BarrySue

If it's in your chest, it may be reflux in your esophagus. When you said throat, I thought you meant airway. In any case, check with your doctor. Hopefully you are on nexium, protonix, or some sort of antacid.

Glad you liked it! Like I said, it was a total game-changer for me and goes down so easy. I hope you try sugarfree chocolate or strawberry syrup for a cold treat, or the diet cocoa mix (not the sugar free, diet has fewer cals/carbs) for a hot treat!

Honestly, you may simply be getting sick and have the beginnings of a sore throat.

Yeah, I had the sleeve, and did three weeks of pre-op dieting.

Yep. On July 13th, in a hospital not far from you (Orlando ). Down almost 40 lbs as of today.

As long as you keep doing what you're doing, it'll be fine. Your body is not magic, it is not above physics, it will follow endothermic/exothermic reactions and burn fat if you are sticking to the diet. The 3-week stall is a rite of passage. Consider it your initiation into the Loser's club.

Quest energy bars have some of the most delicious flavors! It doesn't feel like punishment to eat them.

I was beginning to have this problem before surgery, and I'm only 31 with no kids! I'm a nurse, and before that, I was a waitress, so my whole life I've held it for 10-12 hours. Add that with extreme obesity weakening the pelvic floor and putting pressure on the bladder, and wham! Problems. Stress incontinence can be a combination of factors, so eliminating obesity may go a long way in easing your symptoms. However, it may also be a result of multiple childbirths. I'd definitely recommend seeing a urologist and figuring out whether you need surgery to stabilize your bladder/internal muscles.

"Sorry, on my period right now and I feel so gross and bloated, ugh." If it's a woman, they'll sympathize. If it's a man, they'll shut up immediately.

Once I topped nearly 350 lbs and started getting scared about loss of mobility (I'm a pediatric nurse, so I'm up and down chasing after kids all day), I started to consider it. But what really sealed the deal was winning a prestigious scholarship and not being sure I needed to take time off and try to save money. But when my mother offered to loan me the money up front so I could get it done before starting the next leg of my education, it got very real very fast. After all, what was the point of going to grad school if I'd be dead or disabled in 10 years?

Ugh, I'm so sorry you're going through this. In reading all the different studies and reports, it seems like Vitamin noncompliance or an inability to properly absorb is the main cause of peripheral neuropathy. How long have you missed your B vitamin compliance, and have you tried to get B Vitamins through shots or sublingually to avoid malabsorption? I wish I had answers for you. As for the headaches, while they are common after a lumbar puncture, if you are STILL having them days after, you need to get back to the hospital ASAP because you may have a leak that could lead to complications!

Unless you have a relationship with that professor and know how they will react, I would be vague in order to avoid fallout. A lot of people judge WLS and consider it both "elective" and "the easy way out." There is a big perception of obese patients as being lazy, unmotivated lumps, and when someone is holding your future in their hands, you don't want to give them any ammunition or set yourself up for failure. Some professors grade heavily based on attendance/participation, and would be more willing to permit you time off if: 1) they think it is medically necessary, and 2) you tell them in advance, preferably before classes start. You could also check the syllabus, which is always available before the drop date, to ensure you will be okay. One person I know had a professor who had a test every. single. friday. It didn't matter what the reason was, because no professor is obligated to give you time off for any reason. She missed two Fridays, and ended up with a "C" in a very important science class she needed to get into a competitive program. Another girl I know GAVE BIRTH and still lost points for still being in attendance. Ultimately, it is up to YOU to make arrangements beforehand and with plenty of notice, and drop the class if it will negatively impact your grade.

One pound is 3500 calories. You're doing just fine. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

I needed a lot of help. I wasn't expecting it, and I'm so grateful I am staying with my mother. I couldn't sit on the couch without needing help getting up and down or awhile. On day 3, I slid onto the floor and the fire department had to come get me back up (my mom was tiny and I was in too much pain to do much because I tore some internal stitches). I even ended up having to trade beds with my mother because hers was higher with a headboard to help me! For a week, I could only sit on a high hard chair if I was by myself because I didn't know if I could get back up. I seem to be NOT the norm, but hey, at least prepare to have someone assist you just in case you turn into a big sissy after surgery like I did

My doc didn't set a calorie range, only a protein range. He figures as long as I'm getting 60-80g of protein, 64 oz of fluids, and all vitamins/minerals, I'll be fine. However, calculating it, I'm typically between 350-500 the past few days (which is better, because I was at zero for six days post-op).

The three week stall is a right of passage, my friend. Welcome.

Fairlife Milk is how I survive these days! I either drink it hot with diet cocoa mix, or cold with sugar free strawberry syrup. It actually replaced protein drinks for me, and I am so happy with it.

I told 3 people going in (two who helped take care of me, and one person who lives 3000 miles away). I told a few trusted friends a week later, and as far as anyone else, they can wait until I am ready, if I am ever ready at all. I refuse to have negative, toxic people during what is supposed to be the most transformative period of my life.

While the first week was awful, at day 11 I've having a much easier time now than I did on my pre-op diet It's a crapshoot, really...you don't know where on the spectrum of "Yes!" to "Oh my God, kill me!" you'll fall until after your surgery.

I prefer least invasive methods first. If the sleeve fails, I can always do the duodenal switch or gastric bypass. But I'm young, mobile, no co-morbidities, lower rate of complications, and the success rates were statistically insignificant. I don't have to deal with dumping or malabsorption, fewer Vitamins, and no costly revision if it needs to be reversed. Also, I love my doctor, but I know he makes more money on a 40k procedure than a 14k one.

Your ability to tolerate liquids will increase. If Protein shakes are giving you trouble, check with your doctor for other options (For a couple days I refused to eat anything because I HATED the shakes). He switched me to greek yogurts and a special low carb/high protein milk to replace the shakes, and I felt better. Don't be afraid to collaborate with your doctor to find a successful plan for you (just make sure it's with your doc, not solely with random internet posters). Also, breathe. It gets better, I promise.

11 days post-op, and glad to say I am past the worst of it, but my larger incisions still hurt like hell! I had a lot of problems getting protein since every shake out there gave me problems, but Fairlife Milk has finally made getting protein easy again. Down 31 lbs in a month though, so I'm happy about that!

I was very, very selective in who knew about my surgery, because I don't need that type of toxic environment. I'm very sorry you're dealing with that bunch of jackwagons.

Rome wasn't built in a day. You're a human being and fried chicken wings are delicious.

I did awful on every Protein shake/powder I ever tried (to the point where I preferred not to eat at all), so now I live on a carefully cobbled-together diet of random things: Frozen greek yogurt bar in the morning (low cal, low carb, 7g protein, I need something sweet in the AM) Fairlife skim milk (LOVE this! Ultra-filtered high protein, high Calcium, low carb/low cal milk) Sugarfree strawberry syrup or diet cocoa mix for my Fairlife milk Low fat string cheese (7g protein, nice little snack!) Couple tablespoons of cottage cheese with a tiny bit of tomato Soup on it (tastes like lasagna ricotta!) I use the opurity bariatric Vitamin (vitamin made specifically for sleeve patients) so that I only have one supplement a day to take. Originally, I was supposed to take calcium as well, but the Fairlife milk has so much in it that my doc gave me the go-ahead to hold off on it and do a bloodwork check next month to see if I can go without it. Honestly, I didn't buy special blenders, plates, etc. Sometimes I feel like we try to hype ourselves up through unnecessary purchases, lol. I keep it simple and try to stick to food prep/diet that I can sustain. It's a marathon, not a race.