KellyL

:welcome: Hi, congrats on being sleeved!! 20 lbs is awesome, you are doing fantastic! I have to remind myself to relax also, and stalls are very much normal. The support here is wonderful, you'll love it.

Congrats on being sleeved!! Welcome to the losers bench! :cheer2:

You're doing fantastic, congrats! And oh so close to Onederland!! :cheer2:

Yayyyyy, that's so awesome!!! Congrats on getting to Onederland! :cheer2:

Yayyyyy!!!! What a thrill it must be, congrats!!! :cheer2:

Congrats, i know you must be very happy and excited! :cheer2:

Awww sorry you are having such a rough start!! Sounds like you have some good meds, i hope that relieves your discomfort. Yes sip, sip, sip!! I have never heard of bruising "down there". Take care of yourself and update us when you feel up to it!!!

Good luck for an easy surgery and speedy recovery!!! Update us soon.

Amazing difference already!! Congrats, you look fantastic!! :cheer2:

Great job on losing -10 lbs on pre-op! Please update us on how you're doing afterwards. So happy for you! :cheer2:

Congrats on your date!!! :cheer2:

Day 5 of your pre-op??? The pre-op is by far the hardest part to me!! I totally sympathize! Are you getting to have protein drinks? Popsicles really helped me. Stay strong!! It's worth it!

I agree with taking the ppi at bedtime. I take 2 (40 mg) every night. Also not going without eating for too long. Since I'm not really hungry, I set my timer on my phone for every 2 hrs to remind me to eat a small meal or snack. This is also helping me get in most of my protein in as of yesterday. And I am not quite a month out yet. I have not had any nausea or throwing up yet. I have an 34f bougie and I don't think I had a lot of swelling cuz I did pretty good with liquids as soon as I was cleared after my leak test. I get the Atkins RTD shakes, usually in Vanilla at Walmart. No strong protein taste and its a mild flavor, not too strong or sickening sweet. They have 15g protein. Good luck!!

I'm sorry, I know a sudden 8 days in the hospital that you haven't planned for had to suck. It's a shame you also needlessly suffered with acid for 13 days before gettung an rx for a ppi. That's when you needed it the most!! Yeah, a lot of drs do remove the gall bladder and/or hiatal hernias at the time they do the sleeve, to save you from another procedure. I had my GB removed a few yrs back. I hope you're feeling better now and can start focusing on the more positive aspects of being sleeved and losing your weight. I am a wk behind you, and it keeps me busy trying to get protein in. Good luck for a more uneventful recovery!

I felt very safe and never even saw or experienced anything there that would be of a concern. I was picked up at the airport and driven to the hospital, then from there to the hotel, then back to the airport. No problems at all. I didn't venture off away from the hospital or hotel. I am not familiar with your drs group, so you may want to confirm they pick you up and transport you every where.

It should get better, some ppl have to increase those meds a while. I take 2 at bedtime (40 mg) and occasionally 1 during the day. You probably have a lot of swelling in your tummy right now which can make these symptoms worse. It should begin to lessen aa the swelling goes down. Call your dr if this doesnt help, they may have to give you a different ppi.

I guess its their job to discourage us from picking up bad habit again.. And they must think cuz we let ourselves become obese, that once we try things again we'll lose control. I think it's fine as long as your 2-3 months out so your tummy is good and healed. And as others said, just a little til you know how it's gonna hit you. The tip to try it at home first is an excellent tip. I don't want to do my experimenting in a public setting lol.

71 lbs is amazing, congrats!!! I guess that was the foamies, but idk why a few bites of your burger would have done that. 3 jobs, wow!!! That is amazing too, you must have a lot of energy to pull that off, good for you!!

:cheer2: Yayyy so happy for you! I agree, ask for meds for the nausea and walk for the gas. Scooting down the bench for the newest loser!!

I think greek yogurt is a pretty good choice for breakfast. I also add it to a lot of my other meals for increasing protein. I also like cottage cheese. String cheese. I had 1/4-1/2 cup mashed up leftover white beans. An atkins shake. Refried beans w/white qeuso cheese and greek yogurt. I've had cream of wheat once. But I am trying to get protein in every meal. Soft scrambled egg w/cheese(can't eat it all) As others said, anything I would eat at other meals, doesn't have to be traditional breakfast items.

Jen, you're doing great, I'm so happy for you!! I am possibly in a stall but I am so happy to be sleeved!! Everyone here is so inspiring! I look forward to more success for all of us!

Woohoo!!! Thats fantastic, congrats on your success!! :cheer2:

Wow, that's fantastic!! :cheer2:

I am pretty content now, but I am newly sleeved. I did go through both anger and depression during the 7 yrs of research and numerous attempts to have wls before now, which failed. I try to believe that there was a reason for that, but I would have much preferred to have gotten my surgery and been post op and enjoying those yrs as a thinner healthier me. I hope you can find the answers, please update us what they advise.

It shouldn't be dangerous, but I know I kinda freak a little when I sneeze or cough haha. Worried about pulling something. But you should be good at 5 wks. I hoope you feel better soon, I had something similar right before my surgery and it was NOT fun!!