TD41

congrats and may your surgery goes well!! Keep us posted TD41

Good Morning, Just curious if anyone is experiencing leg pain. I am down 23lbs as of yesterday but i have noticed that my legs hurt alot. I have not started execising regularly but have walked on the treadmill a couple of times since i had surgery Dec 28. Is this normal?? Any suggestions on how to handle this in the future. I feel great other than leg pain. Im not sure if im not moving enough during the day or if something else is going on. Thanks for any advice TD41

thanks everyone for all the positive comments!!! Blessings TD41

Hello All, I just want to share i was sleeved Dec. 28. I am on my last week of clear liquid diet and have lost 23lbs!!! This by far is a great exhilirating feeling and brings a huge to my face. To top it all off i was able to slide on a pair of one of my favorite jeans that i hadnt worn in almost 2 years without a problem(Toot Toot Beep Beep) lol. Just excited! Much continued success to all newbies and advanced sleevers! Be Blessed TD41

vavavoommm Missy.... U r gorgeous and congrats TD41

Thank you so much.... I really want to be successful with this. I have lost 20lbs since Dec 28th. I dont weigh myself i dont want to be a slave to the scale because i dont want to get disappointed if i hit a stall. I plan to weigh once a week or 2 weeks. I just want the 2nd phase to be smooth sailing as much as possible... How long have u been sleeved? Continued success on your wls journey and i know i have to just take it one day at a time!! Is it ok to eat rotisserie chicken and do u remove the skin?What does Fage yogurt taste like? TD41

Hi Everyone, I am 2 weeks out post-op. I have one more week on clear liquid diet then i start phase 2 (soft foods)... I must admit i am nervous about starting foods since i havent had any in over a month if you add the 2 weeks pre-op diet but i know i have to eat!!! I cant believe i actually have very little desire to eat food because prior to surgery food was constantly on my mind(lol) Well my question is which yogurt has more protein greek or yoplait??? I have never tried Greek yogurt but i do like a few favorite yoplait light yogurts. Any advice on which soft foods should i start and yogurts would be greatly appreciated. Thx for your help. Blessings!! TD41

Best of luck...Pray all goes well TD41

Go head Gf with yo bad self!!! I must admit it truly brings joy and happiness way down from the insides when you see results and the beautiful thing is if you and I and the millions of people(maybe exxagerating on the numbers) stay the course for the rest of our lives we can truly enjoy being healthy and feeling Fantastic every day!!! Since the surgery I truly want to live and have found a reason to live!Hugs TD41

congrats on your wl journey and very well spoken!!! Blessings TD41

ok cataro glad to know im not alone and neither are u.... yes i hope someone can shed light on this. Its kinda annoying talking nasally all day and listening to others talk sounding muffled. Best regards TD

Good Afternoon, Just curious has any one experienced head/ear congestion since being sleeved??? I am 9 days post-op and i wake up every daywith head congestion, ears feeling clogged etc. I find it odd considering that i have no other symptoms of a cold/allergies. Also, for the first few days of being home i constantly had dried blood in my nose or fragments whenever i would blow. I find myself constantly sniffing trying to clear up the drainage??? Just very curious if anyone has experienced this?? Thanks TD

Karen thx ssssssoo much for the tips.... I work in a school district with pre-k. I asked to be off 2 additional weeks just to recover from the surgery alone and then i realized OMG i have no idea of how im going to get thru breakfast and lunch at work daily. I dont want to be at work vomiting and having ppl asking whats wrong are u ok etc etc. I am a very private person have been all my life even when i was small. I really appreciate your advice. I had in my mind that i had to take a high protein lunch low carb and pray i dont vomit daily or if i eat to fast. This is allll soooo new to me and im trying to learn as i go!!! Congrats on whatever success you had with your sleeve! Hugs TD

