Beth323

I took one week off. During my week off my daughter was sleeved and had to stay in the hosp for 5 days. So I was on the run all week with her. Hosp was 45 min away. I went back to work after 1 week off. I am a nurse manager at a long term care facility alot of my job is paperwork however I ended up making Dr rounds 2 days in a row which had me up on my feet and it really kicked me felt like someone sucker punched me. Take at least 2 weeks off remember you do have a couple hundred staples inside you

We are on an emotional roller coaster especially around surgery both before and after. I know subconsciously for me even thought I knew I was making the right decision there was still this little part of me what if this doesn't work? I wonder if you just had an emotional stress relief that yes it is working? Enjoy the ride, can't wait till we see some progress pictures.

Getting hard to keep up with cloths that fit. I am not really a cloths hog but I hate baggy pants. So I usually buy one pair of jeans that fit and 2 pair of khaki for work. 4 tops. I watch for sales and clearance. I find my heart actually races when I am in the dressing room seeing if I fit into something and I really do! Plus all the energy I have lately WOW I walked for 1.5 miles today which is awesome for me. Need to get dinner going and plan on cleaning out a flower bed after dinner. Luv my sleeve! Oh yeah my son is getting my bike down I think I might go for a bike ride.

You are looking good girl!

Meli1234 Did you get the name of the medication? I am allergic to toradol a common medication they give you after any surgery. I get a big rash from it. I have had 5 surgeries in 5 years I figured it out after surgery 2 that is was toradol.

Wow you look great!!!! I like following your posts and progress I am a month behind you and its almost like a peek into the future for me! Congrats on all your successes

I just did a thinning of my closet tonight. Seems like I need to do it once a month! Salvation army is where I drop it all off at.

Thank you everyone!

I have been watching so many others and their success stories I finally feel confident enough to post some pics myself The before pic was taken 1 month before surgery and the second today. 5 months post op and down 70 lbs!

You are doing fantastic and Look awesome!

I can somewhat relate I was 48 when I had a left partial knee replacement and 52 when I had my right knee totally replaced. I was 60 lbs heavier with my second replacement and the rehab was a lot harder. For those of you who are contemplating knee replacemnt, I can tell you it was one of the best decisions I made. to be pain free is priceless.

Try for 2 or 3 days bumping your calories up by 500 . Plus are you getting your water in? Sometimes your body gets complacent and needs to be shaken up.

I will start out by saying my starting weight was 330 I am currently 263. I have bilateral knee replacements. One at the age of 47 the other at 51. Yesterday I walked 1 mile without stopping. I know for some this is not a big deal but I have not been able to walk an uninterrupted mile in about 8 years. Then to boot I was not to sore in the morning I could actually get out of bed!

I am agreeing with all the above. I am lucky my 21 year old daughter jumped at the chance to go thru this with me and was sleeved 5 days after me. I said with the insurances( she is still on mine) and $$ she needed to give it serious thought. However my husband who is over 350lbs has not jumped on the band wagen. He is very supportive to both my daughter and I and is our biggest supporter In order for your daughter to be successful with WLS she needs to be ready to do it. Especially mentally or she will only put the weight back on. Leave her alone about her weight she knows how much she weighs and how she looks in the mirror. That way her weight will not come between you and her. Love her for who she is and pray

Yes, I still feel that way 3 months out if I am not careful. Start paying attention to how you feel a bite or 2 before that. Do you hiccup? Have a watery feeling in the back of your throat. Find you need to burp a little? Eat a couple bites slowly set your fork down for a few minutes think how you feel then take a few more bites. Again set your fork down. Do you feel different? Once you find the "sweet spot" Life gets so much better