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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Good Morning and Happy Hump Day! Uh-oh I got both Wordle and Connections on the last try this morning. I hope that's not a harbinger of the day because it's going to be a long one. I have a work event that goes past my bedtime, haha. I hope it's…

Queen JB

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Good Morning! I am sitting here sipping coffee and watching the footage of the Baltimore bridge collapse and I have chills. Remember how I said I've come to dislike driving? This is one of the reasons. ****shudder**** Not much going on here. I am going to try to get some…

Queen JB

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Monday Menu?

Morning gang! I got Wordle on the 3rd try, Connections on the first try, and my OH meme uploaded on the first try. And as a bonus, I have leftover spicy steak in the fridge from last night's dinner. Today is going to be incredible! My classes this weekend were…

Queen JB

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

Ugh OH and I are fighting again. It posted again before I could add text and then froze me out and I couldn't edit for ages. Whatever. Yay for Friday! I'm teaching Saturday and Sunday though, so I have a lot to do to prep. QOTD: When was the first…

Queen JB

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What’s the plan for this Saturday?

truth! Good mornin y’all. Having a time with the site this mornin so we’ll see if this posts or not. The only thing I HAVE to do is pick up a prescription. I am really hoping it sticks to just that. I’m tired. Thursday’s 5 hour doctors appointment took it…

Melody P.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
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What's on your Thursday Menu?

Wow, Thursday already?? Yay! Guess who slept until 5:20am? That's like a miracle for me. I was tired when we went to bed and I took an entire sleeping pill because I wanted to sleep hard. It worked, yay! Sometimes when I take a sleeping pill, I wake up groggy,…

Queen JB

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
356 views · 23 replies

What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Good Morning and Happy Hump Day! How's the week so far? I had a good day yesterday. I really like the project I am working on, and every day I feel a little more useful. Speaking of useful, can we give Grim a huge shoutout for being the best house…

Queen JB

Mexico Forum
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Are pre-operative tests done?

If you chose to have surgery in Mexico, did your surgeon run all the tests prior to surgery? Bloodwork, scans etc? Did you do it here in the US or were those tests done in Mexico prior to surgery? If you have a complication after surgery, do you go back…

SuMari

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
601 views · 69 replies

What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Good Morning! It's the first day of Spring! It's also National Let's Laugh Day. Ok, I have mentioned this before but I just can't get over the sorcery of it all. This 9 - 5 thing is amazing. When I worked from 6am - 7pm, I seriously had to eat…

Queen JB

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY)
559 views · 44 replies

What's on your Monday Menu?

Good Morning! Sorry that I can't resize pics anymore. At least I got this one uploaded! Y'all ready for Monday? I'm ready, I guess. I had a good weekend. The class I taught on Saturday was fun, and yesterday was totally chill. My only complaint in life right now is…

Queen JB

LATEST FROM OUR MEMBERS

It has been a While

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Yikes it has been a whle since I have updated. Not a lot has been going on. I just am keeping on the journey. This is hard and it is frustrating, but also I have a sense of accomplishment. It is hard because I just still want to eat, and…

katierandolph1211

Update on my fall. I'm doing GREAT

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Hello again , I'm back with an update. I do take everything the Dr says for vitamins now, they've added Zinc and Magnesium as well as changed my vitamin D to Vitamin D3 + K2. I guess it's making a big difference because the orthopedic surgeon was afraid I might…

KERLEYGIRL

Roux n y 2005

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Constant nausea. I have seen gastric doctor, ENT next step is neurologist. Everyone is puzzled. I also have excess saliva. Could this be caused by my bariatric surgery

Padden50

Roux n y in 2005

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Have constant nausea. I have excess saliva. Could any of this be caused by my bariatric surgery years ago. I have been checked by a gastric doctor, ENT and everyone is puzzled, next will be a neurologist. Don't know what else to do

Padden50

6 day weigh in and...

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592 pounds, lost 1 pound, I should be losing much faster, I've cheated a couple times but I'm trying.

dansobel2

Another Week

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Well this week has been good. I am still working out. Riding my bike. I walk my dog. I did some weights. It did feel good. I am happy to report that I have lost another pound. I know I need to lose soo much more. It just takes time.…

katierandolph1211

Under 600....

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Down to 593 Pounds, that's due to a transition team I was assigned I haven't been this weight since I was 14 years old, yes I was a big kid The transition team is backing off so let's see if I can do it by myself, fingers crossed

dansobel2

Its been awhile

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Hello all its been awhile. So last time I posted it was April of last year after that horrible phyc eval appointment. I went off the in to a really bad depression and was just going through the motions for like 2 months. My friends really rallied and helped get…

Juliscky33

Goal after weight loss surgery

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  As I embark on my weight loss surgery journey, one of my biggest goals is to attend a New York Mets game. However, at 350 lbs, I have hesitations and fears about whether the stadium seats will be able to hold my weight.   I have been a lifelong…

MetsIslandersMom

My Journey to Weight Loss Surgery: Starting with Therapy

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        For years, I have struggled with my weight and have tried countless diets and exercise regimens to no avail. I have come to the difficult decision to explore weight loss surgery as an option for finally getting control of my health and well-being. But before I…

MetsIslandersMom

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