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Best of luck. You'll be fine.:thumbdown:

Some who are eating shakes for Breakfast and lunch may still be on the liquid stage. I don't move to full liquids and soft Proteins until tomorrow. and no solid Protein until week 4. I do count my shakes toward my liquid requirement per my doctor's instructions. When I start eating enough protein from solid food I will dicontinue the shakes, although the office says a lot of people take one a day as insurance. It all depends on how much protein I am able to handle from regular food.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience at the hospital. Now you are home and can control things a little better. I'm jealous. I don't get to start stage 2 until Monday. I've had about all of the chicken broth and Jello I can hold. Keep walking, sipping and resting. That is the key. Take care of yourself.

Way to go Gibson. I'll be praying for you on Monday. It will go well. Just do what they tell you and get up and walk.

:smile::clap:Congratulations to both of you! Glad it went well for you. I agree, :leaving:walking is the key. I am one week out and feel great. I don't plan to go back to work until next week but I am feeling up to doing a lot of little things around the house that I haven't had time to do. Keep walking, sipping and resting. If you overdo it you won't feel so good. Just take it easy. :tt2:

I got involved in a TV show so I stayed up late. I am enjoying staying up late and sleeping late. That will change when I have to go back to work but I am enjoying it now. If you aren't used to exercising don't try too fast, just walk, say 10 minutes 3 times a day to start. Once you build up your tolerance you will be able to do more. I go to Curves. I think it is a great place for getting into shape. When I started four years ago I was in terrible shape, couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without stopping in the middle to rest. I'm not in great shape now but I am getting there. I think I may go over to curves this evening just to see the gang and visit for a while. I think tomorrow we are going to drive down to Jefferson City. My uncle and aunt are celebrating their 66th anniversary and I want to go. I'm still kicking around the idea of going to Hallsville for my nephew's ballgame on Tuesday but we'll see how things are going by then.

Glad you are feeling better. Every day gets better.

There is usually a good reason for such delays. Hang in there. It will be here before you know it. I've been on Clear liquids for a week and would just about kill for some creamy Soup. My guess is in addition to allowing the stomach to heal and the swelling to go down, the clear liquid stage also allows cravings and carb addictions to subside before re-introducing solid food. It has been a long week but hopefully worth it. 12# is nothing to sneeze at.

Ok, I am exactly one week out. I could easily have gone back to work today. I'm still taking another week mainly because I can but I can pretty much do everything, just slowly, You might not want to schedule a full day of appointments but you should be able to do some. Good luck!

My doctor recommends 60 grams a day, when I told the nurse I was getting between 75 and 80 she said to cut it back. It seems odd to me but I guess I will follow their advice. I'm only 1 week post-op so I'm not really hungry yet. I'm used to 100-125 grams so this is a switch.

My anesthesioligist gave me some happy juice on the way to the operating room so I don't even remember moving to the table in the OR. The last thing I remember was kissing my husband goodbye and the next thing I knew the nurse in the recovery room was asking if I needed pain medication. She gave me some morphine and the next thing I remember I was in my room and my husband and daughter were there. I slept a lot that day between walks down the hall and trips to the bathroom. No real point in wasting a lot of worry on it. Just relax and enjoy the ride. The worst part was the uncomfortable gurney in the pre-op area.

I got a couple of kinds of Vitamins from Bariatric Advantage. They aren't bad but they have a funny texture that I don't like. They are chewables. When this supply is gone I plan to try capsules that are available on a website that my doctor recommended. I also got chewable calcium from them, again, texture I can't handle, chewable Iron, not bad, My doctor was very specific about the need for bariatric vitamins although he didn't require a specific kind. Just my 2 cents worth.

I felt just like you did after I had my gall bladder surgery several years ago. It hurt so I didn't get up and walk, it hurt so I didn't drink enough, got dehydrated, it hurt to breathe so I didn't use the little machine enough, etc. This time you had better believe I was out of the bed 1/2 hour after leaving the recovery room and drank 30 ounces of Water that day. I am sure that is why I have had virtually no pain this time around. I think if you can get the protein in, it will help. Adequate fluids also helps. If plain water makes you nausious, try adding a little Crystal Light to flavor it. That makes it go down better for me. Hang in there and know that it does get much better. In a few weeks it will be a dull memory. and the bonus is, in a few months you will be shopping for cute new clothes and getting ready to go to the beach. Hang in there and come on back for support whenever you need it.

I hope I do as well as you have. I've been frustrated because I can't get out and walk. This weather isn't very condusive to hikes around the neighborhood. I went to the grocery store yesterday just for some exercise. This house is getting smaller every day. I hope we don't get the weather they are calling for tonight. Have a great evening.

