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The only thing I puréed was lentil, navy bean, and split pea soups. (I way preferred savory over sweet.) I didn't fuss with meat until I could chew it.

I'm having a something. Maybe an ulcer, maybe gallbladder. Been seen by PCP who thinks I have developed ulcer from IB. Surgeon says IB dose not likely high enough to cause ulcer. Still, she immediately has ordered scope that she will do and ultrasound to check gallbladder. I've been on Prilosec 40mg and Zantac for a week with not much improvement in pain on empty stomach and nausea. Lots of burping and gurgling. Im looking for some reassurance from vets. The complications forum seems very leak focused. Has anyone developed ulcer 3+ years out. Any other thoughts? Scope is Tuesday.

Are you taking any ibuprofen with the pain meds? Do things like ice or heat help? Standing on your head? I've never had stones. I hope they are able to give you relief tomorrow.

I think that while there is some risk, it's a low risk and you are doing everything by enteric coating, drinking water and eating. It's also a manageable condition but hella painful and inconvenient. All of my doctors have said that taking NSAIDs will be an option for me in the future.

I hope you find a urologist who isn't on the ED referral list. SMH. There's just too much pain to make people wait. I don't understand it but I know it happens regularly. Also, you might call your insurance and ask if they want to continue to cover ED visits or help you into a specialist in the next 48 hours. Clinics contract for levels of care and I'm thinking the triage is figuring out from ED report how severe you are and then matching that to the insurance contact for "urgent need" versus "routine". I hope I'm wrong.

Not cool.

I am sorry you are dealing with this. I don't understand why ppl have to wait to see a urologist when they've been in the ED with painful kidney stones. Like why don't these specialists have urgent appointments in their daily schedule. Rhetorical. When I'm in charge this will change! About the NSAIDs, I wonder if a Tordol injection would help you? That's the plan for me postop knee surgery. Any NSAIDs will still go to stomach mucosa regardless of administration, but route of administration does minimize risks. The comment above about Carafate is interesting and maybe worth doing but that might be processed by the kidney and be contraindicated? Carafate and Protonix are my treatment. I guess I'm suggesting you keep advocating for yourself. There are options. Sometimes we just have to make our physicians aware of the options

It really does get better. What I remember is that meat needs to be super moist and soft. Even if I chewed it to mush. I didn't eat ground beef for about 6 months. It takes some experiments to find what works for your sleeve.

Saw pictures of my internal sleeve today. Whoa was that an angry sleeve! Bright red with inflammation. So much better now. Follow up in July for my 4 year anniversary! Lots of props from my surgeon on maintaining my weight loss over these years. She did say I will be able to take NSAIDs again but very short term and smaller doses. Headache, fever, etc. IDK if I will. This was pretty awful. She also said when she was a resident in the emergency dept, she had a case of a guy on Advil for one week who developed a perforated ulcer :-0

I defiantly have to use water enhancers. Plain water is hard on my sleeve even all these years later I can experience water nausea. I remember drinking warm water. Somehow seemed less shocking to the sleeve. Good luck. The energy lag is temporary. [emoji847]

My sibling lost 20 pounds just stopping beer. :-0

Is it really anyone's business what you're eating or not eating? "No, thank you" works really well. Eat what you want and leave the rest. These opportunities are such an important part of recovering from disordered eating.

I was taking 600mg, sometimes 800, every 6 hours that I was awake for 2 1/2 months. Prior to that, I've been on and off that dose since the original injury in August. In December, the doctor added 20mg Prilosec in an attempt to prevent an ulcer. Now, just this week, my potassium is low. Maybe from the Prilosec but waiting to hear about that. It happened really fast. I the meantime, I'm taking a long weekend to go play!

Dance dance dance! So good for us.

Haha! That's brilliant. Congratulations on your surgery!!!

No problem. I have an abnormal EKG and it's a known issue. Some surgeons require medical clearance and some do not. So, anytime I have an EKG for clearance, I now just change it to medical clearance appointment Any update on your end?

Grumble grumble grumble. Yesterday, My PCP took me off Prilosec and Zantac and started Protonix with the consent of WL surgeon. So I've had only 2 doses but I have a screaming headache all day. Anyone take Protonix and have this as a side effect?

You certainly can focus of nutrients pre and post. Applesauce with a protein (cottage cheese) is a great pre-cardio food. Personally, I eat protein within 20 minutes of stopping my workouts. Does not have to be a lot.

I'm sorry! I didn't realize I was posting on a bypass thread. I have no idea what post op bypass norms are. I take it back. Lol.

I mix it in my oatmeal before cardio. Yes, I do.

My surgeon considers yogurt a liquid. Anything that is pain related is a call to your surgeon. You are too early out for anyone here to guess with you or reassure you. Keep posting. You're doing great!

This can not be overstated. I was my second summer before I could drink beer. That's my only carbonation experience as I don't drink champagne or soda mixers, etc. But it really hurts if your sleeve doesn't yet have capacity for that much air and bubbles and liquid. Congratulations on DH retirement! I hope you enjoy the celebrations.

That EKG was a blip in time. The new doc will repeat it. It could have been a blip and the new one could be clear. You may just have an abnormal wave. It could be sooooooooo many things. But if it's a sign of something more severe, you don't want to have a heart event or a stroke under anesthesia and durning surgery that you've traveled for. I hoping it was a blip or a functional murmur that the cardiologist can hear. Good luck!

Maybe the OP question is about burning fat instead of muscle because people are at higher risk for burning muscle during high intensity aerobic activity versus low aerobic activity, like walking, during weight loss. The WL endocrinologist who works with my surgeon pounds this into my head because I'm a high aerobic kinda person and I've always burn more muscle than fat every time I see him. So in terms of optimal weight loss, he would say low aerobic 30 minutes every day and resistance training ever other day never going more than 48 hours without resistance training. I'm in the camp of do what you love so I I do what I love at high aerobic activity and weight train and eat my protein with in 20 minutes of recovery. Just to be clear, this is about weight loss and not about maintaining.

What kind of doctors are you seeing? WLS surgeons, GI doctors? I'm guessing you've had stomach biopsy?I'm sorry you are uncomfortable. At the moment I can relate to a degree.