I would wait a few more months. I started with a little vodka and lemonade about 6 weeks out, but you are talking carbonation. I am almost 10 months out and have had a 1/2 a beer the other night. A...

Had surgery the 28th of March, grandson had been born the 23rd. Was holding him by the 30th! No pain meds 2 days post, no Zofran for nausea. Felt great, didn't even leave with drains. Really was...

I have BCBS of MI. Wonderful experience. If your surgeon's office is up on the insurance, which they are, it is painless. They scheduled all my appointments and knew exactly everything I needed for...

Your diet will return to normal. I am 8 months post op. I actually lost 5 lbs over Thanksgiving?!? Anyway, this a.m. for breakfast I stopped with a buddy for breakfast. I ordered 2 eggbeaters, 2...

I was pushing fluid and doing rather well but still experienced dizziness. My dietician looked at my fluid intake and agreed it wasn't dehydration, it was lack of carbs. I just wasn't getting...

I started about 6 weeks before my surgery with 800 calorie days to prep myself. Following surgery I could barely for 300 calories and had to do all kinds of protein supplements. Now I am 7 months...

So I haven't been on here in quite a long time, but I see everyone is doing well. I was doing some research the other day and I found a pretty neat website. My wife and I have always done a lot of...

I actually got tremendous support from the wife. I was sleeved March 28th, and had started the prediet on February 12th. She did it right by my side and went from a size 20 to a size 14. Now I am...

My fail safe was the 17.00 whey protein from Walmart with 1 cup strawberries-55 cal, 1/2 cup sf apple juice-50 cal, 1 scoop protein-110 cal, and occasionally a 50 cal yogurt. 265 calories, blend with...

My wife laughs, but I had to post here. My son is narrow waisted, 6'2", 195. Makes me sick. But he was joking with me and dared me to try on a pair of his jeans. After we found they fit, he explained...

Well this weekend I had a few days off and obviously made some poor food choices. I put on a couple lbs. I have already dropped one of them, but this is abnormal for me. I lose steadily. Even if I...

I think I got lucky when it comes to food choices. Salsa goes down well, pickles too. The only thing that has really bothered me since surgery is smoked sausage. Too greasy, I even tried to grill it...

Way to blaze the trail! Congrats.

I actually got to start my piroxicam, which is a NSIAD for arthritis, the day after surgery. They were just worried about prior for clotting reasons.

I needed something meaty, the surgeon said to eat small amounts that I could tolerate. So I made a small meatloaf in the crock pot and then mushed it with a fork. It was so tender it worked great....

Just another "perspective" glimpse.......I quoted my pant size earlier, but that is uniform pants which don't run the same size as jeans. Before surgery, the last pair of jeans I bought were 48...

I like the muscle milk which does 20-25 depending on the size. I also sometimes do a double carnation breakfast sugar free. It grabs 26! And GNC has a lean shake, it is 25 g, they taste awesome,...

I new this day would come, and I din't know how I would feel. Well it is here and I feel awesome. As of today I have lost 100lbs. I started this journey at 375. I lost 40 lbs before surgery, and...

I thought I was dehydrated, being low on fluid and standing, the gravity actually prevents your heart from keeping the blood pumped to your head and you get dizzy. But my surgeon said not this time!...

I still add protein shakes. I really like them in the a.m. replacing breakfast, unless I am at work an the guys at the station are making breakfast, then it is a small amount of scrammbled eggs. The...

Believe me I would love to know where the stuffiness comes from! I teach part time, Anatomy and Physiology for nurses and paramedics and I can even figure it out. As for a typical dinner, tonight was...

I actually get stuffed up and start sneezing when I get too full or eat too fast. Try to learn the spot right before you are too full. I found that I get a little rumble in my stomach when I am...

Hfh is a great hospital. I used to work as a paramedic in Oakland County. There is a Ford clinic in west Bloomfield that we would transfer patients from to the Detroit campus. Hope everything works...

That sounds like a healthy attitude! Good for you. Where in Michigan did you have your surgery? Mine was at MidMichigan Health in Midland.

Buy the warranty if they offer it. My wife and I decided to replace our wedding set after 20 years. We couldn't afford much when we got married, but after 20 years we made up for it. I got the...