emily_0192010

I'm glad to hear you are doing well! The tiredness is hitting me really hard as well, I slept a LOT today and am forcing myself to stay awake just to drink right now. A jax get-together sounds awesome

You look great! Keep up the awesome work!

I think it depends on your surgeon whether you are all clears or full liquids. I am on full liquids and am three days out as well. I tried a Protein Drink for the first time tonight. It went fine but i can definitely feel it sitting heavier than the water. I had the stomach spasms each time I drank as well, until this morning when I put the straw in my mouth and took teeny tiny sips... but I drank every few seconds. It helped enormously. My stomach stopped spasing and I am getting my liquids in. Not quite as much as I had hoped at this point, but still pretty good. I've got 40 oz in and am working on the last 20, so hopefully by the time I am asleep I can get that in. The other thing, and my one wonderful nurse told me this, often cold things make the stomach spasm. They had given me ice water and I was having a hard time with it, when I let it "warm up" it went much better. So the ice pops might be making it worse for you. Try sipping on some warm broth or warm water with a bouillon cube in it. I really enjoyed that while I was in the hospital. It was the easiest to get down. Good luck, and don't forget you aren't alone!

Wow! You look amazing! I was only sleeved this week, but after all of my up and down dieting I definitely understand what you mean about not seeing yourself clearly. I lost 40 lbs before surgery and I swear I look the same as I did a few months ago. My mom and my family can see a difference, but me? No way. I think it is partially because i've been at this weight before and I feel like i'm "back" to where I was before, not like I've lost any. I'm hoping that this will change as I lose more and more. Also, congrats on being off of your meds! That is an even bigger achievement than the weight loss in my book!

I am not an october sleever, as I just had mine done, but the holiday's was something I thought of a lot. October is huge in my family, between birthdays and anniversaries and haloween there is always a lot of food and a lot of baking. I was excited to have my surgery before all of this. For me, I will be on solids by thanksgiving and christmas so I am not going to be very strict with what I eat, but the amount. I will be careful with carbs, since I've been low-carb for a few months now, but I definitely plan on partaking on my holiday favorites, just in small amounts and protein first.

Hello! Welcome to the boards I was just sleeved as well, I am 3 days out, but I have been on the boards for months now. This really is an incredible site and the people are amazing! Good luck!

Well, I have no idea what it feels like to be 8 months preggo lol, but I am definitely bloated and swollen. My mom noticed it more than I did but boy I can tell now. I absolutely refuse to go near a scale until my follow-up appointment with my surgeon. I haven't walked too much, in the hospital I was too dizzy from a reaction to my pain meds and then I left the next day. Once I was home it was pouring and then I slept, and slept some more... and then I slept some more lol! Good luck on your walk

I'm very sorry to hear that you are in this situation. No one deserves to go through that. You are making the right choice to leave him, and the right choice by doing it properly with a lawyer. My mom was in a very similar relationship when I was young. They started off great but then he started to get mentally and emotionally abusive. I was around 10 at the time and he started saying things to me, little things that would hurt my feelings and make me cry. At this point my mom ended the relationship. It was the hardest thing ever for her and I can tell to this day that she still loves him and misses him, but she did it for me so that I wouldn't grow up in that type of situation. Stay strong! You are an amazing woman and mother.

I shipped three huge (about 40 lbs+ each) boxes from NJ to FL and they cost about 30 bucks each. I sent them the cheapest way they had through the post office and I got them in about a week. So, I highly doubt that even all of those clothes could weigh that much so I think it is safe to say it would cost you under 30... hope this helps at all

I'm right there with you as well! I was sleeved on Monday and everything hurt. I haven't even attempted anything other than water yet so I am exhausted all the time on top of being really really sore. What did you do to yourself? You did the best thing ever. You gave yourself the chance and the opportunity and the tool to become healthy and lose the weight. This is the hardest part, right now. It will get better... do what I do. Head on over to the "Success Stories" page and re-read them. And keep reading reading them. It helps a LOT. We 'll get through this

I'm curious, how far out from your surgery are you? I am only a couple day's post-op and i am technically on full liquids as well but I am terrified to try anything other than water or broth. I am up to about 30 oz of liquid so far today, but i've slept a lot so that has limited my time. When did you make the switch from water and clears to full liquids? I was thinking of trying a think protein shake later just to get in some nutrients.

