sweetness2005

It took me a about a month for 2. I think that every one has a story and some a good and some are not so good. But you also have to think about your ife the way it is and the risks of being over weight. There is a risk to any and all surgery no matter how small it is. The best thing you can do is have faith that every thing will be ok. There is a reason you are looking into this surgery and those are the things you have to think about. I am 29 days post op have had very little trouble and for the most part feel great. I wish you the best of luck.

Ok so i need to know if i am the only one that seems to have this problem. When i brush my teeth my gag reflex kicks in and it makes it very hard for me to brush my teeth. This just started a few days ago. I am 23 days post op. I really hope this is not the new thing that i am going to have to deal with when brushing my teeth because it is no fun..

I am 21 days post op and i feel you on this 100%. I could go all day with out eating. And it would not bug me at all. I try and get my fluids in as for me that is very hard as well. Just today i noticed that my reflux med's are not working any more so that makes it really hard for me to eat. I am trying to eat protien bars because they are soft and i can chew them well. I just started this yesterday and it took me from this am till about 130pm to eat the 1.76oz bar. Now i sit here and all i can feel is this acid...I hope things get better for you soon, take care.

I can say that i do not ahve that problem with eating my problem is fluids like water... Some times you just really want to chug down some water and well that is never a good idea. I am 21 days post op and i am still working on the same 1.76oz protien bar that i started this morn. I have having trouble with the acid reflux. when i was on liquids my medication worked just fine and now i it just stopped dead in its tracks.

OMG i would die if that happened. My kids are 17 and 9 and my soon to be husbands biys are 7 and 13.. WE really dont want any more kids. Dont get me wrong love the kids but just dont want any more.

I am glad to know that i am not the only one that can not eat untill about 10 or 11am. After all the vit and meds in the morning i just can seem to get any thing else down. But i dont eat again until 3 and then again about 7 and am done for the night. I am 18 days post op down 31 lbs and am struggling with my protien. I cant seem to drink the shakes they make me sick but i can do some mashed Beans very funny,.. IDK

I took a week off. since i do not have a hard job. I am a medical receptionist and so the only thing was i had to have some one lift things for me. I am 17 days post op and get a little tired here and there but not to bad. I would say just take what you feel you need you know your body better than any one. You may beale to set it up so that you have three weeks off and if you feel better you can go back early. But you should take what you need do not rush your self.

I take the sublingual high potency B-12 2500mcg from walmart but i got the one that is natural cherry flavored because normal B-12 does not taste good at all. I also take my flinstone chewable vit and chewable vit c and my liqiud reflux meds and that boitin for hair loss. I thought that i would jump on that before i started to see loss because my hair is so thin any way i can not stand to loose much more.

here is to a speedy recovery....

Hang in there....We all go thru all kinds of strange feels before and after. The morning of my surgery i cried for no reason and i didn't even know why i was crying. Since then I have been happy and then other days i sit and think was this really the right thing to do. But you know some thing we all did alot of thinking about this and came up with that for a better life this was the right thing to do. Things will get better just give it some time. I had my surgery on 10-31 and am down 30lbs.. So here is a BIG HUG for you and just know you are not alone. :hug:

Sending you best wishes and big hugs :not_ripe:

well you could always use the old "i'm not feeling 100% today" if they ask.

I am going to my mothers for thanksgiving dinner. There will be all the normal foods, however i will be just shy of 1 month post op so i think for me i will be tryinh very lilttle turkey, mash tato's and maybe a spoon full of pumpkin pie. I am not sure i will be up for the turkey but i will try.

Oct 31 2011 lost 29lbs

Oct 31 2011 lost 29lbs

i am glad to see this thred..Because i am 2 weeks post op and really cant get hardly any protien in at any given time. I am struggling to even get my water in. I have been drinking vitimin water and such just to make sure i am getting my fluids in. After that i seem to be done. I am lucky to get much of anything in.

ya i tried to egg some scram eggs yesterday and that did not sit at all that was the first time i thew up since my surgery. Well other than when they made me drink that nasty contrast to do the xray.

So i am finding that on week two post op i am having a hard time eating my mushy stuff... With all the meds and vitamins there seems to be no more room. In the morn i take my reflux meds an antibiotic and my chewable vit..C B12 and flinstone... Then it seems to be hours before i can eat my statge one baby apple sauce... Then i try to get in my fluids. It seems that if i do liquids such as water i have no room for food. The only thing i ate yesterday was mash tato's... Am i the only one with this problem?

Well i must be one of the odd ones then because i have had diarrhea ever since my surgery on 10-31. I was just hoping that is was because of only being on liquids and baby food. But now i am thinking that maybe i should talk to my doctor about this. HMMMMMM?

Hello there, I too was ging to have the LB and the the location that i was going thru called me and asked me why at my age (34) i would choose that over the sleeve..The answer was simple i knew nothing of the sleeve. So then i started looking into it and the pros and con's and then found this site and learned of the stories people had of the LB and knew that was not a path i wanted to take. I wanted something that was going to be simple...if you can call having 85% of your stomach removed simple.. But I am 9 days post op and for the most part am doing great have had some small bumps but nothing i can't over come. I wish you luck in your choice.

So here i am going on my second week out have moved on to things such as stage one baby food and mash tatos. But I was wondering does any ones else eat with a baby spoon? I am doing this because i think that it will help me take my time eating as well as small amounts so that i can tell when i am full. I my self can tell when i am full because i get the hiccups.

:ack2: First i want to say i am sorry that you are feeling so bad. I hope that you feel better soon. I wanted to share with you a few things that i do, I have a large cup of small Ice chips near me at all times. That was i dont have to worry about sipping and i can still get in the water that is needed. Second I am not sure about the protien drink that you have to drink but i have gotten the Chocolate Protien from Odwalla(protien monster) 25g protien, B12,Potassium,Calcium and B6. I really like it. I also do the sugar free frozen fruit bars. I hope this helps. Take care and just see this as one of the many bumps in our life we have had to go thru.

I just got back from mexico on thur and every thing went great for me. I wish you the best of luck and a safe return home. See you on the other side.

Idk why they game me antibiotics other than may be because i had my surgery in mexico. However i did get every thing i needed from my dr here in the US she was great about giving all liquids and looking me over to make sure i was healing. She also told me that if i need any thing to just let her know. Each day is getting better now just sitting here waiting to be added to the loosers bench. Thank you for your input.

thank you for the infromation. I am still on clear liquids so i can't really put it in any thing. I think i am going to go see my US dr today and see if she will give it to me in a liquid form, I hope so. And the hick ups to go on top of the gas OMG