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You are lucky that you have not dumped. I would not wish that on anyone. I am on my 5th week out from surgery, my doc doesn't want me to start raw veggies until February and I too am itching for a good salad. Sounds like you are doing fantastic, you may be insulin free before you know it.

I am terrified of sugar. After having a "dumping" episode that was worse than the flu, I am very careful of what I eat. Fresh fruit has become my friend. Can't eat raw veggies yet but I eat lots of steamed ones. I stay as far away from processed foods as possible.

My surgery was Dec 3 and I have lost 13 pounds. I was told by my doctor to walk until he tells me otherwise.

Good luck with your pre-op diet. I didn't mind it much after the first three days.

Have been back to work and am starting to feel normalish, lol. After reading all of the posts, I am trying to take one day at a time, some days have been better than others. This past week I learned that I need to have time to recover if I am trying a new food as some things I have found do not...

Thank you for your reply. Odd question but what can I do about all of the gas? It makes me miserable and my doctor did not give me any instruction in this department.

I am in Arkansas too. Thank you for your reply.

My name is Cathy and just had my surgery this week. I decided to join this site because a lot of things are happening and I am actually having difficulty dealing with my decision now that I had the procedure. What surprises me the most is that I did all kinds of research for four years before I...