Recent content by ShellyW

Welcome Carolyn. You must be a neighbor! :) I am in Broken Arrow! It sounds like you are on the mend - 2 weeks out one would still expect to have pain and to be moving slowly after major surgery. With one of my incisions, I had some nerve regeneration pain that lasted about 6 weeks but after...

Janet- Like you I had a heck of a time getting in all the protein - especially in the beginning. I have found 2 protein dense liquid supplements (cannot tolerate the whey or soy powders myself) that are palatable. The first is a chocolate shake made by Premier (30 gm protein/5 carbs/11oz) and...

Dr Gornechec did mine at Baptist... Overall a good experience considering it is major surgery. I am glad to hear that you are doing well.

I am just over 2 months out from my Roux-en-Y procedure. Before my insurance would cover the procedure, I had to have a period of "medical weight loss management". I visited my surgeon for this and lost 20 lbs before the surgery. Since my surgery, I have lost another 60lbs with still a long...

For me it was the inability to live a life without pain and embarrassment. Both of my hips hurt so bad that walking any distance at all was not much of an option. I would not ride one of the electric carts at the store because of the stereotype "lazy fat woman" syndrome. I also travel and do...