My friend had her tummy tuck about a month ago and she was in pretty bad pain for a few days but she is okay now. I sent my paperwork into my insurance company today. Hopefully I will get approved. Good luck to you.

Barbara I don't have any advice for you because I find myself in the same situation you are in. Sugar does not bother me and I have added some, maybe even alot, back into my diet. But that ended yesterday. I am going back to basics today. I'm going to do a liquid diet for a week and then progress to soft foods and then back to my regular foods. I'm going back to measuring my foods and sticking to what I know is right for me to eat. I've got to stop this before I get out of control. I still have 30 pounds to lose before I'll be at my goal and I'm already 16 months post op.

How much is everyone eating??? I feel like i eat too much at times. Some days I am hungry and others I don't eat that much. I have done a bad thing and added some sugar back into my diet. It doesn't bother me and it hasn't ( That scares the crap out of me!!!) I have lost 135 pounds and am at my goal. I have to tell myself not to eat what my brain is craving. Any advice??

Thank you a lot. It does help to be reassured that the surgery is still working!!! I guess I'm never satisfied. The Prevacid is working and I haven't been sick for a week. So now I'm telling myself, make sure you don't eat more than you need just because you can eat again. Crazy isn't it. If I did eat to much my pouch would warn me, I'm sure. Maybe as my stomach settles down I can get back to life. Its late I don't know if this makes sence but thanks again.

Once in a blue moon, I will need to throw up still. It seems that once I start, I'm more likely to do it again. (I once read somewhere that once the pouch has been "irritated" it's more sensitive, and that seems to make sense to me.) I will often eat the exact same thing several times (since I don't eat much each time) and 3 out of 4 times no problem --then bam. I don't know why. Maybe I chewed it one time less than I should have, maybe I ate it a tad too quickly? I never really am sure. All I know is that once I do throw up, I feel immediate relief. I don't get too worried about it, since it isn't as if I am unable to keep down my food on a regular basis. In an odd way, it is almost reassuring to me. Sometimes I fear that I'm getting too comfortable with my food, and this is a gentle reminder that the surgery is still working! --Hope that helps. Julaine