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Hi Carolyn and Pixx: I'm still alive! :D Even though my stricture was opened, I still am having a lot of problems with dense, solid proteins. There are only a very few I can tolerate and not all the time. :( I depend a lot upon my own "protein shakes" which consist of nonfat milk, sugar free...

Hi Carolyn! It looks like you might have snuck in for a peek here!! How are you doing?? We miss you!!! Please let us know!!

Hi Pixx. Glad to see you are still following. I thought I would see if anyone else is out there following this forum! I posted the question and I forgot to put in my response! :p I had RNY on 8/20/18. I have had a very bumpy post-operative course. I'm hoping that things will start to...

Hello Everyone! I would love to hear from everyone who is following this forum! What type of weight-loss surgery did you have, when did you have your surgery, and how are you doing now? Thanks! :D

Well, if you try the Unjury protein, don't make the same mistake I did. When I was using the Genepro, I would take 1 itty, bitty scoop of Genepro (?30 g of protein) and mix it on 8 oz of milk. Well, I had a sample pack of Unjury from my Program so I didn't realize how much 1 scoop (24 g of...

I decided to ditch the Program's full liquid diet. There's nothing on it that I like. I'm going to stick to the high protein foods I have tolerated before: milk, eggs, cheese, and Greek yogurt. I will add unflavored protein powder to make up for any protein if I don't hit goal each day. For...

Hi again! I will never say that WLS is the easy way to lose weight!!! Think of all the hoops we jumped through to get approved for surgery. Then we took the risks of a surgical procedure under general anesthesia. Our bodies were surgically altered forever. Then we had a long period of...

Hello again! Tomorrow is my EGD. I'm hoping my surgeon finds out what the problem is (?stricture) that's wreaking havoc with my ability to take in anything but fluids. I'm getting worried because I'm starting to have problems with fluids, too, if I drink too much -- 3 sips instead of 2! I'm...

Thanks Pixx. I'm hoping things will be solved with the EGD. I just updated my weight. I can't believe I lost a total of 51 lbs already - 28 lbs pre-op and 23 lbs since surgery!

Hi Pixx. I'm glad that you have some time to post again! Unfortunately, I have had a difficult time during my 4-week post-op time. I've had a lot of nausea and vomiting. Now, my doctor thinks I have a stricture because I am having a lot of painful reflux along with the nausea and vomiting...

Hi Carolyn. I just wanted to see how you are doing. I hope you are not in the path of the hurricane, Florence! My brother lives in the eastern part of North Carolina and he has had flooding in his home. My sister lives in Virginia, but I'm not sure she is in the storm's pathway. I hope...

Hi Carolyn. I'm sorry your year has been so difficult. But, the bottom line is you did lose weight and kept it off for a whole year! (Forget that 1 lb you gained back. You probably just drank a glass of water before you were weighed and it made the scale go back up a pound!) I wouldn't be...

Good luck with your 1-year appointment on Tuesday, Carolyn! Please let us know how it goes. :D I feel really bad that you are so down in the dumps because you have been such a supportive voice for me since I have started my weight loss journey. :oops: You are doing much better than you think...

Hi Carolyn. I bet your motivation is still there. It's just been blindsided by all the roadblocks you have been running into lately. :confused: It's not just the liquid diet that's helping you lose weight, but the fact that you are eating less food daily and different kinds of food than you...

Carolyn, it's so sad to see that you are feeling so down. I just started this post-op journey 12 days ago and I feel your pain.:oops: I knew there would be bumps in the road in the week right after surgery, but once I felt almost normal I got hit with the setback of being unable to eat solid...

Well, I had a successful first post-op visit with my surgeon and medical bariatric doctor today. I was weighed for the first time post-operatively and I'm at a weight I haven't seen for over 20 years! It's like a miracle because I could never lose more than 15 or 20 lbs at one time on my...

Hi! I'm sorry that both of you have been dealing with so many medical problens recently. I'm so focused on all the changes going on in my body right now after WLS that I temporarily forgot that life and it's associated "stuff" still goes on! :oops: Pixx, I'm so glad you were on top of things...

Hi PIXX! I'm so glad you found some time to come back to this forum. You have certainly been missed! But, I'm glad that you have been away for good reasons. :) It sounds like you have been swept up into a whirlwind of positive activities. It's also so great to hear that all your hard work...

Nothing stayed down for 2 days, so my surgeon ordered a scopolamine patch and zofran for nausea. I also had to go to the hospital for 2 liters of IV fluids I have felt better since then and I have been able to get my fluids and protein in. The only problem is I can't stand anything sweet! So...

Not doing so well with liquids since I got home yesterday. None stayed down on Wednesday. So far I have only gotten 2/3 of a SF popsickle down...any suggestions