ShrinkyDinkMe22

i followed the sipping rule the first 6 weeks. once i felt healed and i felt i could take more in i started drinking more and taking bigger drinks. but i am now almost 8 months out.

i would say anything that you know you have to give up post op start working on it now. for me soda was a big one. i gave it up in october and was sleeved in december. i have read posts from people who kinda forgot about soda and when they were starting their liquid diets were dying bc they wanted pop. its hard enough to give up food for weeks but to also have to focus on the soda, makes it that much harder. i also started cutting back on sweets and carbs and incorporated a protein drink into my day to sort of prep for surgery. i also like the previous poster spent hours a night and week reading positive stories, negative stories, stories of complications. i wanted to be as prepared as i could be in case something happened. i wanted to know what my options were if X happened and what the signs and symptom to watch for etc. good luck to you!!!

i dont have much to add. everyone else said what i was going to offer was get back to basics. maybe do a 2 week liquid diet again. that will help with carb cravings and will probably also help shrink your tummy a little bit. are you getting enough water in every day? i am a visual person and i would write down what your plan is to do. keep track of your water and start tracking food again using my my fitness pal or something like that.

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Way to go! You look amazing!

Why is that sad? I eyeballed it. I didn't take out a tape measure or anything.

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Thank you guys for the suggestions! Sorry I've been out of town and every place I've been has had shitty Internet and AT&T coverage. I do take iron which I didn't think was the problem because I was on it preop but I guess it is possible! Thank you!!!

Tmi alert..... Ever since being sleeved in december my bm schedule has completely changed. Preop I would go 2, sometimes 3 times a day. Now I seem to go about every 5 days or so. And when I do go it's a lot. Like so much that I keep clogging potty's. Sorry this is embarrassing..... But what can I take to help go more often. Any advice would be great. I never had this problem before surgery so I'm not sure what to do.

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I initially started out only telling my hubby. Once I got approved I told my 3 lifelong girlfriends and also my siblings. They were all really really supportive. Little by little and as I got more comfortable with my decision I started telling more and more people. I think i was almost ashamed and embarrassed that it came to having surgery that I wanted no one to know. But now that I see what a change it has made in my life I wanted to share my story with others. Last week I through it all out on fb. Letting everyone know my reasons for doing it, how I felt about it, how scared I was doing it and scared what would happen if I didn't do it. I finally hit a point where I want my story to help others find the help that they might need to get healthy. Not sure if that helps you at all. PM if you have questions.

Totally normal to have doubts. Like others have said. My daughter was a few months shy of turning 3 when I had surgery in december. I was a basket case. One day I was for it thr next day I wanted to back out. I was so afraid of complications and leaving my baby girl motherless would keep me up at night. But in my gut I knew I was making the right decision. My surgery was on a Monday so Sunday morning before I had to start my bowel prep. Hubby brought our daughter to my sisters. I was balling my eyes out thinking I was never going to see her again. Even the morning of I cried a little on the way to the hospital. Looking back did I overact a bit? Maybe. But that's my baby and I was scared. Luckily all turned out great and I made it through. But it's totally normal what you are feeling. For me this was my first surgery which added a lot of anxiety.

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welcome to the group. we are all here to help each other out. there are a lot of great existing posts in the archives if you do a search on a topic! good luck to you and keep us posted on your progress!

Amazing! What an inspiration you are to us all. Thanks for sharing!

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Can't hurt to get checked out. A lot of this cause palpitations however if you've never experienced them preop they could mean something serious. Sometimes you can have an electrolyte imbalance and I've heard palps can be an indicator. Not saying that's what's wrong but it could be. Good luck and keep us posted.

Can't hurt to get checked out. A lot of this cause palpitations however if you've never experienced them preop they could mean something serious. Sometimes you can have an electrolyte imbalance and I've heard palps can be an indicator. Not saying that's what's wrong but it could be. Good luck and keep us posted.

Thx. I'll watch this later.