@ Lady-

Thanks for the kick in the a*$- but I LIKE the Flinstones and I thought I was mitigating the damage- I guess thats a NO, huh ???  In my mind, I figured I would 'GET RELIGION" on the multi vitamin stuff before I did any permanent damage- LOL- perhaps not the most responsible decision ! 

Im SO glad that I havent dumped yet- Im hoping that I am part of the 50% or whatever that just dont dump- cuz those kinds of symptoms would scare the crap outta me- Id probably call an ambo or something ! LOL

Did your doc really recommend AN HOUR A DAY every day ??? that seems excessive- My doc told me to shoot for at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week..... Id like to hear what others goals are- My doc still says NO WORKING OUT yet and Ive had back surge so I aint runnin nowhere so water aerobics seemed an ideal solution !! 

@ Cira-

Take it easy on me- LOL- what are the foamies ??? Maybe I Dont wanna know ! LOL- but I dont think Ive had them ! LOL- its been 5 weeks on Monday and I honestly cant complain- the first two weeks I was convinced I had made an awful mistake but slowly but surely- Ive come back to life ! LOL- Im pretty damn good with the fluids- Ive been getting all of the required liquids going but I know Im woefully short on protein (for some reason- the SMELL of a protein shake makes me nauseous so I havent been able to go near them)- I told my nutritionist I couldnt get to 60 a day and she just said I should do the best  Ican so...... Ive been eating tuna fish and chicken salad and egg salad and popcorn shrimp (I dont eat seafood) and so far that has been doing OK- I know at some point Im going to have to slay the protein demon but Im trying to solve on crisis at a time ! 

Thanks so much for checkin on a brotha- Its really cool to think that other people are rooting for me that I dont even know in addition to the, quite frankly, real time awesome rooting squad ive got in friends and fam ! 
 

Im so glad this room is seeing a revival just in time for me !!!! LOL- well Ill check in as often as I can ! Im five week and two days out today- and the latest scale shows that I am down about 60 from my peak weight and about 50 from my surgery date BUT........ Ive been holding at that 50 for about three days now :(

I know its silly but I got kinda spoiled by seeing movement every time I weighed- (which was every other day)- maybe I should listen to the nutritionist and just weigh myself every week- but that is HARD TO DO !!! 

Here is where I can come to unburden my guilt

A- I know Im not walking enough yet- but I am participating in water aerobics at least twice a week and I swim every night after work- does that count ??? 

B- Im not a sweets person but in a meeting yesterday- there was a tray of HOT sugar cookies JUST out of the oven and.......I totally ate one- my worst fear in LIFE is to have some kind of "dumping" episode and sweets were never really my thing anyway so Im not really worried this will continue and I have forgiven myself and moved on ! LOOOOOL 

C- Im not really doing the vitamins all that tough- although I have been popping like at least five Flinstones chewables a day- hoping that will at least mitigate my abject neglect !!! LOOOOOL-

Well- those are my dirty secrets for the day- I hope someone can provide some insight- Im determined for this to work and genereally feel better every day- I just wish that number would start moving again (and dont say its cuz of the sugar cookie- cuz that just happened last night !!!) LOOOOOL 

Welcome to the MD forum.  Congratualtions on your surgery. How did every thing turn out?  How are you feeling being 1 month out?  Are you having any issues with eating, getting the foamies, walking or even getting the required protein and fluids in?  My husband had surgery as well and he always did so well. I believe his pouch is a lot bigger than mine too.

I hope the men forum is active and supportive.  I hope that the MD forum can offer you the support that we once offered.  

Thank you so much for willing to try help us here. Right now you need all the support that you can get and later on you will be able to pay it forward.

Wishing you all the best in your journey.

Cira 

Here is the link for anyone who has not done it and wants to take a look at it.

www.5daypouchtest.com/plan/day5.html