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I think I'll miss them too! It's hard for me to sip not using a straw. Whenever I was little and recovering from a stomach bug my mom made me sip any Fluid from a straw. Anything without a straw is big glugs. How did you guys learn to sip slowly? OP, ask your NUT or surgeon about trying straws.

Seems I'm the only Hoosier on this thread so hello from the Crossroads of America! More specifically Southern Indiana just north of Louisvillle Kentucky in a great little region lovingly called Kentuckiana Hey hey y'all!!

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I used my sample of vanilla my NUT gave me just yesterday. I made a 10oz drink, mixed it with vanilla ff Greek yogurt, some frozen mangos, a pack of stevia, and half a scoop of unjury. It. Was. Vile. So medicinal and chalky. And I love vanilla back to the drawing board!

I thought mine stopped but I just got bombarded again. Ugh. They're multiplying like bunnies!

And if you try to talk with it on you'll frighten small children and pets because you sound like an asthmatic Darth Vader...

I'm not even sleeved yet and get that way just watching what I'm eating. My fiancé came home this morning with my favorite cracker barrel Breakfast, while it looked delicious I just felt nauseous thinking about chewing and swallowing it. I think with all we've prepared for and done for this step in our lives a teeny part of brain looks at food as the reason we've done so much. Food is bad. And that part of brain sometimes screams over the part saying "you've gotta eat to live, dummy." Focus on the nutrients you have to get from what you're eating and not the actual act of eating, if that makes sense. Eventually your brain will realize food isn't an evil force but a tool for living this awesome new life you've tried so hard to get

Ah. Strange how doctors differ so much on so many things. My doctor is ADAMANT about NSAIDs but my first week on here I saw lots of people take them. They need a unified handbook

Caraface first. And I'd guess 30-60 minutes before anything else. It's a band-aid for your stomach.

What's toradol?

Second opinion time! I have a BMI of 48 and that qualifies me for everything but the DS, and the BMI has to be 50 for that. Insane that they won't sleeve you. I'd go for that anyway, so many complaints about the band. But get a second opinion or talk to someone else on the team. The dietician stepped over the line. It's not her job to make these decisions for you. Her concern is food and Vitamins. Period.

The only side effect I've noticed is things don't "move" like they used to. No big deal though

This would be a good reason to have gas! I didn't think were any lol. Good luck! I'm near Louisville, KY. (Actually by henryville, IN where the tornado hit this year) and they're preparing US for wind damage and rain even. Good luck to you! Keep us posted!

TOM- time of month TTC (this one confused me)- trying to conceive

I understand insurance can be a pain and money is always and issue, but are you willing to die for it? No matter the cost, Fluid around your stomach needs to be fixed.

Anyone having unpleasant side effects?