blondebomb

I break my wellbuterin in 4 pieces

I am. ..but there under control..I have several dx..that's one...I only take wellbuterin now..have for almost 10 yrs...I havnt had any emotional issues or depression yet..good so far...feeling really good so far!

I no..it's tuff but you no I'm so ADD anymore I take my meds when I think about it..which is usually when I'm sipping thru out the day..Some days I get them all some does I totally forget..

Oh I forgot my surgery was 10 days ago...

I kinda felt like a brick...an yea I had some lil pains or cramps felt heavy...I'm not going to do that for a few more wks I think. I even mixed mine with electric mixer..I realy wanna chug a bottle of water down right now...can't do that either..sitting here drinking ice tea..actually sipping.. all's good though! One day a time.

I'm glad someone mentioned about patch behind ear...low an behold mine still there I'm 10 days out...haha..totally forgot. I still can only get a few oz. ..about 2 or 3 most. I sip all day long an I do have protein in it...having head hunger an my tummy growls like crazy.

I ate a few bites of mashed cauliflower tday I made I did add protein to it I had 2 oz...I wanted to take a test run an see how my tummy would react. So far I'm ok...I ate a tiny bit of cream of wheat this morning. ..we are heading on road trip next wk so I'm testing the tummy...I think we all go thru these thoughts an worrys. .we will all go thru stalls..I do no one thing my belly growls all the time during the day. I'm like u I honestly have a lil worry I guess I'm just waiting for the stall myself Iv lost 28 pds in 10 days...but this is wat I'm goin to address with my psyc Dr when I see her the end of month...I'm sure it's normal thinking but goin to try n not let it consume me..just stick to protocol get up a do something to get our mind on something else it's a behavior we must change...it won't take over night..

My plan is like this..absolutely no gum,straws,shouldn't have caffeine I have used half n half...an definitely no carbonated drinks..he told me he has patients go thru all the surgery part an don't bother ever returning for like after 2 yrs an they come crying back bc they can't understand how's come they gained all their weight back plus..they did wat they wanted to do Theyr stomach stretched so they went back to consuming there normal calories an habits then wonder what the heck they did wrong...my jaw dropped! Amazes me an then they want him to fix it an the answer is sorry no can do...I'm rambling

Did you go thru classes before surgery? That's where I was told by the nurse we are to carry tags bc if we were in an accident or passed out for some reason. .the emt an hospital staff would no wev been sleeved an small pouch so they don't run scope down hard an rupture new tummy...no nsaids an all that kind of stuff. I was given in class a bariatric patient for ordering food in restaurants to show so we can get child size portions...if you didn't I'd b looking in to it..

To me if I start longing for" normal" portions. ..my normal portions is wat got me fat in the first place..we will not have the size stomach of what others eat unless we try an eat like others again. This is the thinking process the psychological part that is head hungry thinking that can get us in trouble an down the road we can end up goin thru this for nothing an gain everything back. That would b unsuccessful. I have had a" I just want that" moment myself an I have to tell myself that's the unhealthy route. I want to be a success an maintain. Stopping old habit behavior an thinking is 24 7 commitment. I'm just making a note that's why it's a long process to go thru medically an psychological retraining our thinking for this to work. I don't think about times to eat since I add protein to everything but everyone's different an wrk schedule different families an so forth...we can do this! Lifetime of bad choices an eating habits takes time me included if we needed to make a psych app to help let's do it...have a good day!!

I used the gas x strips to I took my own..took them when I needed them..they did help me..

I gained 8 pds while in..I was in 2 days but they pumped fluids in me constantly I couldn't sip much at all due to gas pains an esophagus spasms did mot want to get dehydrated! Took me a day to be able to pee. .no tubes no catheter. ..I d isn't want catheter. .but in 2 days at home the 8 pds were gone..don't worry about it. hang there. .it gets totally better...body has been thru a major shock! Let it do it's shock.if in pain do the meds..body needs to heal properly..

Lol..ur not alone...it's happened here!!

I was pinning on pinterest last few days all kinds of bariatric recipes I was wanting. Kale, fennel,artichoke all kinds of stuff I don't normally eat!! I was Soo hungry an believe it or not I pinned an saved them all!! Lol...I guess mentally I'm in super clean eating mode with new lifestyle but of course we have ate organically along time..Haha..

It baffles me how hardly anyone does the same program. .Wats allowed and not...I'm on 9th day out an still on liquids an soup with nothing in it..but added protein. I've bought the simple truth brand of butternut squash bisque an tomato bisque I get at Kroger an I only can get 2 oz at a time down..an of course I have beef n chicken broth..but I get that protein in it! An in water all day...now by the wknd I'm going to try a lil cream of wheat..but I'm only getting maybe 30 Or so of carbs...an practically probably less then 10 gr of sugar the whole day..my internists said yesterday the tummy will be raw for about 4 to 6 months...so he told me to just baby it an stick to my program. ..best wishes..follow get required water an protein it's goin to wrk...

