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May 1st for me. 3 weeks out and I am walking 3 miles 3-4 times a week. All incision pain is gone but hardening scar tissue under the larger incision. Doc says to roll it around to prevent it from dimpling. I no longer am on any high blood pressure medicine. Down 18lbs and haven't had this much energy since high school. I still struggle with taking all the required meds per day. I am slowly starting to incorporate soft foods into the diet such as tuna, eggs, cheese etc... Oh and never have I have I been so happy to be a LOSER!

I got my ahi tuna steaks in the frozen seafood section at costco. 3lbs for $30 but at only 3 oz per meal it's well worth it.

Are u running a fever, and redness AROUND the incision sites, oozing from incision sites. These are local and systemic signs of infection. If so, call doc. If not then mostly likely just gas. Walk, and walk some more.

I find foods that are heavy on Protein. One of my favorites is ahi tuna. 7 grams of protein per oz. I found the power crunch bars are heavy on protein, taste good, and are wafers so not as filling as say perhaps a denser protein bar. chicken, eggs, string cheese, greek yogurt are all things that I eat from as my meals throughout the day. I also have slim fast low carb high protein shakes on hand that I will drink slowly from throughout the day if I am running low on the protein side and don't feel like eating. Oh and I use myfitnesspal to help keep track of my protein for me. Its a great resource tool!

I ask my doc this question on my two week followup. he questions why I was relying so heavily on high Protein shakes. I told him because I didn't want my hair to fall out. He said high protein or not 50% of patients may or may not lose their hair. It has to do with the shock of the surgery and to the body plus the rapid changes taking place in the body that causes hair loss. He told me to quit being a nurse and thinking i needed all this nutritional input now and to start being a patient lol. He said he was not worried for now about my nutrition but instead me learning how to eat properly again.

Up until I got pregnant and was placed on bed rest with pre-eclampsia I was a fit 130lb. Then came the pregnancy induced hypertension and bedrest for 4 months and on came the pounds. After delivery, I continued to eat for two and therefore did not lose the weight accordingly. So for the next 18 yrs, I yo-yo dieted and what-not. Then at 35, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's and any dieting attempts failed to lose pounds and instead they were creeping up as was my A1C levels. Last thing I wanted was Diabetes. I have been an OR nurse for several years now and have done many bariatric surgeries. The surgeon I work with is great and I would ask numerous questions during the surgeries. Finally, I told him it was time that I was the patient to rectify some health issues. So we met and I told him I was confidant that it was the VSG I wanted. He knew that I was informed of my choices and respected my decision. Well, that surgery was on May 1st and I am proud to say that I have no regrets, a great support team at home and work, and look forward to the continued weight loss in order to get to a newer healthier me. I also look forward to reading all of ur success stories as we all move toward a newer, healthier us!

It's their ignorance (as in absence of information) that I think they are saying that from. You have done ur research and can feel confident in your decision. They lack the information, so of course, they are going to respond negatively.

Here are the reasons I chose the VSG 1. NO rerouting of digestive plumbing 2. No dealing with dumping syndrome 3. The remaining part of the stomach is the less elastic part of the stomach so will not stretch back to previous size 4. Ghrelin hormone is removed with the stomach so much less hunger issues. 5. Significant higher risks with Roux-en-y procedure and post surgical complications. 6. Surgery takes half the time of a RNY 7. Band has proven to be less effective than any of the surgeries.

As an OR nurse I will tell you that we give our Versed (the relaxing medicine) right before we roll back to the OR. This is the med that causes you to not remember going into the OR, moving to the bed etc... Some hospitals give it after you have already gone into the OR and moved to the OR bed. Forget everything you see on Grey's. That's a drama show and we never want drama in the OR. Dull, boring is great! You will move to the OR bed and monitors for heart, oxygen and blood pressure go on. The anesthesiologist will hit you with some Fentanyl most likely followed by the Propofol. There is no counting backwards. You can try and I once had a patient get to a slurred 96 before he was out. The propofol is a all at once overall calming sensation that immediately knocks you out. Afterwards the anesth. gives muscle paralytics to immobllize you and then puts the tube in. Afterwards, its all monitoring for him from there. It is scary giving up control of your body but have faith in your anesthesiologist. After all, he gets paid more money an hour than ur surgeon does for a reason. He knows what he is doing. U will do fine and good luck to you!

No kidding! I read all three books in one week!

I am an operating room nurse who does lots of bariatric surgeries. My doc cleared me after 3 weeks but I am taking 4 just to make sure I don't tire myself too quickly.

OMG so glad it's not just in my head! Sneezing is the worst! U try so hard to not to blow a gasket on the other end but invariably it happens!

Now if only we could bottle this sensation and sell it, we could be rich! So on average how long after surgery did you all notice this carnal drive kick in??

My doc said said whenever I feel like it. Hubby was being all cautious and patient. However I wasn't and got tired of waiting on him so I took advantage of him in the middle of the night after two weeks. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!

slowly eat a small spoon of peanut butter. If you feel improvement shortly thereafter then you know it was your blood sugar. If not, then followup with a phone call to your Dr. office.