Summer Rain

Thank you everybody for your responses!

totally normal. start researching ways to soothe yourself without food. you just lost your biggest coping mechanism.

Hi Sky,
Don't feel so down. It is actually a sign that your body is breaking into your fat stores and burning it. We, as women, store a ton of hormones in our fat cells and when they start to break down our body gets massive doses of all that lovely storage. I am about 10 days out and had one of those days yesterday - I actually berated my fiance for not getting me Water when I asked for it ( apparently, him asking me which kind I wanted... propel / a frozen bottle from the fridge that I couldn't drink / or a bottle that wasn't in the fridge touched a fat nerve) It will get better.

Feeling "Crazy" comes with the territory in the beginning. You're releasing hormones and toxins stored up in your fat cells at a rapid rate. Good news is it gets better. For me, much better after the first month and completely better after about month 3. Hang in there!

skylarkx,
Don't underestimate the impact the anesthesia, surgery and trauma from surgery has had on your body. Your body just went through he!! 6 days ago.
Hope you feel better soon.
Kathleen

Surgery is scheduled for the 15th, I am so excited!! Can't wait to start the next chapter of life...the healthy one!!

cirrhosis in my liver. doesn't look like WLS is in my future, BUT, my scale will continue to go down
@@Mangold33
chiming in "what a bummer"!!
am i correct that nothing can be done to help your situation???
if you can't have WLS - good luck with losing more weight
you are reading this board
you have a great attitude!!!
you can still follow the rules of PO
they really are things that "normal" people should be doing
small bites
lots of Protein
watch carb intake
Water, Water, water
don't drink with meals
moderation
stop eating 2 bites before you are full
keep track of your food intake
tc etc
your journey "might" be a little harder............
you've lost almost 30 lbs!!!!
woo hoo, party dance
concentrate, work hard
i have faith in you/you CAN do this
you can keep coming, reading the board (i'll let ya )
kathy
good luck

That is the way I had to do it. I would ask your Dr though.

I thought about this also. So if the first visit is let's say May 1 with a dr and second visit is June 1. That would be one month. So for a three month supervised diet you would need to see the dr 4 times?

I had my surgery July 9th! I had a rough start. I had a bad reaction to the morphine in the hospital and one of my incisions became infected. But now I feel great! Going back to work on Monday. I both look forward and dread going back:)

It may depend on the Dr. I was told it would count. Then my Dr retired when I was on month 4. My new Dr said it doesn't count so I did 7 months.

Crazyweight, we are kind here. If not for Bariatric Pal where would you go for support? Thousands and thousands and thousands of posts prove the kindness here. I have posted almost 2,000 posts. You have posted 12. I will continue as an old lady to help whomever I can, to encourage, to whine, to be happy, to be sad, to cheer, to say omg please please do not eat that pizza one week after surgery. For gosh sake, we are human beings and we ask for opinions and we get them. We give them and either someone likes it or is offended. Maybe if someone wants to eat pretzels, pizza, pureed wontons, and french fries a week after surgery, you should not say omg I just ate this stuff. Keep it to yourself or call your surgeon. Many, many people here post what they ate and gentle souls say move on and are supportive. Best to everyone.

This made me happy happy to see.
ME: day of surgery vs current
I still have some work to do, but this makes me feel amazing!!!

Yeah, I know the stomach thing is crazy!
I feel amazing today though..still sore and a little pain from incisions but no swallowing pain AT ALL! I haven't been able to swallow without pain in two years and I can't even believe that I feel so much better this soon my surgeon cut out the stricture and with the moving of my stomach I guess it makes sense that I wouldn't have my old pain but it's still unbelievable. I'm so happy I went through with this surgery, I can already see my life changing for the better! All of my family is so happy that I'm feeling this great, they were kind of skeptical about getting another WLS when the first one was so bad but these results are astonishing!
I'm sure I'll keep feeling better as I heal and I'm looking forward to be able to eat regular food AND lose weight, what a novel concept!! I haven't felt this good since my surgery 2 years ago and I'm less than 4 days post-op..I just wish I would have done this surgery first. It's all good now though yay!!

I was sleeved on July 29th and am still having a hard time believing that it's finally been done. I've had a wonderful experience and feel very fortunate. My surgeon was/is great, the hospital I had the procedure at is top notch and the nurses and LNAs that took care of me were great.
If there is one thing I can recommend is to start walking as soon as you can. I started walking 8 hours after I got to my room and it helped tremendously. I didn't end up needing any pain killers but wished I would have been drugged up when my surgeon removed my drain as that was the worst pain I have ever felt.
To date I have lost 9 pounds since surgery. It's really great seeing the scale go down and I am walking about 1-1.5 hours a day. I'm having a really tough time drinking the Protein Shakes. The after taste is killing me, any suggestion on other ways to get Protein? I'm currently on phase 2.

22 months out and still waiting!
What is normal anyway eh?!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't you just hate it when they are right lol.

@BitterSweet* Thank you!
@@Momof2inIowa Thank you and I hope so
@@proudgrammy Thank you so much Kathy. It is a pleasure to be around such positive people. I have not been approved yet. I have to finish with my insurance requirements and I meet with the surgeon for the first time next week where I will find out if he has more requirements for me.

@@sianywarny good luck with your surgery. I have not heard of the fobi ring. I will have to look that one up. I am sure your children will be greatful to have a healthier more active mother. I am sorry to hear about your mom. I will keep you in my prayers and send good wishes your way Keep us posted on your progress please.

Thank you so much @ summer rain very kind of you xx

Hi I'm from England having my gastric sleeve with fobi ring a week tommorow very anxious I have three children and I lost my mum as a child so scared x

@@Summer Rain
hi back at ya
welcome newbie
theres nothing like some good ol' summer rain
nice to have another pretty, smiling face amongst us
glad you have been a busy reader here
getting plenty of answers/words of wisdom
another 2 months of jumping through the hoops
have you already been approved for the sleeve? (if thats the wise decision you came to )
whatever WLS you have - enjoy the ride
you are on the right path towards a healthier, happier, longer life
good wishes being sent your way
kathy

Welcome and best wishes on your journey!

Yes it seems like the process takes for ever and than the surgery date sneaks up on you. I have settled into my new sleeved life fairly easy.

Welcome!! you will do great!