I had a laproscopic sleeve done 9 days ago.  I have systemic lupus.  I'm not sure why your Dr. told you no?  Maybe yours is more severe?  I do not take prednisone but do take hydroxychloroquine.  Eventually I will be able to swallow my pills normally but right now they are just having me cut them into 2's.  My other medication came in liquid form.  In fact I think me having lupus even helped my insurance approve the surgery.  It will be a lot healthier for my joints to not have to carry such weight.  If you have any other questions just ask : )

                                                                                                            Erin 

Last week we released two major updates. First was the public release of OH Groups where any ObesityHelp member can now create their own Group. Second was the addition of Activity Tracking to Health Tracker, which provides a robust and easy to use tool to track and monitor your exercise and activity. Today we have added My Meals and an Activity vs. Weight Loss Report to Health Tracker. 

My Meals My Meals allows you to group and store multiple food and beverage items as a custom meal that can be used over and over again. If you have meals that you eat on a regular basis, you will no longer need to log each food item individually.

To access My Meals, go to your Health Tracker in My OH and click on the Nutrition tab. You will see My Meals listed under Nutrition.

Creating a new meal works similar to your Food Log. You can search for food items on the right and add the foods to the meal on the left. A Calorie Breakdown chart and Nutrient Summary Label are also available for each meal.

Once a meal is created you can add that meal to your Food Log from My Meals by clicking "i had this" or you can search for the meal from your Food Log.

When searching for a meal to add to your Food Log, all meals will be returned when "My Foods" is selected in search. So, to "drill down" on meals that you have created, select to only show "My Foods." When a new meal is created it may require up to 30 minutes for that meal to be indexed and become searchable.

Activity vs. Weight Loss Report Adding to the Macronutrient and Export Reports previously available, there is now an Activity vs. Weight Loss Report. This report will allow to compare Average Time in Activity vs Weight over time, providing you with further insight into what impact physical activity as on weight loss and weight loss maintenance. In Health Tracker, click Reports and then select Activity vs. Weight Loss.

We hope these additions to Health Track reduce the time required to log your daily food intake and makes it easier to view how physical activity impacts your weight.   Create your first meal now! If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this release, please post them on the Main Message Board.

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Hi my name is Maribel Rosario I has Lupus for 14 years and taking prendisone for all this years, I want to do this surgery so bad.  are you ready have yours?

I do use Vicodin on occasion when things get too bad, but I really don't like the idea of taking the narcotics and having to function at full capacity. I suppose I will have to if I need them. My rheumatologist scheduled my next appointment 4 months after my surgery, but I'll go back sooner if I need to.