KittyFromBC

Thanks for all the words of encouragement everyone. I really appreciate it. I get all wrapped up in my own head and start to think that I went through all that pain and paid all of that money for nothing... That is my inner pouting
Anyways you all made me feel much better now that I know you all hit the wall too and got over it
Thanks again !

I also took my vacation time to do the surgery. As they say, it's different for everyone but in my case I have surgery on Monday June 25, 2012 and I came back to work on July 3, 2012. So I took 6 days off of work. My stomack muscles were still a bit sore but I made it though the days no problem. I am now 15 days post op and I pretty much feel back to normal.
Thet toughest thing for me was grocery shopping (pushing a half full cart uses your stomach muscles more than you'd think and carrying groceries up the stairs was tough too). My reccommendation is to stock up before the surgery,

Hi Blondeej,
Your comments have definitely shed some light on why one would neede therapy after weight loss surgery.
You posed a tough question for me which is, are there other reasons why I am overweight? The truth is I have no idea... I know that if I've had a bad day before the surgery I would want a big Mac and fries and that would somehow make me feel better but that is maybe 5% of the time. The other 95% of the time I truely don't know why I have overeaten... but I guess that is part of the reason people have therapy.
Anyways, I really appreciate your comments. I have learned a lot from you and because of what you've said I will pursue seeing a therapist at least a few times to see what kinds of thing i need to work on.
Thanks,
Kitty

Hi there,
Like you I had a really good experience as far as surgery goes. I was sleeved on June 25th so I am 12 days out and overall I feel pretty good. I found that Day 0-5 were tough because the clear liquid diet is pretty restrictive, I had two surgical drains sticking out of my belly (which made me feel like some kind monster, and it was tough to sleep) but I didn't have any nausia.
Day 5-12 have been pretty good overall. I have two Protein shakes a day to make sure I get at least 50grams of Protein per day and then I take liquid Vitamins, a chewable Calcium and a chewable Iron. I really attribute this regime to making me feel as good as I do.
I have been one of the lucky ones in terms of I have felt no nausia or vomiting, I have felt no hunger, and I have healed really well.
On the other hand, two years ago I had gallbladder surgery and it went terribly wrong. So for those people who are having a tough time out there, I have nothing but sympathy and I hope you get well soon.
Kitty