Shape_Shifter

good to know. right now i cant do anything except drink. the smell of broth makes me sick so i'm going to get unflavored protein to mix in my drinks. i'll be sure to get some Milk of M as well.

since i woke up to catch my flight out here Friday at 3 am I've had a headache. it's come and gone but mostly there. pain meds dont seem to be helping. i didn't have gas pains but sick to my stomache vomiting.i am now at the hotel and the mere smell of food makes me sick. I've taken the pain meds and the stomach meds and still no relief. this is now turning into a migrane.Omar said if medicine didn't kick in soon he would "take me to get something else" but the thought of going out into sunlight with this headache....i cant go there.never had gatorade before...cant stomache it. the broth everbody raves about...the smell makes me ill. I'm sipping water but i think i need something more...i just dont know what to do.Suggestions?

thank you. im thinking its stress and heat combo. Omar took me around TJ this afternoon, met with Dr. to see a house he was considering buying. Think i hurt Omars feelings because i didn't want to go shopping or dinner. just wanted a hot, dark shower. its not bad now but i see the destination. going to see a chiropractor when i get home. this headache is mostly in the back of my head. i think it may be stress related because i catch myself clencing my jaw.

a mild headache all day. been drinking water. cant stomach the broth or jello. going to try the green tea additive they gave me. Thank you everybody.

ok, i'm scared to exercise before i loose weight. several years ago i hired a personal trainer who came to my house a couple of days a week. i kept telling him my feet were hurting and he kept pushing me. long story....i aggrivated my plantar fasciatis so bad i ended up having surgery on both feet after over a year of severe pain in the mornings or after resting and being the dead weight on family outings (I use to be the one who was walking way ahead of everybody and them complaining they couldn't keep up). that was 30+ lbs ago and now my feet are acting up and my knees bother me. I am scared to start any exercise program/walking, etc. until i loose 20-30 lbs and take the pressure off. i never want to go through that pain again and have a setback. am i being unreasonable? did any of you wait? i've often wondered on biggest loser how they do it. i know they dont show everything but ....

i feel for you. hubby went through it years ago. i only had to quit diet coke. he found that getting rid of things that would trigger the smoking response helped. his favorite chair after work to watch the news and smoke a cigarette. Threw it away. Avoided parties/drinking situations for a while because beer and a cigarette went hand-in-hand. Instead of smoking after "ahem-relations" a shower and cold glass of tea and maybe more fun. lol. when he quit years ago you could still smoke indoors in Maryland. Hopefully you won't have that added reminder to overcome. He went from3 packs a day to zero cold turkey, no RX. You can do it. Think of the bigger (or smaller) picture.

I am in TJ now. One thing that surprised me was the suitcase carry on size limited one carryon and one personal item....yeah right. i saw families with 4-6 items. which just meant the people that got on the plan afterwards, if there wasn't enough room, had to stow their baggage afterall. my little suitcase on wheels fit the dimensions required but there were much, much bigger bags being brought onboard. Also, I packed an outfit for each day but in the hospital (Kelly) you are required to wear their gowns (you can get an extra to use as a robe. so i could have saved two outfits. in Dr. Kellys case you can ask for a fan. When i first arrived the hospital was typically chilly but when i woke up i found i was hot the rest of the time. Omar was a life-saver with a fan. If you can bring someone, do. it was alot more isolating than i thought. there were no other sleevers with me. Nurses spoke limited english but they also had work to do so even if they spoke perfect english i don't think it would have mattered. I was more lonely than anticipated and I typicaly enjoy my time alone. None of my contact methods (skype, etc) was working correctly. This is the one thing i would have DEFINATELY changed. If you are a crystal lite user bring it. wish i had. don't particularly like gatorade or vitamin water so it's making it harder to get liquids down. GasX-i never had any real gas pain and maybe its because i ate these strips like pez. don't care for their flavor as it makes me queasy (mint flavor) but i will take queasy over pain anyday.

