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NSV - I sneezed yesterday and didn't have to cross my legs! You see, at my heaviest I had a problem with 'leaking' whenever I sneezed. I was walking when the sneeze came on suddenly but ...

I N D I G E S T I O N ! - l'm 10 weeks post op tomorrow and for the past few days if I let myself get really hungry I get really horrible stomach pains, like my stomach is going to explode. I knew it wasn't...

Instructions unclear, please help! - I am 10 weeks out tomorrow and I saw my nurse practitioner yesterday and as she looked through my food log she made comments on certain foods I'm eating, like skim milk, saying it'...

Tolerable? - I've read a few posters where the poster talks about not being able to tolerate something, the most recent was the post on coffee. How do you know when you can't tolerate something...

ORANGE JUICE - Water, even flavored water like Crystal Lite,  hurts my stomach for some reason so today I poured myself a glass of orange juice and had NO PAIN at all! Don't know why but I'm glad...

Today I Cried - I walked today and found myself very thirsty and wanted so badly to turn up my water bottle and gulp big, satisfying gulps of water like I did 7 weeks ago when I was  pre-op but I ...

Over did it! - My surgeon finally put me on soft foods, after 6 weeks, and today I made myself a bowl of chicken vegetable soup. I only heated up 4 oz of the can, a few chunks of carrot and a few...

2 Sizes Down!! - I'm 5 and 1/2 weeks post op and had been losing a pound per day but have only lost 7 pounds in the last 3 weeks so imagine my surprise when I found I am down 2 sizes! I was getting...

Cravings Never Satisfied - I am finding, at 4 weeks post op, when I get a taste of whatever I'm craving it's a big let down. Nothing seems to taste as vibrant as it used to! I'm wondering if this is because ...

BM - This is a weird topic but here goes. Since surgery it seems right before I need to move my bowels I feel kind of weak, like I want to lay down. At first I thought I was getting ill...

Vitamins causing problems! - I don't look forward to my daily vitamin ever but today it actually made me throw up! Has anyone else had this problem and if so, how did you fix it?

Question about dehydration - I feel good enough to walk but can't seem to get enough fluid in to keep from dehydrating. I'm so worried I won't be able to replace fluids I lose through sweating. Anybody else ha...

Why do doctors have different plans? - I'm just curious as to how fragile the staples in our pouches are... I see some on here who can have protein shakes after 2 weeks of clear liquid and others who must go longer, or ...

Avocado/guacamole - Did anyone eat gaucamole during the mushy stage? My son makes the best fresh gaucamole and I would love to have some. I thought since I could have refried beans, which is a vegetab...

DON'T eat too fast!! - I'm post op day 12 and am learning the hard way what eating too fast feels like! I thought my chest would explode! I know it's better to eat slowly and eating too fast was one of m...

Surgery was Wednesday - My vsg surgery was Wednesday and I just got home. I was given pain meds through iv too fast and it cause me to vomit but I was empty so I dry-heaved. I'm so sore and it hurts so mu...

Leaving for hospital!!! - Wish me luck, I'm leaving for the hospital!! Surgery in 3 1/2 hours!! 

NUT??? - I'm sorry, but I'm new to this site and have seen several of you mention a NUT. What is a NUT?

clear liquid diet pre-op - I'm on my 3 day pre-op clear liquid diet and am struggling, wanting something besides Isopure! I'm thinking of straining some Campbell's chicken noodle soup and drinking the broth ...

What should I take to the hospital? - I am scheduled for vsg on June 25 and am wondering if anyone could tell me what I should bring to the hospital to make my post op a little easier.  I'm also going shopping this wee...