It's ok...don't beat yourself up. How much Protein are u getn daily? One thing I have learned real quick was getn the protein up...I bout a container of unflavor an I put a scoop in my Soups..an I can only get down a few oz..in my drinks I bout all assorted flavors they all are extremely low carbs,no sugar, an high protein I also drink hot tea at night I have flavor teas I add more unflavor protein also...I add protein to everything even though I don't get much down at one time. But I sip all day long. I'm on strictly liquids still. This is just wat I do...maybe this will help...or maybe u already knew an do...just a thought. Hang in ther..it's goin to wrk. . chin up

Yes...I had hernia repair also...OMG the spasms were bad! It felt heart attack. .with every sip...I ended up in another day for iv fluids..I new I would totally b dehydrated from not getn anything down..It was finally day 5 they were almost gone. I seen my internists yesterday an surgeon tday..internists said with all the nerve endings cut an swelling that happens. ..feeling much better now 9 days out...

Seen surgeon today..9 days postop. .I fit in clothes today I havnt Been in in months! Got weighed of course first thing..in 11 days I'm down 27 freakin pds!! Omg...this is working. I'm only been able to get about 2 oz at one time..that's 4 tbsp...but drinking protein all day long. No exercise yet except moving all around the house. Lil fatique easy of course I've battled chronic fatique for eons of yrs...at least 15...I'm not expecting these results wkly Iv watched biggest loser for past 13 or so yrs I no by the second or third wk are bummers so i'm just taking it as it comes. I am on such a high right now! Is anyone else obsessed on scales thru a day? I'm goin to have hubs hide them I'm driving myself nuts! If any of u like" pinning" on pinterest look up bariatric recipes there are tons!! Talk later...y'all we are doing great!!! Keep up the great job...

I don't think there's a 100% right or wrong answer to that bc everyone is different. But if it helps at all my endocrinologist. Bc of my hashis is the one that sent me for WLS. ..she said I met criteria an so I went. I also am insulin resistance an the benefits outweighs the risk. I was err either going to be 500 plus pds stuck in bed with no life an die or diabetes with countless other health issues or do this now w it h better chance of correcting my issues but be also committed to follow program an get as educated as I can possibly be an be mentally prepared for a complete lifestyle change and when I hit a road bump get in to talk about it after surgery to my therapist to get thru the bump. So for me it is a no brainer. My highest weight was 259...I'm 8 days out I'm a lupus,polymyalgia, fibromyalgia, type 2,hashis an list goes on...now..my type 2 is gone my insulin numbers are below 90s I'm thrilled. There's goin to be articles for it and against bariatric surgery. I didn't tell my family I was having" WLS" I said he was goin in there to fix my tummy.it's h aww d enuff for personally to b prepared let alone put up with everyone opinions. Its not the I do decision an life its mine. I hope this helps a lil. This surgery for me did not come suddenly I have wanted it for many yrs an with several of my specialist directing me this way told me this was the tool I needed an when insurance approval within 48 hrs I new it was definitely the way to go. Sorry so long but that's my input but t. Each. Their own...best wishes. .

Oh an she put a patch for motion sickness behind ear also...forgot. before surgery

The best thing is tell ur anesthesiologist to make sure she pumps you with antinausea an something for reflux bc of coming out of it nausea an vomiting. ..it will reduce that chance..I learned this over 15 yrs ago with bad experience coming out of surgery. ..I've had a dozen surgeries. ..this one I did get a lil but gave me zofran much better an none else...feeling good. My surgeon didn't do morphine on me I had dilaudid pump an then sent home with them...keep us posted...

Can't bring up file pic...wat am I missing?

I am 7 days postop sleeve..never heard of this other an both my specialist never even brought this up..my stomach hormones had to go that's wat got me in this fat place...always growled. ..even while eating an after...so I did it after 15 yrs of thinking about it wasn't sure I qualified an sure enuff from start to finish 3 month process. I stand by my desicion. ..had hernia repair along with it. Had some esophagus spasms last 5 days didn't do much drinking but much better now...with the other looks like u would still have the hunger hormones. ..I wouldn't go thru this with that still there an affecting my hunger...my 2 cents..I'd do sleeve. ..best wishes..

Have fun!!!

I had a 2 time an went in around 5pm...I was late getn in rm. I said to leave me another night my esophagus spasms were so bad I could barely sip..so I stayed 2 days. I'm 7 days postop now. 25 pds down..Luvn it. Still sore an weak.but feeling great mentally. .seen internist today he said it would take up to 6 month to heal an get strength back. He gave me some meds for spasms..luv him: ) see 1st postop with surgeon in the morning