I had both of my knees replaced 6 years ago, and it was THE best thing I've ever done.  Even better than my WLS, because it allowed me to function as a fairly normal person.  Now that I have lost the weight, I am even happier that I had them done, because now my hubs and I are walking and hiking almost everyday, and my life is just getting better and better!

Thank you for reading and for your advice

I'm looking for btdt, or advice on a situation. In the past two-three weeks I cannot keep ANYTHING solid down. I kept trying, and no matter what it was, it immediately hurt and came back up, even just 4 or 5 bites of beef barley soup.

Last week, thoroughly fed up with spending half an hour every time I tried to eat in bathroom, I went on a few days of chicken broth, popsicles, and SF koolaid (can't drink water, never have been able to since the surgery). A few days ago I attempted adding in a single mashed potato with cheese - I was able to eat about 1/4 of it. I also tried "fluff stuff" (eggface's recipe) which is basically jello and greek yogurt beaten up until it's fluffy-ish. Again, I managed just a few bites before getting nauseous. I was able to keep both down though.

It took me 4 days to finish the jello stuff - which was 3.5 oz of yogurt, and 1 cup of dissolved jello. I was doing okay on the potato, I ate 1/4 the first night, about half of what was left yesterday, and then finished it tonight, but it came right back up.

I'm always either hungry or naseated. Has anyone had experience with this? Do I just need to go back to clear liquids for a month? Would that have serious impact on my health (other than extreme annoyance and boredom.) BTW, I'm almost 8.5 years out from my surgery.

I have a few other physical issues that aren't surgery related - I have disc degeneration in my back, they're talking about a fusion, and I've had a headache for a year (literally - not a headache one a day for a year, but a headache that never goes away for over a year) so I'm also on meds that are known to cause nausea. Not taking them is not an option - It would lead very quickly to very bad things. I don't currently have a WLS doctor - is this something I should be trying to find and get an appointment with?

Does anyone have any suggestions of other things I can eat?  Living on chicken bouillion and fluff is making me want to just stop eating all together.

I'm sick of this. I am sick of living in this disaster of a body. It just keeps getting more and more screwed up. I'm REALLY hoping someone has some easy advice, but who am I kidding? Nothing about my health is easy.

Thanks so much to all of you for replying!  It is always great to find support from people who have similar experiences!  I have faithfully been doing my physical therapy exercises and last week went to the chiropractor - boy did that help!  I am making slow but steady progress but I don't have clearance to do any aerobic exercise until I get my range of motion back in my knee.  I have an appointment with my surgeon next week but I don't think he is going to clear me to go back to work for a couple of weeks.  

OH well - I keep reminding myself the knee will improve and in the long term this will be a wonderful thing.

For those of you looking at diet - a friend with Crohns disease and other auto-immune problems was advised by her Dr to try a diet by a Dr. Hyman (Eat Fat Get Thin) that is a high protein low carb with whole foods (no factory foods).  I agreed to go on the diet with her and with only slight modifications I have done well and lost a few pounds.

Tonya   

I am going to be 59 years old and had RNY 6 year ago and all was fine until December 2016, the pounds started to pile on, I upped my steps to 10,000 with a little light weights. I am very discouraged I am up 22 pounds since Christmas - 5 months. I have protein first and little carbs and no refined carbs. I am looking for help I need these pounds off!!!! Ideas needed help. Melissa