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GOOD LUCK TO YOU AS YOU START YOUR JOURNEY! I WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS. IT WILL NOT BE EASY - BUT YOU CAN DO IT WITH MUCH DETERMINATION AND WILL POWER. THERE WILL BE EASY DAYS AND THEN HARD DAYS TOO!!! HANG IN THERE. WHEN YOU FEEL DISCOURAGED - JUST HOP ON THIS SITE AND START READING SOME BLOGS. SO INSPIRATIONAL AND THEY WILL LIFT YOU RIGHT AWAY!!! IT IS SO GREAT TO HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS THAT TRULY CARE ABOUT YOU!!! KEEP US POSTED ON YOUR JOURNEY!! TAKE CARE! P.S. - I AM DAY 6 POST OP. STILL ON LIQUID DIET TILL I SEE THE DOC TOMORROW. THEN HOPEFULLY ON TO PUREED! YEH!!

GOOD FOR YOU ON GETTING OUT AND SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND SHARING WITH THEM! I AM DAY 6 POST OP AND I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN - I STILL HAVE THE SHOULDER PAIN FROM THE GAS. SEEMS IT NEVER EASES UP. I DON'T WORRY BOUT GETTING IN ALL THE PROTEIN, I JUST DO WHAT I CAN DO AND THAT'S IT! I FEEL PRETTY CONTENT AND FULL FOR THE MOST PART. STILL TAKING MY PROTEIN SHAKES OF COURSE. I SEE MY DOC TOMORROW FOR FIRST POST OP FOLLOW UP. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IF I LOST ANY MORE WT.!!! BUT ANYWAY - I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR SUCCESS!!! KEEP US POSTED.

THE LIQUID DIET WAS TOUGH - BUT HANG IN THERE! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

KEEP UP THAT SPIRIT!!!

Hi there! I was banded jan. 17 and when I read your blog, it sure brought back memories! ha ha. soooooo true!!!! Good luck on your journey with wt. loss. keep us posted!

Hey - sounds like you're doing great! Keep up the good work!!!

Hi there! Thank you for the advise. Yah I am scared about getting things stuck. I will just have to chew these huge vit. supplements up I guess. YUK. I will have to get used to it. Do you know if it is ok to take the calcium and multi vit. supplements together by any chance?

JAN. 21, 2011 - FRIDAY - DAY 4 POST OP - FELT SO BETTER AFTER MY SHOWER AND BANDAGES TAKEN OFF. THE PAIN IS LESS AND LESS ALSO. I DID NOT EVEN TAKE THE CHILDREN'S LIQUID TYLENOL LAST NIGHT BEFORE BED. I NEVER DID TAKE ANYTHING FOR THE GAS PAINS, I JUST WALKED. I HAVE NOT BEEN FEELING TOO HUNGRY SO I GUESS THE CREAM OF WHEAT FOR BREAKFAST AND TOMATOE SOUP FOR SUPPER AND THE PROTEIN SHAKES IN BETWEEN HAVE BEEN ENOUGH. JUST A COUPLE DAYS NOW TILL MY FIRST POST OP VISIT WITH DR. MARLEY. I AM WONDERING WHEN AND IF I WILL GET AN ADJUSTMENT OR "FILL". THE ONLY THING I AM AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH RIGHT NOW IS TRYING TO GET THE SUPPLEMENTS DOWN. THEY ARE HUGE. THE MULTIVITAMIN AND CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS. I AM SUPPOSED TO CHEW THEM BUT THEY TASTE CHALKY AND GRITTY AND I AM AFRAID THEY WILL MAKE ME GAG AND THROW UP. I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT OF COURSE. SO I HAVE BEEN BREAKING THEM INTO LITTLE PIECES AND TAKING WITH WATER BUT IT TAKES FOREVER AND THEY ARE STILL VERY HARD AND I AM AFRAID OF THEM GETTING STUCK ON THE WAY DOWN. ANY SUGGESTIONS OUT THERE? MY BLOOD SUGAR READING ARE STAYING WITHIN PRETTY GOOD LIMITS STILL WITHOUT THE MEDICINE. SO FAR SO GOOD. I KEEP WONDERING IF I LOST ANY MORE WT.? I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO WAIT A COUPLE MORE DAYS TO FIND OUT AT THE DR.'S.

