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Left foot.. is it warm to the touch? I'd still see your doc just to rule out other potentials like a blood clot.

For homemade meatballs: Bread crumbs->almond meal Wife is gonna try cookies with them too. Removing carbs is awesome.

I don't understand the difference between "regular chewable Multivitamin" and "Bariatric vitamins". Can you elaborate?

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Flinstone vitamins tend to be chewables. I passed on them because most of the mv's I found contained calcium carbonate. So I went with Jamieson chewable mv's w/o calcium and take calcium separately. Having no luck finding calcium citrate chewables anywhere. Found liquid calcium carbonate in liquid form but far more expensive than its worth and tastes like barium fluid.

I can only shake my head after reading much of this topic. In the Canadian forum of all things.

It depends on each person's metabolism. I'm not into politically correct answers, but it's true. I have a Fitbit watch that's been tracking my steps/distance/RHR since Christmas. Since my facet injections (for L5/S1 fracture) around September I quadrupled my daily walking from 800 steps a day to 4000. When I started the liquid diet, and dumping weight, my steps have been anywhere between 1000 (at the start of the diet when I was too tired to do anything) to 7000 steps (more lately), yet, my highest weight loss was when I was walking least. My RHR has went from 90-100 to 50-60. This is where having a good grasp on your medical history and current medical situation is optimal. Not everyone will lose weight the same just because they have the same surgery. Some people's body wants them to be at a higher/lower weight than others. One of my sisters (5ft3) has been 90-95 pounds since she was like 13 (29 now) and she couldn't gain weight to save her life. I, on the other hand, can gain and lose 5 pounds in the span of a day. Sufficed to say, I envy her.

Sounds like GERD. One of the big components of it too is having the feeling like you're going to burp but it winds up being regurgitated food/drink. Definitely get the assessment from your doctor though, they might order other tests too. I have moderate GERD/reflux going into a sleeve next month and crossing my fingers it doesn't make this any worse or I could be facing a revision too.

I'd be looking at naughty stuff on my phone to make sure I think positive thoughts while under. Good luck.

This is quite a humorous conclusion, if that were the case why does this happen in universal healthcare too? The reason is simple if anyone would bother reading studies that are even available on this very forum -- those who don't implement lifestyle changes stand an extremely significant chance of post-surgery complications (making useless their surgery), never mind not helping any other comorbidic obesity complications like diabetes, liver disease, heart disease, etc. Ensuring people are dedicated to pre-operative lifestyle changes dramatically increases the odds of post-op success. The goal is to help fix the underlying problem, not throw you into surgery ("cuz I said so") and create more issues others have to deal with the financial consequence of. For those who don't want to wait, and make sure they're physically and mentally ready for the pre-op and post-op challenges, paying out of pocket to have surgery elsewhere is an option people always have.

Yeah. My wife had an emergency c-section while 9cm dilated (1cm left before they'd deliver) , but her temp was spiking too high and daughter's heart rate was well over 200 and they had a bunch of doctors/OB's/surgeons come in and all decided it was time to go to the surgery room. There was no question both of their lives were at risk. Yet this same cousin (who lives in South Carolina - I opted to move to Canada to be with my wife rather than move her to California) wanted to lecture my wife on her picture posts from postpartum about c-section being a bad decision, that the hospital/doctor/insurance is just trying to bank off c-sections, etc., even though we were in Canada and any situation was covered completely by universal. I honestly see stuff like the OP in the same light. One of my uncles was cheated on by a lady and started telling everyone in the family not to have relationships. There's always these people who can't be reasoned with, and try and bring others into their circle of thought to validate their overreaction.

I think of it like a cousin of mine. She had c-sections even though she wanted home birth, her two other kids were delivered c-section as well even though she tried to go the route of VBAC. Years later she joins Facebook, finds these VBAC groups, and turns into nothing but incessant whining about how she's been betrayed and starts suggesting women avoid c-sections at all costs. One of the reasons I deleted Facebook years ago. Unfortunately some people are so upset (or feel so betrayed) by things they can't be reasoned with. From reading a few of her posts (and won't bother reading any more) it doesn't seem like she understood enough what the surgery would do, had unrealistic expectations, and those people are by default those who are most prone to not only disappointment but these sort of exaggerated reactions.

What a nice friend.

Personally I just like meat sauce and meatballs anyways so losing the pasta loaded with 60g+ of carbs per serving isn't much a loss for me.

