terrydumont46

I went into surgery to have a bypass but due to scar tissue and adhesions not enough small intestines to bring up. but, the reason I was going with rny was because I had diabetes and a lot of health issues, the rny would have been better for me. I also elected that surgery because, if there is a problem its reversible. with the sleeve there is no reversal. also if you have reflux the sleeve can make it worse. but with the sleeve you do have a better control over hunger. this I have learned from reading all the postings. read read and read more. and ask your health provider questions.

I have 2 mugs of coffee in the morning. and sometimes I add espresso Protein powder to one of them. I used to drink coffee all day long but no longer. .

do you have a fever? even a low grade one. it could be a infection. I would call your doctor, I think something with this much pain should be looked at

I have been playing with the same 10 lbs for months. but as I evaluate everyday I can see where I can make improvements, either in physical exercise or diet.

this isn't the first time. I don't know of the cause but I imagine that the port wasn't secured enough when you had the band put in. I hear the surgery is very simple and fast. I wish you luck.

I am so sorry to hear of your troubles. you have been such a positive inspiration to me even though we have different surgeries. I am going through some troubles with my band. I am doing whatever I have to to hang onto my band. but when your surgeon starts talking about your insurance and what it covers you began to think oh oh. although after 2 mos. my slippage is fixed and my band is back in place the damage to my esophagus is big. I cried all the way home the other day and its a 2 hour trip. besides all my knee problems and surgeries and bulging discs in the neck and bursitis in my shoulder I often wonder what God has planned for me next. but the wt. loss keeps me going. it feels so good to be smaller and to wear clothes that don't make me look like a elephant. when depression hits this is what I concentrate on. I am not on insulin anymore. yea! I am not on heart medications anymore yea! my arms fit into a large tee shirt yea! so when feeling down try and concentrate on what is good in your new life. I pray that your bedsore heals. and your pain becomes less. we are here for you. hold on and give yourself a big big hug.

before losing wt. I was tachycardic. my pulse was irregular and around 120 on a regular basis. sept. before surgery I had heart failure. this is when my husband became a big supporter of wls. he watched his wife die for 12 seconds. my heart converted on its own. I was on medication for this and had episodes prior to surgery. since surgery I have just the opposite. my pulse rate is 47 normal. and I am off of all heart medications except Lasix. still have some problems with congested heart failure where fluid is entering my lungs. losing wt will only help you but you should have a cardiologist clear you prior to surgery.

the pains you are having are from gas but some of them are from the gas the doctor puts in your abdomen to enlarge his viewing area. gasx will not help this. heating pad to the painful area and walking helps. be sure to be sipping your liquids. your pouch only holds 4 to 6 oz of substance.

you need to see the doctor now. what you are going through is not normal. if you wait whatever problem you are having could cause a slip or a dilated esophagus.

sometimes I wake in the morning and have such a angry brain. it doesn't take much to set me off on those days. it scares my husband to drive with me because I am swearing and tail gateing everyone. I am now wondering if it isn't just diet but hormonal. being through menopause I stopped worring about hormones. but today I swear I was having heat flashes. so next blood work done I am asking about hormones.

happy birthday alex, hope it was a great day

the blood work is indicating if there are any areas in which things need to be changed. like my vitamin d was extremely low. so I was put on it. my thyroid is a low normal. lets watch that said my doctor etc. you maybe put on iron if you are a bit anemic. the sleep apnea is very important for you because if you have it you need a cpap machine. it really really helps. it helps in your recovery after surgery too. the test are just making sure you are as healthy as you can be. our food intake is so different and to regulate after surgery is done would be harder. my doctor ordered so many test that it took 15 vials of blood, I swear 15. and since surgery I have had panels done about once every 4 months.

