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Once I got to full liquids & started vitamins my energy has increased not a huge amount but I was able to do things around house for a few hrs. Today is the first day I did not need a nap. I hope it gets better for you.

Hello, I had my surgery April 16th. It all went well. I am excited but also nervous. I am glad I found this forum and to have support along the way.

I think staying connected with others is key to this being successful. We are going to hit bumps and no one wants to feel alone. The stigma that can come from wls still can be trying and I for one need like minded positive people in my life. I'm up for any topic too. If I don't say it or ask it how am I to know if someone's riding the porcelain hell train with me. Buahaha! This is my go to lifesaver and since we are all discovering our bodies at the same time what better people to share everything with.
I have decided that my crappy start today is because I think everything is settling internally to where the space of my stomach used to be. I'm feeling a lot better the more time goes by. Biggest complaint at this point is energy. I do my treadmill but time I'm on it is getting shorter and right after lights out.
I have a question though. So now that passing gas is a relief is this a forever thing or just an body adjusting thing? :/ I have so many people trying to come see me and I'm embarrassed but if they know me they will get over it as fast as I do. Lol
Thank you girls for sharing too!

I think staying connected with others is key to this being successful. We are going to hit bumps and no one wants to feel alone. The stigma that can come from wls still can be trying and I for one need like minded positive people in my life. I'm up for any topic too. If I don't say it or ask it how am I to know if someone's riding the porcelain hell train with me. Buahaha! This is my go to lifesaver and since we are all discovering our bodies at the same time what better people to share everything with.
I have decided that my crappy start today is because I think everything is settling internally to where the space of my stomach used to be. I'm feeling a lot better the more time goes by. Biggest complaint at this point is energy. I do my treadmill but time I'm on it is getting shorter and right after lights out.
I have a question though. So now that passing gas is a relief is this a forever thing or just an body adjusting thing? :/ I have so many people trying to come see me and I'm embarrassed but if they know me they will get over it as fast as I do. Lol
Thank you girls for sharing too!

Today's not a good day for eating. It all just sits in my chest like a lump. Which is weird because yesterday was good. I'm going back to clears for a couple days.
I walk and do a little around my house. 15 minutes max of constant moving and it's nap time. I took four naps yesterday. At least an hour each. My brain wants to do more but my body just gets so tired. Dr told me at my appt that being this tired is normal and it can take about 15 days for my body to start burning fat (using fatty acids for fuel? Can't remember word for word because I was so exhausted from the walk in parking lot) but when that happens to expect a high. Come on high. Lol. I need it.

You guys have been so helpful to me by sharing your experiences and your knowledge - it's made this a lot easier and less scary. I've never been huge on forum posting either (especially not about such personal stuff) but here I feel like I can share anything and find someone who will understand what I'm feeling.
So I want to offer a huge thanks as well to all of you!!

I am not trying to compare myself to others as much as I am seeing what's normal and get suggestions to help get you through. As someone said earlier there are some people saying how much energy they had etc and it was good for me to know I wasn't the only one that felt like I needed to go straight back to bed after getting the kids ready for school this morning. Sometimes just random things like someone's suggestion to strain Hibachi Restaurant Soup to get a little difference in the clear liquid diet made a HUGE difference in the way my day started out. I feel like I'm a sponge right now soaking up and and all advice I can get. Glad we are all going through it somewhat together. I've never been one to be on foruma or post stuff online but I've really needed it post op. Thanks again for everyone's support!!!!

I know that everyone is different, so everyone will have a different recovery. I just read so many posts about how great it was and how great they felt and how wonderful it is. I didn't seem to read as many about the extreme pain and the adjustment that this takes. I'm sure for some it wasn't a huge thing, but for me it has been. I had the hernia repair as well, so that may be contributing to some of my difficulty. Though I can say I haven't had it as bad as some. I've had little nausea and no vomiting (thanks stomach of steel). So I'm thankful for that!
I guess I'm also experiencing some depression. food was my way of coping with any issues because it made me happy. Now I don't have that, so I'm trying to find some outlet.
I worked half a day yesterday, but I couldn't go in today. I had to bend over and get on the floor for something yesterday and it made my stomach hurt like nobody's business. I spent most of the day in bed. For the rest of the week I've got to do half days because I don't have enough paid time off to cover this week. My work isn't physically difficult (desk job), but there's a lot of crap going down right now, so it's very stressful mentally. Again, my normal reaction to that was to eat, so now I'm going to have to find some other way to deal with it rather than tearing heads off, LOL.
I know how you feel, butterfly. I feel about the same way. I'm hoping that once I can add more nutrition and Protein to my diet and after I begin taking Vitamins I will get more energy. We'll make it through this! It's just going to be a tougher road than I thought.

Today's not a good day for eating. It all just sits in my chest like a lump. Which is weird because yesterday was good. I'm going back to clears for a couple days.
I walk and do a little around my house. 15 minutes max of constant moving and it's nap time. I took four naps yesterday. At least an hour each. My brain wants to do more but my body just gets so tired. Dr told me at my appt that being this tired is normal and it can take about 15 days for my body to start burning fat (using fatty acids for fuel? Can't remember word for word because I was so exhausted from the walk in parking lot) but when that happens to expect a high. Come on high. Lol. I need it.

