I had the small belt fit bit, it worked well for me, but syncing to the computer was a pain. I bought the smaller of the wrist units they now sell and I found it to be to large and clunky, i...

Personally the smells of foods were the hardest on me, fish especially. I still cant go to certain stores that have a large fish market and Im 2+ years from my surgery. I try to stick with basics...

Everyone is so different. Being away from home is the hardest part for those of us that had to travel for the surgery. I hated being in a hotel away from home. I hated even more I was in Texas and...

I started loosing mine around the 3-4 month mark. It was all of a sudden and pretty bad at first. I didnt have bald spots but it went quick and I could feel it thinning out. I could see the hand...

I had my gallbladder removed several years ago after one of my attempts at a high protein diet. I thought I was having a heart attack. Horrible pains in my chest, right about where your diaphram...

Hopefully you Melanoma will be easier to treat so you wont have to push off your sleeve surgery. But in the long run, you need to deal with the Melanoma first before concentrating on your sleeve. ...

I was on celexa as well, they switched me to it as they promoted it being one of the better scripts out there that would prevent additional weight gain. My surgeon however said regardless of the...

Hey Jay, Im in GA. I had my surgery in August of 2011. Welcome, add me to your friends list and we can keep in touch

I lost a ton of hair about 4 months in. It just seemed to keep coming out and coming out. I had thin hair to begin with so I was really freaked out. My Doctors office had a Nutritionest who helped...

I didnt sleep a wink the night before surgery, but that is because I drank that horrible stuff to clear my system. I was petrified I would have an accident in the bed. Not being home made it harder...

I have been totally open and honest about my surgery with everyone. I have run into people like your coworker and I told them I respected their opinions, and I hope they respected mine. If they...

Wow youve lost weight, Thank you I had weight loss surgery. Confused face is the response, I smile proudly and say, thank god for the miracles of science. I went through the same debate and...

Hair loss- yucky I know. I made the bad mistake of not taking in enough Protien for a period of time... Hair loss hit me hard and fast. I started taking Biotin which is a small capsule, you can...

I had my surgery in August of 2011. I thought that there is no way in the world I was going to reach my initial goal weight of 160 lbs. When I started this journey I was 278 lbs. A size 22 pants...

I had the same thing in my upper most incision. I think because it was in my rollie pollie area it was being rubbed the wrong way. I used neosporian on it for the first few weeks and then used a...

My father had the gastric bypass surgery and expereinced similar issues. Felt like he was loosing muscle mass, tired, loss strength. He up'd a lot of his protein and mixed around how he took his...

Dont feel discouraged by lack of responses. I post things sometimes and never hear a peep back. In the end its the motion of us going through our stories and posting them for our own well being. ...

I had Dr. Roncon as well, your the first person I have found on here that used him. I had the same experience with the hospital staff wanting me to walk and me wanting not too. They were so sweet...

The first few weeks I had that as well, slowly it started to stop. I then ended up on the other end of the spectrum where I couldnt go at all. Im now down to maybe once a week. its tough to go to...

My husband loves to give me grief about everything I eat outside of the "plan". He did it since day one. Today he did it to me as I reached for bread and I gave him the look. I then in turn yanked...

I went to Dr. Rincon in San Antonio Texas, I live in Georgia. It was about 12K as well, that included the overnight in the hospital and a years worth of nutrition advice and counseling through his...

My Dad had the RNY and ever since that moment, I was evidently so fat I needed the surgery too. It made me so upset all the time. I know they meant well but it didnt feel well at the time. I ended...

Fruit shakes are my favorite.

Trader joes does excellent cheap frozen fruit. I used to only do strawberries but now I'm a big fan of peaches too.
Always with your protein powders, I use...

I cant beleive you are going back to work so soon. My doctor gave me a little over 4 weeks off. I had slight swelling around the cuts but nothing major. I also wore the binder (like a girdle)...

I think everyone is supposed to seperate drinks from foods so you can get as much nutrients as you can from the food without being filled up by the liquids. If your doctor suggested otherwise I am...