Hi, I know this is strange but im really nervous about trying softfoods in a couple of weeks.... I am on a 3 week post-op liquid diet per my physician. I have 2 weeks left and I dont know how i will deal with vomiting/sliming/chest pains and whatever else comes along with my new tummy mishaps. Yes i know i decided to have the sleeve and im not regretting my decisions but i dont want the discomfort or the ugly side of the sleeve to become a daily part of my life.... The first day i start soft foods i also return to work . I havent shared with coworkers/ family i had the surgery because i felt they honestly did not need to know and i will share if./when i choose to share. I have struggled with my weight for years and finally had the courage to do something about it but its been very painful, emotional, and extremely difficult. I know i am not the only one that has felt this way and im glad that this forum allows us to express the pain of weight issues/struggles/disappointments. I would greatly appreciate any tips, recipes, ideas on how to start soft foods also how to handle lunch at work!!! Thanks Blessings, TD

i am on a liquid diet only for the first 21 day then i move to soft foods on day 22... i just wasnt expecting my stomach to growl, churn, rumble and sound like a grizzly bear all day.... Thank goodness im home recovering and i surely dont want to sound like a hungry grizzly bear at work when its all quiet and then my stomach starts rumbling and tumbling like i have gas or im hungry(lol) I havent told any of my coworkers i had the surgery..... its going to be so embarrassing so i will have to figure out how to keep it quiet when it starts!!! Geez Louise. I was prescribed pepcid 20 mg and i take it twice a day also i have used the gas strips but i dont take them daily. Tomorrow makes 1 week post op. Maybe when i move to soft foods the grumbling will settle down

Hello everyone.... I had my surgery on Dec 28th. I am 6 days post op and literally feel like im starving. I am drinking water and getting down one protein shake but for the last 2 days hunger pains are out of this world!!! Is this normal i am scheduled to be on a liquid-diet for 3 weeks and i didnt expect to feel like im starving 6 days post op. Its hard to get down3 protein shakes because the taste isnt the greatest since i had the surgery but i am concerned for another reason. I came home sunday from the hospital not feeling the greatest but not the worst, Monday i woke up and felt like i needed to have a bm.... I took miralax to see if my bowels would move but nothing happened all day on Monday. I woke up Tuesday and the constipation was worst and i literally felt like dying considering i hadnt had a bm since last Thursday Dec 27th. I was on the toilet off and on all day straining moaning sweating and trying to push it out but nothing would come out but a small turd. I felt like i was on fire(bottom) and it hurt soooooooooooo bad. I finally called the physicians office and they suggested milk of magnesia or dulcolax. I took milk of magnesia and like anything it takes time to work thru the system and i was soooo desperate and wanted the pain in my butt to stop and to get my bowels to move because it was literally sitting on tip of my exithole(sorry for being so graphic) but i just couldnt poop. I pushed and strained all day thinking i could get it to come out one of my small incisisons started bleeding and my biggest my incision is now bruised and more painful since this fiasco with constipation. Well needless to say i thought i would help speed upthe milk of magnesium and took a stool softner(gel cap) and my lower stomach hasnt been the same. The last 2 days my lower stomach has been bubbly, churning, gassy, and i feel like i have diarhea at times but when i go to the toilet its alot of gas but it feels like im about to poop on myself. I finally had my first bmi on Wednesday at about 4am . I was scared as hell to push but i had to a little and it finally oozed out(sorry i know tmi) but i felt better and was able to finally walk straight because on Monday and Tuesday i was walking hunched over like a lil old lady due to pain and just trying to find comfort from the constipation. I am worried if i have done damage to my pouch and my biggest incision. If anyone else has had constipation problems please share and any suggestions on dealing with my hunger pains which i didnt think i would have 6 days post-op i would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for listening!!! I am not having regrets just want my sleeve to work to the max and to be successful!!! Have a blessed Thursday!!!

Girlfriend u look amazing!!!! So happy for you.... I am so forward to looking to next Christmas in a new body.... My surgery is tentatively 12/28 Keep up the good work

yes its a big price to being on the other side of all the appts and copays and deductibles.... best of luck andspeedy recovery to you and tinarho... Mysurgery is scheduled for 12/28/12.... i cant believe im almost there:)

Best of luck and well wishes... im scheduled to have my surgery on the 28th and like you i will be kickin and screamin to a new me in 2013:) Be Blessed

sorry to hear this but thanks for the info.... I asked for 2 additional weeks because i work with pre-k. I pray that iwill not have incisions issues when i return to work... Best regards and keep up the good work!

congrats and prayerfully you will be up and moving soon! Best Regards

Hi all, I am trying to find any sleevers or banders that chose Dr. John Marsden as their surgeon. If so please let me know what your experience with him has been pre/post op surgery. Thanks for your help