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I just got my surgical report today and the doc used a 36 on me. For some reason I thought it would be a 32. What sizes were used on others?

Thank you all, it has already improved since posting, it is not gone but better.

Thanks, I will check it out. I got my surgical report today and it answers all the questions.

Best of luck, keep us posted!

Hi Kandi, I was sleeved on the same day as you. I am not sure what you mean by supplements, I was sent home on a full liquid diet. I can have juice, Jello (sf) creamed Soups strained, Water and other full liquids. I too have had some head hunger, like last night I seen subway sandwich on tv and I thought ohh that would be great to bite into, but then I checked my stomach, no hunger and I know I would have to chew the heck out of that one bite of sandwich just to get it to go down and know just from what it feels like when eating jello and Soup that it would not be comfortable. I just tell myself Oh well just think what this lack of food well look like on the scale! I am still amazed at how I have to remember to eat! If not for thirst I might forget all together. I find this all and incredible freedom and I know these early steps and not forever.

I have bought them at Vita cost.com and at Walmart. GNC, Amazon and Vitamin Shoppe carries them as well. Walmart has the best price by far, they have really beefed up their offerings of Protein by the pharmacy.

What is the app called?

Wow that is something, I have to pay for my short term disability. For Aflac they only need the employer to fill out a notice of disability as well as the surgeon.

Congrats, I was in your place one week ago today! You both will do great!

You have to do what is good for you. I too feared negativity but once I told my family and in law family they were all very supportive! I considered not telling them, but having surgery right before thanksgiving and still being the hospital I could not see not telling them as I would had to come up with some reason I was not there and then why I am blending my food at cmas and well I just felt like not telling was lying or would lead to lies. So I just bit the bullet and much to my surprise ALL have been very supportive.

I seen this at the store and thought GREAT 18 gms of protein and electrolytes for the early days after surgery. YUCK alert, it tastes just like a whey protein shot and you have to drink a lot more of it to get just 18 grams of protein. I decided to write Gatorade and tell them if I am going to endure that taste it will be in the form of a protein shot, more concentrated and higher protein. I was surprised today to hear from them and they are sending me coupons for any other Gatorade product for letting them know. Nice surprise.

I put in pudding, in cream soups so far. From the texture I can tell when I am allowed to eat more things it will go well in yogurt.

Congrats! That has to feel wonderful. I too look forward to the day I can go to the doctor and his dictation for the visit will no longer start with OBESE female!

Sarah Palin lashed out at Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign. (TLC/AP) (CBS) Americans don't usually get fitness advice from Sarah Palin, but last week the mother of five lashed out at Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" program to help curb childhood obesity by helping kids eat well and stay active. "Take her anti-obesity thing that she is on. She is on this kick, right. What she is telling us is she cannot trust parents to make decisions for their own children, for their own families in what we should eat," Palin said on Laura Ingraham's national . "Instead of a government thinking that they need to take over and make decisions for us according to some politician or politician's wife's priorities, just leave us alone, get off our back, and allow us as individuals to exercise our own God-given rights to make our own decisions and then our country gets back on the right track." The "God-given rights" Palin hopes to protect apparently involve not having to listen to healthy eating advice, learning about portion size and encouraging kids to play more sports and watch less TV. According to the Centers for Disease Control, childhood obesity has tripled in the last 30 years, putting millions of kids at risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and bone and joint disorders. As for Palin's own family, exercise is a priority. According to a Wall Street Journal profile, the former Alaska governor's parents were marathon runners and Palin herself runs three miles a day. She even named her first son Track because he was born at the beginning of the running season. "Conventional running is my sanity," she told the paper. The Palins eat well too. "My family and I eat a healthy diet heavy in wild Alaskan seafood, moose, caribou and fresh fruit," she said I wish my parents had had the education and push to feed us healthy. I think what Michele is doing is great! If we can change the way America eats we will save so many kids from hard lives.

Bones???

