PEvette

Since Monday. I have had body aches, from the top of my head to my pinky toe....I took 2 Tylenol this morning which made to bareable to go get grocerys. Since ive been home the Tylenol has worn off and my body is hurting again.....I'm hot, but haven't taken my temp yet....I goto the doctor tomorrow, but I wanted know has anyone else experienced this??

Opitfast, you almost have to buy from the doctor's office.... Medifast you can buy online or at the nearest Medifast store front....but you are probably better off buying it online because if you goto a Medifast store front, they may not sale to you because you are not a member...

Dont beat yourself up....just get back on tomorrow....one thing I have taught myself is that tomorrow is a new day....be aware of everything you do, and if you mess up, well begin aew tomorrow! )

I'm the same....you will not feel restriction until you start on denser foods....I was able to drink fluids well....now on pureeds I can get in between 4 to 6 ounces, depends on the thickness....refried beans 4oz...cream thick soups maybe 6oz....just take it easy....one night I was eating and wasn't paying attention and before I knew it I had too much and felt the food in my chest, that's not a good feeling at all!

I had revision surgery on June 11th, My doctor said similar to what yours said, after 6 weeks I should be completely back to regular activities.....I started driving again this past monday.... My procedure did take him 2 hours to complete, then I stayed in recovery for 3 hours and spented 2 nights in the hospital....

yeah, Im using my Medifast stuff right now too....its loaded with protien....go ahead and use it....you dont have to re-order if you dont want to

no, vertical band is different from the sleeve, I had a co-worker who had the verical band done years ago...vertical band is when a doctor goes in and creates a small pouch in your stomach and uses a metal band around the top part of the stomach....but the rest of the stomach stays in tack.... Totally different... Which surgery did you have VBG or VSG??

yeah week one I gained 1pound...I'm assuming the fluids from the hospital....I am about to end my second week, so far my loss as been 7 pounds...my actual weigh in day is Monday....so I'm hoping to pick up some steam on this weightloss train....I want to lose fast, but not so fast my skin can't keep up and I'm sagging...

Oh yeah, the liquid diet gets way better after surgery....

the protien bar I ate before surgery had 12 grams of protein, it was more of a wafer...I'm not crazy about those thick bars....try going to bariatricpantry.com and see what they have...I order my cocoa I drink every morning (15g) from there....

It happened, dont beat yourself up over it....hope you didnt make yourself too sick....but I would evaluate why you ate the bread, what were the feelings behind it, and try to think of something you can do instead, if you ever feel that way again, and you will feel that level of frustration again...its life....

My family hasn't asked me that question...yet...I was discouraged after seeing people who had their procedure the same day as me and a week out losing 13 pounds and me, 1 week post op I gained 1 pound, it took my aunt to give me perspective. I know once my family start actually seeing me lose weight, they will start asking.... There are so many factors to consider with it comes to weight loss....my cousin who got the Lapband (after I begged her not to) told me, think about it like this, that one or two or 10 pounds you've lost you will not see again, so when someone say, aww, that's it, just say, well I know I will never see those pounds again! Bam come back!

I saw them on tv last week while I was in the hospital....then I saw a VSG post-op person on you tube talk about them (I forgot her name), I was wondering have anyone on here heard of them and would recommend them for protien??

I dont know the scientific process, but I can say yes your taste buds do indeed change...alot of the protein drinks I had in my house before surgery makes me ill now

Thank you!!

I pray everything will work out in your best interests....a safe/complication-free surgery....

I'm 34 today....WOOWHOOT! Happy cupcake day to me!

I like them too, easy to carry around....

uumm, he got the vertical sleeve

my doc required me to do a 14 day liquid diet, but I started it a week early....so I did a 3 week pre-op....

Thank you so much for posting! I am a revision patient as well....1 week post op, and my Doc said the same about me and the weightloss will not be the same as virgin sleevers....I believe I will lose all of my weight....I thank you so much, you gave me hope! Thank you!

I wouldn't say lost my appetite, but by week 3, I wasn't interested in eatting food....I was focused on my procedure....

Hell, the surgery saved Star Jones' life...you know that VSG isn't RNY, you've done your homework....if what people say will have a big effect on you, just talk about it to the people who are important to you....the rest can watch later... This is suppose to be a positive process, not a negative one....

Dr. Sherman Yu of Texas Laparscopic Consultants or his partner Dr. Scarbrough, they both are really good, they that pre-op groups as well as post-op groups for patients to attend

well, I'm 6 days post-op now.....I was told not to pick -up or stoop to the floor for anything, I can't hold anything that is heavier than a gallon of milk....and I'm not allowed to drive as long as I was taking the prescribed pain pills.... I live alone, but I have family who lives within 5 min of me and they stop by to check on my daily....I actually stayed with my aunt when I was released for about a day...and I've been at my home every since.... I would say you will need someone to be around you for atleast the first week....after that, as long as you have some who can call if you need something should help