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Yup! I thought about this all the time. I think it's because I used to see so many clothes I wanted to wear, but couldn't. Now that I can I wear leggings, dresses, boots, etc and spend more time on my makeup and my hair.

do you have a coating over your tongue, inside of your mouth or back of your throat? Any pain when swallowing or eating? Sometimes thrush, a fungal infection, can cause these symptoms too. If you have the coating, definitely speak with your primary care doctor about it.

I have noticed this too. People are more friendly, guys hold doors for me now and look me in the face and smile at me when they never used to. It does make me feel like all they care about is my weight/looks rather then the person on the inside. My therapist made a good point though the other day, that physical attractiveness plays a huge role in how you feel about someone, it does for everyone and we can't be upset at others for feeling the same way we do when we look at someone. It is hard to deal with though. I want to scream sometimes and say why am I suddenly worthy of your time now, but it is what it is and I just need to move past it.

I would check with your surgeon. I was told to take Bariatric Fusion chewable tablets and chewable is needed after surgery until your surgeon clears you to swallow tablets.

I fart much less since my RNY, I notice it increases if I eat more carbs and stuff I shouldn't be eating. Since I mostly stay on track I fart less and I think it smells less too.

I am three months post op and am just getting over a stomach bug with vomiting and diarrhea. It seems I can barely eat anything now, I fill up super fast and stay full for a really long time to the point that I am eating half of what I used to. Has anyone else had this for a few days afterwards? Is it normal? Is it almost like a pouch reset because I couldn't eat for a day and a half? (I am pushing fluids, just curious about food). Update - had my 3 mo post op appt and I am doing fine. I was told it can take a few extra days to get back to normal eating compared to before I had gastric bypass.

I go to therapy and am being treated for mild depression/anxiety which I think is helping a great deal. My husband said that I am occasionally bitchy, but otherwise he said I haven't been that bad. I wonder if it's because of my meds.

It varies from plan to plan. Mine is a 70/30 plan once the deductible is met. My surgery was about 55K and I ended up paying $2800 out of pocket because I hit my maximum out of pocket for the year.

good luck!

I was thinking this could be a stall myself. I have experienced a few so far and while the sudden gain or maintenance between a couple of lbs is frustrating, it does eventually start coming off again. It seems like you are exercising quite a bit...how many calories are you taking in? I know sometimes I actually had to start taking in more calories to get the weight to come off as I was not eating enough and the additional exercise I was doing just made the deficit larger putting my body into starvation mode (per my NUT).

I used to eat for any reason, happy, sad, bored, etc. Are you bored now that school is over? Is there anything active you could get involved with, go to some local exercise classes? Make plans with friends?

I had a head cold on the day of my surgery and was told that since I didn't have a fever and my respiratory status was find that they would move forward. They gave me some hefty antibiotics during and when I woke up the cold was gone from my head, but slowly moved to my chest. Continue to communicate with your surgeon and while a delay may not be ideal, if it's safer, best to wait it out.

Following.

I threw up a handful of times after my surgery and I always thought back and realized I ate too fast. It gets easier.

Glad for you. I had minimal gas pain, but much muscular pain where the incisions were no matter how I moved. That's all long gone though and it was all so worth it.

amazing! Congratulations!

Awesome! I'm just 3 months out, I hope my one year will be as great as yours!

Do you have any bariatric stores near you? The one by me allows you to try samples of all of them for a small price. Vitamin Shoppe has quite a few sample packs to choose from (next to the big containers on the shelves) and GNC has Quest protein sample pouches to try.

Nope. I struggle at times with wanting to eat things I shouldn't, I still see the 250 lb woman I was before the surgery in the mirror at times (going to therapy for this), I struggle with plateaus even though I know it's a normal part of the process. I have to deal with people who don't understand the process telling me I am losing too much weight (even though I am still obese and a nurse at that!). I still have to talk myself into exercising at times. Despite all of this, overall I feel so much better. I wouldn't change it for anything.

For me it was about a week.

Mine was 20 lbs for six weeks, but when I spoke with my surgeon before I was d/c home from the hospital, I told him I had a 21 lb toddler at home and he said depending on how I was feeling I could lift him after two weeks. Even at two weeks I would have increased abdominal pain when I lifted things, so I held off. It was about four weeks off that I could finally lift him comfortably.

Welcome to the loser's bench!

While I did wonderfully for my Thanksgiving celebration (brought my own meal and made a WLS crustless pumpkin pie sweetened with Truvia), we had a family celebration for my husband's side of the family yesterday for Christmas. I made spinach and artichoke dip and used reduced fat everything in it and made oopsie bread for myself (I brought baguettes and chips for everyone else). I spooned a little of the dip on the oopsie bread,had a little bit of cowboy caviar and a few pieces of cheese and crackers. I couldn't believe how quickly the calories added up! I really didn't do that bad and still did a Turbo Fire workout when I got home. I weighed myself this morning and I weigh the same (Yay! I didn't gain!), but somehow have been beating myself up today as if I gorged myself on unhealthy Christmas goodies (I did end up eating more calories then usual as these are foods I don't typically eat except low fat cheese). In all reality, deep down, I know I did much, much better then I normally would have, but I still feel guilty. Is this a good or a bad thing? Part of me thinks it's a good thing, but part of me thinks it is bad as I don't want to become obsessive about it (my therapist says I have mild OCD and am using it as part of my weight loss ie weighing every day, weighing and counting everything, obsessing over exercise and my caloric intake). Has anyone else experienced this? Like having a small amount of food you wouldn't normally eat one day will ruin everything? Part of me is afraid as when I felt like I failed in the past I always had issues with feeling like that was it and completely gave up. Luckily I don't feel that way today. I feel more determined to keep going.

Hey guys! I am new here. I had my robotic gastric bypass 10/6/15 and all went well. My highest weight was 250 lbs (BMI 44) and I hovered around this weight for a good five years. I was extremely unhappy with my appearance, I had no energy and became short of breath easily with exertion, the knee pain was excruciating at times. I adopted a son almost two years ago and was determined to become healthier for my family and myself. After yo yo dieting since the second grade (yes my first diet was when I was eight years old), I finally had enough and realized I needed help. I spoke with my PCP, expressed interest in the gastric sleeve and she referred me to our local hospital's obesity treatment center. I had all my appointments, stuck to a low carb 1200 calorie/day diet and exercised for an hour every single day, sometimes more! The weight came off much quicker then expected (which had happened before, but I could never keep it off). When I finally met my weight loss requirement I was cleared to have surgery and I ended up changing my mind and having gastric bypass instead due to a long discussion with my surgeon. I am three weeks out now and am down a total of 57 lbs so far. I would like to lose about another 63 lbs. I didn't realize how much I had physically changed until I recently had to buy a new dress for a wedding I am going to and I placed it side by side with a picture of myself at another wedding in 2011. I almost started crying. I am on track to getting my life back.

Awesome job! Congrats!