speedydvr

Has anyone else experienced this, I'm at the official 6 month mark and I'm down a whooping 108 pounds. I'm working out every day, eating my protein as adjusted per daily need and hydrating accordingly to the climate (I'm in Afghanistan, mild days frigid nights) however I have this extreme thirst... I'm always thirsty... More so now than before and I've been working in the Middle East for the past 6 years so I'm very accustomed to the temps. I didn't have diabetes beforehand however I do check my fsbs every day just to keep track and I do weekly urine dips just to make sure I'm nor throwing ketones out or anything too funky. My Dr is 12k miles away, though luckily I am a medical professional however this is not my field if expertise. Anyone else having the same issue?

I I just had RnY on Monday 7/30, and everything went great for the most part. I'm up walking around, sipping my clear liquids but the hiccups, burps and general soreness, is driving me crazy. I'm hoping that clears up soon but what is of concern is my constant exhaustion.

Actually I don't have a problem drinking fluids as soon as 10 minutes after I eat, well small swishes of Fluid anyways. Being over here I am in constant contact with my team back home so they know about my routine. Seems I'm the first one of their patients to return to an active combat zone, even if I'm not military I'm still an armed NATO civilian. My main concern is that I'll drink roughly 6 liters or a little less than 2 gallons a day and I'll still be thirsty... In the summer I've been know to drink as many as 8-10 liters here so it's not that uncommon as I'm very used to the harsh climate here... But in the winter as it is not its down right frigid so it's just odd that I'm this thirsty.

That's the same way that I felt about the staff at Physcians East... I'm really glad I went with who I did. Granted I had very limited contact with Dr Bruce himself other than the surgery and pre/post op appts his staff is what pleased me the most. They took care of every concern I had and when I told them that I was headed back here they helped me out without question. I'm actually a contractor for NATO doing med evac flights for the civilians working here in Afghanistan... Been here a few months now but I've been working in the Middle East since 2006 primarily in Iraq as a paramedic for a security company. I took a year off so I could have my surgery and get healthy and now I feel better than I did in my 20's!

Really?... Mine said it was fine.. Wouldn't affect me at all.. In fact he called it a freebie

Hey!... I'm in New Bern!... Ok right at this moment I'm in Kandahar Afghanistan but still I live in New Bern. Who did your surgery?... I ended up going to see Dr Bruce with Cary surgical just cause the crowd there at Physicians East in Greenville didn't impress me at all

I'm almost 6months post RnY and have gone from 150kg down to just over 102kg. I've returned to the Middle East as a contractor for a civilian firm working for NATO and as such have access to world class fitness facilities here at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. I'm using a fitbit along with myfitnesspal to monitor my levels as well as my dietary intake which I'm doing great with. I'm keeping up with my protein levels as recommended by MFP base on my activities levels but has anyone used anything for recovery after their workouts? Creatine? Some other post workout product? I'm doing about 3hr daily sessions with the majority of the time being cardio such as running a 5km on the treadmill, 3km rowing, doing 2km on the elliptical and 50 floors on a stair climber not to mention doing Ab busters. As far as weight training is concerned, circuits mostly...

I'm almost 6months post RnY and have gone from 150kg down to just over 102kg. I've returned to the Middle East as a contractor for a civilian firm working for NATO and as such have access to world class fitness facilities here at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. I'm using a fitbit along with myfitnesspal to monitor my levels as well as my dietary intake which I'm doing great with. I'm keeping up with my Protein levels as recommended by MFP base on my activities levels but has anyone used anything for recovery after their workouts? Creatine? Some other post workout product? I'm doing about 3hr daily sessions with the majority of the time being cardio such as running a 5km on the treadmill, 3km rowing, doing 2km on the elliptical and 50 floors on a stair climber not to mention doing Ab busters. As far as weight training is concerned, circuits mostly...

Dumped yet again... That's everyday now for the past five days... I'm eating slow, following all the rules about avoiding certain foods, spacing out my fluid intake properly... This just sucks!... What makes it worse yet is having my friends and family seeing/hearing me go through the process and the expressions of angst and sorrow on their faces breaks my heart.

