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Yes, I had this exactly at about 2 or 2.5 weeks.
It lasted for about 4-5 days while stuff healed inside. I couldn't walk or move much without a stabbing knife pain, which clearly was due to incision stuff. I was even in tears sometimes.
What helped me was Spanx and first aid tape. I taped up the painful areas so they couldn't jiggle or get stretched, then wore Spanx to hold it in. It was magic!!!
After it had a chance to heal, I was pain-free and have been for 3 weeks now.

Hey, I was just asking you about pre-ops at Cleve Clinic in another thread! Did you decide to go self pay? How did you get approved so fast???

BMI 39.18?? Surely you can buffet-it up to BMI 40 and visit a different doctor.

Your whole mid-section is GONE!!!
Well done

That's a crappy thing to say and there is always someone who says this when someone says they're having trouble. Geez.
Nobody loves the pre-op diet and everyone has moments where they feel like a failure.

A lot of times too, they are younger and/or men!
I just turned 40 and after 2 kids, losing weight is A LOT more difficult than it was 10 years ago -- surgery or not!

I'm about a month and a half out and can eat plenty. A kinda good thing since I don't like people to question that I now eat so little and a bad thing that I might not continue losing the pounds. Yesterday the office bought pizza for the team. I ate 1/4 of a large pizza and I also got a slice at the gas station after work. snacked on some nuts, drank a 16 oz strawbeery milk and ate a walgreens frozen meal with sorta a lot of chips. Had put on 3 lbs by bed time. Then this morning the office brought in panera Bagels. I ate 1 with cream cheese in like 15 min. Although the old me might have downed 2 of them. Needing to realize that even though I can doesn't mean I should.

I am 3 months post op and my goal is to eat a MEAL and not graze all day.
Turkey
Some stuffing
Some potatoes
Some green Beans
And no doubt I will keep picking at turkey since we'll be at home and I'm cooking.
It'll still be 1/4 of what I would have eaten before!
Solid 40 lbs lost as of today.

I am 3 months post op and my goal is to eat a MEAL and not graze all day.
Turkey
Some stuffing
Some potatoes
Some green Beans
And no doubt I will keep picking at turkey since we'll be at home and I'm cooking.
It'll still be 1/4 of what I would have eaten before!
Solid 40 lbs lost as of today.

I have a similar problem. I try to drink flavored Water and eat chicken breast meat when I want to snack.< /p>
Sometimes the last thing I want is chicken, but if I know that's all I'm "allowed" to have and I still don't want it, then I can concede that I'm probably not hungry.

I'm 6 weeks post-op on Wed and am battling a 3 week stall (uuugh) but old jeans have started to fit again AND I can cross my legs once again!
So while I am tired of not losing actual weight, I'll try to focus on the positives.

Yes, I had this exactly at about 2 or 2.5 weeks.
It lasted for about 4-5 days while stuff healed inside. I couldn't walk or move much without a stabbing knife pain, which clearly was due to incision stuff. I was even in tears sometimes.
What helped me was Spanx and first aid tape. I taped up the painful areas so they couldn't jiggle or get stretched, then wore Spanx to hold it in. It was magic!!!
After it had a chance to heal, I was pain-free and have been for 3 weeks now.

I'm 6 weeks post-op on Wed and am battling a 3 week stall (uuugh) but old jeans have started to fit again AND I can cross my legs once again!
So while I am tired of not losing actual weight, I'll try to focus on the positives.

I'm 6 weeks post-op on Wed and am battling a 3 week stall (uuugh) but old jeans have started to fit again AND I can cross my legs once again!
So while I am tired of not losing actual weight, I'll try to focus on the positives.

Yes, I had this exactly at about 2 or 2.5 weeks.
It lasted for about 4-5 days while stuff healed inside. I couldn't walk or move much without a stabbing knife pain, which clearly was due to incision stuff. I was even in tears sometimes.
What helped me was Spanx and first aid tape. I taped up the painful areas so they couldn't jiggle or get stretched, then wore Spanx to hold it in. It was magic!!!
After it had a chance to heal, I was pain-free and have been for 3 weeks now.

I had a long stall too, early on. It WILL break, and you WILL start losing again! You are doing the right thing by focusing on the positives! You're doing great, hang in there!

Awesome! Congrats!

Good for you!!!!!!!
I have also been able to cross my legs and it feels great. I can't remember the last time I sat comfortably.
Just wait until your old jeans are your to big jeans.... Congrats!!

I'm 6 weeks post-op on Wed and am battling a 3 week stall (uuugh) but old jeans have started to fit again AND I can cross my legs once again!
So while I am tired of not losing actual weight, I'll try to focus on the positives.

I'm 6 weeks post-op on Wed and am battling a 3 week stall (uuugh) but old jeans have started to fit again AND I can cross my legs once again!
So while I am tired of not losing actual weight, I'll try to focus on the positives.

I'm 6 weeks post-op on Wed and am battling a 3 week stall (uuugh) but old jeans have started to fit again AND I can cross my legs once again!
So while I am tired of not losing actual weight, I'll try to focus on the positives.