Scully

I look like Gillian Anderson from "The X-Files"; her character was named Scully. I am a girl.

I agree. I spent many months in therapy working on my emotional eating prior to even considering surgery. I came to the realization that I needed physical support and negative reinforcement to get the job done. I need to feel the pain of eating too much with my tiny tummy. I need to address the feelings that arise when I don't have my comfort food. This change is hard -- emotionally. I admit that I had a complication-free surgery and recovery so far is difficult but doable. With my new tool in place, I continue to work with my therapist on food. I wish you the best in deciding what is right for you and your family - physically and emotionally.

The past two days have been birthday celebrations at the office. The executives were chowing down on mini-cheesecakes, Cookies, cake...you get the idea. I partied with ice Water. And you know what? I didn't crave the food, I didn't feel left out, and I didn't feel like everyone was watching me. Woo hoo for emotional victories!

Congrats on your achievement!

I met my first goal today - under 200 pounds! DH and I have picked out some non-food rewards for these little victories (scale and non-scale), and it sure helps get through those tough moments. wooooo hoooo!

I had a hard time initially (and even now!) determining what was stomach pain, what was hunger, and what was gas. I eventually settled on walking, walking, walking, and chewing ice, and sipping, sipping, sipping. In a few days things settled down considerably. Still learning how to best serve my new tummy!

Congratulations!

Henry Ford said "If you think you can do a thing or you think you can't do a thing, you are right".

Best wishes!

I too am five days post op - I am so glad you mentioned the "deceiving"! I can't tell if my tummy hurts due to gas or is pissed because its hungry...obviously it is most likely the former. :-)

I had single incision too - doctor recommended it for fewer chances of infection. I'm pleased with having one spot to worry about, LOL.

Positive thoughts to you and your surgeon and caretakers!

I had a massage yesterday. It was light and helped to relieve the stress and gas in my shoulders. :-) Also good for circulation I imagine.

I'm walking around my block with my dog and MIL. It is sometimes a stroll more than an invigorating walk! But movement is movement at this point and it does help with the gas pain.

Hello all, As of 10:00 a.m. Wednesday I joined many of you on the loser's bench! I thought I would share some details of my experiences up to this point. First, your nurses and support staff are CRITICAL in making the process - you may want to take this into account when choosing a surgeon. I wrote "thank you" notes for the surgeon, the anethesiologist, and the nurses and gave them out before my surgery. I wanted them to know how much I was excited about my new start and that I was counting on them. The day of the surgery was the worst, but mostly because I was so "out of it". The pain was well controlled, and I even managed to get a walk in that day; the ice chips tasted very good. What sucked the most was getting out of bed to pee, lol. My hubby was fantastic, and I'm glad that I had a loved one to hear the instructions and directions. My brain was big time fuzzy. The second day I got to shower, did more walking, and ate Jello and Water. I rembembered to bring pull on dresses (thanks to this site!). I'm not getting enough fluids, but working my way up everyday. The hot weather has finally broken, so I'm getting in 3 walks a day. Today I took out my pump thingy with catheters. That made me naseaus so thank heaven hubby didn't mind helping. To look at me you might not know I had surgery on Wednesday - except I'm sleepy. Looking forward to Protein shakes and supersoft foods. :-) Thanks to all of your questions, answers, and encouragement!