gixxergirl

I actually work in Rock Hill so Mooresville would be entirely too far unless we met on Saturday. I live in Charlotte so Mooresville wouldn't be too bad on a day off.

I volunteered to lead or co-lead. I'm going to start looking for locations. I should be cleared to drive tomorrow. Do you have any suggestions?

Try not to be nervous. It's a piece of cake. I would say just try and stay on top of your pain mess in the hospital. The iv mess work super fast but there's no reason to be in that much pain. Things may be different but that day of surgery, when I woke I was allowed I medicine cup of ice chips per hour. That was torture but I slept mostly. My mom woke me to give me ice. The next day I got one every 15 minutes. It took me about 3-4 hours to finish my meal tray. I'm still a little sore but I didn't take any pain meds today so I think that's a good thing.

I'm very interested. Surgery went well Monday. I'm only having minor discomfort now. No nausea or sickness. Everything is great

I was looking for a place to hold it but I've been admitted to the hospital like 3 more times since April with this last time being in July. I'm just getting back into the swing of things. I apologize for dropping the ball.

Hello, I'm Kimberly. My surgery is scheduled for April 21st and I'm committing myself to becoming very successful afterwards. I would love the opportunity to meet people willing to take this journey with me. I'm a healthcare professional and I work 1st shift. I'm available evenings and weekends.

I had Rny on 4/21. I'm so grateful to not have any issues. No nausea or cramping. I'm super thirsty though.
I had Rny on 4/21. I'm so grateful to not have any issues. No nausea or cramping. I'm super thirsty though.

Hi ladies! So glad I found this post. I just found out my surgery day is June 18. Super excited.

Next month will be my 1 year Surgiversary... I'm down 102 lbs.. went from a size 20 to a size 4/6..Thank You Jesus..

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There's a great YouTube video that demonstrates why. The Fluid pushes the food through the pouch too fast causing you yo dump or feel hungry too soon. The video shows him put applesauce in a funnel. The applesauce drips slowly through but when he adds Water, the applesauce is kinda liquified and pours out fast.

There's a great YouTube video that demonstrates why. The Fluid pushes the food through the pouch too fast causing you yo dump or feel hungry too soon. The video shows him put applesauce in a funnel. The applesauce drips slowly through but when he adds Water, the applesauce is kinda liquified and pours out fast.

Me too!! I have been at a stall for like 3 days or so:/ Its getting to me:(

I just want to say hello ladies, I've been lurking around this site for a while gathering some great information (thank you). I'm at the last stages of pre-op, I have an appointment with the NUT on Tuesday and I will find out then if there is anything left for me to do. The Nervousness is setting

@niasia33.......yay....make sure u keep us updated on how u r doing...I will have u in my prayers......losers bench make room for another!

Thank you gixxergirl! Yes extremely exciting! 7 1/2 hours and I'm off to the hospital! I'll let you know how things go!

Hi everyone! We'll tomorrow is the big day! My bag is all packed and I'm waiting for the hospital to call with my surgery time. Looking forward to sitting next to you ladies on the losers bench!

Okay, I hope this works this time (not technologically savvy, lol) here's a before pic when I was at my highest weight 305lbs, and here's a coule of pics I took on Mother's day. I can see a big difference and I'm so happy I made this descision.
 

Just had a great 3-week post op visit with my surgeon and nutritionist. Down 27 pounds from last visit, 22 from surgery. Down 37 pounds from the start of the pre-op diet 5 weeks ago. Suspending diabetes and hypertension medication (hopefully to never start again!!). I'm the lightest I've been in at least 5 years. Healing well, working out. Feeling good, looking good, kicking butt and taking names!! ????????????
Still working on getting fluids and Vitamins in but my nutritionist says I'm where I'm supposed to be and as long as I keep trying, that's the key.
Today is a happy day! I hope it's the same for all of you!!
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Info was submitted to insurance yesterday, I hope it doesn't take long to hear back from them. I'm excited my journey from band to Rny starts today. I pray for an approval soon.

Ive been mixing half G2 Gatorade and half Water to keep my electrolytes up ever since the surgery. Also been taking my Vitamins.
Starting weight was 262. Surgery weight was 232. Today's weight is 215.
I had a stall during my period where my weight climbed from 218 to 220 and stayed for a whole week but once the period was over my weight dropped to 215.
Apparently my cast Iron stomach has turned into a cast Iron sleeve. I haven't had issues keeping anything down. Ive been eating all Protein with a bite or two of veggie. Mainly pot roasted beef and pork (falling apart tender). chicken and eggs; cheese and yogurt and skim milk.
I need to log my Protein to see how much I'm getting.
Edit: I logged my meals for today and I got about 55 g of protein from my food.

Well my doctor said I was ok:) said I just strained myself too much and I'm just sore...he refilled my meds and told me to be careful and don't spill it lol:)

omg ! i wanna thank you for telling me about Premier Protein !!!! it is the bomb, i don't smell the Protein and it taste like chocolate milk! thank god , i really thought i was never gonna find a good protein drink

Lol, I actually had broth and Jello last night I wasn't hungry but needed something on my stomach. How are you feeling today? I pray that things will get better for you as the days go on. You're a soldier, you've motivated me to focus on what's important and stop complaining about the small stuff. god's Blessing to you always is my prayer, Amen.

Awesome report! Sip some broth with me.

G2 Gatoraid will help too. Please call your doctor's answering service. This surgery is too major to be guessing.