HoosierGirl

Sure thing! I will also include the part about my paper underwear wedgie! He he he...

Yes! Sounds fun!

Had surgery two weeks ago and am focused on prayer and almsgiving during Lent as I am still technically FASTING! Ha ha! Only one more week of full liquid diet, then start soft foods. Since some of the best Protein is fish/seafood, I will still technically be fasting long after lent is over! All the best!

I know! A close friend was sleeved on 1/24, she was almost immediately on soft foods. I don't want to do anything to hurt my sleeve, so I am following the doctor's recommendations. Just really excited to have some cottage cheese or refried beans next Sunday! The full liquid diet is not very exciting....but I am losing a bunch of weight!

When do you get to start solids? My doc recommended a 21 day liquid diet....thankfully, I'm halfway there (surgery on Feb. 4). Do you think some "real food" will help being so tired? Oh - and am tracking my blood pressure, believe they will lower my BP meds next week!!!!! I have lost 21 lbs with surgery and pre-op diet!!!

Diamondeyed - VERY excited for you! Safe surgery - please let us know when you are out of surgery and doing OK!

Wow! Congratulations! At what point did your tired feeling go away or improve?

Ten days out from my VSG. Other than being tired, I feel pretty good. I've had some, um, loose bowel issues. (When you gotta go, you gotta go!). Am half way through the full liquid diet and looking forward to eating soft-foods. The desire to eat is there, but I wouldn't say I have been "hungry". And I think the soft foods will help satisfy the desire to eat, give that full feeling maybe help with tiredness (and hopefully help the bowel issues). Incisions are healing nicely. Overall, the only thing I would change is taking 2 weeks off work vs. just 1 week.

So glad you are doing well! Happy Valentines Day!

So glad you are doing well!

Woot woot! Safe surgery and speedy recovery! Can't wait to hear all about it! You are going to do great!

Amber - your story is WONDERFUL! Especially the emotions you feel as you have surgery and recover. The same thoughts racing through my head, but you state them so well. Specifically, having the feeling of fullness and control...it is powerful to feel that control. I am excited to follow your posts as you lose the weight! All the best! Shelley

Glad you are at the Marriot - but still cannot believe what a long day you had yesterday! Eyesight - YES, same thing here! It did go away quickly. Hope you are able to get some good rest today!

CONGRATULATIONS! All the best in your recovery and weight loss!

Woo woo - rocking the paper underwear and hairnet! Too funny! (I had a paper underwear wedgie while I was there. Very sexy.) Seems like if it was going to be later in the day, they could have told you and allowed you to show up mid-morning? Sheesh. Safe surgery!

I think Monday is the busy day at OCC. Last Monday, there were 6 surgeries. They started off with the "easy" surgery first (two plications), then did my sleeve, and the last three surgeries were band-to-sleeve revision surgeries. Don't remember what time my surgery was, but after I got in my room and got the IV, it went quickly after that. And I wasn't thrilled about having six surgeries in a day either - especially wouldn't like 7.

Great idea! Feeling good....getting my liquids and Protein in! No nausea, no vomiting. Still a bit tired, but hey, it's only been a week. Even had a normal BM (never thought I would be so proud of poo - ha ha). I've even lost 5 lbs from surgery day to today....yes, 5 lbs in ONE WEEK! It still seems too good to be true. This may be the best thing I have ever done for myself.

Diamondeyed - you are going to do GREAT! Waiting is the worst part!

All the best! Let us know how it goes!

I had a number in mind....the nutrionist gave me a number that was HIGHER than what my goal was...so, I figure I will just take it as it comes and see who ends up being right! Ha ha!

Thanks for sharing! Gives me hope!

Crossing into Mexico - no big deal. You get out of the van with your luggage, walk in to have it scanned and walk out. No lines, no big deal. Coming back to the USA - totally different story. Lines can be hours long to wait. Luckily I was in a wheel chair and we got to go to the front of the line, no wait. Ask you why you were in Mexico, make smart comments about your appearance and your "need" to go to Mexico, scan your bags, let you thru. Then, we had to wait about 40 minutes for the van driver to get through the huge line. US Border patrol are a$$holes and act like you are a drug mule or something. But, I was on pain meds and didn't care about anything other than the time it took.

All I will say is if you can make it thru the pre-op diet, the post-op diet is a breeze! Plus, you have a jump on your weight loss. Just take it one meal at a time. Make the right choices now and you will have a safer surgery. Lets face it, if we were good at dieting, we wouldn't need this surgery! Lol!

Amytug - congratulations on getting your date and making the decision! You will be so glad you did! Let me know if questions, I just got back from TJ last week. The flight home was the worst part of everything, but overall not a big deal. Yay for you!

Tami and SoCalDixieGal - hope you have a smooth and uneventful surgery! Looking forward to hearing all about your week! All the best - Shelley