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Don't panic, your only 9 days out of surgery? Way to early to worry about it! Your body has just undergone major changes - it will need time to adapt. Right now, your calorie consumption is way low, so it is entirely possible that your body is in survival mode and trying to protect its fat stores. Many times in the last year when I have increased calorie intake, I get past a weigh loss plateau and start to shed again. Also, it is getting warmer and your body may be trying to store up Water against dehydration - so you may just be seeing water weight. Good Luck!

This may sound like a silly question, but are you drinking enough water? If I start getting dehydrated my skin drys out and I get itchy... 4 weeks post op, I know I was not drinking enough water - heck, I am 10 months post op and I still find it difficult to stay hydrated.

Congratulations Sarah! You are doing awesome!

The other night my wife was getting dinner ready for her and the kids, and my 2 year old looks at me and tells me "daddy, you can't have any - you just eat jello". He has me pegged :-)

I am also Jealous - I had surgery on June 28, I will not be allowed solids till August!

Wear heavy clothing w/ steel toe boots, iphone in your pocket, keys, any thing else you have w/ some weight... good luck!

Welome and you gotta finish the statement "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste" - always loved the Stones! I may not be a man of wealth - taste has been very important in my life, and that is why I am here also - lol. Know what you mean on the the pride stuff - up until my surgery 11 days ago, I would do 65 minutes on the elliptical machine at the gym, but if I did not diet - weight would still creep on till I was at a BMI of over 50. I was so embarrased about having WLS, I told as few people as possible that I was having surgery - and only 4 people (wife, mother, daughter and a freind who had gastric bypass) what the surgery was. The truth of the matter is - I do not think "normal" people have ever been as hungry as I got on a daily basis. While I am in a tough situation right now in my recovery (liquid diet phase w/ dumping syndrome - which is rare for sleeves, but not unheard of) - I still think I made the correct decision, just counting the days till I can start having pureed foods so I can get some decent protien. Good Luck and welcome aboard! -Kevin

I would agree that you should call your Doctor - good doctors do not mind answering questions, they are more worried that you will not ask and it could be a sign of something dangerous... My surgeon stressed over and over - call! I had a similiar situation, did you have an IV in that hand? I had so much stuff injected into my hands it wasn't funny. I ended up w/ IV tubes in both hands while I was in surgery, it was left hand while I was awake and being prepped, but apparently they had an issue and changed it to my right hand while I was in surgery. After surgery, I had some nurses who took thier time with the injections and others who rushed it - this caused some blow outs in the veins. When they finally gave up on my right hand, they took the tape off and it looked like I had a giant baby hand (I have very little fat in outer extremities - so this was majorly obvious). I had fewer injections in the left when they switched back, so had a similiar but less pronounced baby hand. I am 11 days out of surgery, all the swelling has gone down - but the back of my hands and wrists are still sore. Good Luck - and please call your doctors office - or if you had surgery elsewhere, at least call you primary care physician and talk to them about it. -Kevin

i had surgery yesterday and they put it in while I was sedated, I still have it until they do the swallow test this morning where I drink something not pleasent then they xray to make sure I am not leaking. The worst part of my walk last night was having the cath in Good luck on your surgery!

Hope is going better today now that they know what it is - keeping you in my prayers, from my own hospital bed (I was sleeved today). Question, did they do a leak test on you poor to letting you start on water? I have an extremly dry mouth because I can't have water till after the leak test tommorow.

I will be on the operating table here in Houston around the same time as you - I have to be at the hospital at 7:30 for a 9:30 surgery. I am excited and nervous AND STARVED!!! I have been on a lquid diet since Tuesday and it is killing me I will send prayers your way up until they put the happy juice in my IV - then no telling what I will say

Congrats on your approval, I am going for surgery for two days - I am really not sure how much the excercise will help with minimizing loose skin - but it will help with recovery and the more weight you lose before surgery, the easier it will be for the doctor and you will have less risks of complication. Excercise is a very good thing and will help you achieve your goals. That being said, I would STRONGLY agree with Carmen in that you don't want to jump into boot camp. I started my excercise program in February doing 35 minutes on the elliptical at low resistance - I am now up to 65 minutes at high resistance. I also started lifting weights then (highly recommended by my surgeon for weight loss - will have to stop after surgery till I get clearance) and have since doubled the amount I lift. Please start slowly. As far as boot camp goes - I can excercise longer and harder than most skinny people, but I am in no way ready --- yet!! Don't feel bad about not being able to jump right into boot camp though, if we wanted a fair measure with everyone else, if they weighed 150 they would need to carry an extra 200 lbs worth of Water bags strapped to thier bodies - and THEN we will see!!!

B., I am scheduled the day after you. I am taking my crocs so I have some slip on shoes so I do not have to bend over when they want me to go on walks also taking loose fitting clothes so the I do not have to stay in the gown as long (I respect the world and it should not have to see my backside). I will also be taking a chronicles of Amber book that I got at half price book store and taking my iPhone w/ headphones for music and watching Netflix, I will also probably bring a toothbrush (I am not eating, but who knows what my breath will be like - and everything else is a no-no... As far as a hairbrush goes - I do not need one lol, but you might want one for your trip home. I think everyone's recovery period is different - my surgeon (and everything I have read on here) is the more you excercise and move before surgery the quicker your recovery will be. My doctor also told me it is not so much the pain per se that is the tough part of the recovery, it is the adjustment to the calorie restrictions - we will be very tired the first few weeks and then find we have more energy than we did prior to surgery once our bodies accomodate. I will pray for you on Monday that you have a succesful surgery and a recovery that surprises you in how easy it actually was!

Wow - this is a completely new one on me, I had my pre-op on Wednesday w/ surgery next Tuesday and I was upset about the fact they are inserting a foley catheter (yes I will be asleep ... but still, they will come take it out the next day when I am awakel!!!). I have had a colonoscopy before, and I had to drink citrate of magnesium AND a gallon jug of saline like Fluid 8 ozs at a time every 15 minutes - at about 2/3 the way through I felt like I was going to throw up every time I had to choke down another glass - but as far as the cramps and the restroom went, it really was not too bad. I hope it goes easy on your system. Good Luck :-)

I had to pay 523.36 for my 20% copayment to the surgeon - I also expect to get a bill for anesthesiologist later. This caught me off guard because my insurance plan says the surgery is 100% coverage when done at thier centers of excellence... Funny how 100% coverage isn't :-/