baron Re: Relearning after WLS

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Greetings Dear Friends:

Wow....I feel almost like a stranger, not being around for so long; it is

good to be sitting and writing to you all. I do my best to keep up with

various posts; most of the time they are the same sort of issues, only with

different people, which is totally understandable. Afterall, even though

this surgery is very personal, it is also a generic surgical procedure.

SO....first and foremost I want to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season

and a HEALTHY, Happy, Joyous, Prosperous and Peaceful New Year!!

I have said is before and I say it again, the farther out Post-op I get, the

newer this life feels and the more lessons I seem to encounter. I NEVER

expected post operative life to look like it does today; which is not to

infer that everything is honky dory.....lol. Twice last week I had the

infamous WLS Post Op CLOG.......Ugh....we all know what that feels like.

Isn't it interesting how we can talk about " throwing up " or the " clog " and

normies, no matter how many times they may have been sick and thrown up have

no idea of the particular type of feeling I am referring to. Yet, I know

that you all know exactly what I am talking about. Well, I seem to have to

learn the same lessons over and over. The first clog happened on a

" date " .....one where I was trying to make a good impression.....rofl. She

brought me over some beef stroganoff and we conversed and ate.......BAD IDEA

and beef is majorly a toughy for me to eat at times....depending the cut and

my eat state of mind. Talking and eating leads to clogging and feeling that

awful feeling till the clog clears.....usually via the way it entered....lol.

Believe me, I was NOT laughing then; I had to excuse myself at least 5

times and explain everything to her in detail.

The second time was soooooo pitiful it was almost hilarious. I was teaching

a 5th grade class and the teachers of the school all collectively brought in

various lunch dishes; sort of a multicultural luncheon. Yes....I am back

substituting after my 6 week vacation of drainage and the abdominoplasty

revision. I am glad that is behind me.......at least I HOPE it is!!

Anyway, I ate a bit too quick, too much and of course.....talked and

schmoozed with the other teachers. When I picked up my class from the lunch

room, I knew I was in trouble....lol. Previously, I have NEVER left a bunch

of kids unattended; lucky for me it was only 3/4's of the class and I let

them do various enjoyable tasks. Just the same, I was nevous as heck but as

you all know, you cannot negotiate the feelings of being sick when they

announce themselves. SO.....off to the bathroom I went.......at least 5

times....lol. At one point I spoke to the class and said " kids....LOOK AT

ME.....Do I look good " ? They all responded that I looked terrible and were

concerned.....so I told them I felt 3 times worse than I looked and implored

them to act like mature people cause I was sick as a dog. I am smiling right

now.....the kids did great, the clog FINALLY came up....AH.....instant

relief.....almost as good as an orgasm.....rofl...actually....probably better

when you are in the grips of the sick feelings.

SO...enough caffeine ramblings....MORAL of the story........

DON'T TALK WITH YOUR MOUTHS FULL......lol.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.............

PS....anyone want to start chat times on the facilities I have in

" bariworld " . I would like to establish a few set times to meet; I will at

least be there, and I would love to talk to others and let us get to discuss

things. Let me know if you are interested.....I will probably set up a few

times anyways and let you know.....Hope to see you all there.

Love....baron

RNY......4/29/98...........535lbs (high 600lbs)

Currently.....approx .....196lbs and dropping some more

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