I am in physical therapy for bursitis in my left shoulder. but when we do exercises for the left shoulder it makes everything else hurt on my body. our bodies have taken such a beating . thank you God that I have 3 super large ice packs that I trade off for different parts of my body. but I know how you feel about the exercising. after my knee surgery I was so looking forward to increasing my walks but now the synovial cyst in my left knee decided to rear its ugly head.

the band responds differently with everyone. like morning time. it's a waste of time for me to eat right off. I have a Protein shake or smoothie with protein. I eat solids slowly until dinner and than will have a full bandster meal. if I am hot I have a tighter band. when I have Water wt. retention I hold water in my abdomen, I know when this happens not to even try to eat solid. my doctor wants us to wear a ring. if ring tight likely our band is too.

not my urine. it stayed yellow in color. but I believe the barium is de toxified in the kidneys. I know I was advised to drink a lot of Water after mine.

good job. you have been reading the posts. wishing you a uneventful recovery.

your body is out of balance. and seriously so. all your water based vitamins have been washed out of your system and that includes potassium. potassium high or low can and will cause your muscles to spasm. you need to call your doctor now. even if it's not office hours. drink some vitamin water. or g2. Gatorade. but call your doctor.

lets see, since this morning I have had a mocha made with coffee and chocolate protein. and than I had a greek lime yogurt. my daughter was here and cooked up some French fries I was able to handle about 2. this food is my attempt at grazing, never works for me. tonight I had beef stew. homemade and tomato based. I wasn't able to eat very much so have my food on the counter so if I do get hungry I will eat a bit more of it. for sure I will be having 40 cal. fudgesicles tonight.

besides Costco, amazon offers protein supplies at good prices. when I am choosing a protein shake I look first at how many grams of protein is in it and than I look at calories. I don't drink anything less than 20 grams of protein and no more than 130 calories. I have stuck to flavors I like in drinks. it's cold in the morning here so I m now having chocolate truffles from nectar and add it to my coffee. mocha drinks from click. vanilla. pure protein whey. it has 25 gr. of protein but it does have 150 calories. I reserve this drink for when I use it for a meal such as breakfast. I cannot eat solid food first thing in the morning. you need to experiment you will hate some and love some. I love orange crystal lite with the vanilla

You can add Protein to hot stuff. I enjoy chocolate protein to my hot coffee in the morning. there actually is a web page that explains how to do protein and hot stuff but this is how I do it. I temper my protein in. I start with a little bit of hot to the protein and make a paste and than add slowly while stirring constantly until my cup is filled. it doesn't change the texture of protein at all. think of how you add and egg or sour cream to a hot substance. slowly.

pre surgery I went on a carb free diet. for surgery I needed to lose 5% of my body wt. it took me from sept. to may to finally lose 15 lbs. before I considered surgery I did nutrisystem, weight watchers, south beach diet,, I counted carbs and fats and calories and was gaining . I went from 240 lbs to almost 300 lbs. it took my heart stopping for me to seek out wls. the last recorded wt. I had was 296 but I know I was higher than that and this morning I was 213.

I was going to say the same thing as labwalker. you are doing something about it. and surgery isn't the easy way out. good luck on surgery hope you heal quickly

most ppl just don't understand that dieting doesn't help with us. we have tried and tried. they see the biggest loser and other wlshows and say why don't you just do that? like i'm going to go out and turn a semi-tractor tire over and over again. our health issues prohibits us from being a normal dieter. I have taken a I just don't care what you may think of me attitude. the ppl that count knows how hard I tried before surgery and are my biggest supporters so therefore my ppl. I wish you the best as you deal with this.

my doctor said that the change in diet promotes hair loss but so does stress. I have had 4 surgeries in a year. my mom passed away. and my husband was found 100% disabled and is home all the time. I think this is the biggest stressor. my hair loss was and still is horrible. so I finally cut it short. long on top but short around the ears and back of neck. I love it. no more long hair everywhere. I also used suave morracan for shiny hair. so at least my hair looks healthy and shiny as it falls out. my stylists said I have enough hair that I shouldn't worry about it but I do.

the slime comes from the esophagus. you still have something there. do as 2much says. drink some water. either it will help it pass through or come up so be ready.