Re: new folks, don't be shy

[Guest guest]

Since you are inviting such things...will you kindly remind me about

the plastic " accoutrement " which will comprise my temporary (we hope)

input/output ports post-op...and how long they are generally in place.

Since you are inviting such things...

>

> Well, we are quiet. We have several new members who might have

> questions. Please feel free to ask away! Some of us have known each

> other for three or four years so we wonder off subject quite a bit.

> Don't be afraid to return the subject back to the DS.

>

> I was thinking about how things have changed for me. It seems such a

> short time ago I had the DS, but now I am almost four years out. I

> ate three slices of white French bread from Albertsons yesterday.

> Nary a problem. Wow! A miracle! The flip side is now I have to rely

> on willpower!

>

> Marta

> who made good use of her new deepfryer, also!

>

[Guest guest]

Sue, your drains will stay in about a week. Be sure to take some

vidodin just before your appointment to have them pulled, just in

case! Sometimes there is pain when they are pulled, sometimes not.

No way to predict which group you will be in.

Marta

>

> Since you are inviting such things...will you kindly remind me about

> the plastic " accoutrement " which will comprise my temporary (we hope)

> input/output ports post-op...and how long they are generally in

place.

[Guest guest]

,

You look perfect! Don't worry about tolerating things, that slowly

changes. I still can get loose from high-fat icecream, but haven't

been eating it for a couple months, for some reason.

Marta

DS 4/3/2

rebound 10% of lost weight, size six now BMI 27 now.

> Hi All,

>

> I am 16 months out and I am down to 143 from 253. I am in a size 8

now.

[Guest guest]

Are we talking J/P drains? I have a lot of experience with them...or

are there other petrochemical delights in my future as well?

> >

> > Since you are inviting such things...will you kindly remind me about

> > the plastic " accoutrement " which will comprise my temporary (we hope)

> > input/output ports post-op...and how long they are generally in

> place.

>

[Guest guest]

>

>... I still can get loose from high-fat icecream, but haven't

> been eating it for a couple months, for some reason.

>

> Marta...

Not even with chocolate, caramel and whipped cream on it?

[Guest guest]

,

You are doing great ! Do not give up on ice cream. I can eat ice

cream now at 28 months out. I think I was close to two years

before I could eat it again....eating some right now I did not

find only the good full fat ice cream is tolerable. The low fat

stuff goes right thru me ! Maybe that is TMI..LOL

Ginger <><

>

> Hi All,

>

> I am 16 months out and I am down to 143 from 253. I am in a size 8

now. I just wanted to comment on the fact that I am very pleased

with not only the amount of food I get to eat but the variety of

foods I can eat. I sometimes forget that I have had the surgery

because most of the time I eat and don't feel full. On occasion I

want to be able to drink a diet coke with my meal and my stomach is

still too small to do both but that will eventually change too. The

only thing that I wish I could eat is ice cream once in a while but

that is absolutely out of the question. Anyhow, giving up ice cream

is just a small price to pay for all the benefits I have gotten from

this surgery. I am a new person and I love the way I look and feel.

I posted an updated picture of me on the site for any one who wants

to see my transformation Take care all.

>

>

>

> --

> Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that

mirthis heaviness. Proverbs 13:14

>

[Guest guest]

Maybe I blanked that out! lol

Marta

red-faced!

> Not even with chocolate, caramel and whipped cream on it?

>

[Guest guest]

Alrighty then...if you're already doing that short-term memory loss

thing...maybe I will believe you're over 28. But not much over it!

>

> Maybe I blanked that out! lol

>

> Marta

> red-faced!

>

>

> > Not even with chocolate, caramel and whipped cream on it?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I always find it strange but a little funny how totally different was

all are! I was lactose intolerant BEFORE the ds. One bite of ice

cream or sip of milk was enough to bloat me like a toad and then send

me running for a toilet where I would stay for hours!

AFTER the ds, I can eat ice cream, drink milk, and enjoy all the

foods I avoided for so long. I was scared at first to try them, but

with a post-op diet it was hard to totally avoid milk products so I

took my chances and blessedly found that I am able to handle them

easily.

I have to have full-fat - full sugar REAL ice cream though! Anything

artificial and I may as well eat it while sitting on the toilet

because that is where I will be spending my evening anyway! I adore

Rocky Road with double or triple nuts from Stone Cold Creamery! LOL,

I figure the triple nuts (protein) has got to offset the fat at least

a LITTLE!

HUGS ALL!

Cindee (who does NOT miss Lactiad one bit!)

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I am 16 months out and I am down to 143 from 253. I am in a size

8

> now. I just wanted to comment on the fact that I am very pleased

> with not only the amount of food I get to eat but the variety of

> foods I can eat. I sometimes forget that I have had the surgery

> because most of the time I eat and don't feel full. On occasion I

> want to be able to drink a diet coke with my meal and my stomach is

> still too small to do both but that will eventually change too.

The

> only thing that I wish I could eat is ice cream once in a while but

> that is absolutely out of the question. Anyhow, giving up ice

cream

> is just a small price to pay for all the benefits I have gotten

from

> this surgery. I am a new person and I love the way I look and

feel.

> I posted an updated picture of me on the site for any one who wants

> to see my transformation Take care all.

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that

> mirthis heaviness. Proverbs 13:14

> >

>