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Surgery tomorrow at 730 am ! I would have to say today has been the hardest with cravings .

What on earth could you possibly be consuming to get 2000 calories at 2 weeks postop? Even if you drank 2 quarts of whole milk, that'd only be 1200....

Had my sleeve done Monday, Sept. 18 in Salem, Ma. Came home Weds.im getting in my protein n fluids ok. Little nausha, pain not so bad. 5 small incisions look great already. Nausha controlled by meds. Better n better each day. Not as bad as i worried about. ; )

Thank you so much!!!! It's inspiring to hear from someone who has been through this. I'm short and starting at 220 which is a 44 bmi for my height. I'm nervous but excited and you made this a lot more reassuring. My husband and I joke that food will be a lot cheaper as I can pick off his plate then. Sent from my SM-T813 using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi, I am so sorry you don't feel good. Just give it a little bit of time. Make sure your Dr knows how it is going. I know this sounds so cliche but it will get better and everything that you are going thru now will be OH SO WORTH IT!!!

After my sleeve water tasted different! It went away after a while, but it was such a weird sensation.

Was this a result of a longitudinal study? A sociological study? Was it a Facebook post? Was it part of a book? Or a thesis? Was it in a magazine in a cafe? What sort of veracity can we expect from the source.

For the past week and this week, my WLS journey has been hard for me. I feel like I'm all alone. I miss eating what I want. I didn't eat a lot of things. I just miss the taste. I'm in the pureed stage now and I don't have a clue what to do. I feel like I'm never gonna get to my goal. I know it's only been 4 weeks post op for me. I'm always thinking of the future. I feel so restricted. Mind you I don't want to give up, I just want to know how did you all handle it? I'm mostly by myself so I don't have a spouse or friends and family that gets it. Most of my friends are overweight too. My family just says follow the plan. For me it's not that easy to follow the plan. Do I regret the surgery some days yes and others no. I have lost some weight, and I'm happy for that. I just want to know if there's any light after the tunnel. Also if anyone can help me with ideas for the pureed stage for someone like me who pretty much sucks at cooking. Please don't judge me, I'm only asking for support. Thank you all. Sent from my LG-H901 using BariatricPal mobile app

Hang in there. The first week is rough, but then you're going to feel so much better! Like James said, walking helps with the gas. Nobody said you had to speed walk...but just moving a bit at a time makes a difference.

I was banded August 1, 2013......after 10fills and 13 months I'd finally lost my first 12lbs. So for an entire year I thought Id made a big mistake chosing lap band. But like a light switch and being filled to 8.2 in my 10cc band the weight began melting off. Only advice I have is to keep going for fills. Dont give up so easily. The band does work.