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    8 days after gastric bypass

    Hi Bigtallsis, I have 2 older sisters. Both are 'bigger' than me. Not overwieght but noticeably taller. I'm the short fat one. :). The smaller of MY 2 bigtallsis's gave me my username. We were playing Barbies....Enyhoo seeing your user name made me smile. The bigger of my sisters both...
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    8 days after gastric bypass

    The first day I found this site I was going crazy with frustration with this diet. Someone responded to my (cry for help) post and I got all weepy. It was such a relief to know that somewhere out there someone was going through or had gone thru the same thing as me. I stil hate this diet. But...
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    8 days after gastric bypass

    Relief is coming gals/ guys. I'm 22 days out. It is a struggle. You have to remember this isn't forever. You will eventually get back to eating 'real' food. I miss chewing and textures. A clear liquid diet would not include most protien drinks. I had to be on a stage 3 diet before being...
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    Daily diet 3 weeks post

    Thanks for your response. Am trying hard not to eat solid foods. Have moved up to Chobani yogurt not blended and cottage cheese. Which does seem to help a little. Got plenty of protien in that way yesterday. Still working on fluid. Feel like I could stay up all night drinking and still...
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    Bypass vs sleeve

    The hospital I go to doesn't even do the RNY. I had the sleeve and outside of my own little mental issues it has been great. Honestly the RNY scared me cause of the malsorbtive issues with it. The have done the sleeve for many years. It started out as stomach stapling. I remember my step...
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    Newbie

    Thanks. The hospital in the town that I had surgery in doesnt do RNY. Only the sleeve and the banding. My doc won't do them cause he says our ICU isn't big enough to handle those cases and what it already does. Gulp! I think he tends to be a little overly cautious but that's a good...
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    Newbie

    Hi. Looking forward to having an understanding can relate support system! Had gastric sleeve April 4, 2012. Hope to be of help to others too! :)
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    Daily diet 3 weeks post

    I need help here. So entirely sick of protien shakes. Do not like whey. Can't even stand the smell of it. Using EAS soy vanilla flavor. Only on I've tried I find acceptable. Have tried several. Using power milk in cream of soups. Miss chewing food! Multi vitamin (bariatric advantage)...
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