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HI there. Sorry you're feeling so rough. I also had a very difficult recovery for like the first 10 days! I promise you will start to feel better but skip the Isopure for now. You're main focus is to get fluid in. You cannot let yourself get dehydrated! You will not get protein difficient in 10 days. Just try to focus on your water. I didn't start getting all my protein until day 12 and my surgeon said that was perfectly fine. Water/liquid first. And I promise it gets better. Hang in there!

Congratulations on your awesome weight loss. And don't worry, your body is stll getting slimmer and tone, even if the scale doesn't show it right now. It WILL start to move again. Promise.

I'm a teacher so I really didn't have a choice as to when to go back to work. I started work this Monday, which was day 13 post op for me. I'm really tired at the end of the day and when I have to walk the building a lot but I'm ok. I do come home and take a short nap after work. And my pain tolerance is VERY low but I was actually feeling much better on day 10. Hope this helps.

Swizzly, Are you still losing eating that much?

I track everything on myfitnesspal.com. I will try lowering my calorie intake and see if that helps.

I jumped through all the hoops quickly to get sleeved. Started in April and was sleeved 8/8/11. Spent 2 days in the hospital in horrible pain. I actually thought I was having a heart attack. Day 3 the pain subsided some. I went home on day 3. Days 4-8 were kind of a blurr. Pain meds every 4 hours kept me sleeping a lot. Days 9-12 I was feeling much better. Started putting Vitamins in no sugar added applesauce so I could get some nutrition. Days 13-15 started adding Soups, greek yogurt, soft scrambled eggs, salsa, pureed chicken, mashed potatos and soft finely shredded cheese. According to my doc's rules, I was to start pureed foods on Day 6. So I thought I was doing great as far as eating. Then I read what others are eating. Some people who are 15 days out like me are only eating 200-400 calories per day. Say what? In the past few days I have eaten on average 900 calories per day. I am getting over 70 grams of Protein per day too. Am I eating too much? Is this why I have stalled for over a week? I'm really discouraged with my progress. What do I need to do to get the scale moving again? Is it crazy that I'm able to eat this much? Did the sleeve fail for me? I was actually able to eat KFC today. I had a grilled chicken leg and a side of mashed potatoes and gravy. I admit, I was a little over full after that but I wasn't stuffed like I used to get before surgery. I'm feeling very discouraged because I see people on here losing all this weight in like month one or month two. It's not happening like that for me and I'm able to eat far more than anyone else. Maybe I need to attend a support group meeting.

Heather, I feel your pain. I was sleeved Aug 8th and lost weight great the first week. 7 pounds. Then almost nothing. I lost one pound last week. I've been the same exact weight since Tuesday, August 13th. I'm so sad about it. Here I am in week 3 and I don't seem to be losing any this week either. I do track foods on myfitnesspal.com and I make sure I get my protein and fluids. This totally sucks. I did not go through all the hoops of getting insurance approval and all the pain of surgery to lose this tiny amount of weight. Kinda pissed.

:lol: VERY VERY HAPPY FOR YOU!! and a little jealous. I was sleeved the same time as you and I've only lost a few pounds. Been stalled for over a week. So whatever you're doing... keep it up! :D

Thanks guys. I'm not in any pain. I was just really worried. It was a few hours ago and I feel fine now. Time to keep drinking. Thank you so much for posting so quickly. You all are the BEST!!!

15 days out and on purees. I cooked 6 chicken legs and some instant mashed potatoes with gravy. When the chicken came out of the oven I was so overwhelmingly hungry. I ate a whole leg without pureeing it first. I pulled the meat off the leg and dipped each bite in potatoes and gravy. I chewed very well. Now I feel horrible (really full) and guilty because I didn't follow the rules. Have I done damage? Should I call my doc?

I was on liquid vicodin post op because I don't handle codeine well. I took it for about 4 days and was fine. I would still call and check with your doc though. That's what the on-call number is for.

I know exactly how you feel Sara. I cried in the hospital when they were scrubbing my stomach for surgery. I was so afraid. I came through just fine. AND SO WILL YOU. Post when you can and until then I'll be praying for you!

Pre surgery: pants 22W, tops 2x-3x, panties XL, bra 42DD, ring 7.5, shoe 11W AND I'M STILL WEARING THE SAME DAMN CLOTHES!!!!!!!!! :angry: I went shopping at our Lane Bryant yesterday because I had a coupon that was use or lose. My husband encouraged me to try on different size pants. I was able to wear size 20W's ok but he suggested I try 18W's. The 18W's were definately tight but I could get them up and zipped. I bought one pair of tan pants for work and one pair of trouser jeans in the 18W. I am hoping one day to fit into them. But this is Post Op Week 2 for me and I haven't lost any weight this week. Still kinda pissed.

Thank you. My scale hasn't moved in days so it was helpful to read this.

Glad to hear you made it to the other side and are doing well! We knew you would! Thanks for the update and take it easy for a while but keep walking. You are awesome!

I HOPE we are going to lose all this weight! I did not go through all this pain and anguish for nothing. I'll try upping my protein intake starting tomorrow.

Today is post op day 11 for me. In the first week after surgery I lost 9lbs. I haven't changed anything that I'm doing except increased my walking. Haven't lost a pound since last Monday. WTF??? Kinda pissed!

Congratulations! It's definitely a wild ride!

Congratulations! That's freaking awesome!

Thanks guys! I appreciate all of your responses. I think I will just concentrate on the fluids for a while.

The tomato soup was especially yummy but I've moved on to better things now. Currently I'm eating greek yogurt, applesauce and drinking protein drinks. I have tried pureed chicken but it's not one of my favorites. I only had to be on liquids after surgery for 48 hours. Sooooo happy to be eating!

So I feel much better today and I'm done whining about the pain from surgery. Wow. It was something. I even slept in my bed last night for a couple of hours. So I think I'm doing pretty good in the recovery department. My problem is, I'm not getting in much Protein daily. I've been getting 25-30 grams a day and that's all. I can't eat or drink very much so I don't know how I'm supposed to get all this down. My normal routine is applesauce in the morning with my PPI mixed in, then a few hours later I eat 1/2 of a greek yogurt, then finish the yogurt at lunchtime. In the afternoon I try to drink a Protein Drink but can only get down about 1/2 of it. For dinner I've had pureed chicken and tomato Soup. For those of you recently sleeved, how much protein are you getting in each day? For those of you who are veterans.... do you remember how long it took you to get your recommended protein? Thanks for listening.

This might be a dumb question but are you eating yogurt? I find that it tastes good, is high in Protein and goes down pretty smoothly. If you are not already eating greek yogurt, I would try Yoplait Greek or Chobani. I like them both. Good luck!

I can totally sympathize with your pain. I was in horrible pain for the first several days. I think it's the trauma that you've put your body through that's making you hurt so bad. We have to remember that this was major surgery and it will take your body 4-6 weeks to recover, de-swell, and calm down. Of course if you're worried, you should still talk to your surgeon. I feel for you though. Sending quick recovery prayers your way

Feeling a little better this evening. I've been walking on my treadmill for about 30 minutes a day and it does help. And those 30 minutes are split into three 10- minute sessions. I'm walking at a pace of 1.5. Tragic huh? Then I do walk outside to get some air and stuff but haven't been to the mall or anything. I'm eating every 3-4 hours too. I know I need to increase my fluids but I'm so sick of water. I bought some lemonade/tea mixers to add to the water but I'm not using them because I don't think they're caffeine free.