Leedee72

I think that as long as you are getting in all your liquids and Protein right now is the important thing, I was taking a low amount of calories too at that stage. As you are able to eat more it will go up, I'm only taking in 500-550 cal a day, I could up it but I get so busy through the day I don't have time to keep eating. Good luck to you.

SW-248

CW-219

SD 3/18

Down 29#'s and downsizing to the clothes I outgrew last summer yay!!

Im taking Gummy Vitamins and had bloodwork this week. My NUT actually told me to stop taking them for 2 weeks because my levels are to high...

How many do u take a day?

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I got sleeved on 3/19 and have been progressing well. Today I started with a "burning" feeling beneath my left incision. I also have pain in m back on the left side. Has anyone else had a similar reaction? Thanks!!

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Yes, i have the exact same burning feeling right beneath left incision as well, idk yet what it is but I was thinking it was the stomach itself healing, i'm going to ask my Doctor next Wednesday. I had my surgery on 3/18.

How you doing?

I'm doing so much better, thanks for asking. I am getting my liquids and Proteins in and walking a little over a mile a day, going to up that soon too. I have my first post-op appt on Wednesday. But you do feel better the more you move and walk, I'm just a little sore only when I'm getting up and if I drive too much...other than that I can barely tell I did anything.

I have read a lot of people on here say to take Prevacid or something like that bc it could be stomach acid making u feel hungry when your really not. I hope that helps.

Congrats Rachel and Leedee72 on your weight loss.

Thank u!

I feel your pain!! I had my surgery on the 18th as well and had a lower BMI with the same weight loss results...15lbs!! Yay!! Thought that was cool! Hang in there, there is a light at the end if this liquidly tunnel!!

Walk walk walk. I'd get pain meds every 4 hours. So I'd sleep for 3 1/2 then pee then go walk. Then I'd start Over again. It helped so much.

I'll try that....thanks for the advise.

Thanks for the hope of being normal feeling!! Lol I def know what u mean, I wish I could fast forward to at least 4 weeks out(would be great) but They had started me on ice chips in recovery rt b4 I was moved to a room, and liquids as well but they said if I felt I could handle them so I been drinking or should I say sipping Powerade zero and munching ice since 4......they had me get up and walk already and will walk more in morning...I was trying to get some sleep in but I might stay up so I can the amount of liquids in they want b4 I can leave tomorrow. Which is a whole lot it feels 60 ozs!! I'll try but doesn't seem plausible being its night time and the dr comes in the A.M. :-/ I'll do what I can tho anything to get home! :-)

Thank u!

I need to thank u all for posting suggestions and just your experiences, Most all of you guys on this site have been such inspirations to me....I started all my preparations in Dec, finished all appointments by late Jan and just went they my surgery this morning!! I'm laying in my room and I have to tell you thus far the worse part of it is the cotton mouth...I'm praying the gas pain doesn't hit me like a freight train or at all but we all know its gonna come lol but I'm so ready to get to my next step and enjoy life the way I use to! But i have to say I was getting scared last night only bc of the sad news of the fellow sleever, I feel so sad for his family. But it's the chances we take and sadly it happens so all prayers welcome here.

Can we drink Poweraid Zero right after surgery? Anyone? <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Yes, the nurses had it ready and waiting in my sisters hospital room straight out of vs surgery to drink as soon as she felt ready.