9 years - mine to claim!

Happy surgiversary, Val.  You've been a great inspiration to me.

--gina

Yay, Val!!!

Happy surgiversary to "The OG of DS"!!!

Congratulations Val, I have been reading your posts for almost 2 years and your inspiration to all of us newbies.

The only birthday worth still counting. Congrats and thanks for the inspiration!!!!

Wow!  Congrats and happy surgiversary!!

Congrats!!!  I can not weight when I'm only having 1huge one per day and able to figure out the gases completely.

Hi Valerie, and congrats.

My body seem to be extremely sensitive. This year the first, but it appears I have been getting so gassy at night.  What have you found to be your trigger for gas?

And I learn refine sugars, like candy, and cake icing and pepsi are a big NO, NO if I do not want to be running to the bathroom. 

This surgery is a learning process, It makes me wonder how will I be if I cannot wipe my butt!

Here are some that I discovered that surprised me:

• Straight milk (other dairy is just fine)
• Terriyaki sauce
• Onions
• Whey protein (I know, right?) - egg white protein is much better.
• Pasta
• I am forbidden to ever eat Uno's pizza again.
• Wendy's frosty - should never have gone there, but wow.
• UDF brand fried ice cream flavor (actually made me feel drunk and slur my speech)

Were you lactose intolerant before the surgery, all kinds of milk products I am effected but not as much like real milk.

How are you effected with chocolate and candy...it causes me to run to the bathroom after a while.

I wasn't lactose intolerant at all pre-op.  No problems with chocolate, but some candy may make me a little gassy an hour or so later.