Hi Everyone!

Hi everybody! So sorry I've been away for awhile. Vacations and work I have been wanting to check in. Ive been doing so so. lost a couple pounds and such but need to go to the doctors. Im thinking i might have an ulcer. burning in the tummy alot. Got some back pain too but nothing too bad. Struggling with the weight loss. Time to get back to the gym! I had a couple of scares Was sipping wine (yeah i know its a nono) but i started to feel really bad of course a little hard pounding...but then it was SERIOUS heart pounding and then got these MASSIVE pains in my chest. I considered calling 911 it hurt so freakin bad. BUT i perservered...stupidly enough...it did go away but i swore not to touch it ever again...ireally was scared for mylife there for a little bit! maybe it was just massive dumping or just a very bad reaction from the wine ... i dont know... but all i could think about was how stupid i was to even put myself in that position and i kept thinking of my son...it was scary! needless to say i have been drinking my water and taking my vitamins and calcium and protein drinks now just to loose the rest of my weight. im slowly going down im not complaining cuz down is better than UP! I miss all you guys... it warmed my heart to read the post for me thanks guys!!!! i missed everyone too! i hope all of you are doing well. ill check in much more often ... now gotta check my mail ... sorry reenie that i missed your message!!!! hope everything is going well.... (((hugs!))) Elizabeth M

Elizabeth, Very glad to hear from you! It has been a long time. Sorry to hear about your scare, but, at least you are O.K. & survived it. I no other people that drink wine & it didn't effect them like that, so maybe it was the kind of wine at the time. I do no most any alcohol effects us very quickly as we don't have the acids in our stomach to mix with them like before the WLS. It sounds like the wine was just too sweet for you & it was dumping. So you learned a BIG lesson, Don't do it again real soon. Right!! Glad to see you back & please don't stay away so long this time. We like your posts & we did miss you. Have a good day. Marilyn, the Bearlady

hey lizbet ... my caps key isn't working but here goes...MISSED YOU...so glad you're okay and back with us. listen, i know exactly the pain you're talking about. the week following my tt and hernia repair, i was on some sort of morphine derivative because i was in great pain. usually took it just before going to bed to help me get to sleep. although this didn't happen every time i took it, it happened often enough to really scare me...once i told jim he needed to take me to the er because i was sure i was having a heart attack...or worse, that my pouch had sprung a bleeding ulcer. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. i stopped taking the stuff and it hasn't happened since but you and i both need to get this checked out. the pain was excruciating. i hope you're ok, just stay close, elizabeth, no matter what, don't let go of this group. we need you as much as you need us...love, reenie

Hey guys this pounding heart thingy is scarey. I've not had it real bad and have always had palpitations for many years due to food allergys. Caffieine is a biggy for me gives me palpitations and pain but my heart has always been fine. What i now find is that if i do overeat or eat to quickly i'll get the palpitations and my heart races. Its not like I eat a whole lot and its mostly if I"m in a rush. rush rush rush. Now that I have all this energy I feel like I don't want to miss anything. I have to remind myself to slow down things will wait just fine for me. I'm thinking and please correct me if I'm wrong but with the changes to our plumbing inside is there possibly pressure when we eat quickly or too much that pushs the heart? I'm not doctor by any means. I'm just guessing. And I'm not a big over eater now but I am a rush eater. Its also nuts cause even though i think i'm rushing I'm still the slowest person and the last person eating at the table! please take care all of you if it should happen again please dont play with it go to the doctor. better to go to the ER and have them say your fine than to wonder or wait til its too late.

Hi Elizabeth and welcome back.......We missed you! If you think that you might have an ulcer, please check with your doctor. You don't want to leave anything to chance. Take care and please stay in touch. Mike