ShanBan

I soooo agree with you!!! The mental part of this is so much harder than I ever could have imagined!!! I'm 2 weeks out of surgery. It's getting a little easier each day, as long as I keep myself busy!!! Keep my mind occupied! I'm so thankful that this app was recommended to me! I now know that I'm not the only one that regretted doing this! But watching the numbers on the scale go down reminds me why I did it!!!

When in doubt, Always check with your doctor. Better to feel a little silly, than to wind up with a serious problem. Your pic however does look pretty normal so I wouldn't freak out. It's when the edges or surrounding skin get hot and really red that you need to start to worry.

I was sleeved on 4.16 the first week / two weeks sucks. The first week is the worst. I had these same thoughts. They get better as you can eat more things. I did clear liquids first week. Full the second week and now on mushy like yams CBS mashed potatoes. Monday I can eat more real food like eggs sloppy joes and lunch meat!

Same depressed emotional feelings here. Im one week post op today. NO ONE tells or prepares you for these first few weeks. My guess is some folks who get this surgery are more strong willed than others. I see some who make it look so easy. Makes me mad that im not one of them! :/

I was only on Clear Liquids while in the hospital. My surgeon wanted me on full liquids for 1 week and progress to soft/purée foods for another 1-2 weeks and slowly transition to regular food as tolerated. I'm 6 weeks out tomorrow and still stick to a lot of soft foods. I have so much restriction that I can't wait until I can get more than 2-3 bites in before I'm full! My surgeon says it will get a little bit easier within the next month or two.

I just had a TT about 12 weeks ago and have been tanning for 3 weeks. I put a 50spf over the scar and haven't noticed any discoloration.

It's no problem, love. I'm an alarmist since my leak. You're still in the window for gas pains to be a VERY normal, albeit annoying, thing to experience. The thumping really helped me. It still does. I sometimes feel a gas bubble and can't get it out, so for lack of a better term, he burps me. We laugh about it
Keep me posted! I certainly didn't mean to frighten you, I'm so sorry! Feel free to pm me

Calm down! Mine lasted for 2 weeks and the pain was mostly in my chest/shoulders. You're still very early out, you should still have some trapped gas. Try gas x strips and some thumping on it. If it lasts for a another week, THEN worry.
Breathe. gas is normal

Had surgery April 24th

I was wondering from everyone's experience ..looking back..was there any signs or indicators..were you feeling normal and the symptoms came out of no where...or after surgery you always felt a little weird..I feel great almost been two weeks but I still worry about it..I'm so paranoid..I'm just curious maybe if you guys could let us know how you felt the couple weeks after surgery..thanks