at a multi-family yardsale. Everything is priced really cheap because I want to get my closet c...

For newbies or those considering surgery that may - Just had my 3 month follow-up today with the surgeon and nutritionist, and I'm doing better than I thought. It will be a couple days before my labs come back but they're happy with...

Trouble getting my fluids in. - 2.5 wks out and just started soft foods. My doc skips over pureed stage. Anyway, food seems to go down well but I'm having problems getting enough water in between meals. The only ...

how many of you have problems with milk? - so far i have just been drinking pre-mixed protein but i have some protein samples i'd like to try that seem like they would be better mixed with milk. (nectar vanilla and chocolat...

survived my surgery, now i've got questions! - i'm four days post-op and things are going ok. had a lot of gas pain the first couple days but that has leveled off. it seems to be moving around my system a lot. very loud! is tha...

kind of random but thought i'd share - I'm one of those people who really hate protein drinks, so I've been trying to figure a way to make them more tolerable. I really like the more clear, fruity ones like bariwise and...

Most useless advice or purchase pre-op - I have a surgery date for next month and I'm feeling pretty prepared. Perhaps overly so. I have a tendency to over-research and over-plan. So, what were some things you did or purc...

taste changes and lactose intolerance - So I've heard both of these issues mentioned a lot on these forums. Just wondering about how specifically everybody's tastes have changed. Do a lot of you have issues with milk pro...

really like the shorter hair!

having rny in july - Huh. That rhymed. So, I'm feeling pretty good about things at this point but I figure I should ask about a couple things and say hello. 1st - How much help will I need? I've had...

Afraid I won't qualify for surgery - I figure some fellow "lightweights" probably had to deal with this as well. I'm going through the process of gathering info on the two local hospital's bariatric surgery programs, ...