The main thing is to expect things to be tough for the first few months. Don’t plan on any long drives or demanding social events for at least a month before you get the hang of how your gut is responding. You will know pretty quick which foods cause you trouble. You won’t need to swear off them, just reintroduce them later on.

If your gut is slow to wake up, fear not. It will in time.

You will do great!

Jan

Hey Doug,

I am 24 hours behind you. I am Friday  730 am.

yea baby, let’s do this!!!!

it’s been 13 weeks and I’ve had enough. The only fear I have is that of the unknown.

we will have to let it play out.

so here’s to us!!!

Now let’s do this!!!

eric

Doug, you’ve got this! You’re going to do great. Great advice already offered here. Be patient as healing progresses, take it slow and be kind to yourself, and let the people in your life who care about you be of help. Thinking of you and sending you lots of good wishes!

And New577, the very same to you! That’s really exciting! Please let us know how you’re doing. We’re rooting for you and Doug!

Thanks everyone!!!!!

I am 9 months post takedown....yes the first few months were hard...there will be some moments that the takedown seems to have been a bad choice......DONT get discouraged...it WILL get better.. I still have a rough day here and there but I am sooooo much better than when I had that bag of DOOM.....take your time to heal....take food slow....and remember...even without the BAG you shouldn’t eat the yellow snow....

Good luck Doug, it's very likely going to get a lot better for you from here. Just take things really slow as mentioned in prior posts.

Good luck Doug!!!! I appreciate all the times that we talked publicly and privately. You were always nice and respectful to me which I definitely appreciate!  You never judged anything I said and you appreciated me helping a lot. You being so nice is going to make your J-pouch so nice too You are going to do amazing at Takedown! It will be hard at first but we will help you through it! Let us know how everything goes after

If you are going to be a 9%er, we 9%ers will help you through it! Especially Ryan and I

Good luck my friend

@New577 posted:

Hey Doug,

I am 24 hours behind you. I am Friday  730 am.

yea baby, let’s do this!!!!

it’s been 13 weeks and I’ve had enough. The only fear I have is that of the unknown.

we will have to let it play out.

so here’s to us!!!

Now let’s do this!!!

eric

Good luck!!!!! Let us know how it goes Dear

Sometimes the unknown is the best

Hope you're doing great Doug! It takes time to adjust but it will be worth it. Keep us posted!

Take down done!  Feeling well.   No pain.  Thanks everyone

Yay! Great news, Doug! Thanks so much for letting us know.

@Doug K posted:

Take down done!  Feeling well.   No pain.  Thanks everyone

Your welcome!

How did it feel waking up and not seeing the bag anymore???

Pretty cool.

@Doug K posted:

Pretty cool.

So happy to hear that! Let me know when you are home! Hope you get to go home soon!

Remember this day too for your anniversary!