My surgeon did not use one for me, because I have a history of UTI's from them. So I just peed before I went into the OR, and I was just fine. I was up and walking around post op.

I regretted it for all of 5 seconds on day 3 of post op. And it was only because I was stuck lying in a hospital bed drinking disgusting glucerna and I could smell the other patient's food and I just...

Not gonna lie, the hair loss sucks. I have long blonde hair, and if I just ran one hand through my hair, 10-15 strands would come out. Instead of dust or dog hair on my floors, it was my hair. My...

I thought it would be really hard for me because I was so used to drinking multiple large glasses of milk with dinner every night. Now (1y4m post op) I don't even notice it. I've had to take a drink...

I'm almost 7 months out and I burp all the time. It's just a new way of life I guess :)

Man, I feel lucky that I got to wear super awesome gauze underwear during my surgery. My doc did my surgery without a cath (history of uti's from catheters) so I was still wearing those lovely...

I LOVE Dannon light and fit Greek yogurt. I eat it every day!

I have Tricare Prime and my surgery was covered 100%. I did have it done at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, and they have a large bariatric team and I'm pretty sure all of the surgeons perform the...

I've always had a large chest, no matter how skinny I was. But thankfully they have gone down some, I went from a 42H to a 38G and even that is getting kind of big. After I maintain for a year I plan...

My husband is active duty military and we have tricare prime and my surgery was covered 100%.

My hair loss started around 3 months post op, and has finally slowed down (I'm almost 6 months out now). I lost about half of my hair volume. It sucks, but there really is no way to stop it. I'm...

I've never ordered from the kids menu because most restaurants kids menus are unhealthy and full of carbs. I usually eat a little bit off my husbands plate, or order a salad. I always take food...

I don't know about anyone else, but I can't mix my shakes in a blender. It adds way too much air even if I let the shake sit for a few minutes.

I traveled a few weeks after surgery because we moved from Virginia to Florida. We stopped a lot so I could stretch, I kept a lot of water on hand, and packed dish soap and a sponge so I could easily...

I gave it up a few months before surgery so I wouldn't go through withdrawals while post op. I started drinking coffee about 1 month post op and I've been just fine. Caffeine does not dehydrate you....

I regretted it for like an hour on day 2 post op. but I had head hunger and it was meal time at the hospital and I could smell it. And I was stuck with a nasty hospital protein shake.

I'm 3 1/2...

I will say it kinda sucks, but is TOTALLY worth it.

I'm almost at 3 months out, and I've been losing tons of hair. :(. Lame. Doesn't help that I'm blonde so my hair is pretty thin to begin with.

Anyways. I have pretty long hair, to the middle of...

It is so crazy how people react differently. I had sushi yesterday for the first time since my surgery, and it was amazing! I had them cut the pieces small (they were about 1/3 of the size of a...

I have 5 incisions, the biggest being 1 inch long, and that was the one they pulled my stomach out of. I had a drain while I was in the hospital, and had it removed before I went home. I'm glad I had...

Originally I was planning on getting the Lapband because RNY scared me. The rerouting of the intestines, the possibility of "dumping syndrome", and the fact that my mother in law almost died from RNY...

Uggghhhh. I had it really bad post op, and my husband told me it was from ketosis. He also frequently reminded me to brush my teeth ;) his gentle way of telling me that my breath stunk!

I brought them with, took 1 and it hurt too much going down so I didn't use anymore. Walking worked a thousand times better anyways.

My surgery was on a Thursday, home from the hospital on Saturday, and completely off pain meds by Tuesday. My pain was pretty minimal, but I have a pretty high pain tolerance. I was a little slow...

A bougie is the tube they stick down your throat, into your stomach, to use as a guide to butt the stapler against while forming your new stomach. If you aren't squeamish, watch a YouTube video of...