I came across a great list of suggested items to take for surgery, but since I'm travelling (7+ hours air) I was trying to slim my suitcase down. 1. did you carry on? 2. If you carried on what were the necessities? --I want to take my laptop because I want to be able to watch a movie or two but I haven't been in the air in 12 years so i don't know if that's really necessary. -- shampoo/cream rinse, etc. are the travel bottles acceptable for carry on or is it the total amount of liquid?

lol dont feel like a bad a$$. looking forward to seeing my family. this great broth everyone raves about was not for me. good luck. hotel is gorgeous but have no energy to explore right now. just tired. can't eat anything but really dont want to.

no. just woke up. headache gone but i can almost feel it starting to come back. going to talk with dr. tomorrow.

i've had migranes but usually related to not enough fluids and overheated. i weaned myself off of caffeine over the few weeks before sugery and didn't have any headaches. the day this started i was extremely exhausted and i've done nothing but sleep since i got here. no energy.

thats what i thought too but i was getting them even when on the iv drip. i'm retaining fluids, hands swollen, etc. so i don't think its dehydration.

yes, it was just the one bank that i had a problem with. it just wasn't printing correctly-it should have done thewhole name with no problem. I ended up having to take cash for the $1500 because my banks were closed by the time i discovered he problem. that i did not like. especialy since i had to leave it in my hsopital room when i went for xrays, etc. until Omar arrived. the only thing i didn't like about my hospital room #12 is you can't open the shades because its right where men pass by working for the hospital. if i had gotten the other side of the hallway i would have felt less confined and able to see sunlight. it's not a hospital like you find in the states but it reminded me of hte hospitals i grew up with (mother was a nurse) back in the 60s and 70s. very friendly, some spoke clear english, others no so much. if i had it to do over again i would have brought someone. it was more isolation than anything. foreign language, foreign tv, cant see outside, can't talk to family....very, very isolating experience. the only time i got upset was when i repeatedly tried to reach family through cell (expensive but needed contact) or skype (when it chose to work, limited) and i couldn't reach anybody.

I am on 4 day pre-op and have been drinking sodas (to help keep me full) along with broths, alot of Water, strained Soups, SF Jello, etc. Am I not allowed soda before surgery during my liquid only 4 days? I know it's forever gone post-op.

Started my pre-op liquids. Surgery is scheduled for this Friday (5 days)! I didn't want to do a ton of campbells Soups. I will be having them enough at home. So for lunch i'm trying to get take out soups, etc. strain if necessary for the different flavored broths. so far.... Chesapeake Bay Crab strained Hearty Vegetable - strained (didn't leave alot of broth lol) Egg drop Soup - didn't strain but will probably need to after surgery I'm usually a meat-n-potatoes gal so any suggestins would be welcome!

Thank you.

I assumed so since I was only using the broth. I wasn't told anything about avoiding tomato base.

I will be making this trip alone. I called Sprint to add Mexico to my plan so I could talk to my family. They don't do it. $2.39 per minute even calling sprint phones on my own plan. And texts are pricy too. Any suggestions?

I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT! i get a lot of emails from work. So my family may be able to reach me if I'm within range of an American tower?

thanks! I ahve a Samsung Galaxy SII I didn't even know there was an international roaming option. Does this mean no calls in or out on mexican towers?

How about tipping? Driver? Hospital? Anything else I'm not thinking of?

I am leaving to***ht for Dr. Kelly and was trying to find out the same thing! Hope we get some responses. I don't like visiting another country and leaving a bad taste on Americans.

I agree with Izuri - even at my current weight my doctor is more supportive. Get new doctors. You should not feel that way after a doctor visit -- especially seeing the progress you've already made. That made me angry!! The only reason I could see for justifying that kind of pressure is if you have medical issues that would be resolved (diabetes, etc.) if you lost more weight other than than you have made GREAT PROGRESS and SHOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD. IMHO - tell them to kiss your slimmed down a$$.

Hmmm....another benefit of WLS, skinny cheap date for the hubby . lol Yaeger bomb for the first try post-surgery. brave soul

I swear your old body and mine could be body doubles. I can't wait to be where you are. I am getting sleeved this weekend. I obviously haven't been through the eating, etc. post sleeve but even though you look stunning I'd probably go for the extra pounds. My reason for thinking that (like you) I quit at every diet/lifestyle change I've ever attempted. Once you stop trying to loose weight you will probably put back on a little. If you are a little lower to begin with it allows for a little increase. Maybe just enough to get you closer to the edge of not being overweight. I definately wouldn't loose much more because you look healthy and happy. (so does he) Also, my PCP advised to watch the scale weekly and allow for normal fluxes of 5 lbs. If you gain 5 lbs work to lose it before it becomes 10. (If he had only told me that wisdom 70 lbs ago) I should add...you definately didn't fail so if you decide to stick where you're at you should be ecstatic and you deserve it.!