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Have u tried the fusion drinks?? I drink those and I think per serving is 3 or 8 sugars. .I can't remember but those are good.

Yeah tried a lot of meds valium muscle relaxers and the. Levisin..that worked and then stopped. Mine starts if I bear down or pick up something heavy or if I get upset...the mayo clinic said these can be a form of a panic attack. They are horrible to live with. When u swallow anyyhi g when ur hurting do u gag trying to get it down? I do and it makes it worse. Smh. Ugh.

Yeah I've got a ton. I wanted to add the muffin pans I use is the mini ones and on my child plate it looks like a lot. I use those pans for a lot and a lot of different spices together. I make all my sauces bc I can control the sugars and I also sneak tofu in a lot and my lil family has no clue..they think that white block is a special cheese )) my boyfriend went from 230 down to 191lbs bc of how I cook.

Oh and @SNE I struggled with oral sex before and now I love it and it doesn't make me sick to spit. Then again I'm highly attracted to my honey so maybe that's why ...

I just turned 30 and ur right we hit ours later than men. My bf is 38 and at first struggled to keep up with me and he's a Marine. He got it tho and now he can make me tap out first. My friends who aren't gb are hitting theirs too and can't get enough. In my marriage he only had sex with me when we were on fertility treatments. My relationship now we have sex ateast four times a week. I'm also very attracted to him which is a plus. Gb changes a lot for ppl and I've known the best marriages to part bc they just lost compatibility or bc of sheer envy and jealousy. My marriage was different I found out he had been having homosexual affairs our entire marriage. Ultimately mine ended bc my ex could no longer hide behind me and use the excuse that I was unattractive. He got so angry when this occured too. He's now remarried to a woman who is very unattractive and very heavy much more than I was. I tried to say I'd support my ex if he were gay but he likes to pretend something he's not and he's not a straight man. Hope I helped ya some. :-D

Not sure how u eat but I make meatloaf inside muffin pans and I top with mashed potatoes and I put believe its not butter spray nd broil to brown the potatoes like crisp em and its really good. I also take pita and slice it thin and make my own Alfredo sauce put chicken and cheese with feta and oregano and I toast it its one of my favorites. I've kinda hit what I know I can eat and I stick to that. For sweets I will drink 6oz of almond silk milk. Like what can u tolerate?

I'm a retired paramedic fire fighter. Best thing to tell u what I did is go to YouTube and search Roux-en-y procedure. Day of surgery I sat and explained nearly every process he was going to do...then they shot me full of drugs and I was ready to strip naked and do the tango to the OR. LoL

I'm a sleep walker and I sleep text or write in my journal asleep...u should see the weird things my bf has heard and seen. I also cook toast but I dont eat it. . .o.O

I never had thyroid problems but I surely had liver issues. I hope ur surgery is successful and your health is restored. We all understand where you are coming from and def the journey ahead. Good luck to u. What sport did u play? I'm big into Carolina fball favorite is Clowney and Marcus Lattimore.

U couldn't do that u wouldve run into bigger problems.

I carry the little pepto tabs have u seen those? Their easier to carry than that big bottle lol which I've done.

I told my surgeon I never knew jello could taste so good lol or broth lol. . .

I had one for a while bc I had a lot of bleeding that gathered in my right side. I think it was there for a week and a half. To be honest I was so medicated I can't really remember LOL.

I'm the same way girl. Suffering with it today I'm on my third dose of immodium. Its awful.

Went through this. I ate artichoke hearts and dear Lord I was praying on the toilet. Veggies cause gas unfortunately and its bad can kill a country gas LOL not kidding ask my kids. When I did this I'd stop go back to a brat diet and move back up. I found out I was sensitive to high protein. I'd get dumping if my protein was higher than 10g. Did any of it contain milk/cheese? Reason I ask is bc I became severe lactose intolerant and Lord have mercy if a cow even looked at me I'd throw up. . .try going back to soft/liquid diet til ur tummy settles. I'm five yrs out and still on nexium. Hang n hon. ((*hugs*))

I know you are frustrated but the reason these psych evals are so important is to see how well you cope. Statistics show gb pts often turn into sex addicts or alcoholics due to the surgery. . You lose your vice. I'm not kidding and I've been very open on here about my experience this surgery was hard especially hard mentally. I was 60lbs down and having extreme irrational thoughts. I opened up to my surgeon and he immediately placed me in therapy. I consider myself a tough person I worked ems for years and saw some of the most traumatic things a person can and it didn't phase me. Then here came gb weightloss and all those imbalances started I thought I'd lose my mind but I came through it. I want to tell you its friggin awesome you went in there told the truth and didn't bs them I know a lot who has and has went on to commit suicide or bc alcoholics or worse sex addicts. You go to ur surgeon open up to him/her and say yes I had these problems I'm willing to do anything and everything to prove I'm no longer like that so please guide me on what I need to do to save my life from morbid obesity.. ... I pray what I've said has helped u. Don't give up it's a long mountain...u will get there I truly believe.

