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a bit surprising - although I was surprised that my PCP didn't know that RNY often cures GERD, or that there's a risk of bone loss (mostly in people who don't keep up with their calcium).

yea I think it clumps if the liquid is over 140 degrees. I've never added it to broth (I use their chicken Soup flavored Protein powder, though), but I've added it to things like chili (but not while it's super hot!). Their unflavored protein *does* have a taste, so it's better to add it to really flavorful things (like chili) - then you don't taste it.

No card - I just tell them I had stomach surgery, and I've never been questioned. Although a lot of kids' menus are crap - e.g, chicken nuggets. I often end up getting a bowl of soup/chili or an appetizer

My "three-week stall" lasted two weeks. There's a woman on another forum I'm on who had one last 3.5 weeks - so yes, it can happen. As long as you're following your program, the stall will break soon...

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it sounds like several folks have had success with them - although some still have to supplement a couple of things. You could give them a shot and see what your labs look like - then supplement on whatever you're a bit a low on

I'm guessing some docs say to wait a year because of the fear of cross addiction. I'm guessing once your stomach is healed, it's probably not going to have vastly different effects at six months as it does at 18 months.

I like that answer someone gave earlier - "over 100 lbs". Right now, I'm telling them "about 80" (even though it's more than that). At some point it's going to be obvious I've lost more, so I think I'll stop at "over 100 lbs". That sounds like a ton of weight. And i don't want anyone trying to figure out what I must have weighed originally.

I was told to wait a year. So far, i've been compliant with that

you're lucky - I take about 18 pills a day (will drop down to about 14 in a couple of days when I'm finally off ursodiol). I take as many sublinguals, chewables, and chewy ones as I can so it doesn't seem like I'm taking so many pills!

I agree with Inner Surfer Girl. Couldn't have said it better myself. I had my first stall weeks 2 and 3 out - then I dropped like six pounds during week 4. Just hang in there!

I don't dump (although I've never pushed the envelope), but some fruits sit better with me than others. I can eat half a banana with no problem. Berries are OK, too. I had some fruit salad at Christmas with some Clementine oranges in it, and I immediately threw up. I'd bet it was the oranges - they're acidic. You'll just have to try some different fruits and see what happens. Everyone seems to handle things differently...

not everyone loses hair (I didn't). And it sounds like for the vast majority, they lose enough that *they* notice, but no one else does. That's not to say that there aren't people who lose clumps and clumps of hair - there are. But from what I've read on here and other sites, that sounds like the minority. there are complication risks with any surgery. Most are minor. A lot of people don't have any at all. From what you described, it sounds like it's a lot more risky *not* to have the surgery.

have you checked with your surgeon? Vomiting up everything you eat is a bit unusual. Maybe there's something going on (??). I would let them know.

people seem to have biggest drops the first month or two (other than during the infamous "three week stall".

yes - Cervidae is right - I've been reading up on it the last few minutes, and i looks like it's managed through eating small, frequent meals. And low-carb ones to boot.

supposedly it can be managed through diet. Hopefully your nutritionist will know. If it's what I think it is, it's called Reactive Hypoglycemia. I don't think it's super common, but on the other hand, I've seen it come up several times on forums -so I don't think it's necessarily *uncommon*, either...

I experienced one two *weeks* out! They do happen once in awhile to pretty much everyone. I think your body has to stop and recalibrate every once in awhile. Just stick to the plan and you should start dropping again.

I haven't, but I've heard about it happening to others.

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no one has asked me if I had surgery. Although people didn't start commenting about my weight until I'd already lost about 50 lbs (post-surgery), and at that point, I was only losing about 2 lbs a week. So they seem to believe me when I said I'd been working with dietitian and exercising like a fiend (which is actually true....).

I just rattle off a ballpark figure that I've lost since my surgery day (without mentioning that I'd lost 60 lbs *before* surgery). I don't want them calculating in their head how much I once weighed. To a normal person, even "about 80 lbs" sounds like a lot. I don't want them to know it's more like 140! Sometimes I do like others do and just say "a lot".

also, people often drop a lot the first month or two, and then it slows down quite a bit. I started losing 10-12 lbs a month after the initial drop, and from what I can tell, that's pretty common.

I've been eating around 1000 kcal a day at seven months out and thinking that was too high - so at three months out, yes, that's probably a bit on the high side. But it's also because you're eating 120 g of Protein. Were you told to eat that much? My blood protein levels run low, so I was told to eat 80-100 g. It seems like most people are told 60-80 g. people sometimes feel hungry if they don't get enough protein, but that's not your issue if you're eating 120 g a day. Maybe dehydration? Or maybe stomach acid? (do you take an antacid? I have to take omeprazole for the first year)

I haven't found it that difficult so far (I'm 7 months out). Although I had a couple of advantages going into this thing - I'm not an emotional eater (just a volume eater), and I've been a healthy eater for several years (I was just eating......oh....3000 or so calories a day pre-op). So other than cut way down on carbs (and most of mine were the complex variety) and portion size, I really didn't have to change much else. I think it would be much harder for stress eaters or for people who have to adapt to totally different foods. I also know it's supposed to get much harder a year or two out when you hit maintenance.