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I was instructed to wait a whole year...even if you can tolerate drinking earlier the calories may slow down your weight loss...

Try taking a pillow or two and placing it under your tummy as you lay on your side this way your tummy is directly on the pillow instead of the bed...for me gravity was my worst enemy...the pressure from my weighted tummy pulling down was rough on my incisions...feel better...

I'm almost 4 weeks out and just realized I gained 5lbs and am extremely puzzled...surgery weight was 266 lbs...week 2 post op I was 247 lbs...week 3 I weighed 242 lbs and now that I'm entering week 4 I'm back at 247 lbs...I have to admit I'm not getting in proteins as I should...to stall is one thing but gaining weight is counterproductive...smh...my 4 week post op visit is in the a.m so I will see what happens

I'm almost a month out and the first week was when my bowel movements started...I would be on the toilet and my stomach would rumble so bad it sound like someone cranked up a generator...sighs...my stools were liquid I guess from my powerade diet I placed myself on...to add insult to injury I was in so much pain I couldn't wipe my own butt...smh...I'm forever in my boyfriends debt as he was my butt wiper for a few days...lol...

Funny you post this I'm having the same issue...when I went for my two week post op visit I explained to the nurse about the dull pain and that's when she explained to me that the discomfort was do to my hernia repair...that was the first I even knew I had a hernia repair...it is perfectly normal according to my surgical team...

I went from going twice an hour prior to surgery now I'm two weeks out and lucky if I go three times a day...also right after surgery I couldn't tell when I had to pee I would just get this throbbing sensation in my chest area and that would be my que to get to a bathroom...I'm getting about 50oz of fluid in a day so I'm waiting to see what happens a month out...

Omg...just tried the pintos and cheese this evening...we were at the mall at the food court...tried chik fil a diet lemonade but it was way to sweet for me...two weeks out and couldn't finish the pintos and cheese but they went down easy and not bad tasting

You will be fine...pace yourself and stay focused...I'm sliding over and making room for you on the losers bench...

All I can say is "You Go Girl"...work that sleeve !!!

April 3rd sleever as well...its a miracle I never had gas but for some reason I'm still sore on the side of my sleeve...I usually do good with pain after two csections I thought this would be a walk in the park but sheeesh...I never thought about how low my toilet seat was until my first day home...

I'm 7 days out and so far 13 lbs down...that's including the extra 3 lbs gained my 24hr hospital stay due to the I.V fluids

Newport News Sleeved as of 4/3/2012

You go girl !!!