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Cold Intolerance - I am so cold ALL.THE.TIME. Except when I'm at the gym and physically working out...then I'm sweating like a pig and I have to position myself in front of the fan so I don't get ove...

Dense protein problems - I'm right at 6 mos out and I've had 4 strictures that have had to be dilated. I still don't seem to be able to tolerate dense foods/proteins. I just vomited up my dinner which was ...

Silly NSV - Here's a silly NSV for ya! I can't tell mine and my husband's jeans apart when doing laundry until I check the tags! Used to be mine were the BIG ones! :) What are some of YOUR NSV...

Yogurt HELP! Too much SUGAR! - So, I've been eating the Chobani 0% Greek Yogurt for awhile...why the heck did I not realize that the amount of sugar in it is way too much?!? Maybe the "All Natural" on the lab...

Before and after - This is me on July 31, 2013 and then on January 4, 2014. Just 5 months difference and a 96 pound weight change!

Pictures...how?? - How do I post pictures? I cannot for hte life of me figure it out!

NSV!! - I'm looking at new wedding bands and cool NSV...I can now wear the size 7 ring that is in the stores! Any other rings I've had to send off to be sized as soon as I buy them (not...

Loving the new, active me! - Just a happy post here. I'm down 93 pounds and pretty ecstatic about that. Even more exciting is how much I am enjoying working out. I've been doing Zumba/dance fitness for a fe...

Selling/Trading Clothing - I'm in the stage of my weight loss where I have no clothes that fit. Just wondering, has anyone come across a site or place to sell your old clothing? And possibly trade for sma...

Fun NSV and follow-up - I parked far away in the parking lot, and walking up to the store with my 6 year old daughter...she says "Let's skip!" Well, ok, I can try that! We skipped the entire way, boobs...

Is malabsorption temporary? - I have heard conflicting things on whether or not the malabsorption is temporary or not. What is your take on it??

Lets be honest about strictures - I've had 2 EGD endoscopies in the last couple weeks... For those who've had them, how many times did they have to go in and stretch you out??

Such a victory! - Who woulda thought that NO LONGER being considered morbidly obese would cause a victory punch to the sky at the surgeon's office? BMI 39.9. Woohoo!

Plastic Surgery Insurance Question -   I have just found out that my insurance will no longer be accepted at the hospital at which I just have my RNY. I can still receive services through my Surgeon through his...

Plastic Surgery Insurance Question - I have just found out that my insurance will no longer be accepted at the hospital at which I just have my RNY. I can still receive services through my Surgeon through his perso...

Post Operative Neuropathy??? HELP! - I had an EGD this morning...I guess the anesthesia I had is considered General Anesthesia. Well, for the last 2.5 hours my hands are numb and tingly. Position doesn't seem to ma...

Post Operative Neuropathy??? HELP! - I had an EGD this morning...I guess the anesthesia I had is considered General Anesthesia. Well, for the last 2.5 hours my hands are numb and tingly. Position doesn't seem to ma...

Successful EGD today - EGD went well this morining. I was right and I had a stricture (and another hiatal hernia - they just fixed one when I had my initial surgery on 8/1/13). They stretched that bab...

Thank GOD - EGD on Wednesday - Evidently, the doctor believes I have a stricture, too. Scheduled for Wednesday morning for an EGD. I sure hope this helps! Because I am miserable!

Poop-skiddleee-doop-skiddledeee - This is becoming a huge problem. So after taking Miralax for four nights in my nighttime tea it produced no BM. Magnesium Citrate, taken in 1/2 doses at 5pm and again at 8pm to ...

Does this sound like a stricture?? - I have had discomfort with any food or drink since surgery 7 weeks ago. I cannot get past the pureed stage because the discomfort is so much that I am very limited on what I can...

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