I sat in ur same shoes except my Dr didn't make me do a pre op diet or detox. I had last supper syndrome it was so bad I spent probably $300 on take out the week prior to my surgery eating everything I enjoyed that I knew I couldn't have afterwards. Because of this after surgery I was shocked at my body. I'm glad ur surgeon is pushing this to give u some sense at what to expect. Just hang in and before u know it u will be looking back and thinking wow I can't believe that was me or I came this far. Its a psychological game don't let the food win..

Both my bestfriend and I have frequent diarrhea. I'm a rny pt and she isnt. The body doesn't process grease like it did before and typically will shoot through you. Causes bad cramping heart palpitations etc almost like dumping. Makes me deathly sick but bc it makes me sick it detours me from eating things I shouldn't.

My gallbladder busted on me. My rny was 5-8-08 and gallbladder was 7-6-08. Since then I limit how much I eat out and I try to cook all my food. Greasey things will instantly cause diarrhea and dumping like syndrome. Nearly five Yeats later I still have diarrhea. However, considering I've had a volvulus and couldn't use the bathroom as long as I'm going I'm ok with it if it gets too bad I take rx strength immodium. My bestfriend isn't a rny pt but had her gb removed and she experiences the same symptoms as I.

Well I knew I was filing for divorce after my surgery. However my habitual cheating husband thought I'd stand by forever..he was wrong. Soon after filing I met a man who seemed like prince charming and said all the right things. This is where I got into trouble never hearing ur beautiful etc I latched on to the first guy to say it. Three years later I fled in the middle of the night with my kids and never looked back. He could be cruel to me about my surgery but I'm not going to go into detail. After leaving I finally had freedom to go to church or even shower past 4pm. My money was mine and I didn't have to acct for every item on a receipt. During this time I told myself I'd never allow a man to dictate my life again. Sitting in church one day I stood crying. I have no family and its just me and my kids. They sang "who am I" and I remember looking up and saying I can't go any further I've lost everything I have its time you intervene. I walked out without that weight on me. The very next day my bestfriend said she wanted to see me happy and was going to pay for my subscription to christianmingle. So she did sat up my profile and that night I sat talking to myself at how pathetic I was to use the net to get a date. Well I ran across a profile and he was a Marine. I was a ex army wife and knew the ropes of military life and the fact he was hella hot in those dress blues ...whew. So I wrote him and he wrote back. We met and went for a walk. During the walk I opened up about my surgeries my health my kids etc. He listened and I felt completely safe and comfortable with him. Well we would go on to do this and facetime for almost two months and then I came home one night to find my apartment had been robbed of what little things I had. I was so mad at God bc here I thought he had helped me with finding a good man and now how could I get robbed I had nothing. I called him crying and said Im determined to do this alone. He told me even the strongest ppl need help that's why God puts ppl in pols lives to help them. That night he said I will be there be ready your coming to live with me. I did and we joke now that our relationship was like an arranged marriage but we have been together a year and we have yet to argue about anything. I never knew what love was til I met him and love isn't screaming fighting hitting or hurting ...I do know that much. I reflect back on those days and know if I can survive that I can weather anything. Austin gave me a family, a bestfriend and most of all my faith in God again. I knew it was right when we went to church and he grabbed my hand and threw it in the air to worship. I finally found peace and even though I lost every thing I owned it was well worth it bc I have gained so much from it. I know I rambled but I wanted u to know u don't have to settle u didn't with your obesity you took a stand so why not take a stand with your happiness and love life? ((Hugs))

It is really odd to actually see bones now. I'm so happy about the responses yall have gave. Its easy to pick the bad things and trust me my stomach looks worse than a mad bulldogs face and the scars I joke and say that's my gang initiation scars lol. By picking out these things yall all now have something to be happy about today and be inspired to go on.

Forgot to add I'm about 95% sure its esophagus spasms but at this point Idk.

The pain is random but it feels like when you swallow wrong and that sharp intense pain ..well that's the pain but mine doesn't end. Like now in fine. Then suddenly boom its back and I'm laid out rubbing my sternum. The pain is intense and unbearable.

Thank you. I do too. I'm going to really home in this pain needs to either a) be managed or surgically fixed. I am so scared of another surgery and its so bad I actually fight propofol. I'm seeing my neuroligist tomorrow and he's a great dr he actually listens to you and tryies to fix it. What's sad is my insurance wont pay for half my meds so I have to go out of pocket. I'm going to explain to him and see if he has any ideas on how to fix this issue.

Wanted to say too watch ur fruit consumption they are natural sugars but can cause problems too bc they break down eventually into simple sugars. If I snack I do a string cheese or I will make me a smoothie. I'm not sure how your diet is set up or what sensitivities you have.