Kerry

lol...too funny....glad you feel better...hehehe

i had surgery the same day and i am right with you. the protein taste awful!! i have been drinking these protein shots. i call them protein bullets. they have 35g of protein per shot and i can drink it in about 5 swallows. i feel a little ugh after but hey thats a big amount of protein in one little sitting. i tried the protein shakes and it doesnt sit well yet. but keep pluggin along...im sure it will be easier for us in just a bit

ive heard alot of that since i decided to finally take the plunge...i say forget those people. they havnt a clue what we go through on a daily bases. i would love to see any skinny person go on a nearly all liquid diet for nearly a month and tell me any part of it was easy,

i have heard of many people not doing the diet b4 hand. I even slipped up at the begining of my 2 week diet. but the problem is. if the doc opens him up and sees issues with a slippery liver he may close him back up. i have heard of this happening. every doc is different. Anyhow i hope everything goes well and good luck!

thank you soo much. i was pretty sure i didnt get a leak only cause when i read on here people normally say that if you get a leak that you WILL know it! thanks so much just new at this and i guess im worrying about every little ping and pang my new stomach makes and every pain that i get. thanks again

Hello all! First ill start by saying that I am 9 days Post op and yesturday I twisted my ankle and fell. I have strained every muscle in my body i think to not hurt my tummy. What i think i feel in my tummy area is pulled muscles. I am able to drink fine and i am on Full liquids. my quesion is how would i know if i caused damage to my new stomach? How would i know if I have a leak?

did you guys use the shaker parm. or the fresh shredded?

I am 8 days post op and have the pre made bottles. I have found that its hard to hit my protein levels. So whatever i have to do to make it taste better i do. First thing i tried was adding some crystal light powder and lotsa ice to it. Helped alot. Then when it started getting really hard to drink something that i didnt really like i took the Orange flavor and added some Welches Cherry white grape juice to it and lotsa ice. now i know the juice isnt sugar free but i litterally added like 2 inches worth in the whole bottle. It kinda tasted like hawaiian punch. but it sure helped me get it down. im nervous to try the powder kind but im sure its alot cheaper in the long run!

i also had my surgery on monday. is it normal to gain weight at first because i have gained a few pounds myself...i dont see how because ive not barley put anything in my stomach.

glad you had a wonderful experience. I am still at the hospital and doing great! Miss my babies at home and ready for some flavor in my mouth.lol but i was sooo thankful to have ice chips today. WOW you went home soon. i am staying here until thursday. not in to much pain. just a little gas pain and a little sore in my tummy...kinda like i did tons and tons of crunches.

I am very very excited and nervous! My surgery is may 9th and im flying out tomorrow for El Paso..I am nervous to fly and nervous everything will not go as planned. I was financed through a bank and they are dragging their feet on getting the money to the doctor. If the money is not there they do not do surgery...HEADS WILL ROLL!!! lol. I am looking forward to the changes but ready to get them started. This is the first time that I will be leaving my children for more than a day! I feel weird about that as well...there are sooo many things going through my head. I had to slow down being on here as well because it was making me go into info overload. i am hoping that me getting back on here for a few days will calm me down again...since i stopped is when i started getting all worked up... .....

THank you so much ladies...is there aplace on this site to check before and after??? that would be great..ive seen a few people post them with their comments and when i watch them i get goose bumps..it is so awesome to not only see their body change but to see them look like they are enjoying their pic being taken...i run from the camera so this should be fun!!!

Oh btw i havnt seen this yet on yalls list but i have heard that a heating pad was a very good thing to bring!!!

Im a little late but a big big WOOT WOOT!!! and a few omg's to go along with it!!!! good luck red velvets....i love the support from this site...i just cant say it enough!!!!

im having my surgery May 9th also...boy am i nervous. Glad to be part of an awesome names group!! lol Both my hubby and sons favorite cake!!!

congrats hon! it must feel so good to even be considering the bikini. wow....cant wait to be in your shoes...even if i opt for the one piece i would be thrilled to even be thinking about it...YOU GO GIRL!!!!

Thank you Misti...i am getting so nervous...lol i think i havnt felt this feeling in a long long time. not this exact feeling but the excited jitterz...thanks girl and i will let you know how i do and good job on your weight loss..thats awesome and i hope to have good results as well...i do have a question...do you feel like you have good amounts of energy yet...like to work out or go to the gym maybe Zumba which is my fav...lol i really do enjoy working out and sweating and feeling better and im hearing alot that people just cant yet.. i thought id ask you being your at 6 weeks

hey there! i am so sorry that you are going through this and not jumping through hoops of fire with excitment of your life changes. i know that if your not eating to get the nourishment even not having had WLS you can feel like death warmed over. i am actually on pre op and have tried so many different protien shakes. i have found my saviour, it is the atkins advantage shakes...mmm mmm good. For example...i was slightly addicted to frozen fraps from starbucks. they have a cafe caramel shake that is sooooo good. now i know that sounds weird to say but they are my go to breakfast. they are kinda thick but not tooo thick...(i like the thickness because i still have 100% of my stomach and it helps..) lol but i am telling you if you have not tried i would seriously consider it. they also have the norm...chocolate, vanilla and strawberry,,,ive tried the chocolate and think im going to freeze one for a little dessert. i think it taste alot like a choco milk shake. Oh and the cafe caramel does have coffee in it. also they have a mocha latte that is sooo good. try it out...even if you hve to suffer through the taste of some of the protein shakes maybe it will help with the quality of your and you Dear Hubbys relationship. hope this helps a little...good luck hun and stay positive.

Ok so im supposed to be on a 14 day pre op....i did great the first 3 days. then messed up soooo bad for 2 now after today being number 2 day of messing up i have 9 days left. i am sick of food...tired of the nagging want of it...it really did nag my brain the wholeday...a friend of mine says well if you cant do this do you think you can do the WLS? my thoughts on that are that 85 % of my stomach will be gona and im not supposed to really fell the hunger feeling!!!!! what do you guys thnk i have done to my liver...and the progress that i have had?

oh my gosh...that looks so yummy...but i like some of you are kinda skeptical...does the dough come out at all like dough? i just dont get it but i can wait to make it!!!!!

I have not had surgery yet but that has been one of my fears from hearing it from other fellow WLS patients. What i have heard and read is that NIOXIN is a very good product to help..mainly what it seems to do is when you loose a hair...everyone has hormones on your scalp that if the hormone gets into your folicule area it will actually kill the chance for that hair to grow back...so one of the things this product does is treat your scalp so that this does not happen...plus it motivates hair growth....check into it....maybe it will work...is so let me know...i hope that it does..i already bought it...lol

well i have not had my surgery yet but i know that from experiece of a very poor untreated tyroid issue that the only thing that helped me get energy was to excersize....start small and see if it helps....

thank you guys so much...i feel a whole lot better now. it is really good to read all thepost op stories where everyone is talking about playing with their babies and having a blast and not havng to worry about their weight stopping them from any of it....i just need to keep looking at my children thinking about how much more fun me and my hubby are going to have....lol....i just cant wait to be on the other side of it all...plus looking forward to shocking everyone that hasnt seen me in a long time....lol

i plan on truly sticking to it from here on out and my surgeon does seem to be more lax on the pre op...thank you guys so much. I just can believe that i have done this to myself. I woke up today so upset and scared and all the what i guess is normal reactions to this surgery...i guess it all hit me this morning. is it normal to sob like you are going into a life or death surgery....i think im just tripping and need to take the kiddos to the park and get my mind off of it...im just driving myself crazy