Clay,

It looks like you are doing a great job too!! I love Dr. Steiner but Dr. Greenlee is great as well! Our program rocks! :D At my appt Monday, Karen said to me, "You're doing a great...

My program seems to be a lot different than most I've heard about. We don't go by calories AT ALL, but we count carbs. On my pre-op diet, I was allowed up to 30g of net carbs per day. Directly after...

Thanks leesooim!

I am the same way. Any time I did eat things I shouldn't I did so knowing what I was doing. lol I took the quiz tho and it said I'm not addicted to food, but of course I already...

K, please bear with me as I try to explain this as well as possible.

I was sleeved on April 29th and about 3 wks later I realized I was having pain on my left side about 2 inches to the left of...

Trying to....thanks Msvetrn :)

Its very hard tho. I checked in on it tonight and another of her friends has put up another post mocking me. Its about food addiction and how she's 'finally come to...

Thanks so much everyone. I did get a lot of support from the group after that happened. There are a select few...who are friends irl....who have shown support for her (the main one doing the...

Thank you all for your support and kind words and validation. I'm still shaking my head over that conversation and just shocked that it even happened. I know I have to work on a thicker skin...

I had a very bad evening in a group that was supposed to be a 'support' group. (on Facebook) I've been a member of the group for about 3 months...had sleeve surgery a lil over 2 months ago. Anyways,...

I think most rny patients call it a pouch because thats what they create....a small pouch. However sleeve patients such as myself refer to it as a sleeve because that is what is created for us. The...

Yep, I agree with some others...Unjury is delicous and has protein! They also make a beef broth but I haven't tried it yet. I am 7 wks post op and I live on the Unjury Chicken Broth.......sooo much...

I have been told by someone a year out that when they hit a stall, they would up their carbs...even just by a lil...maybe 100 (good carbs) and that would jolt things a lil and she'd start losing...

I had a hard lump under one of my incisions and it turned out to be a hematoma.....a pooling of old blood that had no way to drain. My docs office told me to keep an eye on it for any changes...

Honestly for me it wasn't that bad. The pain was minimal and more annoying than anything. However, I did have severe nausea that first day. Gravity was not my friend! When I would stand up, of course...

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This is my Toby...he's adorable! He's a 3 yr old Shih-tzu and Chihuahua mix and is the source of many-many smiles around here :D

I came home in a mini van and it was surprisingly easy getting in and out of. I thought it was going to hurt like crazy but it really didn't......and it was a pretty smooth ride. There were a couple...

The way my program has explained this is that If we drink with our meals then the liquids will wash them on thru our stomachs much faster leaving us feeling hungry again much sooner. Not drinking...

I've been using Unjury Chicken Broth protein powders since surgery and they are delicious! And....one of the easiest things I've found to be able to get down after surgery. They don't have a...

I just had my VSG about a week and a half ago. My only prescriptions are Lortab and Omeprazole. The Omeprazole is like Pepcid.....maybe you can ask your dr to substitute for something less expensive....

Love my nutritionist. :) I have done tons of research over the years as far as what to eat, what not to eat, etc, so I wasn't really surprised by what she told me. It was all stuff I already knew,...

omgosh....I'm in that process right now and let me tell u......its difficult! They say if you gulp water/liquids it will hurt. So, I've been sipping. And sipping...and sipping......and still can't...

Amy, my psychologist told me the same thing.......that its unlikely I'll get below the 200 lb mark. But, being born with a slightly stubborn streak, I am going to set out to blast that number to...

Thanks for all your help. :) I had my pre-op appt today and everything went great! The meeting with the surgeon only took a few minutes and was no big deal at all.....but he was very proud of my...

THANKS!! Those are some great questions! I'll be sure to add them to my list. :D

ohh. I've already been on my pre-op diet for about a month and a half. I'm only required 2 days of liquid diet prior to surgery. I haven't actually met my surgeon yet either....but I've probably met...

Thank you! Looking forward to using this forum along the way. I'm sure I'll have questions or need support throughout the process. :)