I've got my appt on the 3rd... Hopefully they'll be ale to figure it out soon

Today sucks!!!!... I've been doing so good and then for the past few days I've been feeling as if this was the biggest mistake I could have done. I don't see a change even though I've lost 60+ in 45 days. food used to be something I enjoyed, I loved to cook, be creative in the kitchen and now I could care less. Food now is just something I dread, I'm just so tired of all of this

Anyone know of what I can order from Starbucks on week 2 or full liquids only?.... I've got a craving for the nectar of the gods... Lol

So I'm about a little over a month post and I'm feeling and doing great with about 52lb drop so far. I'm getting my protien and my Water in everyday but I find that my urine is DAAAAARK, I'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen or if I'm living in a constant state of severe dehydration. I'm getting about 70-90g of protien as per my Dr and 64-96oz of water... So what gives?

Suuuuuuuuper!... So this evening in a rush to eat I ate my food faster,... Much faster then I should have and you guessed it... Dumping occurred. Silly silly move Mr. Potato Head!... My poor wife who had never seen me dump before was concerned so I took this as an opportunity to teach her as to the finer points of dumping. The good thing is that it wasn't the food as te moment I felt better(which was about 5 minutes later, the benefits of being a fast dumper) I was able to return to my meal and finish it off without any problems once I slowed down. Oh well, live and learn ... And learn some more, or again

I had a half cup of spinach souffle and 3 organic chicken pot stickers... It wasn't the food that cause me to dump but rather the speed that I eat my first few bites that did it. I was able to recover quickly and finish my meal off without any problems

I'm speedydvr on there... Add me if you guys wish! Take care everyone!

Outer banks of NC

So I woke up this morning feeling fine, had breakfast of my protein drink and then a mid morning snack of cottage cheese as usual, then about around lunchtime I started to develop these odd pains that felt as if they were coming from my bowels. Not gassy pains or such but cramp like, except then I started feeling as if I was gonna vomit, not vomit just the excess salivation but after that I felt better... Any ideas?

That's the best thing we can think of since everything else seems to be functioning as normal. There really weren't any signs that day, however the next day(yesterday) and today I've got what I could best describe as a sour stomach

See at first I too thought I was dumping but apparently it wasn't that. I did call my Dr and spoke with him and from what I described he feels that I may have progressed a bit too quickly, after all I'm only 21 days post op and have lost 40+lbs, I'm eating soft foods but he thinks that maybe my gut is saying whoa and I should return for a few days to liquids/puréed stuffs or until these symptoms pass. Figured out what might have been the culprit though, I made a pitcher of decaf iced tea and drank the whole thing in the course of a day and I don't believe my pouch or guys like that much tannin. I still feel like I have a sore stomach but at least the nausea has left.

I'm from New Bern, NC... had my surgery at WakeMed in Cary, NC by Dr. Jon Bruce

I do the same thing... It's a huge morale boost seeing the numbers drop even it it's only a pound a day that I've found myself addicted to the scale. Truth of the matter is not how many numbers come off the scale in a day but rather how you feel after all you can't control the scale you can only control how you handle every new day of the new you. At least that's what my wife tells me

So I had RnY on 7/30 and have gone from 326 down to 292.... I know that weighing myself everyday isn't a valid measurement however I've noticed that I'm no longer dropping the pounds. I've just recently as of yesterday started going back to the gym doing simple cardio, gentle yoga and light aqua aerobics. I'm hoping that this is only a temporary pause.... Right?... I've been doing so well don't want to get discouraged

Same here, I feel as if I'm going through the motions yet I'm not really hungry as I should be but I'm forcing myself to eat every 2 hours as recommend by my nutritionist in the correct amounts. I'm keeping track of my Protein and Water intake through an excel spreadsheet so that I can show trends and statistics to my dr when I see them next. To top it off it sounds as if my pouch is having a gran finale to a fireworks show with the amount of rumbling it's doing