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New RNY girl here! Love that there is a forum for - Hello!  I think that I have posted on this forum before.  I am 2 and a half weeks post op RNY.  I started out at 372. I have lost 40 lbs in the last month.  I lost 20 lbs pre op...

Trying to stay positive - Well, it has been a shitty two and a half weeks but i have to say that i am actually feeling a little better.  I am onto soft foods but I am still not eating nearly what I shoul...

How long did you wait before you ate salad? - I have been craving a juicy salad. With the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs, chickpeas, onions, black olives....Basically all the good stuff.  My question is how far out were...

Weird pain question - I am two weeks post op and alot of my abdominal pain has gone away except for this....  Anytime that I bend over or get up off a chair or even the toilet, I have this sharp, bur...

trying to get better day by day but its so hard - Okay so I feel like such a whiney ass.  I have been on here complaining so much lately about how awful I feel and how depressed that I have been and I am sorry.  I'm really tryi...

My wife should finally get a surgery date this wee - Just excited and wanted to tell everyone that my wife should finally get a surgery date either today or tmw!  She is really excited.  :)  She sees what I am going through and sh...

Anyone out there start out above 300 lbs and now w - Just curious if anyone started out over 300lbs and now weighs in the 100's?  As motivating as it is to see someone lose weight I just feel so much more motivated if its somethin...

Rant: Depressed - Okay so I am almost 2 weeks post op and I am not having any buyers remorse but I am so damn depressed.  I'm so pissed that I have thrush and it is ruining everything.  I am onto...

Should I dump on 100% Grape Juice? - I know that only 30% of RNY'ers dump and I am not sure if I am one of them and I don't wanna find out.  When I was in the hospital they gave me ice water and grape juice and tol...

Down 16lbs since I left the hospital on Saturday - Today I am going to see my surgeon for my one week post op visit.  Even though its been a rough time the last week I am very excited that I am actually seeing some results.  Pre...

How to update my ticker as I lose weight? - I thought that I knew how to do it but I'm trying to update my ticker and it wont let me. So I don't know what I am doing wrong.  Can anyone tell me the process?   thank...

Should I still be having this much pain at 1 week - I'm 1 week post op as of today.  I still have a large amount of pain and it all primarily centers around the left side of my belly button.  The pain is constant and it feels lik...

I am absolutely miserable... - Surgery was tuesday and I have already had dehydration which was awful but now I am just miserable.  I'm so sore and I am not getting around that great.  The worst part is that ...

Did anyone get thrush right after surgery? - I constantly have cotton mouth ever since surgery. I am 5 days post op.  Now I have a disgusting taste in my mouth at all times. I looked in the back of my throat with a flashli...

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Question about dumping and wait time - I was just wondering if anyone could answer my question for me.  Once you eat something, and it turns out that you are not able to tolerate it, how long afterwards do u feel sic...

Finally home from hospital today. Hospital stay di - Thanks everyone for the support first of all!  Surgery was tuesday.  The actual procedure went great but when I woke up I felt like I got hit by a semi truck.  OMG!  The pain wa...

Make that 20 lbs! :) - Today is my surgery so I weighed myself this morning when I got up and I have lost 20 lbs now on this  2 week pre op liquid diet!!  So excited that I had to share!   Well, time ...

Surgery tmw.... NERVOUS!! Lost 18 lbs on 2 week l - I cannot believe that surgery is tomorrow!  I am now starting to get really nervous.  I have to report to the surgery center at 11am and my surgery is scheduled for 2:15p.  Its ...

Can someone explain to me what the "foamies&q - Just curious as to what exactly the foamies are.  I read alot about them but don't quite understand.  Is it the same as dumping or something different?

Are the "heavyweights" the only ones tha - Surgery is Tuesday and I have been on this 2 week pre op liquid diet.  It has been hell but much easier now. 16 pounds down!    I notice that lots of people have not had to do i...

Lost 16 pounds the first week of my liduid diet - I have been a horrible bitch this past week from this liquid diet. But it is so worth it now that I see that I am down 16 pounds. :)   Looking forward to surgery on Tuesday!  :)...

Nauseated CONSTANTLY from pre op diet and now I ha - SO I have been on this pre op liquid diet for one week now and I still have a week to go. I am nauseated CONSTANTLY.  Nothing takes it away.  The protein shakes are so disgustin...

Required to take off 4 weeks...DAMN! - Okay, I completely see where this is going to go but I just need to vent.  So I was informed that I am going to see my MD post op at 1 week and then again at 4 weeks.  Apparentl...

I have discovered that Premier Protein is AWFUL! - OMG!  I bought some of the chocolate shakes for my pre op diet because of all the great reviews and I have to say that it is AWFUL!  Taste like metallic chalk and toooooo sweet....