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I would get pads. It will not effect you r surgery though!

I am nearly a month out. I feel pretty good. I would say I am about 90% back to normal. I am still really tired sometimes and have to sleep more than normal. I am still a little more tender in the middle than normal. My worst issue is nausea, and of course you will not be able to hide your small portions and pureed or soft foods at 1 month.

Okay, I am going balls out here. halfway through my pre-op diet I went to Mcdonalds bought a chipotle chicken wrap drove to the grocery store, hid in my car and the whole dam thing!

My bougie size is 34 I don't think that size is too small or restrictive. I am almost 4 weeks post op and I can eat about 2 oz of more dense food like chicken and 4 -6 oz of soup in 30 or 40 minutes.

You had the same starting weight as me! You are doing awesome! Congratualtions.

I use my fitness pal but I am having a problem I cannot exactly measure what I have eaten. Sometimes it might only be a a teaspoon or a nibble of something and I know it all counts. Sometimes I put half a cup in my bowl but I can't eat it all. Sometimes I eat half or less and it just really compute well on my tracking. I will be honest I think the tracking is making me more crazy than tryiing to follow the diet.

Wow! I am so glad you are still her to tll your story. You do deserve the best !

I do not have a kitchen scale. I have purchased so much paraphernalia to try to adjust to this new life. It is getting really expensive! Also I have a super small kitchen I know I probably need a scale so I will try to find one but the measuring is just making me nuts!

I would let the nurse or nutritionist know your concerns now before it becomes a really big issue. Constipation can be a truly ugly and incredibly painful issue post op so talk to them noe and get it addressed! I speak from experience!

How many calories a day are you eating? Are you getting your fluids and proteins? I am a little concerned about this issue myself I had surgery on 11/19 , I lost ten pounds the first and have been stuck ever since.

I have been eating refried Beans with greek yogurt cheese and various bean and pea Soups and chilis.

I know it is a lot of money but you guess what you will or won't need. I have need the nausea medicine everyday since surgery and I am almost 4 weeks post op. I needed the pain medicine everyday until a few days ago. i also have used the levsin which is anti spasmodic for the stomach and would definitely have ended up bak n the hospital without the medication. Have you checked wiht your doc about using motrin. For most of us nsaids are not allowed after surgery especially immediately postop.

You are doing awesome for day three!

I would do it, spice up your life! You can have hot sauce too live dangerously!

I am 3 1/2 weeks out and man the sounds are crazy! Mine are gettung a little quieter but WAY louder than before. It is our new normal !

I saw another post about this let me see if I can find it

My doc was not concerned unless the fever got to 101 I had a 99.9 reading a few times but I was givien tylenol IV regularly in the hospital I think that kept in check and when I got home I continued with that in dissolvable form. Definitely keep an eye on it.

Are you on a pre op diet now? Do you know how long you will be in the hospital? I am 3 1/2 weeks out and at about 80% normal but everybody is different. I am able to drink a lot more fluids now thsn in the first few weeks. I went back to one or Protein shakes a day to beef up my protein numbers because I was not losing weight and my nurse said that would help. This is major surgery you have to expect sveral weeks to get tot your new normal.

I think gas pains are so awful! I was miserable with them! I used the gas x and my doctor also gave me a medicine me called levsin to help with stomach spasms I wonder if you have those too. I thought it was all gas but it was spasms too after I got that medicine I felt so much better!

Not sure because I am married but I can say my husband is a happy man!

I had pudding but mine New directions bariatric pudding and it was considered a liquid. Call your doc or nutirionist.

You can do it! I am not gonna lie it will be very difficult. This whole thing is way more about what is going on in your head than what is going in your mouth. You are strong! Think abouk what you CAN do. Spend time listening to stories about your family history that you have never heard before, maybe help the elderly people in your family that you did not make time for in the past. Take care of the little kids so there parents can relax. Tell a few more stories yourself, you can talk more with less food in your mouth. Take some games to play. Make sure to take lots of whatever liquids you can have, whather it is your protien shakes or crystal light or jello to share or whatever. Have fun, it is all about perspective. I am speaking from experience I had suregery right thanksgiving and my birthday!

I am not a nurse but I use to work in brain injury rehab with similar duties minus the CPR. I am nearly 4 weeks out now and I could nto imagine doing the type of pulling, tugging, lifting people type of work that job demanded. I cannot even figure out how to lift my 20 pound dog into the bathtub and she smells awful! I will keep you posted.

What kind of birth control are you using? How old are you? Have you ever had issues like this before? Period issues can be very complex. Congrats on all the weight you have already lost wow!

Nope , I am in Michigan . Good luck I hope all goes well for you. I will be watching for your updates.