(rant) and 's tummy...

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> At this point I have spoken with my GP, who has his knickers in a

> serious twist (he thinks I've lost too much weight, that my nutritional

> status is fragile, etc.)

>

> BMI now: 22.7

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Not to discount this painful tummy experience your having as something that

is painful in that way is obviously NOT good (I'd ditch the milk and all

dairy first as well as the simple carbs to see what happens) The " bland "

diet stuff someone else suggested.

What I wondered about this post is the GP's knickers all twisted -- 22.7 is

MID range and NOT underweight or close... why is s/he concerned with your

nutritional status unless you have some poor/dropping lab results you

haven't shared about???

My surgeon began to freak at me when I hit below his 80% and has gone so

far as to tell people that I am not a good example even though my labs are

excellent, my bone scan is better than average for my age and I eat very

healthy (heart healthy) exercise regularly and my heart (echo and nuclear)

are in better shape than ever!!!

I'm not " thin " looking based on people who never saw me at nearly 300 lbs

and even the others who knew me big are getting way more used to me now...

it just took time... for me and them.

Sorry -- just ranting... LOL... heard that " your getting way too thin... "

story for so long from so many -- even medical folks that know I'm not to

thin (except my cardiologist who is quite pleased!) My PCP who is good with

the whole thing now that she has 2 years of labs and Dexa's to look at --

my surgeon though... still holds on to that " too thin " mentality and I just

don't " get it " as to " why " if I'm normal and healthy. Many charts don't put

us at underweight until our BMI is below the 18 range -- my ideal size

usually has me around 20 and I'm really comfortable right there and I'm

" mid-range " normal... 22 is still mid range normal -- so why??? Unless you

really do have a nutritional issue is your GP bothered with your weight?

**** Obviously, not right now while your tummy is in such dis-order, painful

and not taking to food right now...*** but, under normal circumstances your

size IMO is fine... ALL of us are fine in the " NORMAL " range BMI's

RANT OVER --

, if you cut the milk/dairy and stop it with the PB for now can you get

/ keep down something like a bland boiled egg, chicken broth (only) some

basic bland foods?

It is great you can keep down your shakes at least and your vitamins... are

those staying down ok?

On the SSRI, I've been on them for 11 years and haven't had a problem with

a build-up issue but have found that some SSRI's make me hungry, some make

me dream (wild) and not sleep well and yet others make all food/drink taste

really weird... for the last 4 year (5 maybe now) I've taken the same one

with good results.. just took a lot of trial and error to find the right one

for me.

Post surgery, I have had to actually double it but I think it is because it

is a coated pill and their isn't an alternative liquid, non-coated or other

WLS friendly choice... alternately I can let it soak in a teaspoon of water

till the coating dissolves mostly and then try to swallow it but OMG it

totally gags me it is so awful... I can't hardly swallow it that way at all

and keep it down without heaving it.

I tend to go with the flu bug possibility as well... so many have had it

lately!!!

Also, I am wondering since you said it started in the pouch area (high

tummy) and worked its way down (pain wise) that it just could be rejection

of the choices of food types -- alternating on to something totally

different to see if the same thing happens might provide some answer (?)

like plain chicken broth... warm tea... sugar free Jell-O... not all in one

day but just... one at a time to see?

I don't do white so I don't do milk but PB will make me dump too... a very

small amount is fine but a teaspoon full will make me dump big time... weird

thing about PB is dipping my finger in for just enough will stop a HG

episode but putting a whole spoonful will make me totally sick (dump type) f

rom both ends for hours... a fine line no doubt.

hugz,

~denise

ps: Didn't mean to offend anyone with my rant about those who get all fired

up when our BMI is in the " normal " range it's just that when my surgeon did

that to me (repeatedly) it made me " feel " like I didn't deserve to be

smaller even though I was totally healthy... didn't mean to step on any

toes... just got that feeling back for a moment and had to rant...