LoserMama

Hello, fellow December Sleevers. So all of us are sleeved. and we're all in various stages of recovery. For this week how about a couple of questions -- What has been the hardest part so far? What has been the best part so far? How is recovery going?

I have some body shaper things I wear to smooth out the lumps and bumps. Is it ok to wear these at my stage (just abt 2 weeks) I am not having any incision issues.

I have some body shaper things I wear to smooth out the lumps and bumps. Is it ok to wear these at my stage (just abt 2 weeks) I am not having any incision issues.

Glad to hear you are doing well, Tina, sorry about the cold, boo. Every day I have a nap from 1-4 pm, too, and I am wondering how I am going to survive back at work this thurs. i work from home, and my boss knows I was going to play it by ear at first, so maybe I can still fit in a short nap!

This is a really old topic, but I'm thinking a lot about emotional eating and what tools I can use to work on that part of all of this. I was an OA/DA member about six years back....it was helpful, but it was very depressing to me. I am not sure what it is about it? Someone earlier in the thread talked about manifested demons and some of that is true to me. I felt so down and focused on my failure in OA/DA. I am really seeking somethign that can be positive and proactive. Not sure what that is yet. I joined "shrinkyourself.com" in hopes that that might help, because the bookw as good, but the site is weird and feels repetiive, but i'm trying. I'm with others about WW. it felt like a joke to me, because so many of the people are there to lose 20 lbs or something....and it just feels like while it touches at emotional eating, sure, its superficial. I am going to try the WLS support groups. I consider this whole forum a WLS support group. But I am also surprised that there isn't a forum just around psychological/emotional eating issues to discuss those! Well, rambling, but it is what I am thinking about.

I know for me its head hunger. I am having a really hard time with it right now, wanting to eat what others are eating and trying to be satisfied with my stupid liquids. But I know this time will pass, and that pretty soon I'll be able to eat some things I like again, after I've eaten my Protein first. I just keep thinking....in six weeks, I can be reasonable again....and now its less, a little more than 4 weeks . We will be within reason soon. I think what is frustrating most for me, is that here I am, doing what I am supposed to do, on a ridiculously low amount of calories and walking 30-45 minutes per day and I am not losing hardly anything Its not fair.

I would call too. I moved slower than most in pain recovery, i think. I found I had to take the prescription meds longer than I see most people say they needed them. Are you still using them?

Five here,no drain, the big owie one is on my right side.

Just had to note, it's wayyyyyy different with full liquids. I have to go much slower and can't have much!

Sounds like making it harder to me. Someone suggested to me a stack of 4 oz cups, when I was done with the stack, I had my fluids in. I could only do that a day or two. Now I am just keeping track w myfitnesspal app.

you look fabulous!!!!!

Peace queen, thinking of you, welcome to the losers bench!

Right there with you, 8 days out...also, from colo springs and went to USC in pueblo way back. The head hunger at this point bites. I am trying to remember that this phase will only last so long, you know, and find more satisfying things on the list of stuff I can have. Welcome!

I am in a similar place. I haven't lost a lot yet. Weirdly, when I got home, I'd lost a few below, no Water weight to lose, which was initially nice, but I've only dropped about 2 lbs more since then. But on my docs scale, with my winter clothes on, they said I had only lost 2 lbs total, that was kind of depressing. You'd think a week on Clear liquids having 250 calories or less I could do better than that, but its gotta go sometime I hope. You've lost a lot of weight though, OMG -- 84 lbs! You rock!

You know I'm happy for you Big hugs!! That is awesome!

Great info all. Uxgrrrrl....oh about the incision, yowza, undissolved stitches!! Meme, I was told I can take 1000mg, so should be ok, they just didn't specify what form. Interesting about adh. Yep, I am consistently getting 60-70 oz of Water. My bp was up immediately after surgery, a few google links suggest its a fairly common occurrence post any surgery. So again more doc questions! Lots of possible answers. Will keep you posted on doc opinion!

Ok, did they tell you that this would resolve over time? I am going to ask about it at my 1 week appt tomorrow. Thanks!

Nice to meet you, and glad to hear this worked for you!

