erikshappywife

Sorry, no brothers...keep looking, you will find your Mr. Right ?

LOL, the first two were VERY unlucky finds...except for the 3 wonderful kids i got from them (the first gave me a son who is now an EMT, HE MARRIED HIS CHILDHOOD sweetheart whom he had been with since they were 10. They gave me 4 grandbabies: a girl 11, a girl 9, a girl 5, and a boy 2. We also had a daughter who married a wonderful man she met at Purdue while he and i were students there. They have given me 3 grandbabies: a girl 7, a girl 4, and a boy 2...so even though husband #1 turned out to be a monster i have to be glad i met and married him, if i hadn't i wouldnt have my 2 birth children or my 7 grandchildren. Husband #2 turned out to not be much better but one good thing came from our marriage, we adopted a baby boy together. My adopted son is now 20. Husband #3 is so wonderful. He is so patient and understanding and loving. He fathered my kids as if they were his own. He and my oldest son are best friends and he is the only father my adopted son has ever really known, my husband has been his dad since my son was only 3. We have been together 17 years, married 16. My husband is totally blind and hearing impaired and absolutely (almost) perfect...i am VERY lucky now...but had to go through 13 years of hell to get here. For me 3rd times a charm i guess [emoji5]

talk to your surgeon about the possibility of being put on TPN (nutrition via a growshong port. That is what mine did for me and i am a lot better now, i can eat most of the time without getting sick and i can drink better too. Just a thought...

Some men can just be so oblivious...they dont mean to be, they just are. It doesnt mean they dont care, they just dont think.... I am so blessed to have a man who is attentive and who waits on me hand and foot since ive been so ill...he is amazing...it only took me 3 marriages to find my Mr. Right... I hope your man starts paying more attention to detail or that you find a man who does

My husband uses an air fryer to "fry" stuff, it works AWESOME because no grease just crispy goodness Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

Try using an air fryer, they are AWESOME!!! Crispy without the fat and grease or tummy upset Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

Yes, it is no biggie as you are asleep Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

In a pinch Adkins has a frozen one with pepperoni and sausage and i think bacon that is pretty good, i can eat about 1/2 of itvat a time and i feel much less deprived Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

Thanks for the advice. I called a personal injury lawyer and he insisted my problems were just "risks of the surgery" so he refused to take my case. Since my post ive spent an additional night in the hospital. I lost too much too fast and was passing out whenever i stood up...i feel like i will never be well again. I am so weak i cant even climb the 4 steps into my house. My husband has to push me up from behind while i try to step up...this is just crazy. I feel like i have even lessvof a life than i did before the surgery Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

Thanks so much. I contactedvan attorney but was told my problems are all "risks of the surgery" so he wouldnt take my case. Since i posted last i spent an additional night in the hospital (stay #6) because ive lost too much too fast and was passing out whenever i stood up...i hope things are improving for you Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

Dont wish for rapid weight loss, just steady...ive lost 63lbs in 2 1/2 months which is too much too fast. Day before yesterday i passed out whenever i stood up. I ended up back in the hospital for the 6th stay since 11/29/16 surgery...many severe complications, this is just the latest one. So...slow and steady is much safer!! Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

Yes, very much so. I got to the point that i vomited EVERY time i tried to eat or drink ANYTHING for the first 2 and a 1/2 months. So i just didnt eat anything. I have been hospitalized 6 times over the past 2 months, too. I spent about 45 days in the hospital during thoae 6 visits...in fact, i just got out of the hospital about 2 hours ago!! I had to be put on TPN at night (nutrition that goes in via a port into my jugular vein) and i have to wear a patch for my nausea behind my ear, i have to take 8mg of zofran to help with it too. I have to take a dose of magic mouth wash (yes, thats really what it is called-it has lidocaine and other stuff in it that numbs my eusopogist because i now have eusopogitis from all the vomiting. And i that reglan afyer every meal...all this kust so i can eat without vomiting after the 1st bite ( but i had other complications: the surgeon cut my spleen during my bypass, my spleen died and was falling apart in my left abdomen which caused abscesses to form there. I had to have a spleenectomy afyer almost 2 months of battling ingection. They had to put drains in 4 times to drain the ingected Fluid out of me. Then my plural cavity around my left lung filled up with 1800 units of fluid in it which caused my left lung to collapse so they put in a chest tube to drain it off...to put it very mildly i have a VERY rougj time since my November 29th gastric bypass surgery. I am sorry to hear thay you are having trouble with food too. I promise the taste of your food Will get better. Have a blessed day...... Michelle

