Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Gail, That is great to know, because I too, since surgery, have an occasional bout /w/ constipation. I hadn't gone since Monday... and I gave in and used a stimulant/ laxative today and it worked. I tried prunes one time.. and it didn't work.. then I took a laxative on top of the prunes.. and well holy wow.. um yeah that definitely worked. Back in the day when I worked in an assisted living facility we made this stuff we called ''power pudding" it was a mix of apple juice, prune juice, and enough bran flakes to make a mush.. then we nuked it in the microwave... for about 30 seconds.. and the resident ate a couple 2-3 spoonfuls... .. They said it worked.. *I never had the balls to try it* But anyway... Clean and feeling better and glad to know other options. Robyn in CO sleeved on 08-05-08 298/223/anywhere in onderland [Dr-Aceves-bandster s] 5 months post op sleeve progress update @groups. comDate: Monday, November 24, 2008, 3:28 PM It's almost been 5 months. I had my sleeve 6/27/08. I am down 65lbs. The weight loss has slowed down, but it's still about a pound and a half a week. But I can move again!!! This alone is a miracle, because at my heaviest, I flirted with the idea of getting one of those scooter type chairs because I couldn't stand for more than 5 minutes w/o having leg pain. Once I lost about 40 lbs I joined a gym and got back on the treadmill. I even got a personal trainer and am heading toward becoming physically fit. I actually lift weights and do abdominal crunches!!!? ??( 6 months ago I woulda never thought possible )The other day I noticed that I am no longer huffing and puffing all the time unless I am working out hard. I was 253lbs and now I am 188lbs. That is far from being thin at 5'2" but I am feeling thin relative to what I was. The flab and loose skin is not as bad as I thought. It may get alot worse in another 50lbs, but I'll worry about that later. My latest treat was being able to zip up an old pair of size 16 jeans and giving 6 bags of fat clothes to Goodwill.Even some shoes are too big for me now. I am going to be going on a weekend vacation to Santa Cruz in a week and a half and I am looking forward to being able to fit in a plane seat again. My last vacation was a big hassle. I was miserable from the start.Everything was a struggle being that much overweight.Needless to say, I am very happy to have had this surgery.I dontknow where I was headed before that. Maybe an L and I from obesity.Like others I wish I would have known about this years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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