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As I am getting older, my joints are hurting more and more, I was...

UPDATE! - Wow!  Hard to believe that it's been 2 1/2 years since my VSG.  What a wide ride!  Had some ups and downs - mostly ups, but feeling so much better than I did pre-surgery.   I've ...

Post Surgery - Day 7 - Awake most of the night with pain in my lower left abdomen.  Didn't get up until almost 10:30.  Ugh!  Can't wait until my Dr. appt. on Wednesday.  Eating/drinking is somewhat easie...

Hi Morgie, Thanks for writing! I am now 6 days post-op and still...

Post Surgery - Day 6 - I don't get it…I'm following all the "rules" and yet my drain stopped draining yesterday and it has been leaking around the incision site.  The doctor said not to worry abou...

Post Surgery - Day 5 - Oh my, what a horrible night!  The drain came uncapped while I was in bed.  Had blood/fluid on the sheets and then I had really bad pain in my stomach.  Wasn't sure if it was due t...

Post Surgery - Day 4 - Should be writing more...but just not in the mood right now.  Went to the store today; felt good to get out, but I was more than ready to come home.  Trying to focus on getting eno...

Post Surgery - Day 3 - Walked 3/4 of a mile today!  Passed gas all night long.  Where is it all coming from???  Not sure I'm "eating" or drinking enough water.  Pain is tolerable.

Post-surgery - Day 2 - Came home from the hospital today.  Trying to get up and walk.  Gas/bowels still not moving.  Took a couple of naps and trying to resist going and laying back down again since I ge...

Post Surgery - Day 1 - Feel like crap.  What have I done?!?!?

Surgery Day! - I feel like I'm going to the gallows.  I know I should be excited, but I'm not.  Just received news yesterday from my oldest daughter that something showed up on her MRI and she ne...

Day Fourteen of the Liquid Diet - Ninth day on Imp - Not much to say today.  Hungry, nervous, and couldn't sleep.  Am I doing the right thing???

Day Thirteen of the Liquid Diet - Eighth day on Im - SUPER productive day today: Dan & I took down our gazebo and put away all the outdoor furniture, installed laminate flooring in our home office, put straw down in the dog pen, went...

Day Twelve on the Liquid Diet - Seventh Day on Imp - Busy, busy, busy day today at work trying to get all of the year-end forms/facts/figures in to Lansing by the deadline!  Still recovering from the strep throat - slight sore throat...

Confused about liquids/water?!?! - Two weeks ago in our nutrition class the NUT said that the liquid protein drinks are counted toward your 64 oz of water/liquids for the day.  Yesterday at my one-on-one appointment...

Popcorn - Is it true that we can never eat popcorn again???  I guess it won't kill me to never eat popcorn again, but it will be really tough when we go to the movies!!!

Day Ten of the Liquid Diet - Sixth Day on Impact - Feeling a little better today; at least I was able to go to work so the antibiotics must be working.  Getting anxious for Monday to get here, but kind of dreading it at the same ti...

Day Ten of the Liquid Diet - Fifth Day on Impact - Stayed home from work again today; still dealing with a bad headache and sore throat.  Worried about using all my leave time.  My co-worker is putting on a full-course press; she's...

Day Nine of the Liquid Diet - Fourth Day on Impact - Started coughing in the middle of the night and woke up with a horrible headache, sore throat, and body aches.  Went to urgent care at 12:30 p.m. and found out that I have strep th...

Day Eight of the Liquid Diet - 3rd Day on Impact - Slept a little better last night. No gas per say, but my right hip and lower back were killing me.  Finally had to take some tramadol for the pain, but it took about an hour to kic...

Day Seven of the Liquid Diet - 2nd Day on Impac - Busy morning with teaching Sunday School and then church services.  Went to Wal-Mart and then home so Dan could watch the Lions football game.  Spent some time reading more about t...

Day Six of the Liquid Diet - Starting the Impact D - Ok.  These drinks are nasty!  Had gas again for most of the night; not sure what's up with that and am going to call the doctor on Monday.  Keep forgetting to drink my protein drin...

Day Five of the Liquid Diet - The nausea seems to be letting up, although I almost threw up in the elevator at work when I went up to get some hot tea.  The tea seemed to help settle my stomach, but now it's ti...