Seela

Thank you so much! You are awesome!

Fyi... ok so I called my surgeon and the said emphatically NO! They were very adamant about it and so now I guess ill just.. I don't know... give it more thought I guess. Thanks all

Omg!!! Soooo cool.. good for you

Good luck! You'll do great!

Great work! Congratulations on your success

Excellent advice. . I thought I was gonna starve to death post op! Lol... now I'm just never sure if I'm hungry, thirsty, full or just plain crazy. I'm leaning toward the last one.

I think everyone goes through this. I would be worried if you didn't! You can do this.. I have faith in you <3

That's what I'm thinking. I'm probably still gonna try it (little scared) but I will call my surgeon at nine and give them the chance to talk me out of it. Just really need to find a way to get more fluids in! Thanks all for your experiences and advice!

Well no one asked me but I was up early because I caught my daughter sneekink her boyfriend into the house. Again. Good times! (Somebody please just put me out of my misery)!

Smooth move tea.. lol.. benefiber is awesome

I gain.. a lb or two here and there.. water retention, you know. But overall if I do the math I'm averaging about 3 lbs per week loss.

Save them and have an 80's party.. also a lot of thrift shops love that stuff... vintage, like, you know?

I totally agree with all of you.. and I trust my dr and my advise to others is always 'follow your Dr s advice' but I can't seem to get hydrated. I'm wondering if anyone has ever heard anything about actually causing any damage or harm ever due to drinking out of a staw?

I'm having a difficult time getting in all my fluids. I used to drink fluids all day long but through a straw. I hate drinking without it. I'm 6 weeks out and just can't get used to it. I feel like (as long as I don't hurt my sleeve) I could get in a lot more water if I went back to using a straw. Thoughts??

So cool! One of my favorite things early out was when I look down all I see are the "girls" .. not my stomach! Congratulations!

Do not do nothing! Contact your local mental health agency and get the help you need. My parents don't believe in it either so I went untreated until in my twenties. . Long enough for me to screw up my life. Get help, your mom doesn't need to know and it won't cost anything. Good luck

Bug them! I waited just to find out thrre was some kind of error and they never received the request!

I'm crying again but for different reasons... I feel so much better and blessed right now.. and emotionally squishy... my husband hates it when I get like this.. lol.. good thing I like roller coasters!

Whatever! ! You know we all looked, like, totally hot in the 80's, ok!

Same here.. prayers to you

I used to use this... great stuff but tons of cramping. . Wouldn't even think of using it now

You are most certainly not alone! You posted earlier on a thread I needed help in (thank you) and I can tell you that even through all the stress and uncertainties of being approved, the pre op diet, losing 2 employees one eeek before surgery, hiring 3 new employees days before surgery, leaving my business in the hands of newbies, post op misery, going back to work with the energy of a half dead snail, losing my ins and my daughter getting hit by a car.. (whew!).. I don't regret a second of my decision to have this surgery. You can do this and we all have struggled along the way, most of us come out better on the other side (and Skinner too)!

Call them! You can't sit back and wait.. I had a similar situation and the Dr office kept telling me to be patient that sometimes it just takes time. After a week +I called the ins anyway and they never received the request! If I hadn't called I'd probably still be waiting.

You are absolutely right! Time to get tough... thanks

Thank you