I'm worried about Darcie!

Has anyone spoken to Darcie?  Is she ok?  Please let us know how she is.  Did she have a stricture? Love, Diane

I have been wondering about her too.  Darcie... Where are you??  :)

Im here!!!! after reading Ellens post about my pouch possibley now more healed and acting like it should be I went back to the basics as far as foods. I feel a lot better and I think it was because I ate to fast, and ate to big of bites. I have to accept that just because I ate something one time that its not always going to sit with the poucharo LOL I have not dumped in two days. I called my docs office and the nurse asked me a bunch of questions and YES I have been taking too big of bites and I need to slow down on eating. Eating slow is not easy for me, after Marine Corps Boot Camp I have never eaten slow and that is something I have to work on. I am drinking a frozen sugar free Frapachino and the temp did not bother me, I took baby sips of water and orangeade and that is now not bothering me.. I need to SLOW DOWN and realize I cannot guzzle and chow down like I used too. I think the pouch is finally showing me how it is suppose to work. When I first had the surgery it would not feel full and it hardly dumped. Now I think its finally doing its job! On a good note I lost another two pounds so Im almost in Onederland!! Thanks everyone for your concern. If it starts acting up and hurting I WILL go see Dr. Mann!!

Darcie

I hear ya with the eating too fast.  I did the exact same thing!  I think at the time, I was just so flipping excited to be eating something...ANYTHING...that I was woofing it down like there was no tomorrow.  What makes that even funnier is that it was 1/4 c of food I was trying to inhale.  LOL!  I remember the first day I was able to have soft foods...I had some meat ravioli and the first bite was SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD that I barely chewed up my next few bites.  A few seconds later I was throwing it up.  Man, it sure did taste good for those few seconds though. 

Wait until you are a little further out and are a pro at eating slow...you will watch your husband eat and wonder what the HECK he's eating so fast for!  LOL  I can even hear my husband chew!!  It drives me crazy...I have to sit far away from him when he's eating.  haha

The other thing that I was able to do in the first few weeks was drink a sip or two of my drink with whatever I was eating...now that my pouch has healed, I can't do THAT anymore!  I did it once and threw up!  It really sucked.

I'm so glad you're feeling better!  WTG with 2 more pounds!

--where did you find the sugar free Fraps????  That sounds yummy!

Amy
I LOVE Raviolis.. I went out and bought the mini Raviolis and even though I chewed them into mush the pouch HATES them so I cant eat them anymore. I do watch hubby eat.. he woofs it down like I used to be able too..I also see other things like when we go out to eat ( I can hardly have anything so I do a lot of watching) people eat enough for four people.. just like I used to do. I get sugar free Frapachinos at Starbucks... OMG its the one thing I can have that makes me feel full and also tastes like a treat! Just ask for no whip cream or drizzle. They have about six different sugar free syrups they use, Caramel is my fav!!!

Darcie

Glad to hear that you're feeling a bit better and figured out what was the cause.  You've got me hankerin' for a Iced Frappacino from Port City Java!! Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm xoxo

I eat too fast too and need to get better at that myself.  I'm glad you're feeling better.  Next time you come see Dr. Mann give me a heads up maybe we can meet. Take care. Ellen

Not to hi-jack this post, but GOTTA say it=  OMGosh ELLEN!  You look beautiful!  I have goosebumps at how wonderful you look, wow, I'm in shock.  Dang!  Well done! nancy

Thanks Nancy.  I had to take pictures, this sweater is from Victoria's Secret!  It's so nice being able to buy regular sizes, at least on top.  Take care. Ellen