LorenaVaca

Yay your in great hands!! I too had my surgery three weeks ago today at Forest Park! Who is your doctor? Dr Barker is awesome and i love his staff. The hospital is gorgeous and if you decide to go with the V.I.P rooms they are beautiful almost like staying in a hotel. As far as doing it alone... Ive heard of people doing it alone and Dr Barkers office says its ok you just have to have someone to drive you when you are released vecause you arent able to drive. In my opinion it is possible but i think it would just make things so much easier if you had someone there for support. The only pain i really remember having was the gas pains as far as the incision areas not too much that i felt more at home(of course because i wasnt drugged up as good as in the hospital) but you will do just fine. I didnt have not one rude nurse or anyone on staff show any type of rudeness. They were all so helpful. Good luck to you! Keep in touch let us know how it goes!

Congrats wishing you the very best!

I went and saw my FIL today (first time since surgery) and as soon as i walked up to him he said hola and right after said in spanish wow Te vez mas flaca meaning wow you look skinnier...lol it felt good but it was so hard for me to take it as a compliment rather then take it offensively. He of course asked if it was from being sick and if im better now? The thing is my mother in law knows all about my surgery because she is like my best friend so i of course told her (shes lives in Mexico while my father in law lives here to work and support the family) but my FIL does not really know exactly everything about my surgery i assume by him asking if im better and not sick anymore that my MIL told him i was sick and had surgery. In the end feels good to know that whatever lil weight ive lost since Aug 7th is visible at that by someone who i hardly since and didnt really realize how much he paid attention to me...

Thats a good question...hmm idk but if you dont mind could you let me know what they tell you? Thank you in advance

Im 13 days post op and they do it to me every time. You can look at it two ways 1. As a bad thing or 2. As a "cleansing" product lol i rather it come out i know TMI so that i lose weight rather then for it to stay in and build up and me gain or stall :-\ idk it doesnt bother me too much cause i look at it as number 2

My husband came home from work the other day and said wow its hot in here! Lol there i was laying on the couch all bundled up in two throws...i immediatley turn and tell him im freezing because i knew he was going to go and turn the thermostat down. He stopped looked at me and walked away lol my thermostat said it was 84 degrees...every since surgery i havent been needing to turn the ac on too much because i stay cold. I even started turning the ceiling fans off :-\

Gorgeous!! Congrats!

I have 5 total 4 small and one double size of the small ones. I also have four from gallbladder so whats another 5 right? I know i wont be showing this belly off after having stretch marks from the pregnancy lol. I know that if i have too excess skin i too will be having a tummy tuck and what not.

Yes same pain same area and very annoying :-( it hurts just to reach to my head to put bobby pins in my hair...i was fine until today this pain came along

Yes me too i felt like i was doing great considering the fact i struggled the first three days and had tl stay in the hospital but i can honestly say as far as much pain from the incision i havent had any. Its all been either gas(which is gone now) or lower back pain where i feel exhausted but now this pain has come along... Im glad to know that im not the only one feeling it and at that almost the exact amount of days out as you. I was so worried i maybe bent or turned wrong or lifted wrong. So i guess it has to be somewhat normal?

Im the same way! As a matter of fact my battery on my scale went out on me after three yrs the day before my surgery! I havent had the urge yet to even go and buy a new one. I almost want it to be a suprise when i go to my follow ups and the dr tells me how much more ive lost. I love going to my one week follow up last wed and them telling me i was 17lbs down! It felt great. So i am trying to hold out as ling as possible and just let things happen and find out what i weigh when going to see my dr. I dont know long ill last but im going to at least try it for the first three months. I see too many ppl upset or down on themselves when they hit stalls. And i know me i would be really hard on myself if i knew i was on a stall.

I am 12 days post op and started feeling a pieecing pain on my right side as well but its not anywhede near my incision. Its almost as if i had a huge bruise in this spot and someone was pressing really hard in that area with their finger. The pain is probably two inches above and three inches away from my incision. It has bothered me all day to where i broke down and cried for fear that i may of pulled something internally on my sleeve.

So we are allowed to have crackers during this stage? How many and what kind is best? Im so scared to try different things especially anything even remotely close to bread. I fear the whole dumping thing. :-\

Mmmm sounds like a very similar favorite recipe of mine that i make...cut up boneless porkchops fried and pour some of my homemade green salsa on top simmer and enjoy. I am so going to have to try your recipe it sounds delicious. When you pureed it though was it weird? Im so iffy on pureed meat it just doesnt sound appetizing :-\

I am but its getting really old i reqlly havent had too many Soups since surgery. I got tired of it the week pre-op. Im 11 days post and really i just drink my Water or gatorade and have my sf popsicles and of course try to squeeze in my Protein shakes but i can hardly get in 30g a day :-\

Where do i find this at? I may have to try it im just so over the liquid(soup) stage but if they have variety im willing to try it!

I just wanted to see what you all are having during your Puree stage?

Thank you i will keep that in mind some homemade chili sounds really good

Just wondering what are some things you all are eating on the Puree stage?