KristinaRnY

Good luck Mclosin!!! You are going to do great! Keep us updated! Sending positive vibes your way!

My dr explained it to me like a funnel... So if you are drinking on an empty stomach between meals like you are supposed to then not likely... However if you eat something you are blocking the "funnel" therefore if you drink something then the liquid isn't going to pass through and could stretch your pouch.

Welcome to the boards and congratulations on your date!! I am having gastric bypass on March 24th, there is a march surgery support group around. Good luck on your journey!

I start my liquid diet Monday.... Getting closer!

I've read a lot in other post op groups of people sleeping in the recliner a few days.. If you sleep in bed my dr said to elevate your upper body 30 degrees.

I start my pre op liquid diet Monday so all my friends and family that know about my surgery are taking me to the Cheesecake Factory tonight.

Work smarter not harder

My insurance covers the panniculectomy

Yay I am excited for you!!! My surgery is march 24th! I start my liquid diet on the 10th. I'm so excited and nervous too! Can hardly sleep already lol

That's my date too!!! So ready! Woohoo

Congratulations!!! What date did you end up with?!

Any vegetarian groups that had the bypass... Not the sleeve? Sorry I'm on a mobile device and it is a pain lol.

Totally interested, I'm a vegetarian and my surgery is on the 24th!

Lol I got ahold of one with a bad peanut in it, that did it for me!

Yes

Mine is easy I'm on original boost shakes two weeks before surgery and two weeks after. That's all I get... 4 shakes a day and water, for a month. I'm gonna die! Lol

I hope you find relief soon! I don't have a lot of advice except for what I read. "In order to manage acute pain, ice therapy is employed by most individuals to decrease the inflammation and swelling across the nerve. Moreover, it also numbs and temporarily anesthetizes the site of primary nerve involvement until other interventions exert their action. , It is recommended to wrap your ice pack or a bag of peas in a towel before putting it on your neck. Meanwhile it is also recommended to give optimal rest to the involved limb in order to decrease the spread of inflammation." Try ice and rest?

Hello everyone, My surgery is rearing it's head, coming up on March 24th so I thought I would give you some insight on my journey. Maybe you can relate, maybe not. If my story resonates with one person than I am glad I posted! I decided to look into weight loss surgery 2 1/2 years ago when I hit an all time high of 318lbs. After numerous failed attempts at weight watchers, hcg, medifast... you name it.. I knew something had to be done. I suffer from depression and PTSD. A huge part of my weight gain can be directly related to events in my childhood. I grew up in a well off family, I never starved or had to worry about not having food. It was one year after I was sexually abused by a family member (more than once) that I began noticing I was bigger than the other kids in my class. Prior to this I was modeling for ABC kids and teens and had a very supportive loving family who encouraged me to be who I wanted to be, my entire life my parents have supported me in every decision (lucky). I never said anything to my parents about being sexually abused because I thought it was my fault and I was embarrassed. I didn't want to hurt my parents or feel like I let them down. I struggled with this weight on my shoulders for about 15 years of my life until 2 years ago when I sought out therapy and someone to talk to. I didn't want to be on anti depressants any longer or anxiety medication because I didn't feel like I was living but merely existing. It was time I figured out a healthy way to cope. Through therapy I was able to come to a lot of realizations just by finally talking to someone about it and reflecting (as hard as that was). One of the realizations I had during therapy was that I was eating A] because I felt it was the only thing in my life I could control and B] because I was using my weight as a shield, as comfort, as protection. I thought if I was big people could not and would not want to abuse me. During my two years of therapy I got off of all of my medications, and gained more weight and hit an all time high of 343. Now I was eating for comfort because of all of these repressed memories I was dealing with and without medication. I was self-medicating with food. Once I had this realization I sought out to get educated on EVERYTHING I was putting into my body. All those words in the ingredients you cant pronounce, I looked them up and read how they affected my body and how my body breaks them down or doesn't. It is amazing how a little education and self discovery can shift your relationship with food! I have recently lost 45 lbs since I have changed my relationship with food. I can finally say I am at a place where I can now eat to live and not live to eat. I spent a lot of time working on me before I decided I was "ready" for WLS. Once I decided I was ready I attended several classes on mastering weight management. This is not something I have taken lightly as I really want to be a better person and live my life for me. This is my second chance at life, better yet the chance I felt was robbed from me. I wanted to be as emotionally, mentally, and physically prepared as I possibly could be before starting this new chapter in my journey, to ensure I would have nothing short of success on what I was about to set out to do. I know this was a long read so thank you to those of you who stuck with me here. P.S. I am so ready! :-D

I am so happy to see you are able to eat! Better yet swallow! And it does sound yummy.

I am so happy to see you are able to eat!!! Better yet swallow! That does sound yummy!

I was told 6 weeks!! I thought that was a lot for laparascopic.

Oh my, please come live with me and cook for me lol!

Like you said everyone has different amounts. My surgeon and nut recommend 60g of protein a day and 1200 calories.

Congratulations on your big day!!! I am counting down the days til mine already!!! Mine is the 24th. I can't wait!

My dr and nut told us in our pre op class yesterday to wait 6 months before dying our hair. To use gentle shampoo like baby shampoo and to not use heat on our hair( straightening, blow drying) and to stay away from products with chemicals. He straight up told us biotin would not help, he said we are not deficient on it, we are not mal nourished, it's from quick weight loss and stress from major surgery. He said the only way to prevent it is to not have rapid weight loss or surgery, and if we enjoy our hair, don't color it for 6 months lol.