So you're saying guys aren't omniscient mind readers? Next thing you're gonna tell me is we're not e-Santa's who load up our significant others with presents every commercialized holiday to gain their affection.

My dietitian recommended 3.7L of clear fluids (including water) a day, I'd suggest at least 1.5-2L a day.

Are you drinking enough clear fluids like water? Also, before your pre-op liquid diet began were you drinking things like soda, coffee, etc.? This happened to me when I stopped drinking soda entirely.

I think you're simply making way too much of what he said. I've read it over and over again trying to see how this might upset someone. All he did was cite what is true.. it works for most people. Hardly a terrible statement. He even respected your choice to choose what you wish even though he disagreed. Wasn't rude, belittling, or anything else. While you say this is your journey, and that's understood, this is still a public forum where people can respectfully offer their opinions or provide counter-arguments. Even in the real world, that's how discussion works. Anyways, I've discussed the crux of the argument I care to discuss. I wish you the best on your journey.

So my advice on what to talk to your doctor about: - Talk about your weight. - Are there any other comorbidities you have? Diabetes? PCOS? Liver disease? Apnea? Thyroid issues? Etc. If you don't know, find out. Get extensive tests/workups. - Other medical issues, like fractures? Spine problems? - What efforts have you made to lose weight in the past? Dietary changes? I would advise getting a complete look at yourself medically and psychologically before going into such a life-changing surgery. The best decision is an informed one, not a rash/spontaneous one.

It might be the weight your body wants you at. It could be some other medical issue -- entirely possible. I would bring that up with your doctor, dietitian, and whoever else you see concerning this matter.

Are you paying attention to the nutritional information regarding what you're snacking on? Caloric intake? Carb intake? Meeting your daily nutritional needs? At some point people's body will stop them from losing any more weight, but that's why you rigorously stick to a strict diet to find out what that new normal is. It will likely rise a tad, then plateau, when it's settled. However, if you're slipping to eating bad food, it can easily be a cause of gained weight as well. No way to tell from here.

I have a feeling this is a cop-out, but I'll bite anyways. So in your experience do you have a way of testing whether or not this liquid absorption claim is true? I mean, I take liquid calcium citrate and chewable multi-vitamins+sublingual B12. I largely am in the same boat as you in personally preferring liquid to large tablets, but that's merely a subjective personal preference. I just don't need all the BS that you cited that tries to pass off as science. Clearly you wish to try and convince others of your belief, and you're flat out wrong. It's a rather big deal because, for example, supplements in liquid form are generally more expensive, more annoying to store (must be refrigerated), etc. Is that higher cost of dosages worth it to most people? Well this is why Proud2BMe said "most people", because most people are just fine with tablets -- clearly you were overreacting and triggered by his casual response, prompting you to Google some sort of agreeable supplement-industry phrases passing off as science. I take issue with that because it isn't information. So to conclude, if there's a vitamin/supplement absorption issue with oral supplements, it's likely due to the person's body (for example, for B12 it would be called "intrinsic factor" in the stomach) and not the form the supplement takes.

Time is just flying, isn't it? April just cannot come soon enough!

Then can you share your sources? Everything you said from bypassing digestive process to fillers is literally regurgitated verbatim by the supplement industry. I would challenge you to find any science papers that say this.

This is often regurgitated by people selling vitamins. A quick Google search starting at "liquid" and ending at "bloodstream" resulted in exactly what I suspected, pages full of supplement sellers trying to sell their product. Why aren't you skeptical of this? https://www.google.com/search?q=ill+form...+Vitamins+in+liquid+form+bypass+the+digestive+process+and+are+absorbed+directly+into+the+bloodstream%2C&oq=ill+form...+Vitamins+in+liquid+form+bypass+the+digestive+process+and+are+absorbed+directly+into+the+bloodstream%2C&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Actual science and research says there's no difference. Many people pass off using Google as research, it's the best way to verify prior subjective biases rather than get an objective view. Here are two actual research papers that deal with vitamin absorption: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17109579?dopt=Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14616423?dopt=Abstract http://www.usana.com/UPLOADS/usana/2005/242/242-1_AKA.html (which follows these studies) You'll notice a similar premise which mirrors the vast majority of scientific research: there is no difference in any form. None of them suggest liquid form absorbs nutrients any better. In fact, one of them states that if liquids absorbed into the bloodstream better, why doesn't soup bypass the digestive tract and go directly into the bloodstream? So really the difference therein is price, and the compounds used.