phatkatblue

i did not experience this! so try not fret...we are different...this is just something that can occur...

100%!!! that is awesome:)

welcome to LBT and hooray for getting started!

welcome to the other side...glad to hear that your pain is much better today...a day can literally make all the difference in this process:)

congrats on meeting your first goal! too bad about the fitbit! i love it...

well said! we have so much in common...my dad passed away in 2005 from a heart attack. he suffered from diabetes as well and had a stroke in 1999 that left him paralyzed but cognizant...he was 51 when he had the first stroke and and 56 when he died... i am excited that you are one step closer to a healthier you:)

so i just played about 7 rounds of tennis on the wii! don't be too amazed this was all done while sitting on the couch!! i did work up a sweat though...my doc told me that i could start the step two diet right at discharge...the diet includes chicken and other lean meats as long as they are pureed...did you see my chili!!!

wow! i am saddened that you had to have this experience, but you know "haters gon' hate" (!) so let them. i work in a space that is dominated by women and i knew that telling certain people would ensure that the whole office knew so i wouldn't have to tell my story a million times. i know we are all different, but i am now proud of the fact that i had the courage and smarts (pat, pat) to take advantage of my employer paying for me and my husband to have this procedure! i'm telling everyone now and it feels good. i have been holding this secret hostage since i began the process last summer. i still haven't told my mom, but like others have already expressed it may be a good idea to consider sharing the news with your husband in case complications arise. you must be doing a lot of things right if those office haters are willing to go to any length to make you feel and look bad. head up! keep plugging away:)

so good to hear that you are on track to health and fitness! steri strips, ugh!! mine are still on too! i have no intentions of removing them myself:)

Thanks for all of your help! You are all right:) I did much much better yesterday!

Glad that pesky rash is gone! Keep us posted on your appointment...I dont go back until the 29th:/ sounds like those protein shots are a great find. Good luck going back to work! Take it easy if you can...

i was thinking this all day yesterday when i kept eating...i felt crazy and like this wasn't gping to work...and i'm only 4 days out!!! i'm slapping the hell outta emotional me today!!!

hello! i am feeling wonderful!!! in fact, today i plan not to use the liquid percocet that i was prescribed and just use the liquid tylenol. remember that everyone's experience is different! i do have some slight discomfort at times and that is mainly from being in the bed too long so i found a comfy chair in my house and was in it most of yesterday. the most pain i feel is around where i think my port must be and some ocassional gas pains...not to gross you out but i have been able to pass gas now since yesterday and it is a wonderful feeling (awww the little things)!! I am so excited for both of you and want you to know that i was also scared out of my mind!!! now that it is over i am so grateful and able to feel excited. i wish you both the best of luck...lets keep in touch:)

p.s. i had the strategy of getting all doses of pain meds while i was in the hospital! this kept me pain free...and i wasn't a zombie either...i have a youtube account where i have been making small videos along the way! you can see me in action...im phatkatblue there also!

be proud of your decision to better health...i just had my surgery on wednesday and was questioning my decision up until the end. i am 5'2 1/2 and at my heaviest i was 250 lbs. when my primary dr told me this morning that i could stop my diabetes meds due to the surgery which has lowered my glucose levels i knew i made the right decision:) all the best to you...

you can see your toes!!! i must say i am jealous:) how exciting...i am in agreement with breaking out the nail polish!!!

yay!!! i am glad you are home:) get plenty of rest. i felt exhausted to from just holding small conversations and walking to the bathroom!

i definitely feel you Lovelee! i'm on week two of my pre-op diet and i keep thinking of all the foods i should have eaten/didn't get the chance to eat before i started:( i guess that's what got me this!!!

my husband and i had a week of feasting before i started the pre-op diet! i must say it was well worth it!!! i'm one week until surgery!

outside of my brother no one in my family knows that i am having this surgery. my mom is going to go nuts when she finds out...she is so critical and i just don't need that right now as i have already made such a big, life changing decision to have wls. what was your brother and sister-in-law's response?

what kind of things did you purchase for your post-op? i started taking the one-a-day gummies and found them to be delicious:) maybe i'm just hungry:/