What I hate most about RH
It's the fact that it's almost always totally my fault that it happens.
Today I ate a bowl of corn flakes. Why did I eat corn flakes? Besides the fact that I wanted something crunchy and carby, it was because I had them in the house because I got them free from the food pantry. And no, that does not mean I have to eat them. But I have eaten them a couple times and did not have a problem. Until today. Bowl of corn flakes, two hours later I am shaking so badly I could hardly check my blood sugar. It was 66, which is low but I was surprised it wasn't lower because I felt so crappy.
It took me about two minutes to figure out that it was probably happening because of the corn flakes and to decide that I am an idiot for eating them. And I didn't even have any wine first so I can't blame my decision to eat corn flakes on that.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
RH is a peculiar complication, and it's far more difficult to deal with than dumping.
~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!
But why are you so angry with yourself? You said you've been able to eat cornflakes before without problems. What reason would you think that this time would be different and cause you troubles?
It's not like you incentively set out to make yourself feel bad.
Its entirely likely I don't understand the issues behind your unhappiness. But I know I've made myself miserable a few times with full knowledge I was going to pay for it later; and I don't think I deserve to beat myself up when I do. It's just one of the consequences of having a choice. This choice is just happened to have a bit more risk then others is all. I'm sure there were worse choices that could have been made.
Sorry if I Mis speak in ignorance, I don't intend to offend you.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
my fault and I should have known better. It's also true for me that they're
not as completely predictable as one might think. For example, I apparently
can eat chips with more fat in them and not get RH (like Fritos), but if I have
plain corn tortilla chips, RH every time. Now, I should not be eating chips in
any form at all because they're just not an essential food, but I've done it
anyway. I try to picture all chips with a Mr. Yuck sticker on them, but I
guess the best I can hope for is that I keep at it and try to avoid them
most of the time. I also had cereal one day because I had not had it since
surgery and I really, really wanted some for breakfast. Well, it didn't cause
me RH but I had a gut ache for an hour. I haven't had it since, but I had a
hunch that it wouldn't be something I needed to eat but I had it anyway.
Sigh. I guess it means we're human and fallible.

I really hate it when I cant figure out WHAT I did to bring it on...when I get an attack from eating protein or a good balance of protein and good whole grainy carbs.
Lately Ive been feeling it during working out...AND that was after eating string cheese on the way to Zumba. Thank God I had a mint in my jacket.