NancyJerry

My husband was there during the surgery until dinner that night. I don't remember much of that since I was slow to come out of anesthesia and I was so nauseous that the anti-nausea meds knocked me out. He came back the next afternoon, but unfortunately just after I'd gotten another dose of anti-nausea meds so when I fell asleep he went home again. Really, I barely remember him until day three when he was with me the whole day walking and talking. Its tough to pre-plan what or who you will need and when.

Good point. I like your small (and very achievable) goals!

Looks VERY yummy!!!

I was cleared to do "whatever my body will allow" after my post op visit (day 8). My only limitations were to not lift more than 15-20 pounds for a couple of more weeks. I went for my first bike ride on day 8! I did find that my muscles were CRAZY FATIGUED!!. That I was not expecting. Now on week 4, I'm still biking, but still working at increasing my endurance and stamina.

Ten dollars for your Kindle on Amazon.com :-)

Good to know! Will look it up!

What you can eat will depend on where you go. If you go out to dinner and there is either a buffet or menu, you can order Cottage cheese, Applesauce, Soup (eat around the chunks), hot tea/coffee. Some people here, during the mushy phase get to eat white fish, maybe that is an option for you? So glad you'll get to show off the "new you" to the old hubbies. I can't even tell you (this is going to sound like I'm 15 again), but I was only about a week past surgery so very near my highest weight, no make up, very, very comfy clothes and ran into an old boyfriend's mother. Why this could/would bother me, who knows. I haven't seen her (or him) in 18 years, but I cannot lie, it would have been nice if I had looked better. I KNOW her and that she told him she saw me. But it would have been great if she could have seen a skinny me! LOL. I mean really!! Who cares????? I'm happily married, but something about the old flames thinking about what they don't have.....:-) Have fun on your trip and congrats to your daughter!!

Yup to all the above...Swelling, Walking, Healing. You're right on track!! @Tmorgan - I LOVE your wedding dress!! :-DD

I've seen lots of posts where people have driven themselves home! I think I'm on the FAR END of the continuum of doctors playing it safe, I couldn't drive until after my first post-op appointment (8 days post surgery). I'm sure others will have stories of driving much, much sooner than that! ;-D

I've lost 2 more pounds - 8 to go to meet the challenge! This could actually happen! Yea me!

I was sleeved 3/27. It'll be 4 weeks on Tuesday.

God be with you on this journey. You are amazing!

I was bike riding by day 8. But I would have to say I had periodic moments of discomfort depending on the day and my activities. My belly went through a week straight of ITCHING as my incisions were healing!!! I'm 4 weeks out now and have next to no pain.

OH - here is a link from mfp for adding a friend! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/help/faq/43-how-do-i-add-a-friend

LOL, Aviiva! I don't see a request from you. I'm going to try to send you a request, assuming your mfp name is Aviiva, too? Let me know if it is different!

Make sure you get in your water and vitamins. That should help too. The sugar will probably do more to hurt your gut (diarrhea) than your sleeve!

You just have to do the math by percentages. If you ate 3 tablespoons of a cup then you'd enter (it's approximate) .2 as your serving size. A close estimate is really all you need to give you a good picture. If you want, you can add me as a friend. My Pal ID is njerry

Yay for you and your new found quality of life!! Thanks for sharing!!

My sister got banded and had an enlarged liver, although they caught it before her surgery. They made her go to a specialist that diagnosed her as having fatty liver disease, then had to go for a biopsy. Everything turned out alright in the end, they just made her jump through a lot of hoops to be safe. I know how devastated she was by having the surgery postponed about 2 months (by the time she got to all of the other specialists, etc), so I can't even imagine your level of disappointment. But like Deb said, better safe than sorry. I know that's not comforting now, but you are pursuing this sleeve surgery to have a better quality of life and you don't want to jeopardize that! Hang in there!

I'm ---- njerry

That's so cool. I noticed how much easier it was to shave my legs today. It's a great reminder as to why I REALLY had this surgery. Not to just see some number show up on a scale, but to improve the quality (and cleanliness) of my life! Thanks for sharing!!

I don't face Heart burn as often as pre-surgery, but I have a prescription of Nexium and I swear by it's effectiveness!

Yay!! Congrats on both successes!!

Congrats! Everyday will get easier for you. Before you know it you'll be 4 weeks post op!

Oh no! What's going on? What do the X rays show? What is your surgeon saying? I pray this is over quickly!