ref to the do you really want this?

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i can honeslty say that as a pre op i had no idea how hard the 1st weeks

would be. i am now post op and convincing my brain that my stomach is full

has been challenging. i am adjusting. if i could have had an MGB on my

brain as well i'd been ok. but the brain takes a while to forget the habit

i've had for 27 years. i still face these challenges every day. but it's

not something that changes over night. i can understand why someone would

ask about the " diet coke " hey i think i asked that question too. but i

didnt get the same response the person that posted that did. it isnt the

sugar, its the carbonated water that blows you up that is the greatest risk

i suppose. i also have to admit that i was disappointed i could no longer

have diet coke. but like JON, he was asking about the spicey foods, we

never know unless we ask. no question is a dumb one. waiting till your post

op and turning up a soft drink is. i always hope this is an open forum

here, short of someone being rude and nasty to us. but everyones experience

is different with everything. mine was ok. but whoever wrote that story

whether fiction or non-fiction, said her peace and i assume is gone.

hope everyone still loves me, not agreeing or disagreeing but posting my

personal battle with my new body.

bobbie

mgb 10-16-00

21 lbs gone