Tina, I am glad you are going to see the doctor. It sounds more like dysphagia, which I developed a couple of months pre-op. A feeling that there is a lump o something there, that you just can't swallow down, called "globus sensation". I had that preop. It was reflux related. Were you prescribed a PPI post-op? I've been on mine for a while, and that worked like a charm for me and i havent had that feeling since i started the really good prescription strength one. You said it was specific to Clear liquids though...are you approved for full liquids yet, is it different if you have full liquids?

Thanks much! I did have jr chewable tylenol around for the kids, it still takes a lot (an adult extra strength dose is 1000 mg, and those are 160 a piece, so it takes six! But that way beats 6 tsps of that really thick gunky kid liquid. <shiver> Bleah. Good about the pink and puffy. Its what I was thinking, but the change is what is most interesting, it was my best lap site and this developed in the last day. So I am going to keep an eye on it. One thing, this is the site that is highest, and I just got to thinking, I took the bandages off yesterday, because I am allergic to the tape around the edges and the doc in hospital had said I didn't really need them unless I wanted to keep from feeling the staples. The tape is making me insanely itchy. So the one that is getting pink/puffy is my highest up, and um....I think its getting irritated from my bra hang down....LOL. so I put a telfa pad back on just that one. Hopefully that will help, and I'll see the surgeon's PA tomorrow. Oh, one other thing, did anyone who DID NOT have high blood pressure pre-op, get it post-op? Mine is running high post op, since the hospital and now at home. This happened to me after my last c-section, but they called that pre-eclampsia after delivery, I'm not sure what is going on now.

Hi guys, I'm a week post op today. Woke up today for the first time feeling good without pain as I sat myself up. Though I would try to switch to just plain tylenol today. I feel like I've already taken the heavy duty stuff too long. Anyway, my discharge notes don't specify, and I can't remember-- can we use tylenol caplets, or do we have to take liquid kid tylenol? I took liquid kid tylenol today just to be safe, but man it takes a lot to equal an adult dose, and I couldn't find any adult strength liquid acetominophen. (sp?) related to that -- my discharge instructions say I can't take ibuprofen anymore. I thought that was one of the sleeve benefits?? They said it would be too hard on the sleeve. it is just temporary? And other more urgent question, how pink/puffy do you let a lap site get before you call? I definitely have one that is a bit irritated, but not a ton. And i have an appt tomorrow. Can i hold off?.

My favorite soup is PF Changs Hot and Sour Soup. Low fat, low carb, 5 g of Protein in a serving, and if you ask and explain to them, they will blend it. I asked the Nut about it in the hospital and she said it would be fine if it was smooth. Was my first full liquid lunch today. i was full after half a cup. See attached list of ideas from my doc. YMMV, please listen to your own doc's advice, but maybe here are some ideas.

I was so glad i had read someone elses' thread about this, because I was prepared for it, just in case, and it happened. I wasn't "due" until the 31st, but she arrived on christmas eve (merry christmas!) 3 days after surgery. It was lighter than normal and is done now, and i almost wonder if due to the stress, this would be categorized as "breakthrough" bleeding rather than a full fledged period, and that it would be reasonable to expect another period in a couple of weeks. Check with gyno, but I think it might be within normal range.

i just had surgery last week, and I am the mom of 4. 13, 11, 4 and 2. Granted the older two help some, but, well, they add their own brand of stress because they fight between the two of them a lot. I had hubby take off two weeks. I'm a week out now, and its been extremely helpful. Today is the day I'd say I rounded the corner, but even so, have to take naps. i was in the hospital two days and had to fight to get to stay there two days because I was doing quite well, but they let me stay. Do yourself a favor and stay in the hospital as long as they will allow. Yes, they wake you up, yada yada, but you can focus on YOUR recovery, rather than having little ones tugging on you wanting YOU to take care of them. we've had the littlest ones still going to daycare even though we are home. Helps us both, so hubby can get stuff done around the house.

Glad you posted this, I'm not having any problems getting these clears down either, and today, in fact, I could drink my way through my clear Protein supplements, etc, quite quickly, so I hope its ok. I have been having same thoughts as you....did the doc really do it? Or did he just fix the hernia and call it good...LOL. I start with full liquids tomorrow, we'll see if its any different then.