Frustr8

And that sure is not a Good trade-off for me, I want to continue to lose down towards my goal. And then, and only then, will I worry more about my Sharpei loose skin when was born not to be "AVERAGE" I was created and recreated AWESOME, and all of you are witnesses to The Grand Shrinking of Frust8, and I feel it is going to be extremely good.

And my surgeon did the same thing, I never encountered the pain many others complain of.

Well mine is liquid version of Calcium Citrate called Wellesse, I purchase it at Wal-Mart. 1,000 on the morning and also at night.

So so sorry to hear this. As an Emesis veteran I know a little of what you going thru. But I had a Good First 2 weeks until my problems set in, feel so bad yours came so quick. Let's hope the new meds work their magic for you. Please continue to update your story, we will be here to cheer your successes, and cry with you went things don't work out well. May tomorrow and all the following days be better for YOU!❤

Well i have another Endoscopy scheduled- have not heard from Columbus recently- believe after the Mid-May fiasco with those 2 nurses at the clinic They now are practicing Structured Neglect. Well I have worse things I could call it but I am a lady, at least my parents raised me to be a lady. Well a couple other problems have popped up, shall we say gastrointestinally. Not the pouch but much farther downstream, my theory after the recent flare- ups maybe developing IBS or Crohns, oh I will be thrilled if I am wrong. So on the 12th of June, coincidentally Tomkitten's birthday, age supplied on demand, my gastroenterologist,here is doing it, my PCP set itup. Am I worried? WELL just a little, I had hoped after my RNY I would be in the lap of healthn not finding and addressing these bothersome little blips. The more I lose, the more things they seem to be finding. Its like my fat was sheiding things from view! Oh down deep I suppose I'm grateful but every test seems to have a " by the way" attached. And I long to scream WHAT NEXT? I am thinking about getting a job as a Sewing Dummy, that way,they can put markers and pins wherever they desire. And my weight is continuing to diminish, know they will weigh me at Ambulatory Surgery, last weight was 203, so it's not impossible I have jumped over into Onderland, as I have been losing still !3-5 pounds every week to 10 days. See while I was on TPN. my weight loss crawled down almost to a stall, in the month after it was removed , I dropped 30 pounds, ka-thunk, so truly my "Honeymoon Period" was merely deferred and I am still quite actively losing. Also haven't had a full Blood Test since my iron. INFUSION in March. Oh there has been blood dra2n for other purposes but NOBODY has checked my Iron Level. PCP said in his experience Infusions might be Every 3 Months, well another thing Thing1 and Thing 2 at the clinic don't care about! I logically should be having another in June. If nobody wants it, I'll just keep and use all I have! So my lovelies, that's how Frustr8 turns in the wind, toppling over into 18s, missed 24 completely, and haven't,been in 20-22 too long, maybe month/ month and half, but the slacks are starting to slide down and some of the tops are so loose it looks they are Maternity smocks, went through everything I still have, packed 9 boxes 18 by 18, they're left over from when,I got TPN supplies, see a lot of them were frozen for freshness, so these were Styrofoam with lids. Make nice,Mini-coolers for soda pop or beer, neither of which I drink anymore. Oh really nothing still taste good, no sweet tooth, and when I do think of something , 2 or 3 bites and I AM DONE, even my homemade soups, maybe 1/4 cup tops , found out my,own taste better than canned. I notice,the Chunky or Progresso Light,seem to be chicken or chicken-broth based, and Guess What, I am no longer enamored of the fowl🐥anymore And his or her fruits of labor, eggs come bouncing right back up if I try to eat them. Precious Pouch,is much more picky than a monarch would be. So to keep peace my diet is morning and,pretty bland, have not cut protein shakes out, they often are my breakfast or Early Day choice. Usually make powder up with 1% milk, a compromise with TK, still tastes almost identical to the 2% we used to buy. So I will update you of anything newsworthy, but right now these tests are the high light of my Bland & Dull life.

And that is rare, cruises are second only to College in packing on the "Freshman 15", all those tempting buffets, you may ship,on a " Princess" but you often return as big as an " Emperess"!

I don't because I live in Ohio, but if you do get them to consider it even on a case-by-case basis, expect a lot of peer review slowdowns. A sad commentary on American Insurances , they are not in the business to help people, merely to make money and a lot of it. Oh how I wish our Congress would pass Universal Health Care, my friend Mrs Gamgee in Alberta had to wait a long time for her surgery, but at least it didn't bankrupt Mr Gamgee and her. An old saying from my youth Every congressman his 2 ends, a sitting and a thinking end And since their whole career in Congress depends upon their Seat Why bother writing, my friend! True in the 60s, still True Today, more's the pity!😪

