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08-17-2007, 06:09 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central NY
Posts: 181
Weight Statistics 4/24/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
253 lb Start Weight:
147 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
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Body Mass Index 43.4226074219 BMI Start:
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Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  I want something bubbly....
I woke up this morning (my day off  -go figure?) with an AWFUL cold! It feels like the flu! I have the worst headache, achey all over, sore throat and stuffy. So, my stupid question is....What would happen if I had a small glass of diet Sprite? That's all I can think about! Something cold and bubbly on my raw throat. Yes, I have sugar-free popcicles, water, crystal light, juice-just not cutting it! I've also taken some Tylenol Cold and Flu. I haven't had soda since before my surgery (4/24) and I just want to know if the worst thing that may happen is that it doesn't feel good in my pouch? Trust me, there won't be an cravings for bad foods-NOTHING sounds good. Please let me know if anyone out there has been "naughty" and tried diet soda. I just want to know what your experience was....thanks! 
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08-17-2007, 06:20 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,756
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
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Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
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i dunno...i just know its a pouch rule for me from my surgeon and i havent tried any DIET soda post op and im over 2 years out. I dont drink coffee so diet pepsi for me was an addiction big time. I imagine the bloat and bubbles would hurt a sensativie pouch ...
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08-17-2007, 06:38 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 3,002
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11"
Height:
212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
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40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
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I know people that have had soda and didnt feel so good after. I have not had any since a month or so before my surgery. Its a personal choice on the foods we try post op however i would not recomend it.  Hope your feeling better. LittleLisaMarie
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08-17-2007, 07:26 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,903
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
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260 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
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Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.0010501995 BMI Current:
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i've had it. you can do without it honestly. you have NO IDEA the magnitude of the bubbles being that you havent had it in a while and all your innerds are rerouted. when i had it, it was just a sip and i shook the bubbles out (so i thought) and my pouch bubbled over, up my esophagus, into my throat and back out of my mouth ever throw up bubbles before? wierd and not pretty lol!...let's just say I was cured of wanting it at that point; you dont need it. i mean in all honesty i am sure it wouldnt "hurt" you as in damage anything but i dunno. personal preference i guess....
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08-17-2007, 07:41 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 195
Weight Statistics September 21st Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
300 lb Start Weight:
222 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
78 lb Weight Loss:
72 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26 % % Lost:
whatever happens! Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 54.8647242456 BMI Start:
40.5998959417 BMI Current:
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I actually just had an "informational meeting" with my Dr and the hospital where I am having my surgery and that was my question - what is SO bad about pop? I always thought it would cause a lot of "air" and cause farting and burping but infact that is no the reason according to them. The reason they dont suggest pop is because of the carbonation - it eventually stretches out your stoma and once that is stretched your food will go right through you and you'll be back to feeling hungry. people who drink a lot of pop after surgery they said will have a harder time losing because of the cause of the carbination. - weird huh! thats what i know - i am sure everyone has their own insight to it but that sure makes it bad enough for me not to want it!
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08-17-2007, 08:01 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central NY
Posts: 181
Weight Statistics 4/24/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
253 lb Start Weight:
147 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8972332016 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.4226074219 BMI Start:
25.2297363281 BMI Current:
24.8864746094 BMI Goal:
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Thanks for everyones input.... I really, really wanted the diet Sprite, but I decided against it. I guess I hope that it would hurt me, and the craving would be over. My luck is that it would feel fine, and a bad habit may be started. So, I will keep my throat cool with sugar-free popcicles and water. Thanks everyone!
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08-17-2007, 09:44 PM
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Jessica, I hope you will be feeling better after a good night's rest.
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08-18-2007, 08:54 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southwest Virginia
Posts: 501
Weight Statistics June 12, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
330 lb Start Weight:
213 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.4545454545 % % Lost:
December, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 54.9088757396 BMI Start:
35.441183432 BMI Current:
29.950295858 BMI Goal:
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I am fighting this battle myself right now. I actually drank a small sip of my hubby's diet pepsi tonight at dinner and it was SO good. My pouch didn't hurt or anything, but I know, like Lisa, that once I get started, I will not stop. But as for being sick, I would suggest putting it in the fridge over night or putting a hot diet sprite over ice? I know that is what I did with a sprite zero when my throat was hurting last week and although I didn't drink a lot, what I like about this surgery is I don't want a lot.
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08-19-2007, 12:21 AM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central NY
Posts: 181
Weight Statistics 4/24/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
253 lb Start Weight:
147 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8972332016 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.4226074219 BMI Start:
25.2297363281 BMI Current:
24.8864746094 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Just got back from the ER....
My throat would just not stop hurting, it got worse and worse. I also had my bf chek out my throat with a flash light, and he saw little white patches. So, I went to the ER (no urgent care in my area) and the doc took one look and said "that looks ugly!" Nice! He confirmed that it was strep throat and put me on liquid amoxicillan (sp?). I hope this gets better soon! The doc told me to stay home from work today (Sunday) as I am still contagious and can go back in Monday. Just a question for everyone out there....I'm getting a little nervous about work with all the times that I have been absent the past year: my WLS surgery, the whole gall bladder isssue and days off for testing/ultrasound, and now this whole strep throat issue. I have doctors notes/documentation for each time I have been absent that I have given to my manager. Let's say my job decides to up and fire me because I've been absent so much. Does anyone know if becuase of the doc's documentation that I have, do I have any recourse? I'm just getting a little nervous about the vibe I'm getting at work lately....
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08-19-2007, 12:40 AM
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Aww, (((((HUGS)))) As for the job issue, I don't know how the law is in the US, but here, we have labor laws that says you can't fire a person for health issues and sick leaves that are within the regulation. Of course, your pay can be cut after a certain period of absence, but sick leave without pay is up to 2 years, if I remember correctly.
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