jsrmanatee

i'm 32 days post-op and i can only get about 3 swallows down at a time. it takes me a couple of hours to drink 32 oz of liquid. maybe call the nutritionist. she might tell you that even if you can drink that fast, maybe you shouldn't. or she may say it's fine. i don't know, but i do know i can't drink that amount that fast. maybe i'm going too slow???

i understand. at our fourth of july get together, my sister in law was like "so, it's basically atkins right?" "you could have done that without surgery." oh what the hell ever! good thing the rest of my family is supportive.

i am one month post-op today and i have lost 30 lbs since surgery. i've lost a total of 54 lbs since january. 30 lbs in one month!! someone catch me, i might faint from happiness!

i am three weeks post op today and i don't have any regrets. this was truly the best decision i have ever made. have there been some hard moments? yes! was i in terrible pain last week and had to have a ct scan? yes! am i just fine now? yes! can i shave my legs and paint my toe nails a lot easier already? yes! can i walk further and for a longer time already? yes! do i wish i had done this 5 yrs ago? yes! do i have any regrets? NO!!

i just use the ones available at walmart

i am 3 weeks post-op exactly. i can have sugar free jello and sugar free popsicles of course. i can have cream of wheat, yogurt, carnation instant breakfast, cream soups and sugar free pudding. i am not supposed to add anything else until july 11, but i have been eating cheddar cheese for a few days now and tomorrow i am going to try scrambled eggs. i am also supposed to drink 2 protein shakes a day, but i can only get 1 down. i HATE those darn shakes!

i looked for it on facebook and can't find it. can you add me please. i'm jackie sue redmond of fb. thanks.

i was sleeved on june 11th. since i started this process in january, i have lost a total of 46lbs. 22lbs since surgery 16 days ago.

i'm in Midland. had my sleeve surgery on June 11, 2013. had it done in Alma by Dr. Cudjoe.

i had my sleeve the day before my 43rd birthday. happy birthday to me!!! i am 16 days post-op now.

i drink a cup of decaf coffee with sugar-free hazelnut creamer and 1 packet equal in it every morning. if i'm on the go, i pour it into my blender, add a scoop of unflavored Protein powder and 3 ice cubes and whirrrrrr....instant iced coffee and you don't even taste the protein. yeah!

i does help. i just drank some today. i feel so bloated and i can barely get anything down.

i was sleeved on june 11th. 9 days out i had lost 16 lbs. i will get weighed again thursday and see what i have lost. but i started "full liquids" yesterday, so we will see if eating pureed foods makes a difference. i'm not feeling any lighter or really seeing any changes in myself yet. it will be 2 weeks tomorrow.

my nutritionist says we are supposed to get at least 60 grams of protein a day. maybe you could cut the calories and up the protein. might have to go back to just drinking protein shakes for a while. i sure hope this helps a little.

i'm 13 days post-op and i haven't slept more than 4 hours at a time since the surgery. i wake up and drink some water and then go back to bed and then wake up and try to get in some protein and then usually around noon or 1pm i lie down and take a nap. i'm never without a drink of water for more than 4 hours at a time. i get so sick of drinking water i could scream.

i have used dill pickle juice to get rid of gas before. don't know why i didn't think of it since i had my sleeve. and i didn't know it was good for leg cramps. should i drink it as a preventative before bed or drink when i'm having the leg cramps in the middle of the night? i'm going to drink some right now to help with the gas. i'm 11 days out, does the gas ever go away?

you have size 11 shoes? do you have any wide widths? any sandals or flats? contact me please.

so everyone who has had their surgery so far in june.........how did it go? mine was 4 days ago and it went really well. a lot easier than i thought it would. i was in pain the first day and half and now i'm almost pain free. i went home in two days. i was getting in and out of bed and chairs and walking around without help the day after surgery. i still can't bend to the floor though-that hurts.

mine was 4 days ago. you will do great! keep in touch.

what the heck are you guys talking about?

and i still haven't put a bra on! i guess i'll have to to go to the doctor's on tuesday. the incisions are right up there under "the girls" too.

i brought two pair of shorts with me and i put those on under my hospital gown to go walking the hallways in. for the ride home, i wore sweatpants and went commando-i mean i wasn't stopping anywhere so it didn't matter.

i am 4 days post-op and i feel just fine. seriously, i thought it would be so much worse than this. i have a little pain, but nothing the tylenol w/codeine 3 x a day doesn't fix. i was getting myself up from bed and out of chairs and walking around the hospital with no problem the day after surgery. i do have a lot of gas! with every bite of protein shake, my tummy gurgles and gurgles. the gas does hurt a bit. but i came home alone and have been fine with no help. i didn't even need the walker i borrowed.

i'm 4 day post-op. in the hospital they said to not lay on the right side. so, i was sleeping on my back which sucks and then last night i slept on my left side with a pillow propping up my tummy and it was fine. when i got up to pee, i did what i usually do, and switched to my right side. ugh it felt like a stone had just dropped and was pulling my stomach with it-ouch. so i very slowly and painfully rolled onto my back and then i was fine. i have to remember to not switch sides tonight!

hi everyone! i thought i already did an introduction, but i can't find it. so here goes. i'm jackie. i'm 42 yrs old. i live in michigan. i have a surgery date for june 11, 2013! that is the day before my birthday, so what a great present to myself, huh? i started the weight loss process in january at 398 and i am now at 379. my goal is to weigh 180, which is what i graduated high school at. i am soooooooo excited and nervous at the same time. 10 days until surgery and today i start the pre-op diet. lean chicken, 1/2% milk, some eggs & yogurt and vegetables until they come out my ears! everyone please friend me on here and on facebook. i'm jackie sue redmond. i am on there ALL the time. smiles for everyone!