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I'm still waiting for my go-ahead. I asked my nut at around 4 weeks post-op and they really advised against it as the surgery cuts through your abdominal wall. Hopefully at my 3 month post-op I'll get the go ahead. Is anyone doing crossfit?

Once you're on soft solids you'll be feeling full after a few bites - it'll feel like every meal is Thanksgiving.

I feel like my point didn't come across crystal clear, I would never advise anyone to go into bariatric surgery blind - EVER. Yes, read the complications forum, know what you might face post-op, but there is no sense reading it right before surgery when your anxiety is at its highest. I had to unplug for a good week before surgery or I would have driven myself mental. I researched VSG surgery for about 3 years before I had my surgery - I didn't go into this blind, it's a huge decision, because for me basically everything in my life changed I'm a 32 year old single male living in an urban area, I partied...my ass off, and now that isn't my life anymore, it was hard as hell to say goodbye to and it took me a long time to be able to say goodbye to that life. Know that things will be hard for weeks after surgery, there will be pain, you might puke, you might have a stricture but if you follow what your doctor's orders are word-for-word you'll more than likely be okay. I've been lucky (NO I've been disciplined) and haven’t had any complications or vomiting, but you know what it's hard, you have to deprogram the old you and do a lot of thinking before you eat and drink. Good luck, but please don't let the small risk of a complication prevent you from getting healthy.

I'd suggest staying out of the complications forum 2-3 weeks before surgery - and avoiding the forums completely for a week pre-op. You'll notice that most everyone that has had a very positive experience falls off the forums after a couple of months ( everyone must love their new post-op life ) I've had exactly zero complications, follow your dr's orders to the t and you'll be great!

My nut advised that caffiene/coffee were on the *never again* list post-op, however she also stated that they commonly have patients that disregard this advice.

I had a pretty gnarly stabbing like pain around the 2 week mark around the same incision site. My PA suggested that since I was feeling better and more active I may have pulled a muscle, remember they cut through the abdominal wall during surgery. Everything felt better after about a week, and putting light pressure on the area helped me with the shotting/stabbing pain. Good luck!

You could easily use yogurt with cold cereal rather than milk.