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[BeaBea]

After a really positive day at my follow up appointment with surgeon and dietician who are really happy with my progress to date, I go and get an attack of the 'rabid dogs' tonight with chicken and I've had it so many times before.

Beth x

 

[dottychic]

Ooohh you poor thing, its so horrible isnt it?
I spoke to my dietician about it last week and he says it is normal for after bypass and it is always caused by either: eating too fast: eating too large pieces or not chewing enough. I must admit the times I can remember when its happened to me I have been distracted whilst eating and I could have done any one of those things! Hope you feel better (HUG) XX

 

[BeaBea]

Thanks Dotty, I think maybe to big and not chewing enough, doesn't it take a long time to settle ... think I'll be off to bed soon, thanks again xx

 

[Bev]

Awww Beth, I'm thinking of you precious, and hope there is a way around this in the longer term... thinking of you and willing you on your way... love and hugs always Beth xxx

 

[BeaBea]

Thanks Bev you are a darling ... I'm sure it will go off soon, I'll just have to remember the things that Dotty mentioned xx

 

[keeley86]

what exactly is this rabid dogs sydrome? like dumping?

 

[BeaBea]

Hi Keeley, I think it's a name invented by Dotty? It's where basically something doesn't agree and you just keep wretching and throwing up ... but with me it hasn't happened a lot luckily, not very nice though xxx Hope you are doing okay Keeley xxx

 

[keeley86]

im not bad ta beth - dunt sound too good! im going to have to get used to eating slowly and chewing properly me, i can sit down with a meal and not even kno im eating me - im the same with drink too tho - gulp gulp gulp, lol i need to start training myself a recon!
other than that how you finding it? do you miss food? how much you lsot up to now?

 

[BeaBea]

Keeley ... well, had my appointment today with Mr Ahmed and the Dietician and they were really please said I've lost 41.8% of my excess weight that's just under 5 stone I think. I try not to weigh myself at home in case I get wound up by it. But clothes show it and friends tell me how well I'm doing. The only time I do feel hungry is tea time and that's the worse time for knowing if I am full or not as I can't really tell sometimes until it's too late. Beth

 

[keeley86]

sounds like your doing excellently then! wow! your nearly at 50% you shud take some pics to show us you at nearly half way xxxx you must be really pleased with your progress! xxx
i rung derby the other day just to confirm i am actually on the list lol and they said waiting list has slowed down because of ppl with swine flu needing the beds, i bet its may time when i have mine - 6 months is up in march! cant come fast enough!

 

[soon to be not big AL]

I think i have this one sussed. Last week i had a small fail i stopped on my way home from work and and a small fish. I've been craving one for weeks. anyway i stood at the side of my motorbike and started slowley eating my fish.However having to attention span of a teapot i soon started looking round and forgot to chew to destruction The trip home was interesting to say the least rabid dog on a motorbike is not for the faint harted i can tell you. Anyway i have since found that if yous start eating small pieces and chewing to mush and take a small pause inbetween it allows the trapped air to move up and as long as you take a pause if you feel a bit windy it help a lot. Unfortunatley if your like me and get distracted by passing cloudes you may have to eat in a locked roon with blinds on the windows to concentrate on this . All i know is when i manage it it works for me i hope this helps
Al

 

[BeaBea]

Al you are absolutely right, it's all about taking your time and chewing properly almost to puree and as you say, sometimes you can get distracted ... thanks for your reply x

 

[Bev]

Goodness, it's not two minutes since you rang me from your hospital bed Beth... and you've lost all of that weight!
I can hardly take it in!
Very well done Angel xxx