First of all, congrats to you! Yeah! Sounds like you are doing wonderful!!! But as far as prescription diet pills, I would say no to that! It is a crutch and you don't want to rely on a crutch. You can do it alone with pure determination and will power. You just have to keep up the faith! Well that is just my 2 cents worth of advice. ha ha Good luck to you!

Yeh - good for you!!!!!

Hello! I heard that the wt. loss is slow after surgery due to swelling and healing process going on and the fluid build up. But after you are healed, the wt. loss speeds up, so hang in there. I am day 3 post op and i eat thinned cream of wheat for breakfast, and thinned tomatoe soup for supper and two protein drinks - 1 for lunch and 1 in the evening. It seems to keep me pretty full. I see my doc on monday so - we'll see what is next in store for me??? ha ha But yah, you will do well - just be patient and hang in there. Keep us posted on your progress.!!!

Debra - Thanks for the motivation! You should be so proud of yourself. That is just wonderful! I hope I can someday post a similar story as yours. You must have tremendous will power to have gotten to this point! Yeah for you!!!!!

We all make mistakes, so don't be so hard on yourself! Tomorrow is a new day and you will do better!!! Good luck!

Hi Rachel. I like you have been overweight for many years - started after birth of my children. i know I sure am looking forward to a new thinner body. i used to be thin so I do know how it used to feel though and I miss those days! I am sure you will be just deligted with your new wt. loss and wonder "why did I wait so long to do this:?" Just like me. ha ha

So you are going through the liquid diet phase huh. good luck to you on that. I had a rough time with it. But the time does go by fast! Next thing you know, it is surgery day. I did not know about the air thing or I sure would have spoken up to the doc about it. why don't they just automatically take it all out for the patient's comfort I wonder?? Well good luck on surgery day and I will be thinking about you. Keep us posted post op. Take care!!!

oh boy - you're going through the liquid diet phase. good luck with that! that was rough for me. but the time does go by quickly. before you know it - it is surgery day! yah - def remind the doc about the air removal. i didn't know anything about that or believe me i sure would have spoke up about it. why don't they just automatically remove all of it for the patient's relief I wonder? well good luck and i will be thinking about you on your surgery day. keep us posted post op!!!

Wow i didn't even know anything about telling the doc to take out the air or I sure would have. you would think they would all know by now to just do it!!! less pain for the patient! but yah i think that is the worst part post op. it seems to take forever to get rid of it. wow you are doing great with the wt. loss. i heard you sometimes gain at first post op instead of lose because of the swelling and healing process going on in your belly and the increased fluid. so i wasnt expecting to lose much right away. but good for you that is really great!!!! keep up the good work!!

JAN. 20, 2011 - THURSDAY - DAY 3 POST OP - WOW THE WEEK IS GOING BY FAST. I TOOK MY BANDAGES OFF YESTERDAY EVENING. PRETTY SCARY. LOL. UNDERNEATH WAS NOT TOO BAD THOUGH. NOW TODAY I WILL BE GETTIN THAT SHOWER. OUCH ON MY BELLY. HA HA THE CREAM OF WHEAT THINNED DOWN HAS BEEN WORKNG WELL FOR ME FOR BREAKFAST AND THINNED TOMATOE SOUP FOR SUPPER AND THEN THE PROTEIN SHAKES FOR LUNCH AND EVEVING TIME SEEMS TO WORK WELL. I ATE A COLD POPSICLE LAST NIGHT AND IT GAVE ME SPASMS IN MY BELLY. NOT FUN. COLD DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK TOO GOOD WITH ME. I AM GETTIN USED TO THE 4 OZ. SMALL PORTIONS AS WELL. HAVE BEEN WALKING WALKING AND MORE WALKING AS WELL TO TRY N GET THE GAS PAINS OUT. ONLY TAKING CHILDREN'S LIQUID TYLENOL AT NIGHT TO ALLEVIATE PAIN AND SLEEP BETTER. NOW I JUST HAVE TO TRY AND REMEMBER TODAY TO DRINK MORE WATER. ALL IN ALL I WOULD SAY THINGS ARE GOING PRETTY WELL POST OP.

