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I was wondering what makes you think it was a panic attack?

Great job!

Congratulations. Sounds like you have everything in line. Can't wait to hear how it goes.

Everyone loses differently. I have 150 pounds to lose. At first I was losing a pound a day, then I stalled during week 2 and lost nothing. The past 3 weeks, I have lost 4 pounds. Good luck.

I still maintain that getting 64 oz of fluids (not necessarily water) is a good goal. There are many people that become dehydrated right after surgery because they don't drink enough especially if they are nauseous. I also have found that it makes a big difference in my bm's. Interesting article though.

You are barely a week out. Be gentle on your new raw tummy. I just look at my wounds on the outside and imagine what it must be on the inside. I am terrified of getting some food stuck in that wound and eroding a hole. Drink constantly. Find safe compromises, soft and gentle. You can do this.

You are barely a week out. Be gentle on your new raw tummy. I just look at my wounds on the outside and imagine what it must be on the inside. I am terrified of getting some food stuck in that wound and eroding a hole. Drink constantly. Find safe compromises, soft and gentle. You can do this.

Have you tracked your food intake lately to see exactly what you are taking in, not just calories, but protein, carbs, water etc?

That short out, I was still on liquids. How about some egg drop or miso soup?

I would keep the light butter, put the walnuts in the freezer for a good protein snack down the road. I know we don't need the starch, but the saltines with some baby food meat (salt and garlic powder added) saved me from chewing off my own tongue at the end of full liquids. Throw the rest out or donate anything unopened to a local food pantry.

The first few weeks were hard for me and I didn't have a revision. Also if the surgeon repairs your esophagus, it could be slow going. 6 weeks should be enough to feel better, but there are no guarantees, and I wouldn't want to chance missing my child's wedding because of some complication. My surgeon had me replace two meals with protein shakes and start eating high protein low carb about 4 months before my surgery. I lost 20 pounds with just that, and I also had a healthy liver for my surgery. Best of luck. What a difficult decision.

After my initial bad experience about 11/2 weeks post op, I began adding benefiber to my drinks 1-3 times a day. I now go regularly every 2-3 days w/o pain. I also found it was important to get 60+ oz of fluids to prevent painful bms.

I liked the cytomax brand better than the isopure brand. The tangerine flavor reminded me of tang. It wasn't too bad. I also like the cherry twist Syntrax powder mixed with 20 oz of Water. it is 24 grams of protein.

one of the things that i added was baby food meats. I added a little salt and garlic powder and dipped a saltine cracker in it, then let it melt in my mouth. I also mixed it with the broth to make a thick Soup.

A friend of mine with adhesion said she took a wooden rolling pin and rolled it over the area twice a day and that it helped tremendously. She was told to do this by a PT friend. It might be worth the try.

For me it could be anywhere from a mild discomfort and tight feeling in my chest to an intense pain. At one point it was so bad I was having pain under my right shoulder blade.

Is the reason your insurance doesn't pay because it is an investigational procedure? If so you might want to try and appeal. I did and it worked. I know others have done this as well.

I was sleeved on 11/22. I lost 15 lbs up to 12/1, then stalled for 14 days. I increased my fiber with benefiber, was able to start on mushies, increased my calories to 700-900, and am working hard on getting my liquids. I have dropped 2 lbs in the last week. Hang in there. I also take my measurement every Sunday, and even when I wasn't losing weight, I still lost about 1/2 inch all over.

Really??!! Never enjoy a meal again. What a horribly negative and I believe totally false thing to say. There may be some people who's tastes change to find they enjoy different things, but to never enjoy a meal again?

The feelings you describe are indicative of serious depression, please think about seeing someone to addresss it. Often it can seem that one miracle like weight loss will make us feel better when in reality depression is usually more complicated. Good luck

I was sleeved 11/22. I lost 15 pounds between then and 12/1. I have been fluctuating the same three pounds up and down for the last ten days. I am still on liquids. In addition I have been constipated, I have added benefiber 3 times a day and I think it is helping. I also think I need more fluids as my fingers feel puffy and stiff in the morning like I am retaining water, so I tried to push the fluids yesterday and got in less than 300 calories. When I try to take in more substance my calories are around 600, but then i don't get enough fluids. You can see my foods on fatsecret.com. I am just feeling sad today and could use some cheering up.

That close to Christmas and there is always the chance that you will be in the hospital. Also, you never know how you will feel after surgery. Some find it a breeze after 3 days and others are barely starting to recover. what a difficult decision. I would call and see what your other options are. If there is one right after Christmas, it would not be so bad to wait another week, but if the next available time is February... then you may not want to wait that long. Good luck.

they also have it at the vitamine shoppe. Lots of people say to get the samples on the website so you don't have a big jug of it to get through. I just typed in "syntrax nectar Protein samples" and got lots of sites that offer it.

That was beutiful. It brought tears to my eyes. I can't tell you how much I needed to hear that.

I haven't decided my goal weight yet, but have been considering many options. At first I just wanted to get down to my marriage weight about 220. Then as I learned more, I thought, I can get down to below 200 and I will be happy. I saw others my size getting down to a size 8, and thought. Wow, could I do that? The smallest I have ever been was a size 10 in 10th grade at 155 pounds. I looked at the BMI charts and thought I might make it to 150 or if I am lucky 140. The other day I was visiting my nutritionist and she had a scale that measures body fat. It said I am 48% body fat and 140 pounds of everything, but fat. If you take that 140 and add about 20% body fat... I think that is what she did. I come out to about 165-175, which is what I weighed in 11th grade as a size 12. I looked good. I could live with that. Now with how hard and slow it all seems to be going for me, I don't know. I did this to get healthy. So I guess, I will take tiny bites and aim for 250 right now. (thats only 8 pounds to go), and when I get there, I will see what the next step for me is. I still can't wrap my mind around a small me.