Beautiful!!! Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

My bypassed stomach had to be removed because of gastrroparisis... I posted a few days ago asking if I would ever NOT be in pain or ever NOT feel sick...well, the pain in my left side of my ribs got so bad I thought I was going to die and I had a fever of 102.9 and was very nauseous. I went to the hospital and they found an abscess on my spleen. They had to put in a drain and drained 400 units right then and they had to leave the drain in to continue draining . I will be in the hospital for a few more days... Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

Nope, just the tiny pouch. I can't eat right now because it makes me sick and hurts too much Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

LOL...gotta love auto correct Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

Im BACK in the hospital...NOT Barack...LOL...stupid spell checker! Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

I had RNY on 11/29/16. Instead of just bypassing my stomach the doctor REMOVED the bypassed portion because I had (have) gastroparisis. So, I had to be cut from between my breasts to my bellybutton. I went home 3 days post surgery but got pneumonia and was back in the hospital for another 3 days (days 7 -10). Before the pneumonia I was getting in most of my Protein and I was able to drink the Protein drinks and other liquids and take my Vitamins...after the pneumonia, I couldn't even drink water! I can still barely drink or eat. I am in a constant state of dehydration. At week 3 I had no other choice but to resort to soft/solid foods because the liquids and pureed foods caused instant diarrhea and vomiting. I was literally starving to death. I was so weak I couldn't hold my head up...i went to see my surgeon and he was no help. He had no suggestions and didn't even bother to respond to the fact that I had started eating solids way too early. So, now I eat MAYBE a tablespoon on food every 2-4 hours and I sip on Water as I can...but am lucky to get in 16-24 ounces a day. Everything makes me so sick!!! I probably don't get in more than 400 calories a day. I take zofran every 4 hours and still get severe dry heaves all the time for no apparent reason. On top of all this, I still can't lay down in my own bed!!! I have to sleep at my parent's house in my dad's lift chair. I can't lay flat on my back because I can't breathe (sleep apnea). I can't lay on my side because it hurts in my stomach too bad and it hurts in my chest. It feels like my heart and lungs are being squeezed in a vice! When I stand up it feels like all my organs drop and slide around and pull. It hurts and I have to move so slowly. It feels so gross, I can FEEL that there is this big space where someth8ng is missing or at least just not right at all. I am completely miserable!!! This has been way worse than my open heart surgery and I didn't think that could be possible! I wish I wouldn't have done this and that is so sad because I fought to have this surgery for 13 years!!! I really believed it would be the magic answer to all my MANY other health problems. I thought everything would get better if I had this surgery but instead everything is much worse...PLEASE tell me that this will get better soon...please tell me I will feel "normal"...i'm not asking when I will be able to eat "normal", I know what/how I need to eat for the rest of my life and I am fine with it...but when will I ever be able to eat/drink and not feel miserably sick from the very first bite or sip? When will I be able to lay down and sleep in my own bed? When will I be able to walk more than just a few feet without having to sit down because I am just too weak??? I am down at least 40 pounds and that's great...but I would rather not be so sick and miserable... Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App

Thanks everyone for your encouragement, I try so hard and will keep trying. Love and blessings to you all. Sent from my SM-J320V using the BariatricPal App