JAN. 19, 2011 - WEDNESDAY - DAY 2 POST OP - WELL I FINALLY GOT A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP! HOME IN MY OWN BED. I ACTUALLY SLEPT THROUGH THE WHOLE NIGHT. I SURE NEEDED THAT! WOKE UP STILL IN ALOT OF PAIN IN CHEST AND LEFT SHOULDER. I NEED TO WALK ALOT TODAY TO TRY TO GET SOME MORE OF THE GAS PAINS OUT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY PAIN MEDS SINCE I HAVE BEEN HOME OTHER THAN CHILDREN'S LIQUID TYLENOL. ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS - I BOUGHT THE BUBBLE GUM FLAVORED UNKNOWINGLY AND IT IS AWEFUL SWEET. YUK. I AM SURE PROB HAS A TON OF CALORIES IN IT TOO. LOL. BUT IT WORKS AND IT IS OVER THE COUNTER AND NON NARCOTIC SO IT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL OUT OF IT!!! I HATE THAT FEELING! I GET TO TAKE MY OUTER BANDAGES OFF TODAY AND TAKE A SHOWER. YEH! I AM A LIL SCARED THOUGH AS I AM STILL VERY TENDER. BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DO SO OTHERWISE YOUR WOUND SITE WILL GET INFECTED. I HAD SOME THINNED DOWN CREAM OF WHEAT FOR BREAKFAST AND SOME HOT TEA. TASTED GOOD. I WILL BE HAVING MY PROTEIN SHAKES FOR THE REST OF MY MEALS TODAY. THAT'S ABOUT IT! I LEARNED THAT YOU DON'T USUALLY LOSE ALOT OF WT. RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE OF THE SWELLING AND HEALING PROCESS GOING ON IN YOUR TUMMY - BUT ONCE THAT IS OVER YOU LOOSE QUICKLY!!! SO YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENT! GOOD TO BE HOME!!!!

THANKS!!!!

THANK YOU KINDLY!

THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS!

I THINK IT IS THE DR. PREFERENCE. LOL

THANK YOU!!!!

JAN. 18, 2011 - TUESDAY - DAY 1 POST OP SURGERY - WELL I AM VERY TIRED TODAY AND GROGGY AND STILL IN ALOT OF PAIN MAINLY DUE TO NOT GETTING MUCH SLEEP AT HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT. SINCE I HAD TO HAVE A HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR AS WELL, I AM EXPERIENCING ALOT OF EXTRA POST OP PAIN! MOSTLY IN MY CHEST AND LEFT SHOULDER. SOME OF IT IS STILL FROM THE GAS THAT WAS PUT IN MY STOMACH DURING SURGERY. I WILL PROBABLY HAVE THIS PAIN A COUPLE MORE DAYS. I HAVE TO BE ON THE LIQUID DIET ALL THIS WEEK YET. THE CHOCOLATE BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE PROTEIN SHAKES 3 X DAY FOR MY MEALS. I CAN HAVE SUGAR FREE POPSICLES AND LIQUIDS AS WELL AND CLEAR BROTH OR STRAINED WATERED DOWN CREAM SOUPS. SO BACK TO THE DREADFUL PROTEIN SHAKES FOR ANOTHER WEEK! GREAT!!!!!!!!!! THEN I GO BACK TO SEE DR. MARLEY ON MONDAY FOR MY FIRST POST OP APPOINTMENT. I AM DOWN 6 MORE LBS. FOR A TOTAL WT. LOSS OF 16 LBS. TOTAL. I HOPE TO LOSE MORE WT. BY NEXT MONDAY TOO!!! I HAVE TO WALK ALOT TOO ALL THIS WEEK. IT IS GOOD TO BE HOME!! I AM GLAD THIS NIGHTMEAR IS OVER!!!