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I didn't tell anyone anything! After my surgery I td my boss that I had a hiatal hernia fixed and left it at that. My hubby and kids are the only ones that know.

Seems to me that the sugar withdrawals have a negative effect on some, more so than others.

Good grief! All shame left me after I had my daughter 21 years ago! After having numerous people over the course of three baby deliveries staring straight into the original man cave, I have nothing more to lose!

I eat 1/4 c puréed zucchini or spinach 1 oz ricotta cheese 1 oz tomato sauce. Nook it and it is like lasagna

Went for my first Post Op appt. was telling the doctor about this left shoulder pain that was especially unbearable when I bend down. Turns out it is caused by the tubing, rubbing against my diaphram and irritating. It has caused an inflammation so I'm supposed to take gel caps of Motrin.

So the synonym for willpower is "white-knuckling it".

Ooh! Good question. Lets see if any experts pipe in. Im at the sme stage you are so it's a tough one.

I am 10 days post op and I have steadily lost. I track everything even if it is nothing. I'm only at about 500 cal a day. I don't wet things down with gravy. I'm not eating Beans and mashed potatoes . It seems absurd to my brain that eating so little would not just melt the pounds away no matter what it is but I know it just doesn't work that way. So it's fish and spinach with Proteins (I'm in the purée stage) for me. And still until I added 25 min of walking a day at it was only .01 -.04 a day loss. I've lost 22 since preop. My point is, find what works for you.

Could not have been better said. It's my lifeline!

Congrats! How's it going so far? I was banded 10/5 so I'm just a few days behind.

Hi guys! Welcome. I was banded 10/5. Congrats on your new journey!

Coming off the sugar is he'll. it'll get better, promise! Just don't kill any of your family in the meantime!

Awe poor Donna! I hope you are ok.

Welcome to the club. You get this rite of passage too! Keep yourself busy and enjoy chug-a-lug gin' while you can! Congrats on your new journey!

The liver sits on the stomach so there are surgeons who want the liver a little lighter so that it isn't as heavy to lift. ( at least that was what I was told by the NUT a day before surgery.) The preop diet when you CAN eat everything is very different from the postoperative diet when you can't and don't want to. So really you are not at a disadvantage. There are so many variations that it can get confusing. Since your team is gonna get you through this, I'd follow their guidelines.