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chronic pain management after gastric bypass - i've been away for a while...i had RNY almost 16 months ago...i've lost 115 lbs in that amount of time, though i lost most of that in the first 9 months...my weight loss has been a...

arghhh...i'm stuck -  i'm just venting...sorry... i've stalled, & have been at the same weight for almost 2 months...i know i've lost a good amount of weight, almost 100 lbs, almost 140 from my high...

question...please any help would be appreciated -  i had an accident yesterday, & got hit pretty hard right where my pouch is...i have been able to drink a few sips at a time without a problem, but every little thing i have tried ...

6 months out - pics -  wow, six months came & went SO fast...i'm still telling people "i just had surgery"... i wanted to be at 100 lbs lost by this point...i have no idea where i got this benchmark,...

3 months!!! - 3 months out of surgery, & it feels pretty good...i have seen what some others have lost, & i feel like maybe i'm losing a little more slowly than some people here, but i've worked...

bath time NSVs - ok...just took a luxurious bubble bath for the first time since my surgery...we have a huge (& deep) garden tub that was so hard to get out of, so i just opted to take showers...to...

no appetite...never thought i'd say that... -  a'ight...almost 3 months out...i have no appetite at all...yesterday i had a yogurt smoothie & a protein shake...i also ate a fajita (done in a high protien wrap w/ 2% cheese}, bu...

need a buddy-houston area... -  i am looking for a buddy in the houston area...someone who had surgery @ methodist would be great...someone who had dr reardon as their surgeon would be awesome!! i've been hid...

uh-oh... -  I consider myself to be lucky...so far i seem to be on track with this tool...i still have some issues i'm fighting, but i'm learning more about myself & how to make this work thr...

woo hoo & a giggle... -  ok, went to dinner w/ hubby & children last night...for the first time in a looooong time i wasn't asked if i wanted a booth or a table...i was a little concerned when the hostess...

procedure tomorrow -  ok...i haven't been able to eat real food since about christmas...i have thrown up everything solid i've eaten in the last two & a half weeks, so i went back to liquids & i go bac...

what i'm leaving behind in 2011... - i'm leaving the 3's behind... i'm officially out of the 300's...298 this morning!!   whoo hoo!! i also wear a size 26/28 today...i was wearing a 32 at one point...yay!! i ha...

what should i expect? -  i have not been able to get any solid food to stay down since thursday (i'm one month out)...i don't think food is geting to my pouch, because i can feel it in my throat/esophagus...

gained weight - had my surgery 4 weeks ago...went to the surgeon last week, & i had lost a little over 30 lbs...woohoo! i've had a rough week...i have neuropathy from diabetes & my oral meds ar...

anyone dealing with diabetic neuropathy? -  i have severe diabetic perepheral neuropathy in both feet...i take gabapentin (neurontin) & cymbalta, but they haven't been as effective since my surgery...i've lost more than 30 ...

i don't know if i did the right thing -  i'm 3 and a half weeks out...saw my surgeon yesterday, & according to him i'm doing exdcellent...i'm eating well, & i've lost over 30 lbs...but i am miserable... i feel so alon...

weight gain after surgery - had RNY on 11/22, two weeks ago...i was only in the hospital 1 day, when i got home & got on the scale, i weighed 15 lbs more than i did the morning of my surgery (approx 36 hrs be...

worried about failure... -  ok...my surgery (RNY) is less than a week away, & while i am nervous about the surgery itself, my biggest fear is failure...i can't comprehend two weeks of nothing but liquids, tw...