RubberTrampRyan

I went with no problem on day 5 or 6. Just be prepared for a soupy mess. LOL. gross.

Yuck. Puree stage is horrible. I have to do it for 3 weeks, i'm 2 weeks in. I drink 2 Bariatric Fusion shakes with 8oz of Lactaid which gives me my minimum protein requirement. Throughout the day I'll have 1/4 cup scrambled eggs, a 6oz Yoplait Light yogurt cup, a 100 calorie Healthy Choice greek froyo cup, and 60 Gerber Lil' Crunchies snacks, and at least 32oz of Crystal Light. I get all my liquids and about 80g of protein, right around 800 calories a day. It sucks and I'm dying for some chicken salad or stringcheese, but beats putting turkey, potatoes, gravy, etc. in a blender...

aww... thanks!! :-D you are too!!!

the pulling pain is totally common. it'll go away after about 3 weeks. until then, utilize your pain meds, it'll help.

Had mine in 8/26 and feeling 100% back to normal. Haven't had any nausea since the hospital, have been going out and doing things, incisions all healed, no pain...

I'm pretty sure I was the biggest person here so far... Surgery date: 8/26/13 Heaviest Weight: 657lbs (9/20/12) Surgery weight: 406lbs Current weight: 386lbs I am one week down on puree (2 weeks to go), eating around 600-800 calories, including 2 Protein shakes. I use Bariatric fusion mixed with fat-free Lactaid. I also like Muscle Milk on the go. Usually I eat 1/4-1/2 cup scrambled eggs, 1/4 cup greek yogurt, Gerber Lil' Crunchies, Healthy Choice 100 calorie greek frozen yogurt cups, sometimes some sugar-free pudding. and at least 32oz of Crystal Light. I am DYING for some chicken salad in 2 weeks!! :-)

For a few weeks before my surgery I started having second thoughts. I was really scared, mostly of the surgical process itself. However, I'm 3 weeks post-op and really glad I went through it. Even though I still weigh 386lbs (started at 657lbs on 9/20/12), i no longer feel like "the fat guy". I know I'm gonna shed the weight and it won't define me anymore. I have a new found confidence and so much new energy!

I started the process on 9/20/12, so almost a year ago. I weighed 657lbs at the first weigh-in. I was told I needed to weigh 450lbs before they'd perform the procedure. I dieted and worked my ass off for 8 months and finally got there. I got approved by insurance and scheduled my surgery date for 5/29/13. The week after I scheduled, my surgeon called and said the hospital made a new policy and patients needed to weigh 410lbs so it would be easier on their CAT scan machine if there were complications. So we put it off another 2 months. I got to 420lbs and they decided that I'd lose enough during my liquid diet that we could FINALLY schedule. My date was 8/26/13, so I'm exactly 3 weeks post-op. I weigh 386lbs and my goal is 200-250lbs. Point is, I had set-backs and after losing 250lbs on my own pre-op, I too wanted to give up at times. Don't. Just keep going until you can get your insurance to approve. You'll get there. Nothing good comes easy. :-)