Thinner Peace

I have lost 30 pounds in 2.5 months. You probably think that is considered slow but when have you ever lost that much so quickly? The goal is not to lose weight quickly, it is to keep it off. You will gain your weight back if your mind is on losing weight quickly rather than working on the issues that made you fat. By "you", I mean me too. I am happy losing one pound a week. Lifestyle changes will need time to gel. Good luck

Personality disorders are not caused by wls and you would have had similar symptoms throughout your adolescence and beyond. However, many people use food for comfort. I would suggest finding a good psychologist that can help you develop tools to help. Medication can help take the edge off as well. God bless

I was told to take the steri-strips off to alleve the itching. Itching is also part of the healing process.

I did not have pain until day 2 which was easily controlled with pain meds. I had zero nausea. I walked immediately which felt like my stomache was falling off but it did not hurt. I was released day 3 and was completely off pain meds on day 4. It was so much easier than I imagined. Just make sure you walk and drink. The more you walk the better you will feel.

That kind of pain sounds like when I was passing a gallstone that got stuck. However, my pain was in my back. The ER thought I was miscarrying. Once I had an ultrasound they were able to figure out what was wrong. I also have pain in the middle of my ribcage which was due to my hiatal hernia. Have you had an endoscopy?

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I have had lower abdominal pain, extreme fatigue, mucus in my stool, dizziness, and constipated. The doctor thinks I have a type of colitis and have a colonoscopy next week. For those of you who have colitis, can you take medication that is approved for the sleeve? I dont want to take steroids that will cause weight gain and I cant take anti-inflammatories. I dont know how I can go back to work with this fatigue and cramping. Does it ever let up?

Sounds great! Do you know where you can buy them individually?

Can anyone recommend a good protein bar that is high in protein and low in sugar and calories?

Mine was repaired during surgery. Hiatal hernias are not typically repaired unless they are really big.

I had it and it suddenly went away at 4 weeks.

After doing some research I think it is mucus from the intestinal wall. I hope its nothing serious!

I am 6 weeks post op. Because I had dark stool, a stool sample was taken and it came up positive. I was not too concerned because the blood could have been from my surgery. Finally, after 6 weeks, my stools are no longer dark. However, they are wrapped in a white, fleshy substance. My surgeon has not returned my call. Has anyone experienced any of this fleshy stuff in their poop?

Mine was terrible between weeks 3-4. It has gotten better!

I am 5 weeks out and discouraged that I can consume so much in one sitting. In an hour and a half car drive I drank a 9 ounces protein drink followed by a yoplait light yogurt. 30 minutes later I had what felt like constipation (sweating, nausea). I slept for 2 hours and woke up with a headache, dizziness and nausea. Maybe Im dyhydrated.

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For all of you that have lost 1 or more pounds a day and are disappointed that you have not lost more weight...ask yourself when the last time was that you ever lost so quickly! I am 4 weeks out and have only lost 10 pounds. However, that is 2 pounds a week, a healthy expectation. Hopefully I will not have any stalls since I have been slow and steady. But seriously, you are making ME concerned with my slow weight loss and I am still on liquids!

Have you been in therapy or met with a psych since 6 years ago? One thing that was made clear was that we had to have any depression under control before going through surgery because many go thru depression after surgery that didnt have it prior. Also, if you are on any meds you will want to see if you can get them in liquid form. If you have not met with your psych for 6 years you may want to get a 2nd opinion regarding your diagnosis and medication. Some of your symptoms definately sound like anxiety, depression, poor self esteem, but bipolar can often be misdiagnosed as borderline or some other form of depression. I would recommend getting into some type of support group or counseling because this surgery can bring up a lot of issues that we have stuffed away with food and we need to made sure we have alternate coping skills in place. Good luck to you!

When you feel hungry make sure you are drinking your water. Do you have real hunger or head hunger? What are your emotional triggers (i.e. stress, defeat, depression, loneliness?). Go to an over eaters anonymous meeting to help you if you are having head hunger. Have you signed up with myfitnesspal? You can check out what other wls friends on your page are eating on a day by day basis. Cheese has 100 calories an ounce so you may want to be cautious of how certain foods pack on the calories quickly. Good luck, you can do this!

I have not puked yet. In fact, I have to measure my food because I do not feel full after 4 ounces. However, I think I am full when I burp. When I am hungry an hour later I added in one more protein shake a day (3 a day) and that has kept me feeling satisfied.

I woke up yesterday with what felt like I strained my lower abdominal muscles. I also had a short bout of left shoulder pain and the pain from my stomach moved to the right side of my lower back. I dont recall lifting anything, only walking 4 miles yesterday. I normally would ignore this but only being 3 weeks out of surgery I wantt o make sure I am not overlooking something that could be more serious.

My hiatal hernia was repaired during my sleeve surgery. The surgeon said that my reflux would improve with the sleeve but would worsen if I had the bypass.

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I have yet to feel any restriction. My surgeon was surprised because he was worried he made my sleeve too small. He said I would feel the restriction once I moved on to dense food. Well yesterday I had 2 ounces of chicken and cucumber and tomato salad. Nothing. COuld my pyloric valve not be working, i.e. it is too loose? The other concern is that I have been getting light headed, mostly when I stand up. Everything turns black, my head is fuzzy and warm and today my hands were tingling. Should I be concerned? My surgeon said being light headed is normal but I do not want to faint.

I lost 10 the first month but 50 prior to surgery.