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I was on liquid for 2 weeks pre-op and clear liquids now day 11 post op. Jello!!!! Jello tricked my brain into thinking I was eating and helped me significantly! My first week of pre-op was horrible and I dared people to cross me!! lol

My mom told me about an article just like this that ran in Florida last week!!

I am 10 days post op and all I can do right now is walk but I also have a drain that is majorly uncomfortable and painful so I may not be the best suited to answer this for ya.

That's fantastic!!!!

Ooooh!!! I will def be posting when i hit onederland!!! Thanks for keeping me informed!!

Oh yeah! That may work just as well! Good luck on going back to work!

i was sleeved on the 13th and I feel exactly the same. Including pre-op I have lost 25lbs but was still feeling down and out and defeated but our bodies are going through a change and it will come off!

Gorgeous!! Keep up the good work!!

I agree with everyone and you should be thankful it's 17lbs you lost instead of gained!! Congrats!

I feel silly asking but what is "onederland"?

That would be huge for me! I always hated seeing the silhouette of the fat person on my cuff!! Congrats!!!!

Amy, I have that problem with my drain site. I have found that a small pillow (my baby girl made me one) works wonders for like resting your elbows while you sit. It kind of keeps a little pressure on it.

I am envious! The last time I did anything like that was when I was couponing! Good for you!!

haha!

I'm feeling a teeny better today and I will take that!! i am so ready for this disgusting, painful, bulky drain to be out but that won't be until Monday. Now that I have given my obligatory "health update" I can move on. My phone came up missing while I was in the hospital. I know it was on the table that goes across the bed. A nurse came in to change my linens and then it was gone! I am not in any way insinuating that it was stolen. It could have been picked up with my tray. Wherever it was the person who looked at my pics had no clue they would want to turn back time and never look. I took a pic of myself with the phone. A "before". Aka...not a perty one! i stood in front of the mirror completely nekkid! Yep, over 300lbs of crazy white lady staring back at ya! No sports bra, no bikini, no Adam and Eve style leaves...just flesh..and a lot of it!! Bwahahaha....I'll bet that person wishes they had not seen that!

Thank you for sharing! i would have bought it!

i am 8 days post-op and the gas pains are starting to subside! I walk, walk, walk and walk some more. I don't go on long hikes, I will make a couple of rounds about 5-6 doors down and turn around. I do that very frequently so that i do not get exhausted but am moving. I do it all day and night. I'm sure a couple of my neighbors wonder about the crazy lady in the robe! lol

Wow! That sounds like regular eating to me! I will be happy to get to that point! i am still on Clear liquid and popsicles but go to the doc on Monday. Hopefully he will advance me to at least some baby food! lol

You will want to walk! Get the rest you need and you will wake up, walk, fall asleep and start that process over again. Well, I did. Maybe not everyone. sorry.

My drain site is doing that and my surgeon's staff acted just the same. I reckon they don't realize how concerned we are for our own health and are not exposed to this sort of thing every day. Good luck with yours!!

My drain is making me crazy!! I have not had pain anywhere else but my drain site is more and more painful each day and appears to have some sort of mucous-y stuff around it. My doc's office said they would call me back yesterday and still haven't heard from them. Has anyone else had this happen? Is this normal? Eeek!

Good for you!! I am 6 days post op and I would not have been able to do it! I am still so weak!

I don't have this problem but I would suggest planning and cooking a few days at a time even if you have to keep a cooler in your room until it's time to reheat. Good luck! you can do it!

I hope all went well!!! Let us know how you are when you can!

I did the same thing to myself. I was seeking out the negative topics and almost talked myself out of it. I decided that I have been working so hard to get to the surgery date so I said a prayer and let God have it and you would not believe how calm I was the morning of surgery! You got this!