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I'm hitting week 3 and I'm still struggling. Not only with the liquids and Protein, but with my emotions as well. I take the protein bullets and mix it with crystal light for the whole day. I have to keep it chilled though. I still can't stomach a Protein shake by itself. At week two I mixed my protein shake with low fat milk, half a banana, a small amount of oatmeal and 1/4 cup of chopped almonds. Then i blended it with ice. That made it so much better. I am doing better than I did at the end of my first week, but it's still a struggle. If your depression keeps hounding you, don't hesitate to call your surgeon. Mine gave me a temporary solution just to get me through these first few weeks. I'm so glad I told him what I was feeling, because I don't know how I would be if I didn't! Good luck to you!

11-01-11 347 (start of 6 month diet) 8-3-12 311 (start of preop) 8-14-12 296 (day of surgery) 8-30-12 276

I have RLS (restless leg syndrome). I mainly feel it at night when I am laying down. It is the same as what you are describing. It just drives me crazy. I have to get up and walk around or lay on the floor. My doctor old me to get a massager that vibrates to add stimulation to my legs for the blood flow. It helps a little. He offered to give me medicine for the symptoms, but I can't take it till I am no longer nursing. I hope your doctor finds the answer for you. Good luck.

I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2004. My cycles were unpredictable and lasted 7-10 days. Ugh!! I was able to have two kids and my second one I became pregnant the first time we tried after I lost 50lbs. He will be a year old next month. I had the surgery in August and I have an iud. I still get large cysts and my surgeon even drained one while he did my sleeve and took out my appendix. The pain from the large cyst is gone and I started a cycle 3 days after surgery. which is unusual since I have an iud. I hope I don't become "too" fertile with all this weight loss. For anyone who is trying to get pregnant I highly recommend checking out "My days". You can track your cycle, intimate moments, etc. when you have tracked a couple cycles it shows you when you are most fertile. I was told I couldn't have kids without fertility treatments for years, but I guess I was out to prove them wrong lol. Good luck and I hope that anyone suffering from PCOS gets past it!

I am not a huge fan of exercise myself. One thing I did fall in love with is zumba. I go with some friends once a week and it's a blast. I haven't been able to go for a few weeks because of surgery, but I can't wait to go again. They offer them for sure at 24 hour fitness and my YMCA offers them. My hour of exercise goes by fast and I was burning between 800-1000 calories.

I am not quite 2 weeks post op and I feel worse than the short period of baby blues I went through after having my last kiddo. I cried like a spoiled brat when my husband said I couldn't buy a lotion for my dry skin. Then I cried my heart out when I didn't get a pedicure today. That's not the only things that have had the water works working over time! I don't really have anyone to talk to about it and my kids and husband are walking around me like they are on egg shells. I made lunch for my in laws the other day and then asked why I wasn't eating it with them. Uh, really?? They told my husband I was disrespectful! I show them a video of the surgery days before the incident, I inform them of my lifestyle change and that's how they react? How the heck do I handle this? I just wish I could find the cause of all these emotions before they take over completely. Does anyone have any advice??

I had mine out last November and I still had the pains for 5 months after, and had the added bonus of "dumping". I don't know if you are going through the same pain I went through, but I was so upset it wasn't gone right away.

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My doc was fine with me having just my IUD, but still told me to be careful. He said the first year to 18 months is not the best time to get pregnant due to the quick weight loss. Check with obgyn and see what he/she recommends. I personally don't like condoms as well. Good luck!

Congrats!! I had an irregular cycle since early childhood, and was told in 2004 I had PCOS. I was put on BC for the same reasons, but my oldest child still found his way into the world. That was a pregnancy test shocker!! I have an IUD now and haven't had a period since November, which is normal for me. After my first child I didn't have a cycle for 5 years on my last IUD. Then I have surgery and now I'm on the 9th day of this cycle. It's driving my crazy and I'm going through the same thing! I dont know why it's correlated at all, but I can't tell which cramp is which. Take some midol, it helps. Also, get some heat packs. When you aren't used to having a cycle you aren't stocked up.

I have battled anxiety for a while now. Before I was discharged from the hospital they gave me approval for all my meds, including my anxiety med. I am one week out and with the pain, unknown, and living with my in laws... I have not had one single panic attack since the day before surgery. I used to have one every other day or so. The only thing I can think of is that the pain meds are keeping relaxed. So I guess I will know if I need them still here soon when I no longer need the pain meds. Here's to positive thinking and no more anxiety!!

I am always thirsty and battle dry mouth, something I never had a problem with before surgery. I recommend to practice sipping your water now because when I drink more than 2 ounces within 15 minutes I burp and it comes right up. You still have to get down 64oz a day, which is hard in the beginning. I'm 7 day post op now

I think I'm losing it! I had surgery Aug 14th, I came home from the hospital on Thursday night. Since Friday evening all I want to do is cook. I'm not hungry, I'm not interested in even eating the food (not even to just lick it)! My family and in laws certainly don't mind, but what is going on? I'm spending so much time on pinterest gathering recipes and it's nothing I can eat. I spent 2 hours cooking in the kitchen just yesterday. Has anyone else gone through this?

I purchased pb2 from whole foods. It's powdered peanut butter. 2 tablespoons is 5 g of protein. Very low calorie! I mix it with my shake to make it taste better. I hate the after taste. So if you like peanut butter this is a great choice! I Actually look forward to taking my protein shakes now. It's just reminding myself is the hard part.

Also try avocado, lime, and egg. It's so good!! Almost forgot- with the egg added one serving is a 1/2 cup and has 9.3 g of protein!

Go buy yourself a new, flattering outfit. Maybe even the next size down so you can watch yourself melt away and one week you will put it on and be excited you can fit in it. Or, go shopping and try new clothes on and take pictures of yourself and compare them to your before pics. Wearing the same clothes makes it harder to see the loss. Don't get discouraged! You have lost a good chunk of weight and should be proud !! Congrats on making it this far. We all have our downer days, it's how you pull yourself out of it that makes a differene. Which is hard to do, but if you find a way you will feel much better. Good luck to you!!

I hope it goes quickly for you! I had to do a 6 month supervised diet. So from the start of that till surgery date it was 9 months. I guess my PCP took a couple months to get all my paperwork in. Ugh! As soon as I had insurance approval I had surgery within 2.5 weeks. It went quick!

Just to give you an idea 4 days post... My 1 Percocet I cut into 4 pieces and take each piece 3-5 min apart. If I try to make the pieces bigger or take less time between swallows it feels stuck. It's an uncomfortable feeling. So I would talk to your doc about it at your preop appt. There are some of my medicines they asked me to not take till my post-op appt. good luck!

I had surgery Tuesday as well. I made the mistake of not setting my alarm to take my meds. When I woke up I was in so much pain it was all I could do to get off my bed! I have my alarm set now. I'm not making that mistake again

what app are you using? Are you just using a stop watch or timer or something specific?