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Because of my insurance, I was granted a "surprise " sleeve. Meaning I had less than two weeks on get on board with the diet. No fun blow out binges or my beloved tequila. I don't have diabetes, so I can't speak for the diabetes (althought I did have some really crappy feelings of low sugar crashes, I think) but I can speak about the feeling of despair and wanting to quit. It's very hard, I had my cheats in there, like we all prob did, but you can and will do it. You have your reasons for the surgery and always keep in the front of your mind , not the back. For me, I looked at my 3 year old son every freaking day and thought about how I HAD to be around for him, I want to be that mom that says "eff it, I'm going on that water slide, eff it , I'm going on that roller coaster". I don't want to be a sideline mom. My son deserves better. So, that's my reason for making it through. Maybe others can share theirs? Strength in numbers kinda deal. Oh, and I want to ride a horse and not feel bad for the horse. ; )

Has anybody puked mucus balls?! I didn't even know 'til my buddy who had a full bypass told me about hers. I thought I was a freak. It makes sense , most of us are on acid reflux meds and are missing parts of our stomach which produce acid. Today I puked a bubble the size of a softball, I'm surprised the damn thing didn't float away.

Hello! As I lose weight I'm noticing stretch marks and loose skin. I'm not looking for super expensive options, I've started using Nivea skin firming lotion. What do you think?

Hello all! I've had some moderate to severe pain in my right side. It increase with movement and it hurts to breathe deep. I called my bariatric nurse and she said I was doing too much around the house and with my son. Its been 3 days now and I think I may have to go to the ER. Am I being a hypochondriac? I'm 13 days post op.

So now I'm out for 2 months. I had a renal HIDA scan, to see if my gallbladder is working right. Next up is another stomach scope.

My new surgeon I great. He's not a bariatric surgeon, but he does listen. I am irritated that they stopped all the support groups. All I have is this forum. Which is nice, but I would've liked a face to face group.

I am so relieved this thread is here! I thought I was alone. My sharts stopped after I stopped the pain meds. Maybe I was too loopy to notice impeding doom? Thankfully my hubby travels to foreign countries and consumes unusual foods which leads to unusual sharts. So when i told him, he couldn't say poop. Literally.

Hello all! I'm very curious, who uses a drinking straw? I know we aren't supposed to but i find that if I don't use a straw for sippin my water, I dont get enough water in for the day. Opinion?

My tray had a straw too! Plus red jello and red juices. No nos after stomach surgery but i got it anyway.

Doubtful. It's probably because of doing couch to 5k and my muscle vs fat is changing. I hope.

Cheese. Lots of lowfat cheese. And last night I had multiple shots of tequila. I was sleeved on 4/16, lost 40 and then stalled for 3 weeks. After the tequila night I dropped. 6 lbs. Huh.

I did have shrimp and various fish as well.

I like Mio. But I don't know what it's flavored with.

I found that my "larger" friends didn't support my decision at all, saying it was too dangerous and why give up food and "suffer"? I chose to keep telling people and plaster my weight loss all over my Facebook. Not the pounds I lost but the little things that us "larger people" forget we can't do, like crossing our legs or tying our shoes without our tummies in the way. For me, I feel more empowered talking about it, it removes the stigma and hopefully people will see that its not the easy way out, w put a lot of work into it!

3 months! That's a long time! I'm really sorry you're having a tough time. The last few days I cut out ALL carbs and did drop .6. It was mainly lowfat cheese and protein drinks. Very boring but it seemed to work.

I hope so. I'm getting depressed and frustrated. What's the point of the surgery if I don't lose weight? I could be eating all my fav tasty foods.

Thanks everyone! I'm going to try and keep the faith and the 800 calories!

Thank you for your support and reply! It's just so hard not to get discouraged...

My dr gave me the go ahead for the puréed stage. Please please please tell me that there's better things than baby food to eat! That's all the dr brought up. I could barely feed it to my child, much less feed it to myself. Maybe I'll just stay on the protein shakes.....

I'm depressed too! I was sleeved 4/16 and at first the weight just came off. Now 30 lbs later I'm stalled. I thought I would keep losing and losing. This sucks.

That sounds great! I'm going to download it now!

First off, can I just say I love this forum! You guys are freakin' awesome! Anyhow, I'm 4 weeks post op and I can't eat more than an oz at a time. And I still feel like crap after. I'm scared I'm stretching my tummy out. Even with the little amount of food. I'm thinking I may just stick to protein drinks the rest of my life. I have this paranoia that I'll gain the weight back and I don't want to go back to that weight. I know, it's more than one issue, but I felt like cleansing my soul. ; )

I'm 32 and I was sleeved on 41/16/12. I'm down 40 lbs and I can't wait for my reunion!

1/2 cup portions? You're lucky. I can't eat more than 1 oz at a time. I'm 4 weeks post op and I can't have more than that at a time. I'm still stuck on protein shakes.

How does everyone feel after te surgery? Do you feel like you get a lot of support from the bariatric team? They stopped doing support groups on our base and I am pissed.