Here is what I found when searching drains: A surgical drain is a tube used to remove pus, blood or other fluids from a wound. Drains inserted after surgery do not result in faster wound healing or prevent infection but are sometimes necessary to drain body Fluid which may accumulate and in itself become a focus of infection. The routine use of drains for surgical procedures is diminishing as better radiological investigation and confidence in surgical technique have reduced their necessity. It is felt now that drains may hinder recovery by acting as an 'anchor' limiting mobility post surgery and the drain itself may allow infection into the wound. In certain situations their use is unavoidable. Drains have a tendency to become occluded or clogged, resulting in retained fluid that can contribute to infection or other complications. Thus efforts must be made to maintain and assess potency when they are in use. Once a drain becomes clogged or occluded, it is usually removed as it is no longer providing any benefit. Drains may be hooked to wall suction, a portable suction device, or they may be left to drain naturally. Accurate recording of the volume of drainage as well as the contents is vital to ensure proper healing and monitor for excessive bleeding. Depending on the amount of drainage, a patient may have the drain in place one day to weeks. Signs of new infection or copious amounts of drainage should be reported to the health care provider immediately. Drains will have protective dressings that will need to be changed daily/as needed. I was confused by it as my daughter had RNY and come home with no drain. I have had two in life now, once after gallbladder and now after the sleeve. I am still toting it around here I can not concentrate on it much, it is just there. I asked the nurse why my daughter did not have one and why I did and she said the group I go to ALWAYS uses a drain. So it much be preference. The one doctor that came i asked to see it and made the comment that it was "nice healthy fluid" . I was like ok, but your definition of nice and mine are way different! I had my gallbladder out the old way and I had a HUGE drain in and it did NOT hurt removing it, left me feeling a little light headed but no pain.

I filled one out as to my wishes about life support should I not recover to the point of functional life. My husband got mad at me and did not want me to turn it in as he thought I should just tell him what I want. I just went through watching my Dad die and I knew his wishes, he made them loud and clear but never put anything on paper so he ended up on life support and I knew he did not want that if he would not recover to be able to care for himself. It was a long road watching him decline on support and finally other family members let go. In the face of greif you can not trust loved to think logically, you need to speak for yourself, and think of it this way, this is not just for your surgery but for every day of your life. I think we have more chances of being in a bad car accident then dying from our procedure. Everything will be ok.

blood in sinus secretions is normal with infection. My guess is with a cold you have coughed and or sneezed and pulled a muscle.

Congrats! Welcome the newbie sleeved group!

First off, if she were to let you go for having a procedure, well that just would scream law suit to any one, but the fact you think she might think that way maybe a cautionary red flag in your decision process. I did not tell my boss, but I do not work for a company I work for municipality. I used Fmla time to protect myself and I owed no one any further explanation that FMLA time. I had told a couple of folks where I work and I have no doubt that my bosses now know the reason for my leave, but the hell with them. They were always ready to judge my weight, they will still be there judging my weight or weight loss it is just the environment I work in. For example one time I had a muscle spasm in my neck and my boss told me if I lost weight it would help the spasm????? Ah hello the spasm would be long gone before I could lose weight. That is the kinda off crap I heard for 10 years there. I had unsolicited diets given to me, critiques of my lunches ect. When I dropped 50 pounds before surgery, not one word from them. Wow I think that belongs under rants and raves Any who you are protected if you use fmla time if you need additional time off.

That is interesting, one of the things suggested by my nut for the mushies was refried beans.

Thanks Flygirl!

Welcome ! I just had my sleeve 5 days ago and the insurance jump hoop game is so fresh in my mind. I will never forget the feeling when I fulfilled last requirement, once I had that clearance in my hand I felt like a I won a million bucks!

I am 5 days post op, no matter what I drink or eat (jello) no matter how small a sip or large I get this pain. It happens about 30 seconds after I swallow. It feels like there is a large contraction in my abdomen the I hear a gurgle and the pain then dissipates.

I had this before surgery! It is definitely is from the protein drinks. Without getting too descriptive I had to have my cousin bring me suppositories and stool softener at work as I was in so much pain. I had to physically manipulate things to relieve myself. I then called the doctor asap, and was told in increase water, like that is possible post op and miralax also. I was warned to never let it get like that again as it was the beginning of an impaction.