And you undoubtedly are at a Calorie Deficit, this is your body's way of saying " For Gods sake, girl, you just had Major Surgery- sit us down before you topple over!" let Bronto- Grandma and Bronto- sissy help a little, obviously they ❤ a whole bunch. My daughter , the RD , short for Rotten Daughter, lives 6/10ths of a mile from me, wouldn't turn her hand to help me, there is one of those in every family, and I had the horrid luck to birth Mine! I no longer plot revenge, Karma is going to get her and it may be soon. Already wrote my Death Notice/ Eulogy for our local newspaper, when you're 72 and facing surgery you think about such things. Anyway it says at the end" She is also survived by Mrs_____. her daughter, with whom she was estranged at the time of her death." And the publisher of our Local Newspaper, I graduated from High School with her older sister, so it is cleared it will be published just That Way! My son, the Tomkitten knows just where to locate it and has promised to submit it. And it will also not say "Blankety- blank Funeral Home is honored to serve my family" I dealt with these people for all of my family's funerals, okay people but they took every drop of Life Insurance money coming, not a nicety but a business with substantial profit. Late hubby thought he was leaving Tomkitten and I sitting pretty, nope, had to keep on working to keep us fed, so nice as things look, IT IS A Racket, pure and clear. And day by day you are going to get stronger,more healthy, less "OMG WHAT DID I LET MYSELF IN FOR? ", the sun will shine, the birdies tweet tweet once again, this I Do Promise! It takes a while,to Be the Very Best and to Feel the Very Best! And I pray for everyone on Bariatric Pal, even the ones who didn't ask ME,to. Figure that will be between Me and GOD in the long run!

Oh that would do it in Spades, just be Your Best You, the World should not demand more than that, and if it does , Pfft the World and all in it! Feisty broad, aren't I? You. can stand in manure only so long before you can't stand the smell and you got to crawl out!

You know You. the best so I heartily concurr, sounds like a Plan To Me!

And one,i used when someone started prying and I didn't feel like talking. Hey_____I just found your 👃 nose. It was right in the middle of My Business" Turned on my heel and left while her mouth was still standing open!

Since you like- he ha- prune juice, apricot juice is in the same general area, had a relative that swears by it, even eats reconstituted apricots like other people do prunes, she believes it keeps her a "Regular" woman! And who am I to argue? Now that I have lost 116 piunds, she may be able to Deck Me, used to be able to wrestle her to the floor and sit on her, have,not tried it recently! Hey smile and giggle, it drives other people Bonkers!

And I do hope you get better, your 3 year old needs you, you want to do the Mommy things for her not work yourself into a frazzle. Ease back a little, do no more than your body easily let's you, you have the rest,of your life to slowly recuperate . Don't do yourself a hurting you cannot get better from. I have had arthritis since I was 25 and I am now 73, take it from me, You DO NOT want to be in pain the rest of your life, did that because I have fought it. and there are days when I thought I might mentally crack, now the Advil I was popping like M&Ms to stay on top of it, turned on me , tried and nearly succeeded in chewing a hole,through my stomach and my jejunem , the first part,of my small intestine. Been fighting the Good Fight to heal them rascals since last October 12th, and there is still a threat that if they don't heal with medication. alone I may still face more surgery. And I had hoped, hope against hope, that my RNY was going to be the LAST SURGERY I would ever need! So you see, the jury is still out for ME!

Might need a little tweaking but might not, if they do it should not be very long, but will pray🙏 everything smoothes out. Have you asked one of the nurses or medical staff,to help you interpret them better? Might be a Good First Step!

Confidence, sweetie, the bottom line is Confidence. If you present yourself as confident, they may not even notice the other, if they do, They are not the RIGHT ONE for YOU!❤

And we all hope you'll feel at home here, we're World-wide but as close as your keyboard, just ask if you have questions, if one of us doesn't know, someone else will or we can tell you where to seek out answers on your own.👈😛👉

Maybe just Maybe, your Heart is filing an complaint! Sort of like " You Cut That Out!" LOL😛

And another Scale Victory- I now weigh over 50 pounds less than my son and heir to my miniscule fortune, he is so ego- struck and peeved He now says it's TIME for him to seek Bariatric Surgery for himself, does not like the fact I have an BMI of 31, although he is a couple of inches taller his is 38 and he may have still enough Co- Morbidities- even at his younger age- for Insurance to cover it! Told him I will support you, if that is your decision- but it is between my surgeon, because that is who he would wish to have- and Himself. This is the one thing Mama can't do for YOU!

And the ones at Wal-Mart, the non- handicapped ones, if you go,in straight, the only way you can turn around is to straddle the toilet. You must have to border on Anorexia. to,perfectly fit, and a couple,of the older hospitals in Columbus are,like that too, you would think they would Build Better!

And correction, I am 73 not 63, doesn't matter what my SmartPhone said!!!!!

Kiley I am also a Buckeye, born and bred,live in Mount Vernon, so almost in the exact,center,a proud veteran of 9 months,had an RNY but many Sleeve and ESG friends, older than dirt (63) but not ready to be counted out,IF ever you want to Talk I am almost always around here! Looking forward to see how your JOURNEY goes! And I do bleed Scarlet and Gray, even had my Surgery at Ohio State, so you can see what I mean. Have a Beautiful and Blessed Day!

