meplus3

I am told I need to take mine for 5 months, how about you?

With my first surgery i had to take it for 1 year!!

Funny thing I've never heard that. Also i was watching the food network and my family freaked out and told me to stop watching it cause it would be like torturing myself

Mine to!!

I was head hungry too in the 2nd week. I went out and bought yummy flavored yogurts and coffeemates to put in my Decaf coffee. When im craving something i sip on that cause out takes forever

what kind of coffemate do u use and what yogurts are u having???

I am almost at 2 days shy of two weeks and I am very head hungry I go to sleep thinking about food and wake up still thinking about food!! So last night I went out and bought cottage cheese and yogurts and refried beans!! When I got home I decided I would have cottage cheese and that helped!! I just needed to chew food!!!

Guess i should have kept reading below lol!!

I made doughless pizza and BOY was it awesome!!!!!!

Tasted SOOOOOOOO good!!!!

How did u make that??? Recipe and directions please??

Yeah the left side. My Docs said that the left side is where they do most of the work, including inserting their stapler gun inside of us to stitch up our intestines and the abdominal muscle wall. So its "counterintuitive" but the more you walk (in spite of discomfort) the better you'll get. BUT remember to get your rest to because we just had major surgery.

Thanks for the info! Makes since why more pressure/discomfort on the left side!! Feeling great today! Went for a walk and moving around well! Heading back to work tomorrow!

Whats your story?? I would love to follow you!

April

Meplus it gets better everyday. As someone else said get up and active (Even if its walking in the house). When it was my first few days home every two hours I walked, indoors, 300 - 500 steps. I did that until I had done 2500 steps for the day. Then I started into my Protein requirements (80 -100 grams a day), and my Water (64 ounces a day). If you do that you will feel better on a daily basis! :-) :-)

Stay in touch.

New Jeffrey

Thanks Jeffrey!! I will keep u posted it hurts to even walk all my pain is my left side.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dumping-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20028034

This is the definition to dumping syndrome found it on mayoclinic.com

I am RNY post-op 4 days! Surgery day 11-26-14 worked until 11-25-14 i am planning to go back to work tomorrow 12-1-14 i am an Medical assistant and cant afford time off!!! Wish me luck hope i feel better tomorrow. I am bloated and miserable at the moment! Not to mention "aunt flow decided to come to visit now" really?? And to the pain and bloating why don't you! 2 years ago 11-19-12 i had the sleeve and didn't experience any of the discomfort i am felling now! Prayers to be able to release this gas in me!!! please thanks

I was really uncomfortable for about a week, and then it gradually began to subside. You will too! Drink, walk and Protein..... Rest in there too. Remember your bod was assaulted and needs the time to repair itself.

Thank you this to shall pass i am a strong and positive person! Just miserable at the very moment! ????

Thanks for the responses! I had the sleeve done 2 years ago and had no pain and no bloating and was on the go that night! Then i had the RNY done 4 days ago and i am miserable bloating bad and pain and discomfort i walk but it hurts to walk.. Not to mention i am on my period to which doesn't help... Blah????

I am 3 day post op and still have pain! Would love to buddy up with you!! My surgery was the 26th of November! I converted my sleeve i got done two years ago!! So i have been there and still need a buddy

How long did u have pain after ur surgery?? I have sooo much pain and bloating! I am post-op 3 days RNY

Omg luna that sounds horrible... I am scared to death to have dumping! Your brave to even try that chocolate covered strawberry!

Hi! My surgery was 2 days ago i went home today!! I am on sooo much pain! The RNY is basically the bypass i don't recall being in this much pain after the sleeve! Funny your from stockton we are here in fresno.

Amazing!!! Keep It up!!

Hi my name is April i am have a conversion done from the sleeve which i had done November 19th 2012 to the RNY sooo excited!! Congrats on your progress!! My RNY surgery is scheduled for this Wednesday morning November 26th!!! I cant wait! My family and i currently live in California and are planning to relocate to boise Idaho!! Have u lived there all your life??? Hope to her back from you!!

April

Off to the hospital shortly to change my life. Good luck to everyone' date=' especially my fellow November 6th-ers![/quote']

Good luck to you my thoughts and prayers are with you

Mine is Nov 5th too! Yeah! Only 24 more days!

Today was your big day!!! How are you feeling???

Well' date=' I am sleeved! Everything started at 10:20am, and I've been in my room since 3:30. I have a little pain in stomach but not much. I think I need to walk a little bit more.[/quote']

Continue to inform us of your progress!!! Congratz

I'm 4 days out and I can legitimately say I had not had any real pain from the surgery. I have had a fair amount of discomfort (feelingi crazy bloated' date=' being stiff, a couple of moments of nausea) but I really really thought it was going to hurt, and for me at least it really really hasn't.[/quote']

Thank you so much for letting me know that I have recently had 2 friends who have had surgery. These past 2 weeks they are in a lot of pain...

Complications can happen with any procedure and are just par for the course' date=' but it is a very small chance (less than 3%) that something will happen. I had the procedure done a little over 4 weeks ago - not a single complication, healed up beautifully, down 23 pounds and feeling AWESOME!

I knew that the risk of me having obesity related complications in life was much higher than the risk of me having the procedure. I am so grateful I went through with it. I have NEVER lost 23 pounds on my own and know that without this tool I would not be this far.

Good Luck to each of you. You will all do great! See you on the loser's bench soon....[/quote']

How much pain are you in after your surgery??

My diet is 3 days' date=' a laxative day before surgery

surgery date 12/3/12 with Dr Goreki NY[/quote']

I also have to do the laxative diet the day before and a liquid diet 2 days before my surgery I'm having my surgery in Fresno California.... Good luck to you!!!

I posted a picture of what the shakes look like from costco Let me know if you are able to see them or not