Cheer Mama

Looks, I really want to look better! Granted being able to get off a ton of meds IS a bonus.

hehe it is sugar free..... And to make things worse, it tastes horrid!

It really is safer that way and you know that when your sugars are high you heal much slower..... I don't normally have high blood sugar and mine was very high after surgery. I have never had insulin and I had had 3 doses in the hospital till my body had a chill and quit producing too much sugar. How high would your numbers be if you START with high numbers..... I know it's hard, be patient.

I was approved in 1.5 weeks. I also had to call my doctor's office and they called ins and I got a reply quickly.

I do middle school inclusion and I would have to say a minimum of 2 weeks. I find that I am still fatigued easily, but I also had an umbilical hernia repaired and a sprained neck.......

I'm a teacher also. I was sleeved on June 7th. I cannot imagine going back to school after only 2 weeks. That would have been soooooo hard. I'm exhausted after walking very slowly for 30 minutes. I cannot imagine doing inclusion and running around like that. Have a wonderful summer.

hehe flinstones.

I'm envious you feel so good! I was sleeved on the 7th and I can't even contemplate a crunch or a sit up. Heck I have a very hard time getting outta bed.

how long?!?!? oh, CONGRATS!!!!!!

I have a very cheapy walmart treadmill that has no bells and whistles, but it allows me to walk when I need to.

Oh my! I'm so sorry to hear this. Talk to your doc again. Ask if they have seen this before and what is going on. Ask for a wound specialist if you need to go that route. Good luck!

I can not say thank you enough for posting this. I read it yesterday and it so prepared me for today! I think mine happened because I walked way to far today. A fart ain't always a fart! ugh! Thank heavens I was at home....... AND standing! :ph34r: It'll sneak up ya like a ninja......

Funny how all docs are different. My doc wanted me to really concentrate on getting in the protein right from the get go. He was so adamant that he actually made me concentrate in my drug induced haze to repeat that my goal was 60 protein/ 60 liquid.

Per doc , I was on clear 1 week, full on 2nd week.... reality= I was on full after a couple of days so I could get in my protein. I also eat a very little bit of greek low sugar yogurt to get my icky crushed meds down.

Driving home is a big no, no. I couldn't even have a cab pick me up. I had to be released to someone. In was in for 2 days and honestly could have stayed longer. When I had a baby I was outta there less than 12 hours later........

I have no appetite right now and I find it hard to want to eat. I need some ideas for 'full liquid'.

My Problem is that I don't like cream of ......... They just don't sound appealing.

Oh, my! I'm sooo sorry! My husband has IBS and this happened to him, minus the white sundress......

I like the EAS brands for the premade shakes....

How long was it before you could sleep on your side or stomach?

My second week actually started last Friday and today is Monday... Oh, well. My biggest accomplishment today is that I waited till bedtime to use my muscle relaxants and codeine. My sprained neck is almost completely healed! That has been the most painful part of this surgery. I found that I now have thrush all over my tongue. I will sooo be talking to the doctor in the morning. I found that I am sleeping a TON! I'm lucky my mom and mother-in-law are helping me. Today I slept till 1:30! Such a luxury. I did do some cleaning and laundry but I found it hard to vacuum and the laundry is heavy. Oh, and the whole bending over thing is not easy. I'm still drinking protein drinks, ramen with protein, a little bit of greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and a big cheat with a scrambled egg. The cheats happened when I was getting desperate and needed away to take my medicine or get in somekind of protein. The hardest thing for me to get down is the yogurt. I have to use very small amounts. I've lost almost fifteen pounds now. I can't wait for the umbilical hernia to repair so that I can start sit ups. My stomach is still really swollen and not using my stomach has my lower back aching.

Congrats on the loss!

OMG!!!! What a tremendous accomplishment! Congratulations!

I can understand wanting to make the weight loss quicker, but I personnally wouldn't want to add that back into my diet......

okie dokie, So I DID go brush and brush and brush. It came off! YEA! So now I gotta go get a scraper in the morning.