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It should of kicked in. Have you had your post surgery blood work done yet? It could be a vitamin deficiency.

It shouldn't hurt your surgery. Just be careful and don't do it again. You can consider yourself lucky it wasn't post surgery then you would of really regretted it.

I wish they could all live as long as us but their fire burns fast and bright. You'll know when the time is right.

I'm sorry for you loss. I'm sure he's at heaven's door waiting.

I'm sorry for your loss. They mean so much to us.

You may want to look into the veterans forums. Plenty of our vets watch and provide inputs.

Not everyone is on meds. I was talking five different medications for various ailments and now take none.

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France

I'm not a bander but I did have RNY done in Gainesville.

My losses were great too. So much so that I've yet to recover enough to create new ones. I spent few years in Iraq and cared for many of the local cats. The established military law was to exterminate any animals on the installation. No matter how hard I tried I still lost 14 to this policy. Three babies were even born in my room so I could try to protect the mother and her babies. Eventually I did bring one home, Picks was his name. He was born blind and the only way to save him was to have him live in my room. I used SPCA International to help bring him home. Picks didn't only have blindness going against him though. He had a hole in his heart. He lived for nearly nine months, two of them in the United States and he meant everything to me.

Sorry about the ignorance but what is synthroid?

Hey bigsky, I see your question hasn't been answered yet. I saw it earlier but I couldn't respond. The reason is I feel nothing but great since the pounds have been coming off. My energy level is through the roof. If you're still feeling different perhaps it's not from the surgery. Have you had lab work done yet?

I agree with Bellabloom. I hit a stall three weeks ago and was told to eat more, I didn't. I knew my body was doing its on thing and would start loosing again and it did.

I agree

I use BariatricPal as the sole support for my weight loss journey. To me this is the best.

How different we all are. Every time I eat or drink my stomach growls. It never growls because I'm hungry.

James' experience sounds good but he'll admit that's not the norm. Right James?

I think you can have steak about three months after surgery but I'm not sure since I haven't eaten any steak yet. Beef is a little hard for my pouch and when I did have beef I wasn't thrilled with the taste.

They'll make you walk for one thing so you'll be aware. Most likely you will not be watching TV that night but be sleeping very hard. You'll know visitors are there but you won't be having a lively conversation.

laurarogersclark, first off you should not be eating starches. How much roasted chicken did you eat and was the skin removed? What else did you eat that day? Are you tracking your food and water intake? Do you have a nutritionist to advise you on what to eat?

You must be patient and stay the course. The weight will come off. Everyone has there own pace in this game. For me everything just fell off until three weeks ago and then nothing. But I know in time the weight will start coming off again. Best of luck to you.

Congratulations Vickie, we both had our RNY the same month. I'm doing good so far too. I hope to hear about your progress in the months to come.

This is straight from the web site: TRICARE covers the following open or laparoscopic bariatric surgical procedures: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Vertical banded gastroplasty Gastroplasty (stomach stapling) Adjustable gastric banding (i.e., adjustable LAP-BAND®) All of the following conditions must be met to qualify: You're at least 18 years old or you must provide documentation of completion of bone growth. You were unsuccessful with non-surgical medical treatments for obesity. Your medical records must show your failed attempts. Diet programs, such as Weight Watchers®* and Jenny Craig*, are acceptable methods of dietary management, as long as there are monthly clinical visits with your doctor and medical documentation of your participation and your progress throughout the course of the dietary program. *These programs are not covered by TRICARE. Physician-supervised programs made-up of only weight-loss medication management, do not meet this requirement. You have proof of one of the following: A body-mass index greater than or equal to 40 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m2); or A body-mass index of 35-39.9 kg/m2 with one clinically significant comorbidity, including but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, Pickwickian syndrome, hypertension, coronary artery disease, obesity-related cardiomyopathy, or pulmonary hypertension. TRICARE doesn't cover the following services: Office visits solely for the treatment of obesity Non-surgical procedures for treatment of obesity Nutrition and diet counseling Biliopancreatic bypass (jejunoileal bypass, Scopinaro procedure) Gastric bubble or balloon Sleeve gastrectomy Gastric wrapping/open gastric banding Unlisted procedures

I was home and it was five days after my surgery that I suspected something was wrong. My stools were black to start off with but there was a small tint of red. The first call to my doctor they told me to watch it too. I was having diarrhea the whole time and as time went by the stools were getting redder. Two days later I had lost so much blood I could barely walk and after calling my doctor I went to the emergency room.

I did and It was internal bleeding. I waited a little to long to go back to the hospital and was close to dying. I stayed four extra days in intensive care. The good news was they didn't have to go back in but stopped the bleeding with medication.