LoriRay

I am down 35.5 since surgery. I was sleeved on 5-29. Total from HW is 50.5.

Good luck today! You will do great, I have been sleeved for just over 2 months and I dont regret a minute of it!

It gets easier to drink the longer you are out. I am 7 weeks out and have no problems drinking now. The first 3 weeks or so I got the same thing

Sleeved 5/29. HW 314 SW 299 CW 269 I was at 309 the day I started my 2 week pre-op diet. Thats when I started tracking on this page and on MFP. I am down 45 lbs total! 30 post surgery.

Congratulations!! I havent been at 199 or lower since 1990. Wow 22 years. I cant wait! Still have a ways to go but I will get there!

I am doing great! Feeling good and still on soft foods with some chicken too. Things are good Lost 38 total so far (pre and post)

Glad you got something down! You will feel a little better every day

Sorry you are hurting today. You will be ok. The first couple days home from the hospital were painful but I promise in a couple of days you will be feeling much better. I did a lot of walking..just 5 or 10 minutes at a time, but it did help with the pain. Also your stomach is swollen right now so its hard to get anything down. Just concentrate on your fluids..tiny sips every few seconds, and keep a protien drink handy and take tiny sips of that too. Dont even worry about food for the first couple of days..but you have to keep drinking. I am 4 weeks out right now and feel great! You will get there too and I can bet that 4 weeks from now you will be posting with a completely different outlook

I am just over 4 weeks out and still enjoy my food. I dont see that going away. My sleeve does not give me much trouble. I can eat about 2-3 ounces protien easily and so far I have not had any problems with anything I have tried. I am looking forward to doing some recipes and tweaking them so that they are low fat and low carb but taste good. With the small amount we can eat now I am all about good flavor. Making white chicken chili later mmmm.

however..lots of folks fly back from Mexico from their surgery. But I think they have to stay a few days after.

I was also told no flying for the first 4 weeks and if we drove anywhere to take a break at 45 minutes to avoid clots.

I was sleeved May 29th. I did get that too for about a week. I think its cause your sleeve and tummy are still swollen so it doesnt have any room yet. Once the swelling goes down it gets easier.

ps..post surgery I pretty much rely on premier protien drinks from Sams club..not as thick and 30 grams of protien. Its easy for me to get in. Thats my favorite one so far

I had to order a kit that the surgeon requires. Its a kit from BetterMD. Once you get closer to your date they will give you all the info you need to order it. (kinda pricey but no options on it) The kit had enough shakes for the 2 weeks pre and 1 week post. It also had a Fiber packet I had to drink every night. The last day before your surgery you have only clears and they give you a juice for that. I was never so happy to get that 2 weeks over! It does seem to be getting easier every day Lori

Hi Belinda! The first 4 days of the liquid diet are tough but I settled in after that. You wont be hungry but you will want food! You cant have much on the pre-op diet. You have 5 shakes a day and you can have 2 cups of raw veggies. They will give you a list of what you can have. I lived on sugar free Jello and sugar free popsicles! Took me a while to get used to the shakes but I am ok with them now. My surgery went great! No complications and I healed fast. I am down 35 lbs as of this morning. Thats pre and post op weight though. Still I will take it! Dr Farhan was great. Only actually saw him the morning of the surgery briefly and he peeked in while in the hospital. My suggestion to you is to get up and walk walk walk after surgery. Helps with the healing and the gas. You will be sore, but by the time I got home I was pretty mobile. Good luck with everything and keep me posted Lori

Can you have a small crock pot? You can do chicken and lots of other stuff in a crock pot.

I had it..down my sides and across my tummy too. I was allergic to the liquid painkiller lortab (vicodin). They told me to stop taking it, gave me some cream and it was gone in 2 days. It was AWFUL. So itchy and it felt like poison ivy. I feel you!!

I got the margarita, appletini and mohito flavors all from Dollar General. The margarita is my favorite!

I had all my favorite foods before surgery but I also was trying to lose some before the pre-op diet. So while I did order, or eat what I wanted, I used portion control. Example..1 slice of pizza or half a steak instead of all. I skipped a lot of the extras like the potatoes and breads and just had my favorite "main dish". I was still down 5 lbs before the pre-op diet started and I didnt feel like I had missed out on anything.

Oh and I was told I HAD to quit by my surgeon. I was nicotine tested twice before they would do the surgery.

I quit smoking December 26th. I got the prescription for Chantix and it helped a lot. I am now smoke free and was finally sleeved May 29th. Originally I thought I would just quit and then smoke again after surgery but I am really enjoying being smoke free now! I am proof that it can be done since I was a smoker for 30 years. I highly recommend quitnet.com for a good support forum. The chantix club has a great group of people. I still visit once a day! Good luck in your journey

Thanks Michelle!

Well this topic makes me feel much better! I am down 25 since my pre-op diet and surgery. I can see it in my face and shoulders and even back but my tummy didnt seem to be shrinking. I was sleeved on May 29th and I think I am even a bit swollen from surgery yet. Hopefully in the next week or 2 I notice a bigger difference!

When I turned 40 I gave up nylons and carrots. I hated them both for years and I just went over the edge lol! I cant even imagine trying to wear spanx! I am all for a bonfire!