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Are NSAIDs Ok for a newer stomach? - I has my surgery on September the 21st and have done well, no stomach problems at all. I am taking Prilosec and Carafate for my new stomach. I have arthritis and have got by on Tyl...

Help or Information needed on a stall...... - I am 7 weeks out of surgery and have lost 40 pounds, very happy about that. However almost all of it came within the first 4 weeks, in the last 3 weeks I have lost a total of 3 pou...

One more Photo Whoring Thread........ - OK I dug up a couple of old pictures and my wife took some new ones So I guess I am required to share....... In my Dr Records the heaviest weight that he could find for me was...

Am I getting to many calories or carbs? - I am am about 6 weeks out of surgery and not eating any more than I am supposed to. However I have been getting in a lot of protein drinks. Most days I get in 3 or 4 double scoop d...

First time for Broc's Pizza - WOW! I have been reading how great you guys thought that it was but I was shocked. I made about half of the recipe on a small pan and it was some of the best pizza that I had EVER ...

Very Dry Mouth at Night....... - For some reason I seem to get very dried out at night. I wake up with my mouth so dry and stuck together and my tongue feels like sandpaper. I keep a cup of water in on the nightst...

What are the best nuts for us DS'ers? - I may not be quite ready to eat nuts yet at 5 weeks out but I am looking forward to nuts and popcorn! Buttered popcorn was one of our go to snacks. I would make one of those big st...

34lb loss the first month. - Yep for the first time in over 15 years I am under 300lb, see my sig for the stats. Thank you DS, thank you Dr. Inman! Butch

My First Bacon Post Op......... - This morning I fixed my usual egg with a slice of cheese and added 2 slices of bacon.  OMG!!!  If it treats me OK this will be my breakfast of choice from now on..............

Does to much protein early out cause diarrhea? -  I am just 4 weeks out and taking up to 100g to 140g of protein drinks a day + I am eating a lot of high protein items (but not a lot of it). I am using GNC Pro Performance powder ...

Hair less oily? - I was switched almost a month ago. My hair was always on the oily side, if I did not wash it every day it was a oily mess. Now I notice that I can skip 2 days and it still looks dr...

Pure Protein Bars Opinions wanted. - Meijer store is having a Saturday Only sale (10-15-2011) They have these Protein bars, buy 2 get 3 free!  Pure Protein Chewy Chocolate Chip Bar, Pure Protein Chocolate Deluxe Bar, ...

My first 20 pounds......... - It's been 2 1/2 weeks since my surgery. I weighed today and am down 20 pounds! WOW I remember what it took to loose 20 pounds before..........wait, I guess that I really did not ea...

12 Days out of surgery.......Constipation -       Last Friday was my first BM, I was released from the hospital on the Sunday before. I went 3 times Friday and once Saturday morning, skipped Sunday and found myself consti...

Leak question........ - I am 8 days out of surgery. I had 2 drain tubes, the one on the right side always filled a lot faster than the one on the left. They pulled both of them out on Sunday morning befor...

One Week out, what about poop? - I am one week out of surgery and not worried about this but want to ask if it is normal. At two days out I had a couple of verry small verry loose stools while still in the hospita...

pktwatch: 5 days out of surgery - and I am home. I came home on day 4. I am more tired than in pain, I am confused and trying hard to do everything that I have been told and planned. My main problem so far is tha...

I will be switch tomorrow! - It's finely here, my surgery date is tomorrow. I know that I did not have to wait a long as some people here but it seems like forever yet at the same it went fast. I went to my se...

Lactose Free? - I visited my local GNC to pick up a few packs of protein to try out. The guy waiting on me says that almost everyone that has any kind of weight reduction surgery is lactose intole...

I'll be so glad...... - when I get this weight off! My surgery is less than a week away and just this week we had our first cold snap of the season. We have a gas heating stove with a log kit. Every y...

Did the fallout with your friend happen because of your weight loss? If...

Finished my Pre-op testing......... - ...and my surgery is coming up on September the 21st. I ended up not having to do the stress test (required for patients over 50) because I had a heart cath last year and my card...