My surgeon routinely does hernia repair and tummy tuck at the same time; he says it's easier to get insurance coverage of the tt if you are fixing a hernia. For a hernia the size you've been dealing with, I can't imagine that a TT would be much harder to recover from. Sorry to hear you've had such a bumpy ride! I hope things are smooth and easy for you from here on out. Hugs, Susan

It is good to hear updates, we have all really slowed down but I am glad that we can still check in from time to time it really helps me. I am doing very good, I am about 100 lbs. down and have been there since about last Nov., I had a lot of fear about maintaining the loss but have not had too much trouble. I eat things I shouldn't almost everyday but it is amazing to me how I just naturally have started avoiding things that make me too sick ****cream, caffiene, etc.) I went through a really angry period of time and felt like I was also having all these just crazy mood swings.....then realized that I was in many ways I was actually just retuning to normal..I was getting my period again after 10 years without it!!!! and that is a BIG adjustment for me and my poor husband & kids...now I see it coming better and can get a grip. Overall though I am sooo happy and soooooo thankful!!! Going to Christmas parties is not an awful thing anymore! I wore a fun sparkly top this year and people told me over and over how good I looked, I LOVE that! I love when someone who hasn't seen me in awhile sees me, I will be bummed when I run out of people to do a double take Well that's my 2 cents peace and love to all! an my all your plastics be approved in the new year !!!! hee hee Lisa

Hi, I don't know if you like protein powder, but it is a sure way to get your protein in every day, at least once a day. I buy mine from Vitalady.com. She has sample packs to try different flavors before you invest in a big jar. Other than that, I try to eat protein first, usually chicken, cheese, etc. Best Wishes, Verdonna

Do you use fitday? If not, sign up at fitday.com I use it alot, it has lots of foods in there, and you can add your own when you need to. I do not have lists of proteins, I usually look on contents of food, or use fitday to figure it out. Good luck. Tricia

Ok...well, I'm 17 months post-op from Open RNY...had an incarcerated hernia repair and MRSA staph infection 6 weeks later, then another hernia repair 2 months after that....then I had my tummy tuck and 3 more hernia's repaired on January 12th of this year....I hoped that I would be able to make it at least a year without any more surgeries, but just my luck, my ongoing sinus infections prompted a CT scan which I had yesterday, and now I am scheduled for sinus surgery this coming Friday. Hopefully it will take care of the major problems I've been having...severe sinus pressure leading to major headaches, then nausea and passing out. Anyway, hope you all have a nice Christmas...I'll be 2 days post-op at that time, and hopefully things will go well. Andrea