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Try ice chips, let them melt on your tongue. Don't worry about any thing else but walking and the ice chips. Everything else will come in time. I had issues not with the pain but with the iv meds. I vomited every time it hit my blood stream. I told them I wanted no meds at all. Honestly I felt better just after my surgery than I do now one month out. I'm still very queasy and seem to have more bad days than good. I have a follow up this week so I've got to discuss it all with my doctor. You will get thru this. We all will! We are strong and we made this decision knowing it wasn't easy but what we needed to do.

Stress of surgery, anything can give you hives, check with your dock and take some benedryl and get some oatmeal soap and a warm shower and relax. Stress from worry about all of this can do it too. I was crying this afternoon because I felt my husbands job didn't appreciate him enough. Your body is changing. I swear is like puberty again sometimes

Thanks! I'm at the doctor for something else and im down 2 lbs. Yippeee!

Okay y'all had a Dr appt Friday and I'm down 11 lbs. Hang in there! Keep doing everything we're told. That stall was really depressing! But it will pass! Thank you all for being so supportive. Misery loves company but don't give in to the "why bothers"

Okay y'all had a Dr appt Friday and I'm down 11 lbs. Hang in there! Keep doing everything we're told. That stall was really depressing! But it will pass! Thank you all for being so supportive. Misery loves company but don't give in to the "why bothers"

I have been in a stall for way over a month.It's really piss
ing me off. I lost allot the fist month but nothing hardly since real food. I'm keeping the journal, trying to stay away from anything too carby. I'm stuck at 60 lbs down which is where I always got stuck even when I did it on my own. Which is starting to make me get those old feelings again...You know the why am I bothering feeling. That and I tried working out this past week and strained my back(it doesn't take much) and I can't even take ibuprofen or aleves. Tylenol does nothing for my back and on my good meds I can't drive on so I can only take them at night. It's annoying but I'm still fighting. I hate the taste of Water since surgery. But I still fight. And found out I still cant deal with tuna. So I have feeling lousy ate it this afternoon. Try again next month. Sorry I'm Debby Downer today but I just had to let it go

I always say I'll be sending healing thoughts your way. I appreciate anyone's positive thoughts in any way I can get them.

I get dumping too. My other problem is that my sleeve is tempermental. I can eat something one day then the next it makes me feel horrible. I never know what is going to set it off. It could be just feeling yucky or a straight up diarrhea or foaming. I have thought that it may be eating too much or too fast but I don't think that is the case. I usually have an egg and 2 pieces of bacon. Yesterday it was fine, today not so much. Been in the bathroom since 20 minutes after I ate it. Yuck

Thanks! I'm at the doctor for something else and im down 2 lbs. Yippeee!

People are going to eat in front of you. This was your decision not theirs. If you can't handle it you should leave the room.

Awesome! I'm gonna dig my sons bike out of the garage and see if I can do it. It's been 30 yrs since I rode a bike that wasn't stationary lol

People are going to eat in front of you. This was your decision not theirs. If you can't handle it you should leave the room.

It's hard to feel like doing stuff when you really don't. I know personally even now after my sleeve it's still a lot of days of "faking it til you make it" Is your doctor making you do a psych evaluation? You may need to discuss it all with a professional. I'm still seeing a therapist once a month or so to discuss this journey. Most insurance will cover talking to someone. Hope this helps.

Crosby is right. Do yourself a humongous favor. Do not get on the scale every day. It will save your sanity. As long as your following the rules (high Protein, low carb, lots of water) you will be okay. I've only been on the scale 4 times since my surgery. That's when I go to the doctors office.

I have always had the flattest ass. Wide at the hip but no bubble to speak of. Now just sitting on a chair for more than 10 minutes my butt starts to ache. Guess that just makes me have to get up and move. Lol.

Usually the circle of excellence hospital is a the top hospital in the area. I also had a 6 month pre op diet, psych evaluation and a bmi of 40(I blew that away lol)
Some doctors also have requirements they have you do.

Your weight will fluctuate day to day. If your not reaching your Protein goals then you shouldn't be eating mash potatoes. And frankly I think mash potatoes are a bad choice anyway. Stick to side dishes that will give you protein...not useless carbs and calories. I often eat cottage cheese as my side. Now that I can eat two ounces of dense protein I will eat good veggies such as green Beans, asparagus, etc.

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Everyone get a pass at horrible times like that but just know when you have to jump back on the wagon soon. I'm sorry for both of you and send healing thoughts to you both.

Funny thing, my psych exam dr refused to okay my surgery because "i needed to like the skin I was in" so my surgery which I wanted to have in December before my 2015 deductibles kicked in had to wait because I had to do 3 months of therapy. My therapist that I went to said that was ridiculous. No one should/could be happy dealing with this much weight between my replaced knees, bad back, super high bp and almost diabetic and to big to fly comfortably, and not being able to find clothes that didn't look like a tent or just living in sweats. He told me don't settle. Have the life you want! And he discussed my fears with me and okayed my surgery which is a week from Monday!

It's hard to feel like doing stuff when you really don't. I know personally even now after my sleeve it's still a lot of days of "faking it til you make it" Is your doctor making you do a psych evaluation? You may need to discuss it all with a professional. I'm still seeing a therapist once a month or so to discuss this journey. Most insurance will cover talking to someone. Hope this helps.

It's hard to feel like doing stuff when you really don't. I know personally even now after my sleeve it's still a lot of days of "faking it til you make it" Is your doctor making you do a psych evaluation? You may need to discuss it all with a professional. I'm still seeing a therapist once a month or so to discuss this journey. Most insurance will cover talking to someone. Hope this helps.

It's hard to feel like doing stuff when you really don't. I know personally even now after my sleeve it's still a lot of days of "faking it til you make it" Is your doctor making you do a psych evaluation? You may need to discuss it all with a professional. I'm still seeing a therapist once a month or so to discuss this journey. Most insurance will cover talking to someone. Hope this helps.

Lots of people like having heavy friends cause it makes them seem thinner. Then when that friend loses weight they start hating cause they have to look at themselves. I always had more guy friends than girl because girls are taught to be so trashy to each other. I've have 1 best friend for 30+ yrs abd and couple others that are good ones but other than family not really cause of that catty crap. FIND new friends

She is my hero