We'll have to work at getting together next month. I'm feeling well, Cynthia, how are you? You're a little over two weeks out now, correct? I live in the Grand/Oak Hill neighborhood, near Tower Grove Park. It certainly is a small world. The liquid diet is a bear, I would just about kill for a bowl of tomato Soup. The boxes of soup are lined up on the kitchen table waiting for lunch on Monday. My post op is at 8:45 a.m. Monday morning. I am ready! I thought the butter comment was funny too. It was an interesting meeting. I wish they would break it into two groups LapBand and RNY. It would be more specific then. Oh well, I guess the new kid can't run the show. Hope you are all doing well. John, I'll be sending up some prayers for your insurance company. Hope it goes quickly. The waiting is really the hardest part.

I hear you on the not doing too much. I think I can do a lot more than I should be doing. Since I have caught up on my sleep I feel really good and feel like I can do anything until Whoa, slow down girl, My post op is a little more conservative than some. Phase 1 in the hospital Clear liquids, ice, popcycles, Jello, Isopure Clear, etc. Goal 4-6 ounces of liquid an hour. First day home, all above clear liquids plus 4 servings of 1/2 cup skim milk and 1/2 scoup Protein powder. total 60 grams protein and 64 ounces of Fluid. This phase lasts to Day 10 or post op appt. Phase 2 is called semi solid, and includes all foods from above phase plus cream of wheat, cream of rice, or blended oatmeal cheese containing less than 5 grams of fat per ounce Cottage cheese, low or non-fat Yogurt, non-fat Potato, boiled and mashed with skin removed soft cooked Pasta or Soup The following blended soups , cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, cream of potato, and cream of tomato. sugar free pudding scambled egg canned fruit (no sugar added) soft cooked vegatables (no dried beans, peas, onions, cabbage, broccoli or cauliflower crackers containing less than 3 grams of fat per serving, such as melba toast or saltines Phase 3, starting four weeks post-op Low carb Protein Bars, Carb Wise, Carb Minders, etc. deli shaved chicken or trukey seafood, moist whie fish or shellfish and tuna smooth Peanut Butter the following canned soups, chicken noodle, turkey noodle, and vegetarian vegetable Cooked crumbled hamberger or ground turkey (such as sloppy joes, and ground meat casserole Crackers containing less than 3 grams of fat per serving. Phase 4, six weeks post-op other foods as tolerated

I understand your point and I agree with it but as with every disease (and obesity should be veiwed as a disease just like alcoholism, diabetes, depression, etc.) it takes our generation working to make the world a better place for the next generation. Treatment is easier for me to get than it was for my grandmother. I want it to be even more easily obtained for my children and grandchildren. Yes, we have to learn to function in our world and not allow people who discriminate, to harm our self-esteeme, There are no easy answers but discussions like we are having will help to open doors and start the dialogue that will lead to change. I should not have had to stand at the back of the auditorium at my daughters college orientation because the seats were too small for my hips to fit in. I did it with a smile on my face because it was more important for me to be there with her than to be comfortable. I decided a long time ago that I was going to live life and love it and not allow other people to steal my joy. I am looking forward to being smaller so that i will be healthier and able to do the things we want to do in our retirement but I would also like to help make the world a better place before I leave it.

But that is the point, We should be working to get the plane seats larger, not criticizing the person in the large body.

I actually only have 30 staples. They are pretty close together, three or four in the smaller incisions and ten in the big incision. At least with them close togther I shouldn't have bad scars and they seem to be healing well. They come out on Monday. 10 days post op. Thanks for the insight, I appreciate it.:tongue2:

You make a very good point and it is one that I have tried to instill in my children, life happens, deal with it. I think I have done a fine job of adapting to my size but there are many inconveniences related to my size. Change in peoples attitudes only comes when the need for change is pointed out. Yes, we have to deal with the hand we are dealt but that doesn't mean we can't work to change the things that are wrong.

I'm not having a problem with the shakes although this morning I am a little nausious. I think I did too much before I drank my shake and may have gotten a little dehydrated, I also have the hiccups, ouch! A little tomato soup sounds wonderful but I don't get that until next monday. I have the boxes of soup lined up waiting for me. Hang in there, they say it is worth it.

I live south city. About thirty minutes from DePaul in good traffic.

Yes, I was there, sitting along the back wall. Sorry I didn't catch up with you. I thought it was pretty interesting even though I don't typically like such large crowds. I wish they would split it into a support group for bands and bypass.

That is toooo funny! Won't she be surprised nine months from now when you are smaller and no baby. We gotta keep um guessing. Looking forward to hearing your good report later in the week.