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I am right there with ya. I can eat the 1/2C of whatever and no signal to stop. Now, 20m later I can feel it in my throat, so I know I ate just enough, but yeah, there's no "one or two bites and im stuffed" feeling here either. I guess I should feel blessed though, because so far nothing has made me sick. I am able to get my Vitamins in. I am able to drink my shakes. I do struggle with 64oz of Fluid, but average around 40oz. Other than itchy healing incisions, LOL, I am grateful to not have any issues. I stick to the 1/2C container to measure my food, and am not gonna try to push anymore than that!

I actually asked my Dr about this on Monday, because it is embarrassing! Dr said the Splenda, Sweet N Low, and anything with aspertame will do that to us. Great. :-(

I wont lie, my jaw was to the floor reading your story. I am so sorry this happened to you! Thank God you are here! Many blessings for a safe and happy future!

Congrats!

Got cleared today to start the soft foods phase! Yay! So on the trip home, hubby and I stopped to eat. I got wedding soup, so I could try out the meatballs and if was too afraid, could at least drink the soup. All went well, but I stopped myself after 4 meatballs, mind you they were the size of dimes, not half dollars! I figured baby steps, don't need to make myself sick the first time out of the gate LOL

The hubby and I went to the mall last night, not necessarily to shop, as most of my shopping has been done, but more to walk and get out of the house. Well my 21m old daughter was with us, and she got hungry, but refused the snacks I brought for her. So we stopped at the food court. Hubby got Chinese, my all time FAVORITE!!! BUT!!!! I ordered a bowl of egg drop soup and though it was a gazillion degrees, it gave me the inclusion with my husband and daughter I needed, without the calories or tears. :-) I know it wont always be this great, but if I could control myself and not eat like a football linebacker, then I wouldnt have needed to alter my anatomy. I am 10 days out and have lost 15lbs.

Im hoping the 1000's of dollars I have spent on sewing machines, embroidery machines, and sergers, will be my new addiction. They have sat in my spare room for far too long with only being used a handfull of times a year. I have crafts backed up since 2009 LOL I actually thought I would set it up downstairs in my dining room when I bring out the Christmas decorations. For whatever reason, Christmas usually gets me in the sewing mood, and since I will not be baking the mass amounts of cookies this year, I'm gonna need something to do with myself! LOL

Holy cow! Glad you're ok!

I'm really irritable. I just want to eat that piece of cheese, I want test the noodles that I'm boiling to check for doneness. It's these things that are getting to me. Yesterday was hard, especially since for whatever reason the deadbeats that make up my husbands extended family decided they were not going to help gramma in the kitchen, leaving me to carve the turkey and slice the ham. I'm finally seeing a change in the scale, but am sad about the cost right now. I know its temporary, its just frustrating. Other than that, physically I feel great. Not gtg 64ozs but am close to 40ozs and gtg 60gms of protein in.

woohoo!!

How stupid is this..I literally just teared up seeing your fantastic change. I am only 6 days out but have not been thin since high school, 18 years ago, so to think in a few months I will be posting pictures hopefully a beautiful as these...I cry. We are beautiful women dammit and soon enough we will be thin and beautiful!

Holy cow that's great!

Is it possible that you can bank your own blood in advance, so if you should need any during the surgery, then they can use your own? Or is the rule, zero blood, period? A good surgeon shouldn't need any blood, but I understand the whole list of what if's. I do agree with previous posters, if your surgeon refuses to follow your wishes, then it's time for a new surgeon. Good Luck!

I cannot wait for single digits!

Breathe.. it will be ok. It will all work out! then you will be flying high on the loosers bench!

Glad your better! Take it easy!

I am 5 days post op and other than tenderness when getting up and down, it's all good. Only take the pain meds at night, because I have small children and dogs with insanely small bladders, to tend to in the night, so constantly up and down LOL When you read that it's a struggle to get in your 64oz of fluid a day, that is no joke. I have sipped alllllll day and still only managed 34oz! I didn't walk the first night they wanted me too, the anesthesia just wrecked me bad. I literally could not stay awake at all. I slept the whole first day, then at 4 am the 2nd day, was up and walking the halls. Now at home, I have not been outside my home since I got back, but have not been sitting on my butt either....I have 3 small children to take care of, so I had to hit the ground running. Pre-op sitting the the room where you get those fancy-dancy gowns, and then IV's, etc, answering the same questions to 20 different people, thats when I got terrified. It hit its peak when they wheeled me to the hallway outside the OR for more people to ask me the same damn questions LOL. I told them, you might wanna put that antianxiety med in the IV now, because I'm ready to get up and leave. 10 minutes later, they did, along with something else, wheeled me into OR and I was out! LOL Woke up in recovery feeling like I wanted to vomit. When that feeling went away, I was good to go. LOL So far I feel that it wasn't real. That I have normal insides, just a little discomfort. Until that scale shows me some love.....

Awesome! Soon enough you will be on the loosers bench!

Keep your chin up! It's still gonna happen! Woohoo!

Rock on sista!

Good luck November 20th peeps!

Rock on sista!

WOOHOO!!!