missjanab

i feel the exact same way! i had surg 8/11 and have only lost 14lbs since surgery & didn't lose any of those last week. i eat fairly good and by failry i don't mean any cheating i mean some days i miss a meal or two but i'm still eating on plan, no slip-ups. i've excersied some not that much, jus walking, i'm re-joining the gym this evening with hopes of breaking this stall. i kno slow lost has it's upsides but i ready to see the fruits of my labor. i've put a lot of work into having this surgery and i'm ready for results. it is nice to kno i'm not alone.

i feel the same way! i so did not expect any of this! it's nice to kno i'm not alone!

i know exactly how u feel. my right shoulder was KILLING me on day 6, i'm still have pain when drinking and eating, it's like as soon as it hits my sleeve i feel a dull sense of pain, it only lasts a few seconds but it sucks! they say it gets better, i sure hope sonner than later!

i wish i could help you but i am 8 days out and i feel EXACTLY how u feel! i'm really starting to have some serious feelings of regret!

thank you guys for all your advice!

i was sleeved 4 days ago on aug 11th, i woke up in recovery and was in a tremendous amount of pain from the gas. friday while i was in the hospital i had a mild/pain/panic attack the gas pain was really kicking my butt. back to the point, i'm home and a had a few baby spoonfuls of mashed potatos yesterday and it seemed as if they were pushing the gas out but the pain is so much i can't tell wat's going on. whenever i drink something if it's too much of a sip then it hurts right in my chest area. fyi, my dr puts us on mushies for the first two weeks and then regular food after that. and yes i've been walking and taking gas-x. one of my incision sites is still really painful, i've got pain in my shoulders and in my neck. i called the dr to see if i could get some stronger meds bcuz the tramadol is not working at all, he should return my call this morning. my question is 'is there still gas there or is this actually pain from the trauma of having my first major surgery?' i'm a lil concerned bcuz the pain is really stopping me from eating anything and sipping as much as i'm supposed to.

you are a solider girl and i SALUTE YOU!

i will! i'm so excited!

i posted this response to in another forum jus a few minutes ago: i'm getting sleeved tomorrow and i've only told my bf and a few trustworthy friends, neither one of my parents or sisters know, actually no one in my family knows. i've picked the person i want to call my mom in case something really bad happens and i mean really bad like hovering death. i haven't really even thought about if they will be upset for me not telling them, maybe bcause they are prob going to be upset either way, if i tell them i'm having it they'll be mad cuz they don't want me to and if i don't tell them they will be mad i didn't. i guess it's kinda like that old saying, damned if you do, damned if you don't. when people start noticing, i've got the perfect answer when they ask, i'm gonna say, "i finally decided to get off my butt and do something about it." they can take it how they want. i think it is your decision wat you want to do and they can either support you or not, this surgery is about you and you only.

i'm getting sleeved tomorrow and i've only told my bf and a few trustworthy friends, neither one of my parents or sisters know, actually no one in my family knows. i've picked the person i want to call my mom in case something really bad happens and i mean really bad like hovering death. i haven't really even thought about if they will be upset for me not telling them, maybe bcause they are prob going to be upset either way, if i tell them i'm having it they'll be mad cuz they don't want me to and if i don't tell them they will be mad i didn't. i guess it's kinda like that old saying, damned if you do, damned if you don't. i plan to do exactly wat you did with your band when people start noticing, i've got the perfect answer when they ask, i'm gonna say, "i finally decided to get off my butt and do something about it." they can take it how they want. i think it is your decision wat you want to do and they can either support you or not, this surgery is about you and you only. remember NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT.

i'm august 11th and have been on my pre-op diet for 5 days now and time is dragging out! nice to kno it's not just my rush, rush, rush neurosis & i'm not alone1

thanks! it sounds like the flintstones are the way to go bcuz they are on my NUTS list also.

thank you so much for your reply!

i have a womens multi vitamin i take that does not come in a chewable or gummy form, can i just crush them after surgery and swallow the bits? or do i have to find a chewable/gummy vitamin?

you know i've been thinking the same thing every since i started this journey...before i used to look at the people who lost weight and think 'man how did they do it?' but every since i started researching and actually learning about wls i look at them and i wonder when they had it and how much they have lost. but who's to say they didn't have it and jus didn't tell anyone? i've only told a handful of people and none of those people are in my family and i don't plan to tell anyone else. i plan to just say i'm working with a dr.

i just found out i'm august 11th! wooooooooooooohooooooooooooo!

this really helps! thanx so much!

hi guys! i will be doing my last class tomorrow morning at 8:30am! i'm so excited because when i started in jan i only had 3 months but bcbstx changed it to 6 months in march so tomorrow has been a long time coming! i'm hoping for a speedy ins approval. good luck to us all!