crocodoxie

So sorry you're going through this complication. How frustrating! I hope they're able to get things fixed up and feeling better soon.

Glad to see you checking in! Thx for the update.

Thanks so much for your feedback. If I remember, I'll ask during the support group this week. I hope I think of it!

I'm wondering if anybody knows the answer to this. They say normally, digestion takes about 8+ hours. That's when it's going through both your small intestine and your large intestine though. After a gastric bypass, about how long does it take to digest food? Thanks for any help you can offer. (Surgery in August)

Best wishes to those having surgery this week!

Hope everything went well!

You not only lost weight, you lost years! You look easily ten years younger! Congratulations.

How neat that you're doing it so close together with your husband. I'm glad you're feeling better and yeah for being off the meds. I've not had my surgery yet, so I don't have an answer, but I wanted to say congratulations on getting to this point.

Nana and Mr. Feel Good... applauding you. Keep going, you're doing great!

So happy for you...what a wonderful transition.

Fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing your success! You look amazing.

Yeah, I've had about 10 of those at the surg. center, where it's the deep injection, over the years. Please take in mind, I had been through 6 years of stuff, tons of imagining, etc...and was using a cane some days, and thought I might end up with a walker...it continued to deteriorate....and then it was difficult to find somebody to do it. It's a surgery most avoid because of the location. Very high rate of infection. I had eight stitches IN MY BUTT CRACK. I did not go to this person, but there's a doc...something like tail bone doc or something that might be somebody that has more information if it calls for that. I just don't want to give the impression that you can go, I'd like to have it removed and they go, sure thing! It's actually the opposite. The idea of removing bones from the body in this circumstance is seen as an aboslute last resort, but if you find no relief, know that there are options. It was an extremely difficult journey and recovery was tough, but for me, the recovery was a cake-walk over the pain I was in 24/7. Fight for yourself if you need to. It changed my life for the better.

HeavyE - happy upcoming birthday. You're my sister's birthday twin. She turns 52 that day as well. Waves from Central NJ.

Aww, I liked the cute kangaroo with the joey. I have three...one on my foot, one on my calf, one on my ankle. No surgery until August. I'm not sure yet if I'll ink after. It's a neat thought to commemorate it.

OH! And I sit on a heating pad constantly..even to this day. I work from a home office....but it helped a ton with at least the muscles that tighten up all around.

I fell twice, once down stairs, a year later, slid on black ice. After 6 years of going through every cushion known to man, having deep injections, and working with a pain clinic, I finally found a doctor who removed my tailbone! It had been broken all that time, and nobody found it....bad imaging. Bangs head on desk. Anyway, two bones removed...one broken, one loose that kept scraping nerves, and finally I have my life back. There's a website coccyx.org that offers ideas/people's situations and what worked for them, and other things. Maybe you can find something helpful there. It's a great resource for coccyx pain. (I am not related to it in anyway. I simply researched the heck out of zillions of coccyx things over the years) You have my sympathy. It's the kind of chronic pain that's hard to describe, but sucked away my soul for such a long time.

My dietitian at one of my appts explained it to me. They filled out the paperwork at the office and faxed it to them. I'd ask your doctor's office if they have information about vitamins. It was the week we discussed vitamins during our 6 months of appts...I've been to 4 appts so far, 2 to go. She showed me multiple options and mentioned this was a good program for many, but the co-pay can be different for different reasons. She's awesome and so helpful with information.

Bummed mine was so much higher. It's fine though, and I'm glad it's helping others. I did appreciate the idea -- but she said it ends up being different for many people.

Hope they come in for you at that cost. For me, the cost was quoted as $179.00..(they call you with the information).I said no thank you. I think another girl on the board got them at a very low cost like that...if you search the board, you might find the conversation. The good news is if I were to change my mind (I won't) they RX is good for up to a year she told me. Good to know.

Woot!!! Great job.

So glad they caught the issue and you're feeling better.

Wow, fabulous!

Looking like you shed 10 years, too! Great job.

I'm curious to see what happens. I used to be a D, then I breastfed my kids. The volume and density between that and getting older (50) has them in the floppy C category...haaa, we'll see. Surgery isn't until August.

Prior to surgery, think how thrilled you'd have been to lose 23 pounds so quickly. Perspective.