I'm doing good I had my surgery at Memorial. The first night and morning after in the hospital were awful because I didn't react very well to the pain medicine I was given, and my nurse kept telling me it was just the after-effects of the anesthesia. I was extremely dizzy and I could walk, so the gas pains in between my shoulder blades hurt a lot.... but as soon as my surgeon stopped the meds it went away and I felt 100 times better. I am home now and my pain is manageable. At this point I am just very very sore and tired. I am not having any problems getting in liquids, I just have to go very slow. So far today I've hit around 22 oz of Water. I don't really get the full feeling either, but at first when I was sipping I would get this clenching feeling that hurt a lot, but then I started sipping teeny tiny amounts and they went away. Now to get the water down I pretty much just keep the straw in my mouth and sip constantly lol. I am hoping that as I heal I'll be able to take larger sips. Where is the support group that you are going to? The one offered through my surgeon's office meets at times I can't make and they are mainly for band patients.... I've thought of going to one but I haven't really made any efforts to find one.

I was also sleeved Monday I had some of the same doubts before the surgery, especially since I lost 40 lbs pre-op. But what I did was remind myself of all of the diets and exercise programs that i've done before and their success rates. Then I looked into my future... I remembered that I don't want this cycle to continue. I want to be healthy and I don't want this black cloud hanging over my head. From here on out we're on the loser's bench and things are going to go our way from now on!

That is hilarious!! Thanks for making me laugh today

I think you'll be just fine I would call and ask to get more details. You will have to be sedated because otherwise your body wouldn't allow them to intubate you. So yes, you will be awake but you won't care and chances are you won't remember it. I would make it very clear to them that you are very nervous and anxious and scared and they will take care of you. Good luck, don't let this fear stop you from going through with it!

I use my wii fit to weigh in, though I do not do it everyday and my "official" weight loss is based on the numbers that I get from my surgeon's office, since the two are a bit off. I always used to be the "weigh every day" type of person, but I found doing my PSWL that I enjoyed seeing the larger numbers and it took the pressure off of me. I fluctuate a lot during a week, so to do it everyday was difficult when it went up. During my PSWL I didn't have a scale so I had to wait for my official weigh-in, now I much prefer to wait.

Hey everyone I am finally home! Everything went well and I was very pleased to hear that I had a "tiny" liver Four months of super-low carbs paid off! I had a hard time the first night and the morning after because I didn't have such a great reaction to the pain meds they were giving me. And the nurse I had kept telling me it was left-over anesthesia and to keep taking my meds. I was ridiculously dizzy and nauseous so I was not able to get up and walk, which meant that the gas pain was pretty bad. The second day my surgeon took me off of the meds and I was able to start sipping Water and moving around. It helped a bunch! The other thing that came up was that every time I would fall asleep my oxygen levels would drop into the high 70's... so apparently I probably have sleep apnea. My surgeon doesn't seem to be too concerned since I am doing the best thing to treat it already by losing weight. Right now I am pretty sore, but it is manageable. I am taking it easy tonight and just sip, sip, sipping! Thanks for all the support everyone

I have never heard of the one you use before, but I know that most protein cannot be heated over 130 degrees F because it will cause the protein to break apart on a chemical level, but there is one protein "beneprotein" where it says right on the label that it can be used in baking so they must have a more stable form of protein. It should say right on the container of the protein you have if it can be used in high temperatures.

I'm so sorry to hear that you have cancer, but thank god that they found it when they did! I guess you can really say that the sleeve saved your life. Good luck getting over this, I know you'll do great!

Funny you should mention cysts... my boss at work asked me what I was having... she asked in a more concerned way and I felt bad saying nothing so I told her I was having cysts removed.... she was worried that something was really wrong so I figured telling her something would work better. It did, luckily. She hasn't pushed. I figured I can also explain the weight loss as my hormones finally being back on track and portion control I have nothing against sharing that I will have WLS, but I was worried that since I only work part-time, they would ask me to leave since it is considered elective surgery. I have only worked there for a couple months so I decided to play it safe.

Congrats on being close to goal I'm glad to hear you are doing so well!

LOL on the "can't be T-rex because he's been downsized"... that is hilarious! I am getting sleeved tomorrow in Jax and I can't wait I am also thinking of naming my sleeve but I haven't come up with anything! I'm glad to hear that you have such supportive friends, I bet it makes everything just a little bit easier! I also have a strong support background but most of my friends are scattered around the US.

Good job with the smoking... keep it up!!!

That is awesome What made me smile the most was when you said that your husband said you were a 10 no matter what pants you were! You are a lucky woman! Congrats on hitting the size 10. I can't wait to be there!

Hmm, well I AM 20, but I haven't had my surgery yet so I'm not sure I am actually hoping I lose some of my boobies lol. As long as they "fit" my body in the end I will be happy. I am hoping that because I am young that they won't droop too much, but the drooping is due to skin and I have a lot of that so who knows? I saw that you are 4 days until surgery... we are having surgery the same week! Mine is on monday We should keep in touch and compare, umm, results LOL.