I think we need to remember that we each have our own journey and our own experience in how we will experience this surgery. We (including myself) can get easily frustrated if we compare ourselves to others and wonder if we are doing something wrong. Listen to your body and respond accordingly. If you're tired, lay down. If something doesn't taste good, spit it out. No need to push ourselves to keep up with the sleeve sister joneses! These boards have taught me that there is no "norm" with how we will respond after surgery. We are all here to support one another! Just remember.... Slower weight loss equals a reduction in saggy skin! I'm reminding myself of that if my weight loss isn't "in check." Who am I kidding? I've had two kids. There WILL be sagging skin in the tummy area.... and I'm ok with that. Kinda.
I was cursing every single person on this board post surgery for the first 24 hours. It was brutal (for me) and I didn't understand why people sugar coated it and didn't warn me! I was in a lot of pain. With five prior surgeries under my belt and 2 children ( one I delivered ala natural) I have a very high pain tolerance. I ached and I was nauseous. My period also started the day of surgery. Good times! Good news is I never experienced any kind of gas pain. There are others on this board reporting going home the day of surgery and experiencing minimal pain. Good for them, I was a wreck that first day/night!
Then the next day came and I felt 70% better. By the third day I felt back to normal except for the pain we all seem to feel in our tummies as if we did a million sit ups. Not that I have ever been a gym-rat or ever did even 20 sit-ups.....So I'm assuming that's the feeling. Just saying! . by the 4th day I felt good enough to walk 1.5 miles to the library and back. Too bad it was closed for Easter!
Yesterday (5 days post-op) I have developed a weird pain in my shoulder area. I wonder if its possible to have a delayed gas issue? It's hard for me to distinguish it from the chronic shoulder pain I experience anyway as I tend to hold me stress there. Sadly, I guess I'm just used to the pain there
I do seem to be having an easy recovery. Good for me because I have to return to work next Monday. The perk of being self-employed is I can arrange my own work schedule. The down side to self-employment.... I don't get vacation or sick pay. I don't get paid at all if I don't work! Sigh. I need to go back whether I'm ready to or not.
I have always had a hard time with work/life balance. It became even more complicated tending to self care when children came into the mix. The old me didn't plan and ate on the run. The real challenge for me is going to come when I have to go back to work in a week. On one hand, I think work will be a nice distraction from "head hunger"and all of this obsessing I am currently doing over what I eat and drink. Expect me to struggle a bit. I will need your support then.
I started using the Lose It app on my iPhone last June 2013. Tracking everything worked for me as long as I actually used the app. I made a pack with myself yesterday that I would start recording everything down NOW. Maybe I will post my results from yesterday so you can see what I'm eating.
So I am having an easy time now. But I'm sure my time will come to struggle. This is where I am so grateful to have met others on this board who get what I'm going through. So lets not judge each other, or worse, judge ourselves. Each of our journeys is as unique as we are.

I'm only doing Protein at meals. Unflavored Isopure in chicken Soup broth, watered down yogurt, or today's add watered down cream of wheat. I get full fast so I try to mix it in a small amount of those to try to get it all in. I can't do Protein Shakes at this point too sweet. I also wait ten to twenty minutes and get on treadmill to walk for ten otherwise it sits like a lump in there for what feels like hours. Good luck sweets. Now that I'm on protein though I full longer and getting less fluids. Sigh. It's baby steps.

Today is hell but tomorrow will be better. I have to keep a positive hat on. This is only temporary but I seriously feel that if I keep dry heaving my insides are going to come outside. :/ I got this. I got this.

Sitting in my room. Pain was worse than I thought in big incision area at first. I'm like a racehorse in the halls. Okay I'm lying. I'm like a old woman but I've done five laps. I can't do the pain Syrup so no more pain meds for me as of midnight. I'm okay with that. My surgery got bumped to 3 so it's only been a little over twelve hours. No gas pain burping or the other so I'm a bit worried. I have successfully sipped five ounces and kept them down which is amazing because I kept throwing up after the anti nasea meds. Been sleeping good though. Glad to hear you are all doing pretty well. Bug hugs.

......just a little funny side note.TMI possibly? Never knew how much I would share with strangers going through this too! Never been so excited to poop!!! that is all.

Hope you feel better today. Congratulations on your surgery! Best wishes to the journey ahead. Take care.

Show us how it's "done"...congrats!!!

Congrats!

Congratulations. I am headed home!!!! Walk walk walk. Sip sip sip!!!

Sending happy thoughts your way; can't wait to hear how you're doing once you're on the other side!

Everything will be ok..... Think happy thoughts......dont firget sip sip sip walk sip walk........ill say a prayer for your quick recovery. Godbless!

Good luck! I am 2 days post-op and all is great so far!

Hugssssss!! Get well soon and take it one day at a time!!

Congrats! Just remember..... You are beginning a journey and it was for me the most significant choice I ever made. Take it one day at a time and reach out when you need help. I had my surgery 2 months ago and I am just beginning to learn how to eat with the sleeve. Welcome!

Happy Easter!!! Congrats on your surgery! It will be so worth it shortly. ❤️

Happy Easter and congratulations on your surgery ! It's one of the best things I have ever done! It's been 4 months and I'm down about 65 pounds. I feel wonderful! The first 5 days are the worst and then every day after it gets better . Keep the faith and the best of luck to you!