katie.brooks

For me miralax has worked better than MOM. I am like 5 weeks post op and have only gone barely 3 times since surgery so I'm still struggling. I got some fiber gummies, to add to the regime we'll see how that goes.

Thanks for all the input. I got some gummie fibers from costco. Hopefully that will help me go on my own.

Now I'm stuck going back and forth between 199 and 200....torture!!

I'm 4 weeks post op, where are you at in this journey?

So???? Any 'movement' from you two?

:-)

A little, nothing worth writing home about. Crap. I'm trying to get my fluids up to see if that helps.

Thanks for the support ladies!

It's my turn today!!! So excited to be in the 100's again!! Haven't been here since high school. Feels amazing! Even when I had the LapBand I didn't make it here. **HAPPY DANCE**

I used miralax last night and haven't gone yet. Is it safe to take another dose now? I need to get things moving before work on Monday. I see people all day and can't just run to the bathroom mid conversation lol!

Do we ever get back to normal? I'm 4 weeks out and still not regular. I've only gone 1 time since surgery.

Hi everyone, I'm actually from so-cal, but my husband is stationed here at fort lewis, so I had my sleeve done on the 26th at Madigan with Dr. Kjorstad. Surgery went pretty well, I'm just dealing with some post op nausea still. Ugh.. Anyways hope everyone is doing well!!

I just had my sleeve done at Madigan. How did you feel about your experience at Madigan?

So, this is how I've been spending my past Saturdays drinking Miralax hoping to have some relief soon. Is there anyone else who gets to share this experience with me?

Yup! I will have to log in on my computer. Thanks for the information!

I can't believe you are going through all of this. I'll be thinking about you.

Add me katiebrooks03

Sweet, let me know if you hear anything please.

I'd like the military spouses one. Hopefully we get some guidance on this.

How do you get the password to enter the specific group message boards?

Thank u katie.brooks' date=' did u eat 3 meals a day or several small meals? Also, did u have any problems with dairy. I am counting Protein but not calories right now because l am lossing so much. Also, any idea for Phase 2 part of diet? Thanks agian [/quote']

Now? I eat several small meals. I can only eat about 1/4 c of food at a time usually. In between those meals is when I try to get as much Fluid in as possible. Make sure you keep up your fluids or you will get dehydrated and that is AWFUL! I don't have problems with dairy as of now. Some people do, but so far I've lucked out. Once you get to soft food it gets easier, you start to get more energy. That's what I've noticed so far (that's where I'm at now). Are your still happy about your decision?

Ahahahahahaha!!! That's awesome man!

I was banded 11/2010 lost 120lbs with band' date=' but was never really happy with it. Started having pain in port area. My surgeon and I decided on revison. Already happy with it band never felt right. But, still having alot of pain/discomfort where port was removed?[/quote']

I had a conversion from band to sleeve too. I'm 3 weeks out and still have discomfort from where my port was. My surgery was 7 hours because of a few reasons 1 being that the port was SO hard for the surgeon to get out. Hang in there, it gets better, just takes time. You will hear that a lot.

Taking the meds with or without food should be indicated on the label. food affects the absorption of some medicines. For some it does not matter, it all depends on the medicine. Meds that are designed to release slowly are delayed/controlled release or pills that can be taken once a day and release slowly through out the day. I did ask my surgeon if the sleeve affects the pharmacokinetics of drugs, he said no. But honestly I don't think there is any research out there to back any claims. I would be interested to see some studies on this.

I would love to see some research on this as well. Some how I don't think it will be for some time. But would be pleasantly surprised if there is some current research.

Surgery 9/28

Sw 269

Current as of yesterday 251.5

Kinda slow but still losing

I'm kind of loosing slow too. We were sleeved on the same day. Have you found anything to help you loose faster?

Sleeved 9/28

Lost 41 since pre-op start.

We were sleeved on the same day, how are you doing with the process?

I'm in Puyallup. I am about 2 1/2 weeks post op. Where are you at in the process?

I found out something interesting today when I went to see my PCP. She said that there isn't any consistencies of how any meds are absorbed with the sleeve. Because some meds are designed to be absorbed slowly or quickly. Has anyone else heard this? How do you take your meds? On an empty stomach, or with food?