And P,S, My BMI is now 31.1, never thought I would be able to Say That, I am about ready to write "1" in front of my weight, leaving the 200s behind forever, an 18 after starting a 28-30 woman size, my goal for me is 175 pounds and a size15 junior, underneath all flab and floppy fat I have a natural TomBoy build, World is going to be able to see the Real Frustr8 I have been hiding, oh I'll never going to look as good as I would had I not packed on the weight, but I plan to Rock the Senior World, some Silver Fox gentleman don't know I'm coming, but They Will and Frustr8 is going to be the finest 73 year old I can be! So Cowboy!Up Honey, "sweetcheeks" is on Her Way!

And you are not SHRINKING from Surgery, it's that things settle down before your operation,LOL, they kept shortening ME and I did'nt feel a thing! Once upon a TIme Frustr8 was one puffy Hairstyle under 6 Feet Tall, a fine yet. Obese specimen of. WomanFlesh. Now I did expect to be A LITTLE SHORTER, after All , Years and Menopause may have taken a Toll, but 5 Foot 8 Inches, I felt Robbed! And I had struggled and struggled to lose some Pre- Surgical Weight so they,Would See,how Sincere I was! Now your Re-rmeasure is going to benefit you enough to make Insurance pay for Your Surgery but it Made Me feel like A Big Fat Slob! And This Magic with their Measuring Tape and Scales gave me a BMI of 51.6, that's OMG LADY, HOW CAN YOU STILL STAND UP AND WALK?-hood. I would have gotten down and Crawled Out of there on my Hands and Knees- except for the fact,i have had 2 artificial knees implanted , they don't bend too good anymore and I Feared it might take a ForkLift to get me back up! But it all worked Out, I went forward, got my Surgery in a little over 3 months, why So Short?I had completed Another Bariatric Program not Once but Twice and then after skimming off as much money as they could as well as Co-Pays because the insurance I had then demanded I chip in. And then Their Surgeon, who honestly didn't,care That Much for, got Professional Cold Feet and REFUSED to give me my Surgery. The Good Thing about that tangled Mess? I got to keep All That Credit,for all the Specialties I had visited, rather like Credit for Time Served in a Legal Court when they are jailing YOU! So all I had to do was 1more Psychological a piece of 🎂 Cake, meet with their Dietician, an Exercise Physiologist, the Head Nurse- Practioner, then the Surgeon, he did his personal PreSurgical exam, got fitted and promised to faithfully,use my CPap, because I knew already I had Sleep Apnea, the Heredity Kind (Thanks Daddy!) And then on SEPTEMBER 5,2018 I hot,my RNY and was on my way to a Better Life# And God Bless Medicare, by this time I was older and Retired and they gave me No Hoops to,Jump Through, everybody agreed THIS IS GOING TO MAKE FRUSTR8 A HEALTHIER PERSON AGAI, HEY IT MIGHT JUST,SAVE HER LIFE! And it did, and,more I am 116 pounds lighter and, although I had so bumps, hills and curves in my Personal Weight Loss Journey, like the Old Song Said ; Everything G9nna,Be All-Right!" Yours may have different parts to,it, that's Okay-we are all Different,People, but it will be Just Right for YOU and bottom line, That is What We All Want! So God Bless, dont,let Worry take the Joy out of Your Days and I'm always lurking around here somewhere if you Want to Talk.😛🌈

And so the Rest of Your Life is Beginning. And it is not Yikes for you- Love- it is a Happ Glory-Gloryn THIS is the DAY You have been working towards, and it is Scary-Exciting- but Scary Still. You are commiting,Today to something that will affect YOUR LIFE and YOUR BODY,FOREVER! Once your operation is concluded, you will forever retain temenants of it. Nd you will resemble your Pen Name, there will be a portion of YOU in Stitches. That said,, it is still a pretty miraculous thing. Now even if there are 💦in Your👀, and they're may be, after all You are Very Human---still put a Big OLD Smile😛 on your face, a spring in Your Step👣and Keep,Your appointment with DESTINY, And I Promise,mE and all the rest of the Bari-Pals up,ihave met on here will be waiting for AN UPDATE so ONE-TWO-THREE and YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY!

Last Saturday was not feeling well, Miralax seemed not to be working well, took Ducolax Friday night, said relief 1/2 to 6 hours , the 6 hours came and went ,2 hours I gave up and went to bed. Next morning a just a little 💩, did not feel like I was emptying out. So early afternoon , went to local hospital, figured a Milk and Molasses enema, been a month since I was there. Doctor on duty wanted an abdominal Cat Scan and some other testing.,Turns out I had ileitis, more pockets of gas than stool, and so they said let your doctor the first of the week. We think,you're pretty okay. Finally after 15 hours the darned Ducolax finally worked. At least I am not now under as much abdominal distress. My question is: D9es this mean I might be developing Chrones or IBS? Everybody and their Aunt seems to be dropping meds, am I just developing thines as I heal? Already found out I have renal cysts, thyroid nodules, a heart murmer that's pretty mild, low iron levels, IBS would be just the icing,on one of those cupcakes I no longer can eat! And,oh yeah, every night when I get tired, I get double vision, all I can do to type-text when I'm seeing you lines of letters and numbers. Let me know what you guys think, going to bed while I can still make out the bedroom doorway. TaTa my Bari- friends!👈😞👉