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Look up chef dave - he had the gastric bypass and I believe he has a "for dummies" book too - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Personally more upset about beer. Never was a soda drinker - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

You had the lap band? Idk how many people will know the answer to this since 99% of us are now RNY gastric bypass. I don't think the band is necessarily supposed to be temporary? - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Whoa whoa aren't you not even 2 weeks out? You're allowed potatoes? I can't have potatoes or ant starch for a year. How we're you able to eat that much this soon? - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

is anyone else experiencing this or has in the past? - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

I ended up picking the wrong pic as my profile pic on here and no matter what I do every time I try to change the picture it refuses, is anyone else having this issue? It's driving me crazy - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary: 6/11/12

Lol a few days ago. I know you're not supposed to drink for a year but my nutritionist said that's mostly due to them not wanting us to get dehydrated, I would have waited except my 21st bday is on the 6th and I wanted to make sure I could drink before I tried in front of my friends - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

I originally wanted the sleeve (because you only need a small portion of the medication and supplements and I felt it was less unnatural) but my insurance wouldn't cover it. I'm happy that I got the bypass though, because it has a much higher success rate and I needed the most drastic surgery to be successful - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Only you can know what's best for you and your health. When I asked my dad (who os also morbidly obese) why he didn't consider getting the surgery too since it's obviously covered under our insurance he said "because I know if I get my fat ass on a treadmill that i'll lose the weight instead of taking the pussy way out" So yeah. Family aren't always the best support system. But look who's a lot healthier and happier now versus my dad who still morbidly obese, a smoker, has high blood pressure and is borderline diabetic. - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Lol finally someone who asks the same questions as me. I'm almost 2 months post op and have been smoking on the daily since my infection healed (about a month ago) so far I have not had any problems but want to buy a vaporizer to help prevent ulcers. I tried drinking and needed 5 shots to get drunk! Drinking has been very odd for me post op - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Who'd uh thunk it

Like 2 weeks (waited till I wasn't sore) DO NOT SWALLOW IF YOU GIVE HEAD - I made an entire post about how I did and dumped (15g sugar/tbsp) - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Ps - I also never drink decaf. My nutritionist said the reason they didn't want me drinking caffeine in the beginning is because they didn't want any foreign stimulant in my body immediately post op. I've been cleared to drink all the caffeine I want since about 2 weeks post op - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Lol I work at Starbucks. I can stomach coffee/espresso/tea just fine. Only problem is I prefer my americano with half/half and I really have a hard time stomaching milk... so a grande coffee with cream/equal takes me all day to drink. What sucks even worse is I LOVE soy milk but am allergic so I'm shit out of luck no matter what I do. Trying to learn to drink it black - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

So I have to ask what made your first rny fail? The thought of that terrifies me - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Wow, that's pretty deep. Very inspirational. I wish you nothing but success. You should be so proud that you were able to get out if that hole to do something so positive - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Soooo speaking of alcohol, I have a few concerns. I was told that I could have a 1/2 shot on my birthday (my 21st bday is aug 6) and that I would get super drunk from it. I tried drinking prior to that (a few days ago) to make sure my body could handle it and that I wouldn't barf on all of my friends. How many shots of 70 proof rum did it take for me to actually get drunk? 5 shots. I took 1 at a time to see what would happen and spread that out 20 mins apart. Every shot (until the 5th) got me kinda sorta tipsy for 5 minutes then I was stone cold sober again. Why didn't I get drunk off a 1/2 a shot like I was told? My alcohol tolerance has not changed AT ALL post op. Rather concerned. - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

I don't even think I'd call this a 'recipe' since it's so simple, but I just made it tonight and wanted to share. I took 2.5 oz of shrimp, cut it up into 1/4ths and grated parmesan and smoked gouda over it after seasoning with garlic powder and fowl/fish seasoning then microwaved it for 30 seconds to get the cheese somewhat melted followed by broiling it for about 5 minutes or until it looked all melty and delicious. It was like shrimp mac n cheese - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Damn so your life basically surrounds around the gym. How's the loose skin situation? I'll be 21 in a week and am hoping that my age will help to prevent too much loose skin. (Pre-op weight 263) - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

Wow you don't even look like the same person! - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

108 lbs a few days post op is damn impressive - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

I had to stay an extra day because my heart beat was elevated when they took my vitals. The rest of the day: perfect heart rate. Why? Because having my vitals taken makes me anxious. I explained this but no go, I was so upset at the time lol - Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12