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Mouse, I do not have an ulcer but i am really sorry to hear you are going through all this. I am one week and one day post op today. Keep us posted on how you are doing. It will get better and before you know it you will be back on track!

I thought I was going crazy or overreacting to "normal" healing pain. I am glad I harassed the crap out of then, lol. They normally don't do followups with the surgeon themselves... just the bariatric nurses. But I was like SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE. lol. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

What makes you believe that you are not ready? Sent from my SM-G960U using BariatricPal mobile app

Surgery date: June 26 Heaviest weight: 284 Current weight: 190 I’m 10 pounds away from my goal weight! So now I have a new goal weight 😂 I am VERY proud of what I’ve accomplished and the changes I’ve made in my life and in my diet.

Let's help each other stay fit on our new journey! State your location in hopes to find a match I'm in DC on the line Maryland and looking for someone to workout with!

I had surgery 10/22. I used to drink the Vitamin water zero, but now find them too sweet. Unsweetened applesauce is my sweetness limit so far. Sent from my SM-G930V using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh my goodness... I am no longer obese. Holy freaking cow. I feel like this needs a celebration this weekend

I have been lucky. I was sleeved on the 8th. I am lucky and so far like or can tolerate everything i am drinking. However as wierd as it sounds the only protein shake that taste wierd to me.. is the chocolate one LOL.. Of all of the flavors i am drinking the chocolate is the worst, cookies and cream is second worst. I am hoping i did not lose my love for chocolate LOL.

Hunger is an odd thing, I was getting hungry a lot more, then I started with the Intermittent Fasting (IF) and the hunger went away. This weekend I stopped with the IF because it's a celebratory weekend for my wife and I, and today, trying to get back into my typical routine, I'm hungry already when I'm usually not. Look for things to swap, that creamer, is it sugar free and low cal? If not, that's something to swap out for a better option. Chips... find the veggie chips, again not "good" for you, but "better" than corn and potato chips. If your protein levels are high, it doesn't matter where you are getting them from. What I don't see here, is your water intake. Water is super important. The human body will not process fat correctly or efficiently if it does not have enough to perform it's normal day to day. If you aren't getting upwards of 128 oz of water a day, I highly suggest doing so.

Lots of walking. Did they give you an incentive spirometer? If so, use it! It really does help get those gasses out. A trick I found that worked well for both my WLS's, is to breathe in deeply until you can't, then "press into it" slightly, almost like doing a crunch, this increases the pressure in your abdominal cavity and helps force excess gasses out of the cavity.