JEveland

I am now 5 days short of being 3 months post-opp. Since my surgery I have had a few times where I have eaten something that gives me a really bad sharp pain in my stomach(usually due to not chewing enough). The first few times I had this sensation the first thing I thought to do was make myself throw up whatever it is I ate. I am not bulimic, but if something you ate is making you hurt it makes sense to have whatever it is come back up(at least to me). Well, to my amazement I can't puke. I get the...

I am becoming discouraged. I have done a complete over haul on my lifestyle. I eat under 1000 calories a day, I take all my vitamins, I get all my protein, and I have more than doubled my normal physical activity. Yet, I still weigh the exact same as I did when I left the hospital two weeks ago. I'm starting to feel like a failure, and I know I should be patient. But I worked really hard these last few years to make this surgery happen, and now I'm wondering if it was worth it.
Is there...

1. Sitting on 'normal' sized chairs and not being able to see it after I sit down.
2. Worrying if my shirt has accidentally gotten tucked underneath one of my back rolls.
3. The pain my legs and feet feel after walking around too much.
4. Heel fissures I get when I wear sandals.
5. Looking at myself and not feeling like this is my body.
6. Putting pony tails around my wrist and pretty much cutting off circulation to my fingers because my wrists are too big and...