Dooter

I threw up for the first 24 hours immediately after my surgery, and my surgeon assured me i didn't hurt anything. The scan the following week confirmed it. I doubt this far out you've done anything to hurt the repair. That said...I have NO idea what that ball feeling could be. Maybe someone has had that sensation around here?

Mine said two weeks. I don't think some cowgirl action would hurt though. (If you feel well enough, that is...)

dooter69

Hmm ! That's interesting!

WOOO HOOOOO!!!! GOOD JOB!!!

Don't spend too much time fretting over it though. I know you're in a very emotionally vulnerable time period right now, so everything is very worrisome. Leaks are few and far between, so just keep following orders on your food progression, and take a load off. Relax and enjoy the ride.

Typically, if complications arise, it's between weeks 4 and 6, so at 6 weeks if there are no problems, you get the go ahead to resume physical activity. ( this is according to MY surgeon's office. Others may be different.) Ask MeMeMEEE (above) about late leaks. She can tell you her story. I have lost 44 lbs. so far.

6 weeks Monday, and feeling great! You'll have a lot of odd and worrisome pains. It comes with the territory. That is not to say you shouldn't pay attention if it gets too bad. Ya, since I was totally NPO after surgery, I had this "gunk" that kept building up in my throat and it would gag me when I'd fall asleep, then wake up and swallow. Bleh. Makes me wanna ralph just thinking about it. (shudder)

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PAAAHHH!!!! I can't WAIT for this to be my problem!!

Do you have a gall bladder? When the GB is going bad, one can get the runs shortly after every meal. It is the same after the offending organ is removed. The liver calls for bile and doesn't get it, so it doesn't know what to do with the food being processed, so it just dumps it on through your system in the form of diarrhea. Just a thought from personal experience. May not be that at all. I've also noticed that too fatty of foods will do that to me right now.

Several hours after surgery, i started throwing up, and did it several times until the leak test the next morning when I could start drinking something. I saw my surgeon in the hallway and told him I was scared that I had popped staples. He just kinda giggled at me and said "don't worry, you can't bust them throwing up." So I felt much better. Another leak test a week later confirmed that he was correct. When you push in the bathroom, that is your abdominal muscles. Your stomach should not be hurt by that. Just watch for symptoms described above, but it is highly unlikely you did any damage.

DAAAANG!!! You must be struttin' like a peacock!!! That's awesome!!! How many months did it take to get to this weight?

Good job!!! I hope to hit that mark one day!! XD

Thanks, Sam!

OH, my stomach never stopped growling while I was on liquids!! It did not stop until I got to blender foods. I finally got relief then. I'm on "soft food" now and as I sit here, my stomach is growling. I feel like I could eat something. And I take my acid reducers faithfully. I've been taking those for years, so I know what that feels like, boy howdy. If I am lax about having a protein shake at least once a day (all at once OR split up) my stomach will read me the riot act. But I was for sure feeling hunger while still on liquids. (even protein shakes and cream soups.) Nothing sticks around long enough. It'll be over soon though. Just gotta plow on through it! You got this!!!

More TMI Alert: Going into the small bathroom stalls and being able to reach my booty!!! (Usually have to go in the bigger stalls for logistical reasons I'm sure some of you are aware of! )

Dang! I've heard of "walking pneumonia," but "unaware of pneumonia???" Weird, man....weird!

OOHHH that is so wonderful!! It really gives me hope and encouragement! Good job!!

I had a bike. It always felt like it had flat tires, so I gave it away. it WAS a Wal mart cheapie. I want one of those cruisers with the big handle bars!

RIGHT?!?!?!?

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Ok folks- I'm going to expose my inner nerd a little here, so don't go telling anyone that I'm not as cool as all that, ok? I finally broke the 300 lb. barrier and am soooo excited to be in the 200s again. Ok, I'm only at 296, but that counts. So as I lift my eyes to look across the span of the next 100 lbs, I'm feeling a little like Frodo when he and Sam finally get into Mordor and look across to Mount Doom. (After all the spider trauma, of course;) ) All they see is a vast wasteland filled with threatening foes waiting to take them down. But, on the other side....Frodo knows that freedom from the burden chained around his neck awaits. I know the freedom from this weight is coming. It just looks so daunting right now. Such a loooooong.....rocky....journey. But I'm ready. I know it's not magic, and it's going to take hard work. But when I get there, the relief will be soooooooo SWEET!!!!! I can't wait to cast it into the fire!! Nerd moment over. Carry on.

I WROTE THEM A SCATHING EMAIL!!!

That's how mine used to be until the remodel!!! I don't know what that's all about!