soccergirl88

I'm not experienced when it comes to drugs BUT doesn't weed give you the munchies? So munchies cause you to eat everything in sight and that basically defeats the whole purpose of weight loss surgery. Just sayin'. As far as cocaine...I'll just pretend like that wasn't brought up, because its mind blowing anyone would think about something like that.

Thank you very much! I'm sorry to hear that, I hope it's nothing serious. Better to be safe than sorry.

Thank you! It's much appreciated.!

Thanks Laura-ven...I'll look into it! And thanks tigerbelle :-) I hope I can put this behind me soon.

I am also taking protein shots(started yesterday). I know people are against it because its not completely whey isolate protein but there are some of us out there who just cannot consume the amount of protein that our respective surgeons have told us to. I'm 17 days post op, can barely get in half a bottle of isopure and can barely drink 12 oz of water..there has to be an alternative to ready made protein drinks and shakes. These protein shots seem like a better alternative because there's less to consume.

My surgery was 1/11. I think I'll try those once I'm out of my protein shots. I thought it would be a piece of cake to get in my 80 grams of daily protein but its sooo hard that I'm lucky if I can get in half.

I can relate to both of you! 16 days post op and sick of being sick and not being able to get in my protein. I started feeling really strange due to lack of protein so I took a trip to the Vitamin Shoppe today and bought something called New Whey Protein..it has 42 grams of protein and is much smaller than the isopure drinks so hopefully this will help until I can start having real food. Good luck to the both of you!

So I'm 2 weeks post op and for the last few days I've been having this weird pain on and off. It's on my left side near one of my incisions, it isn't so bad where I'm rolling around in pain but it can get uncomfortable. The best way to describe it would be a sharp stabbing/pulling sensation and it only seems to happen if I'm laying down and want to turn over or if I'm trying get out of bed. I have a pretty high pain tolerance which is why i haven't called my surgeon. Has anyone experienced something like this?

Try using Isopure flavorless protein powder and mix it in a chicken broth. I have the same problem as you as far as liquid/protein intake and am 13 days post op. Lots of luck to you! :-)

That actually makes me feel hopeful! Thanks for sharing :-)

I'm 12 days post-op and I just started school yesterday...it's embarrassing being in class with the stomach gurgles..will it go away? How do I make it stop? Gas X does absolutely nothing.

Congratulations! You look fabulous!

Thanks to everyone for your advice and sharing your experiences! My surgeon has me on Prilosec for the next 3 months and I'm still on clear liquids until Friday..then I move onto thick protein shakes and soups. So maybe my new stomach is just a pain in the ass.

I'm 8 days post-op and this morning I noticed one of my incisions has a red circle surrounding it while the others don't..is this normal? Should i be worried? Any advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you! Lucky for me I have my first post-op appointment Monday morning. Hopefully it's nothing

I'm 6 days post-op, for the last 4 days I have been experiencing what I think are extreme hunger pains mixed with a sort of pressure feeling going in an upwards motion(if that makes sense?). I'm on Prilosec and I take gas x chewables religiously. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this or something similar? I need all the help I can get because this is driving me nuts.

I was sleeved 1/11 and am down 9 pounds. I'm getting sick of the clear liquid diet though :-(

You're not alone. I'm only 2 days post op, barely got home today and this unexplainable sadness came over me. Hopefully as time passes buy and our scars heal, our mental scars will heal as well.

Hello everyone! I was sleeved Friday January 11th. I was very very nervous up until they put me under but am very proud of the decision I've made to change my life for the better. I'm 24 years old and started my journey at 309 before the supervised program and weight in at 289 before surgery. After surgery I had some issues breathing deeply and was scared to fall asleep but that fixed itself out later in the day. My surgeon paid me a visit a few hours after surgery to check on me and tell me if I could get my fluids down and walk around then he discharge me the next day. Unfortunately it's been very hard for me to drink anything and had to ask for nausea meds because I was feeling really sick and really full. To make matters worse, the nurse in charge let came in and frightened me a bit with his expert advise about how I have to be careful how much I drink because I could expand the sleeve and cause the incisions to come apart..so it's like what do I do? Who do I listen to? Myself, the nurse, or the doctor? Any advice would be helpful :-)

Thanks Tina for your great advice!