Uniqueladybug

Thanks! It's been 11 months since my surgery, and it's been a long journey....I still have roughly 15 pounds till I make my goal weight, and I'm counting down till I can have my tummy tuck! My surgeon thinks I'm end up a size 8 after my tummy tuck!
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So I started mushy stage with scrambled egg with cheese. Since I took 25 min to eat the eggs congealed a bit and were very cold by the time I was on my last bite. Not so appetizing!
Egg salad the next day much better. Spilled my Protein Drink so i ate a smal amount of cooked hamburger with blue cheese dressing chewed and chewed and chewed tolerated it well. Today egg salad for Breakfast then I crock potted skinless chicken breasts with broth onion and carrots then magic bulletted it. Plus I made a cauliflower casserole that was beyond yummy. All went down well I eat slow chew well( even though it's purreed) just for the practice. Also I follow the 30/30 rule which I must admit I thought would be way harder.

Hello all-
It has taken me awhile to post something since I have been busy with school and family. I will be one month post -op come Tuesday of next week and all is well. No nausea. No pain. No complications. All the food I am able to eat stays in my belly and I stay hydrated. I'm already down 20 pounds total this week. So including the weight watchers and surgery I've lost 74 lbs.
Does anyone know if the Facebook page was ever created?

Out of all the classes they have us go through, NONE focus on the pain! I really think there should be a passion management class for us! It does get better. It may still get worse for a little bit! I think the gas pains are brutal! We are all here for you so hang in there!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

Started my mushy stage tolerated scrambled eggs and cheese and egg salad. I have nothing in the house to eat though so I am way behind in my Protein. I ordered groceries they come tomorrow. I will make some theworldaccordingtoeggface recipes for mushy meals. Then freeze portions to have all week.
Hope everyone is doing well. Oh I finally got out of the house and walked only made it half a block but better then nothing.

Womens one a day makes petite vitamins!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

Womens one a day makes petite vitamins!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

Well i feel much better today. i am taking very little sips thanks to some great advice and realizing i dont have to eat the four ounces with each meal right now. Just eat what I can....again great advice. I do miss those days I could gulp my drink. I stay so thirsty all the time. I know i have to play catch up with my hydration. Thanks for all the advice! I feel like a new person today.

Today I have lost a total of forty pounds and it has only been two weeks and two days post op... I would be worried that is a little fast but I am celebrating this victory... Before I considered surgery the most I lost was fifteen pounds only to gain it back quicker than I lost it... Now to date I am almost half of what my goal weight loss is only sixty more to go...

Did they say why no gummies? I gag on all the Vitamins so I take gummies for now. I figured something is better than nothing.
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

Womens one a day makes petite vitamins!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

I ended up needing 5 blood transfusions and 2 units of plasma so my story isn't typical. But I was not prepared for the pain. I have a high tolerance. I have several piercings and a tattoo. I was in the hospital five days and then used pain meds for a week at home. I went home with a drain and staples. I think it's like child birth in that your body eventually blocks out the memory of pain because the result is greater than the pain. The gas is the worst! On a scale of 1-10. For me it was probably an 8 or 9 at times!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

Update***
Highest 216
Today 184
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Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

ladybug it took me a while before I could look at food without being nauseous as well. It does get better. I have good days and bad as far as getting all my Water and Protein in....depends on a lot of things. But get your Vitamins in, do the best you can with your water and protein. If both are really low...call your doctor and nutritionist. They can give hints on what to do to get it in. Hope you feel better soon.

Mizzlaw glad you're home and starting to feel better. I know for me the narcotic pain meds made it hard to breath. I started using it less on my 3rd day and they gave me a different pain med for home. I only took the pain med at home for a few days then started weening off of them because of the breathing.
I too ended up with an incision infection that needed to be re-opened in the surgeons office. It was painful but, got through it. My surgery was 7/11 and after two rounds of antibiotics...I'm finally feeling great and moving along
Glad you had a heart to heart with hubby too. My hubbys says when I'm thin I'll be dumping him for a younger guy but, he knows how much I love him and I keep reminding him every day. I'm so thankful for having a wonderful, supporting husband.....there is no way I'd trade him in

Hello October people! I'm a September member. I wanted to wish everyone luck with surgery! Feel free to look through our thread to get an idea of what's about to happen. Thoughts and prayers with you all...
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

Out of all the classes they have us go through, NONE focus on the pain! I really think there should be a passion management class for us! It does get better. It may still get worse for a little bit! I think the gas pains are brutal! We are all here for you so hang in there!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

I had a good more than I should have eaten meal a few days before surgery. Cracker Barrell....I don't think the meal was that unhealthy but the insane amount of corn muffins I ate....that's another story. Not knowing if is ever be able to tolerate those again made me attack them like a zombie after brains. NOW I can say....being 100 lbs lighter taste way better than corn muffins ever did!!!!!

Out of all the classes they have us go through, NONE focus on the pain! I really think there should be a passion management class for us! It does get better. It may still get worse for a little bit! I think the gas pains are brutal! We are all here for you so hang in there!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

I'm fine thank you for asking. I just returned to work on Tuesday and I still feel a discomfort on my upper abdomen area. I seen the cardiologist last week and he ran more tests on me and I'm going to see him on the 10th. On the 11th I'm going to see the surgeon again. I still can't believe what happened to me. Some people really think I did the surgey because I lost some weight. This time I'm not going to say nothing to anybody and just do the surgery. I' m only going to tell u and everybody else here in this forum. But will definitely keep you posted :-)

One year ago today, I had my last OB visit before delivering my son. I weighed 422 lbs. today I got on the scale and was 298!!! I can't remember the last time I was under 300. Blowing my mind!!!!

Hello wls family I've been gone for awhile but i am back and here is my progress. I started my wl journey back in 2008. From 2008-2011 loss 115lbs on my own. I had a plateau from 2011-2012, when i decided to have wls.
2008 - 359
2010 - 244
2012 - 267
Apr 13 - 267(date of surgery)
My weight today - 192
Total loss since surgery - 75
Total loss - 190

My stomach used to touch my stealing wheel.. Yesterday I just paused for a second while I was sitting in my car cuz I realized how much space there now is between my tummy and the wheel! Was so excited I just had to share!!

Hi
Got a date 10/08/2012 Monday!!!! whoohoo!!