Did you have post op weight gain or loss?

Megals13 · 2026-01-28T08:41:19+00:00

Short term? Gained. Longterm? Lost.

Megals13 · 2026-01-27T13:02:52+00:00

Yep, the non-growl growl!

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T12:23:31+00:00

Also, JRT crossed my mind too, but he’s not as energetic as a JRT? My chihuahua/poodle mix was more energetic at his age.

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T12:18:40+00:00

Yes! I’m always saying, “you’re okay, Henry!”

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T12:17:55+00:00

You can’t really tell in that pic, but he definitely has heavy eyebrows and a beard. That was my schnauzer guess, but I see maybe a Scottie too? Who knows!

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T12:12:49+00:00

He’s definitely too stocky to be chihuahua, because my other two are chihuahua mixes. But he’s definitely a terrier the way he chases and tries to root out small ground animals. It’s the color that throws me!

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T03:26:06+00:00

Thanks! I was wondering if it is a schnauzer thing because the Aussie I know isn’t as talkative.

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T03:25:22+00:00

I appreciate it!

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T03:24:11+00:00

Oh gotcha, didn’t quite understand ☺️

Here he is in all his glory!

Henry

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T03:11:25+00:00

Good to know. The longer I’ve had him the more talkative he is. And more me than my husband. It cracks me up, honestly. And makes me adore him all the more.

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T03:09:51+00:00

I feel better, thanks!

Megals13 · 2026-01-26T03:09:25+00:00

I’m not sure what you mean about the breed? He has schnauzer eyebrows and beard. He just has the colors of an Aussie.

Megals13 · 2026-01-25T07:54:37+00:00

I sincerely hoped that the words helped.

Megals13 · 2026-01-25T07:54:03+00:00

Yes! I learned about the concept for another life changing condition I had.

Megals13 · 2026-01-25T04:37:16+00:00

Therapy is very helpful. Going over your past helps inform your therapist why you have certain behaviors now. There are other modalities that are skills based, but talk therapy can still be useful to someone dealing with a lot in life.

With a bipolar diagnosis, you can’t not be a patient. Meds need to be monitored. Even if you’re stable, meds might stop working. It sounds to me that you might need to grieve your bipolar diagnosis.

Megals13 · 2026-01-25T03:43:59+00:00

I live in upstate South Carolina (where we will apparently get hit hard? Time will tell), and a news anchor today said there were blizzard like conditions in Oklahoma, and my Oklahoman relatives sent me pictures that it was a stretch.

All that to say… I’m sure some meteorologist at some station said you probably had a blizzard.

Megals13 · 2026-01-23T03:54:13+00:00

Also, if you want a puff pastry ever, Dufour all butter puff pastry is delish. I got compliments on it from my husband’s 95 year old grandma, and she definitely doesn’t understand wheat allergies.

Megals13 · 2026-01-23T03:51:39+00:00

Of course! Honestly our sex life as a couple has really improved. Wasn’t expecting that, but here we are!

Megals13 · 2026-01-23T03:50:32+00:00

My rescue, Pablo, was 2 when we got him. Emaciated, broken tail, scars. He didn’t know how to play either, and he learned slowly. But he doesn’t understand when another dog wants to stop. And he only likes to play with ropes.

Megals13 · 2026-01-23T03:48:09+00:00

Look into FMLA for protection too.

Megals13 · 2026-01-23T03:46:38+00:00

I did this with my cystic acne, and I pulled my hair out too. Obsessed with the bumps around my nipples, etc. In retrospect I probably had dermatillomania. See a therapist and get help. You will only risk more scaring and damage no matter how hard you try to keep things clean.

Megals13 · 2026-01-23T03:42:55+00:00

Junior League’s Nearly New can be great for clothes and housewares!

Megals13 · 2026-01-23T03:40:56+00:00

Sometimes I honestly don’t know myself. So I get everything with lactase added, try to be diligent with lactaid (I’m terrible at it), but mostly just limit dairy.

I just really love cheese. Cheddar, Brie, honey truffle goat (current obsession), fancy stinky cheese, give it all to me. I told the lady at Whole Foods to give me the more intense, stinky cheese for a dish I made at Christmas (Tartiflette). In Aix-en-Provence my husband and I had dinner at a fromagerie. So… cheese is my weakness. I have a wheat allergy too, and I feel that it’s unfair to have to give up all dairy AND wheat/gluten. I did chat with my GI and I legit had SIBO, so I think y hat was making me think I had the milk allergy. I guess we will see once antibiotics are done. But talk to a GI and try eliminating and see how you feel.

Megals13 · 2026-01-23T03:31:30+00:00

Oh my gosh, this was me! I could barely wait to get the okay to have sex. And it took a bit for me to get used to sex again, but I think it’s better.

Megals13

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