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Did my Pouch Shrink? - So, some of you know I had surgery last Thursday & they repaired 3 internal hernia's. Before the surgery I could consume around 3 oz of food per meal & had no problems with any foo...

Would this be a good Calcium Citrate Chewable - The people at the pharmacy were oh so not helpful at all. Any help would be great Thanks. Citracal Calcium Gummies are a delicious way to meet your daily calcium + v...

I find it odd... - I find it a bit odd that my surgeons office does not do lab work to check for deficiencies until 6 months post op. I wonder why they wait so long. How long were you post op before ...

Depressed - I'm thinking I'm slightly depressed. Maybe its just the pains or the pain med's making me feel this way, I dunno. All I wanna do is sleep, which the pain med's have alot to do with...

My body is trying to kill me...I think - Okay, so I woke up yesterday & was going to try & have my husband some dinner made before he had to go into work. Sneaking out of our dark room, trying to be quiet & not wake him u...

Update: Home from the hospital - As some of you know I went to see my surgeon on Monday due to pains in my left side,had some blood work done & a CAT scan which all came back normal, showing nothing suspicious. He...

Chewable calcium - Well the surgeon showed me my CAT scan & my calcium pill was sitting whole in my rectum. So now I'm gonna have to switch to chews or liquid. What do you all use?

Admitted into the hospital - Well, they have admitted me into the hospital today. Have me on IV fluids & will be doing enemas (however you spell it ) & Miralax to see if they can get my bowels to move, since I...

Follow up with the surgeon today - Seeing my surgeon again today. Pain in my left side is no better, slightly worse. Its not constant pain, it comes and goes. Pain starting to occur in my lower back area too. Kinda ...

Thanks! - I just want to thank everyone who has taken the time to read my posts & respond with words of wisdom & encouragement. It really means a lot to me. I don't have a large support sys...

Sitting in the hospital - My surgeon has sent me to the hospital to have a CAT scan done. Thinking it may be diverticulitis. They took two vials of blood & a urine sample. They definitely don't think it's g...

Severe sharp pains under my left rib. - Ok, so for the past four hours or so I've had these really intense sharp pains under my left rib & radiates to my back & then I get a sharp pain right above my belly button. The pa...

Allergies - What is the best thing to take for allergies? I normally take Alka-Seltzer Plus, it says it does not contain aspirin. Do you think this would be ok to have. I went yard saling all ...

A pic to go with my NSV that I posted yesterday. - I'm super excited about this, can't you tell. Lol It feels great!  

NSV - A few years ago my husband & I went to a Nickelback concert & my husband bought me a tee shirt size 2x which I could not fit at the time, but today it fit like a glove. I was so ex...

Feel Like sharing some pics - Well I'm 10.5 weeks out. The first pic is me 2 weeks post op & the second is me at 8 weeks. Feeling really good about what I've accomplished so far. Gonna hit some yard sales & thr...

Just Cheese - Has anyone tried the product Just Cheese? Just watched Unwrapped on Food Network. They are crunchy & all cheese. 10 grams of protein. Might be worth looking into. http://www...

Portion sizes & measurements - I ran across a website (pdf) that explains portion & measurements rather well I thought. I figured I would share with you all. http://www.muhealth.org/documents/bariatric/Baria...

Uping Intake - The past few days I've been feeling more hunger & not being satisfied after eating, so I will drink & drink & drink hoping its just thirst & not hunger. Even with drinking I still ...

Measuring & Weighing Food - It might sound stupid & I've wanted to ask for some time now, but didn't want to look stupid. I use my measuring cups & spoons for liquids mostly & have been weighing everything el...

Cooking my Butt off - So the past 2 days I have been cooking up a storm. I have to cook in bulk & measure out & freeze foods on my days off so it makes it easier when I am working. Yesterday I made a bi...

Kale Chips - Ok, so last night I went to my support group meeting & we had a dietitian & sort of a cooking demonstration. They made Kale chips. They were actually pretty good & I can see them s...

Something Ain't Right - Ok, My husband woke me up to ask me if I had thrown a pill in the toilet. I thought he was crazy so I got up & went & looked & sure nough there was one of my B12 pills lying in the...

Multivitamin Question - Ok, so I've started taking my non- chewable multivitamin yesterday & both times I've taken them it really upsets my stomach & gives me diarrhea. Anyone else having this issue or ha...

2 Month Post-op with pics - 2 months post-op 48.5 lbs down (this includes 16.8 lbs lost on 2 week pre-op diet) My clothes are baggy. I will not buy new clothes until my old clothes fall off my tail, which sho...