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Congrats!

The first few days of liquid diet were the hardest for me; and the good news is post-op the cravings went away completely for me.

Rob - as always, thank you for your post, your willingness to share and your wisdom. Craig

It gets better!

RNYGB Nov of 2014, I've lost 150 pounds. Feel great! Resolved blood pressure, cholesterol, GERD, and dramatically improved joint pain, Sleep Apnea. Working out an hour a day and loving it. At this point I feel In control of my eating, not deprived, mostly eating produce & protein and enjoying it. I choose gastric bypass…

Awesome!

Congrats!

Salad with grilled scallops. Yum.

Follow your doctors advice. That said, don't over think this. It's a major surgery and your body needs to heal, so rest and hydration are your mist important priorities post-op. Definitely walk frequently, and in my experience you can make those walks longer as you feel up to to it. I started adding in weight lifting at…

Welcome to the other side! Sip, walk, rest, repeat!

Arm pits. They're back.

It's normal to be anxious - it's a big deal! But you're ready for it, follow the plan, it'll be over before you know it, and you'll be so glad you did it.

Relax, enjoy, go with the flow. As far as food goes, just order something you know is safe for you to eat.

BOUGHT a 44" tuxedo for my sons wedding next month, replacing the 60" tuxedo I wore pre-op 18 months ago. It's time to rebuild my wardrobe!

I'd go for it, eggs were among my first and favorite first solids.

Thanks for this post. Interestingly, I seldom used Tylenol prior to surgery because I didn't feel like it really resolved pain near as effectively as Ibuprofen - whether for joint pain or headaches. Since my surgery however, the few times I've used Tylenol it's worked VERY well. It may be all in my head. In any case, since…

Great job Angie!

It took me two years to come around to the idea that WLS was "normal" and appropriate for me. That my weight wasn't just the result of a weakness in character. Now, 17 months post RNYGB, down 150 pounds, off all my meds, resolved a long list of co-morbities, fitter and feeling than I have in over 30 years m, I can say that…

Way to go Ally!

Welcome - this is a good group. Losing weight will undoubtably help with your knees. Mine weren't as bad as yours, but I had chronic knee and back pain. After losing 159 pounds, (RNYGB Niv 2014) I am essentially pain free. I'l need knee replacement some days, but that day is way out in the future now.

Great to have you back!

Visited Coast Guard recruit training this week, did a pre-dawn spinning class with 42 eighteen to twenty-two year olds and their company commander. I held my own, even though I'm as old if not older than most of their parents. Felt great. Never dreamed I'd be able to do something like that again!

With respect to dumping syndrome, my personal experience is don't be afraid of it. It clearly is different for everyone, and for me I'll just feel "yucky", maybe break out into a cold sweat, and mostly it's an uncomfortable reminder that I knew I would regret that dessert or glass of wine.

I agree with the others, it varied with me and still does 15 months post op (it does get easier!). Don't think about trying to feel full (it'll be too late and you'll be coughing it all back up). Eat small bites, chew thoroughly, eat slowly. I'll repeat that for emphasis: eat slowly. Learn to stop eating when you're no…

Thank you for sharing!

You can do it.

Wow, beautiful scenery, beautiful fish, and my guess is beautiful people!

Awesome!

Premier protein shakes have calcium, so my nut counts two of those as two of my three daily calcium supplements. I take Baruatric Advantage calcium chews for the balance, and Bariatric Advantage Multi-EA chewables which gets me everything else (including iron).

It does sound a little like what dumping is for me, 14 months post op - but generally that's after I overdo carbs. My guess is the flu and your "new" system.