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Gevalia decaf coffee plus Special K vanilla cappuccino equals a pretty darn good combination!

$56 for 12 at Walmart! Yikes! How's the taste?

Where did you find that? How much?

Hi everyone. I am from Perry, GA. I just had my Gastric Bypass -RN-Y- on Sept 8th with Dr Danny Vaughn at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute of GA (Macon GA).

Hi everyone. I am from Perry, GA. I just had my Gastric Bypass -RN-Y- on Sept 8th with Dr Danny Vaughn at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute of GA (Macon GA).

I can't eat eggs, but I love making omelets for my family. Instead of cooking them in butter and grease, I put everything in a zip-lock bag, mix it all up, and either microwave it or boil the bag for a few minutes! Best omelets ever!!!

Other than that, I'm allergic to milk and eggs.

All I can think about is Thanksgiving and Christmas food, especially the cornbread stuffing with giblet gravy my Mom makes!!!

Also my left sided abdominal pain "could be" constipation, but the Dr is going to take a look/listen on Thursday at my appt.

Per my surgeon I will not start my Vitamin regimen until two weeks post-op. I have an appt. on Thursday to discuss my options. I already know what I want to do too! They offer something called Nascobal. Nascobal offers a Bariatric Supplement System where my insurance will cover all but my co-pay of $20!! Each one-month system contains: Nascobal Nasal Spray BariActiv Multivitamin BariActiv Calcium + D3 & Magnesium BariActiv Iron + Vitamin C Enrollment in the program also includes: Free shipping & handling AND Auto-refill service I'm excited, because otherwise I'd be paying close to $100 a month for my Vitamins alone!

I gained 10 lbs in the hospital! As of today I've lost only 8 lbs post-op -not including the water weight or pre-op weight. I honestly thought I'd shed pounds faster, and I'm a little disappointed.

I tried to walk it off, but it hurts too bad to walk. I end up in the fetal position until it goes away. I don't think it's gas, because relieving said gas does nothing for the pain.

Every now and then it hits me out of the blue. It's like a stabbing sharp pain in my lower left side, and I can't get comfortable for the life of me! I'm going to call my Dr's Nurse Practitioner tomorrow and see what she thinks the culprit could be.

I haven't been able to sleep on my side or stomach yet.

I had the RN-Y Gastric Bypass on the 8th, and I am having residual left lower quadrant pain (my left, AKA anatomical left).

Let me know how the Genepro works out!

Good luck!!!

My Dr. is amazing! His entire office even went on a two week liquid diet drinking only the Bariatric Advantage Meal Replacement Shakes just so they could better understand their patients! Right now I'm looking for a better protein powder. The BA kind is like loose mud, and unappetizing! I also have Iso-Pure unflavored, but it has a medicinal quality that leaves me gagging. I've heard good things about Genepro, and may give it a try soon.

Deeva1: I had to go to the computer Bariatric Pal site to change my settings. Once you open the page, go to your settings -top right, then edit your profile. You should see a bunch of stuff you can do to your account! I hope this helps!

It's called dermabond, and yes, it will fall off when it's job is done. I can see stitches under my glue, that go inside of my abdomen. I'm on day 7 as well, and so far so good. The nausea is practically gone -thank god! The pain is down to a minimum, except when gas hits. I've been sticking to my post op week 1-2 liquid diet. Then week 2-3 will be puréed foods, week 4-5 will be soft foods, and week 6-7 will be regular diet with caution. So far I've been able to get in my 64oz water and 80 protein like a champ, but I do get full and feel gassy afterwards. I look forward to the weeks to come, and the weight coming off!

RN-Y I went into my two week pre-op weighing 311.4 and lost down to 297.8 by the day of surgery. I was very excited for my new journey, but never expected to feel as bad as I did post-op. Sept 8th 2014 was the day! I felt terrible once awake. Horrible nausea that nothing would get rid of, vomiting, chest pain, and dizziness... I hope you all have a better time with this. My chest hurt so bad they called in the cardiologists to run tests! I ended up with round the clock labs being drawn, anti-nausea meds and pain meds being given like clockwork! Nothing seemed to help the chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, stomach spasms, gas etc! I couldn't urinate, couldn't pass gas, nor would my bowels move. I spent 48hrs in tears due to the overwhelming pain. I couldn't even keep down my ice chips on day two! By the 3rd day I started to feel a little better. The first 2 were the worst! The gas that they fill your abdominal cavity up with was a ruthless butch! The gas can't escape, so it just sits there and causes horrible, unimaginable pain. They finally gave me some morphine and Ativan to knock me out, and it was oh so sweet relief too! I was finally able to fall asleep, and ignore the pain even if it was only for a minute or two. On the third day the dizziness was very present, but everything else was clearing up. I actually felt like getting up, showering, and walking the halls by day 3. I wasn't sure how'd I'd feel once they removed the pain pump from my abdomen, but I found out by the end of day 3. Once they removed nearly 12 inches of pump cord from inside my chest cavity I began to feel the numbing sensation wear off. It became all too real that someone took a blade and sliced me 7 times with it. Not just scratching the surface but rearranging my internal organs. By discharge time on day 3 I finally was able to pass gas! I was so bloated, and fluid-logged due to the non-stop IV fluids, medications, antibiotics, etc! I walked out of the hospital weighing 305; I went in at 297.8! I didn't have a bowel movement until day 4, with the aid of a little laxative. I didn't want to risk C.Diff.! Today is day 5 post-op and I've finally gotten the hospital water weight off! This morning I hit 296.0 on the scale! I'm still very sore, but I couldn't be happier about my new life that is now within reach!

I went into my two week pre-op weighing 311.4 and lost down to 297.8 by the day of surgery. I was very excited for my new journey, but never expected to feel as bad as I did post-op. Sept 8th 2014 was the day! I felt terrible once awake. Horrible nausea that nothing would get rid of, vomiting, chest pain, and dizziness... I hope you all have a better time with this. My chest hurt so bad they called in the cardiologists to run tests! I ended up with round the clock labs being drawn, anti-nausea meds and pain meds being given like clockwork! Nothing seemed to help the chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, stomach spasms, gas etc! I couldn't urinate, couldn't pass gas, nor would my bowels move. I spent 48hrs in tears due to the overwhelming pain. I couldn't even keep down my ice chips on day two! By the 3rd day I started to feel a little better. The first 2 were the worst! The gas that they fill your abdominal cavity up with was a ruthless butch! The gas can't escape, so it just sits there and causes horrible, unimaginable pain. They finally gave me some morphine and Ativan to knock me out, and it was oh so sweet relief too! I was finally able to fall asleep, and ignore the pain even if it was only for a minute or two. On the third day the dizziness was very present, but everything else was clearing up. I actually felt like getting up, showering, and walking the halls by day 3. I wasn't sure how'd I'd feel once they removed the pain pump from my abdomen, but I found out by the end of day 3. Once they removed nearly 12 inches of pump cord from inside my chest cavity I began to feel the numbing sensation wear off. It became all too real that someone took a blade and sliced me 7 times with it. Not just scratching the surface but rearranging my internal organs. By discharge time on day 3 I finally was able to pass gas! I was so bloated, and fluid-logged due to the non-stop IV fluids, medications, antibiotics, etc! I walked out of the hospital weighing 305; I went in at 297.8! I didn't have a bowel movement until day 4, with the aid of a little laxative. I didn't want to risk C.Diff.! Today is day 5 post-op and I've finally gotten the hospital water weight off! This morning I hit 296.0 on the scale! I'm still very sore, but I couldn't be happier about my new life that is now within reach!