may2nd

Oh yes! right were the biggest incision was (mine was on my left) I had so much pain, even though I could walk the stairs, go for long walks, at the time of getting out of bed, or if I had to drive, OMG, pain ,pain and more pain. Then some magic happened.... on day 29 I had to go back to work and that morning I massaged that area really well, and when I got to my desk... voila! no more pain... I will attribute it to some kind of tissue stuck in that area so I will definetely recommend for you to do same... very gentle, consistent massage that area only... Good luck!

OMG, finally I found poeple who are going thru the same thing... I loved the quote that Saptters3 made..."even with just a 15% stomach, I still can gain weight"!!!!! I thought that was impossible. My surgery was on May 2nd... 253 lbs... today I weighed 223 lbs. The first month I lost 22 lbs... but how can anyone NOT lose that or more if you're gonna be in liquids and soft foods for 30 days, right? Then I started thinking, let me try this, let me try that... I'm not eating as much as I ate before so this could not harm me... WRONG! I've ONLY lost 30 lbs in 2.5 months! and I feel like I will not lose anymore weight ever!