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I wouldn’t get on any hospital cruise ship, so far all they have done is shown how they spread the virus among people even when they are locked in their own cabins

Go to a Mexican restaurant and carry out refried beans. They are already pureed! Or if you can find an open Chinese restaurant (for some odd reason all of them are closed in our area) and get some egg drop soup. Bon appetit and thanks for thinking of our economy!👍👍👍

Three weeks in. Started soft diet this week. Concentrating on protein and fluids. Started colace. And resorted to milk of magnesia today. Any tips on keeping things moving along and not getting backed up? I had gastric bypass surgery on March 3.

I have been working so hard for a year getting prepared for my surgery now it was scheduled for tomorrow March 25. It was cancelled last week and I am very bummed out about it. I completely understand I am not the only one on this same situation. I am just anxious with out knowing when the surgery can be rescheduled for. I am doing my surgery at Loyola Hospital and they do not have dates to reschedule selective surgeries yet.

You are very welcome! I have become quite distant to this site due to the fact people tend to not try to understand and just make judgment's.

actually, my doctor said Miralax (you may call it something else in Germany) is non-addictive and safe to take regularly. I just checked. It's Bellymed in Germany. Of course, the OP should check with her doctor first, but mine said it was safe to take every day.

LOL mine does all the time. Sometimes it's so loud my husband can hear it across the room 🤣🤣🤣🤣

You sound exactly like my wife. Are you my wife? When I met my wife I was in decent shape. I had lost about 160lbs over 2 years and kept it off for almost 10. Then one day I hurt myself and gained it all back and have been struggling the last 3 with chronic pain. My wife has been against me having wls. Says I should have been able to lose the weight normally like everyone else. Called me a coward. Said things like you must not love your family if you wont even do it for them. But that's not how it works. Would you tell someone with a drug problem to just man up and quit or would you get them professional help?

Yes, I have some loose skin, but not nearly as much as I thought I would. I am 64 years old and I lost all my weight in 7 months and looked pretty saggy, but it has actually tightened up in the past 5 months. I lived in continual pain before surgery. I cannot remember a minute that I did not have back, knee, hip, and foot pain. I already had one knee replacement and was becoming more immobile from pain in the un-operated knee. It was due to be done very soon. Since losing the first 50 pounds, I have had NO PAIN! NONE! My un-operated knee has actually expanded in the joint space, whereas before it was bone on bone. I walk, hike, swim, and bike with no pain. I also got the doctor's blessing to discontinue my C-PAP, as my extreme sleep apnea is GONE, as is my asthma, GERD, and high blood pressure. My blood sugar, HDL and triglycerides and all normal now. I didn't get any fungal infections in my skin folds last summer! My thighs don't rub together now, so no chaffing when I wear a dress. I can ride my mule, get off the floor by myself, and keep up with my grand kids. I could go on and on and on about how my life has changed since WLS. It is the best thing I have ever done for myself. A little loose skin? Really? Who cares? Not me. I have my life and health back and loose skin is such a small price to pay for all I have gained. People tell me all the time how good I look, and that I look younger, even with loose skin.

This string is exactly where I am at. My wife who is a saint even called be my fathers name today because of the way I was actting toward her. Now I love my father but he can be an ass verbally to my mother and I and my brother have spent most of our adult lives purposely not being that way. We are more reserved and make sure we dont let our mouths say something we can not take back. I was wondering what in the hell is up with me. Now my profession is Emergency Room PA and have been in medicine for 20 yrs and trained under a bariatric surgeon. I thought I should have seen this coming but lets face it, in my case I underestamated my relationship with food and I am morning not being able to eat what I want like a steak and bake potatoe like I once did. What I used to use as comfort, to celebrate good times with, and generally I cooked in my home and loved to. So it is withdrawl at a strange level. However I do hope it gets better soon.