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Tell me about it I am pmsing big time cranky, snippy just totally not myself maybe it's carb withdrawal sxs....this stinks.

I had it and it was hunger pains they would wake me at 4am, I'd get up drink something then they would go away as diet has advanced I have not had it anymore.

I used Dr. Arun Rao in Jacksonville loved her and her team.

Agree with Trish

Not all overweight patients have PCOS. A lot of the missed periods can be just attributed to anovulatory cycles from the extra estrogen in your body from the fat cells. As you lose weight you end up with less fat and hence less estrogen which in turn allows you to ovulate. So unless your bloodwork showed evidence of PCOS aside from having skipped periods it may not necessarily be PCOS but anovulatory cycles because of excess estrogen. So losing weight will ultimately help decrease your risk of uterine cancer whether you have PCOS or not.

I am 12 days post op and had a birthday party for my son.....I did well as I ordered soup from Panera to give me an option to eat but when I carried that pizza in my car all I could do was think of the pizza. Didn't touch it and had my soup with 1/2 scoop of unflavored unjury but wow was that pizza tempting. I am usuales a sweets person but even the cake didn't prompt such a strong craving.

My doc said I could drink 1 cup a day once I started full liquids as I told her usually I like mine with milk. She said as long as it's once a day she wasn't concerned with it which is really what I used to drink before. I said are you sure it doesn't have to be decaf and she said nope as long as I'm doing only 1. I did my first 1 week postop but had a very smaller amount than I would normally have. Also I found out you can add protein to Starbucks coffee which was even better.

I had similar pains and I still think they are either hunger or maybe gas but I am one week out and still get them if I don't have protein every few hours. I also would get pain in middle of the night like it if I got up and drank something it went away...I guess I am not used to eating so often but new lifestyle got to get used to it.

Congrats you look awesome!!!

To answer Libby's question not everyone has to go through psych evaluation and go through hoops to have surgery. I had my nut meeting via phone and then preop day before surgery, so I got my answer the day before surgery. However I was a little intrigued by the question because I wanted to see if anyone out there had had a glass before the 6 months. I am not saying I will or I won't, as each day is new and there maybe things my sleeve won't tolerate. I occasionally take NSAIDs for bad osteoarthritis...I have not since surgery but my doc said to avoid ulcers I can take carafate to prevent that so I was curious if NSAIDs are ok on occasion why not a glass of wine around the holidays.

I am wondering if any of those wraps like IT Works, would help at all with some of the elasticity. I saw someone's fb who had a list of her clients and it included a gastric bypass client and it definitely made the skin look a little more taut. I might try them and see my surgeon said its ok after a week post op.

Maybe you are drinking too fast...sip slowly. I get a lot of pain if I gulp or drink too many sips in a row....it has been a hard adjustment for someone like me who ate superfast all my life.

I got sleeved 10/13. Mariapimentel@hotmail.com. Not sure I am already in two October groups on fb...

I was also sleeved 10/13 and I am having pain with meals and also randomly at 4am every night for past 3 nights...my doc suggested I increase my omeprazole to 40mg so will let you know if that makes a difference. Well with drinking....still only on clears...

My surgeon said 6 months! Geeze I would love a glass on Christmas Eve....I will only be 5 weeks post on Thanksgiving... too soon....

I also seem to get my fullness message after 4 ounces of broth in one sitting....if I am sipping on a drink I can drink 8 oz but over an hour.

Walking helps a lot and most people will get more fluids in if they walk more also helps get rid of gas. But yeah it's no walk in the park. I am pod 4 and I get some weird pains in my sleep between 4-6am and I think they are hunger pains! So we all have stuff that we need to work out it will get better....

I'm POD 2 heading home today also found a huge diaphragmatic hernia and repaired it at the same time. Had some issues with gas but tolerating clears just some with ascorbic acid seem to make my tummy burn so I have avoided some of those and stuck to water and broth and sugar free Popsicles. So far those go down well not so great with jello yet. So taking it slow. Have had to dilute the isopure can't have it straight.....they said first week is about hydration so not as worried about getting all the protein in but hydrating the first week.

Depends on if your breast feeding otherwise I don't see why there should be a delay....3 months should be fine. The only reason you would wait a year is between csections because of risk of uterine rupture. Usually also the uterus has shrunk down to normal size in 6-8 weeks so it shouldn't obscure visualization. But never the less you should ask your bariatric surgeon.

Odd that they would say 9 days of clears before surgery are you sure the clears aren't for after the surgery????

Usually in my experience, it's the morphine that causes more nausea vomiting, I was switched because of nausea and vomiting to the dilaudid. How about those gas bubbles don't like those one but are you having a hard time with those at all?

Mahi, salmon, sword fish, bass are my favorite and I didn't really eat fish until I was like 22. Also I eat it usually when dining out because I just can't cook good fish....

No sipping for me yet only ice chips apparently I had a huge hiatal hernia which she closed. So sipping will start in am. How is everyone else doing?

My surgery is at 9, I am already at check in....nervous and feeling surreal.

I'm having my sleeve this am too I am at the hospital so I will be right there with ya.