Djmohr

Every day will get a little better. Prayers for both you and your husband!

@@Aggiemae

Don't forget the Diet Coke......

@@Morgank

For me it was about 6 weeks post op before the swelling went down enough to swallow a normal sized pill.

I still cannot swallow pills that are too fat. Long is fine like tylenol but if they are fat, for some reason they get hung up (stuck).

I have also had cervical fusion where they went through my throat so I am not certain if it is more about that. I had that fusion surgery 9 months after my RNY. It honestly could be that more than the bypass.

Not sure why you are asking if it is ok....

Your doctor already told you isn't and I am not so sure I would be doing anything I am not supposed to at 14 days post op.

My recommendation is that you follow your doctors orders and not your friends advice.

But I am guessing you are looking for someone to tell you its ok. I am not going to do that.

@@Alex Brecher

He is a cool dude and a keeper!

The first week or so it is sometimes difficult to get all of your fluids in, when that happens you will be nauseous and a little weak. If you keep sipping it will get better.

The only issue i deal with is Constipation and my doctor gave me a prescription for linzess. It works fantastic.

absolutely......not fun either.

Well, my sweet darling husband keeps trying to pinch my behind. When I ask him why, He says its funny because he can't and he says that my butt looks like a sharpei doggy...... When I look in the mirror, I think....he is right!

I was not allowed bread/toast of any kind until i was about 8 weeks post op and then you can have it but they suggested I didnt because toast is pretty much empty calories.

Turned out, my stomach did not tolerate toast until i was about 5 months post op and even then it had to be toasted really well.

Congratulation and welcome home! The discomfort will get a little better everyday and before you know it things will become normal for you.

Sip like crazy, it is the dehydration that always makes us ill after getting home.

I dont use any Protein powder but i have been using Premier Protein ready made shake for more than 2 years now.

I dont smell them at all and although they are not perfect, they are the best Protein Drink i have used and I have tried them all.

For me, I just dont tolerate the powders.

It is normal to be anxious about this.

I would say if you are concerned with all the changes to your body, you might just want to take the time to make absolutely positive that this is something you want to do.

The surgery is no big deal, it is learning a whole new way of life that takes most of your energy and the first few months while figuring it all out can be stressful.

But, for me it is absolutely worth it!

There are so many factors that lead into this. Amount of weight you have to lose, age, genetics.....

The reason you have not seen alot of responses is because it is near impossible to go from morbid obesity to not having loose sagging skin. The more you have to lose, the more it is an issue.

The younger you are, the better off you are but even then, genetics can play a huge role.

I wish there were better news but, I will say the loose hanging skin is way better than all the fat. The scars from plastics are far better than the loose hanging skin.

And I will say, having plastics is much tougher surgery than WLS. It is a different kind of pain and takes alot longer to recover. I am headed into my next plastics on Jan 19th. It will go 7.5 to 8 hours and although I am looking forward to the results, I am not looking forward to the recovery at all.

Yay! Glad to hear you found the exact piece it needed.

Speaking of minimalists......Since moving out of my big gorgeous 3800 SF home 2 years ago into a tiny 1300 SQ apartment, I simply am vetoing any major decorating for any holiday. It makes me feel like a scrooge but oh well!

We have this small beautifully lit fully decorated tree that we used to use on one of our foyer tables and that is what we use for a christmas tree.

I hate this place so much that i have one painting up in the whole place and only because it fits well on the fireplace.

I am looking forward to when hubby and I head to the Las Vegas area. Unfortunately that would mean my father N law has passed away so for now, we put up with the small cramped space.

Everyone's plan is different. Mine states that I had to have had a complete mastectomy in order to get coverage.

So far, nothing has been covered and my pannus reached my pubic bone.

39 days and counting......

Update:

We had a bit of a set back yesterday. They tried to get her off the ventilator yesterday. After an hour of struggling terribly to breathe on her own, they had to put the tube back in.

She said it felt like there was an elephant sitting on her chest.

They left the port in for the chest tube and drained alot of Fluid off her lungs last night.

Two steps forward, once step back. She is again sedated and just trying to survive one day at a time.

Thanks for your thoughts and preachers everyone!

Is the binder for post plastics?

Bananas are good for us post surgery but they do have alot of natural sugar in them so yes, they can cause dumping.

There was a very long post some time ago about the benefits of banana and there are alot of them. There are alot of people that believe that fruit in your diet is a no no.......whole fruit (not fruit juice) has alot of healthy benefit to your diet and ensures balance.

My nutritionist believes in adding whole fruit as part of your diet every day. I personally eat apples, berries, nectarines, cherries, watermelon and yes every once in a while banana.

But yes.....if you get dumping and eat too much of it, banana can trigger it.

This one is difficult because guys just don't know what is the right thing to say most of the time.

My husband too, has made comments that he thought would make me happy and they turned out they frightened me instead.

I would guess that the majority of us have had the fear that losing weight makes our curves go away. The curves that we actually liked. And, for me that is 100% true. Lost them all and am left with a very straight boy like body.

Although I am thrilled with the weight loss and my new size 8 jeans, I no longer have a butt at all. He tries to pinch it and seriously cannot.

I used to have awesome size full size D breasts with very little sag. Now, I cannot fill out a C and they are like empty socks.

On the good side, everything else is much skinnier too and those are the parts that I like to hear about.

When my 12 year old granddaughter asked me if she could borrow a pair of my yoga pants last week for sleeping in. My son and I both said, honey I think they will be too big on you. My granddaughter said, are you kidding...have you seen how tiny grandma is? Made me grin from ear to ear. My yoga pants fit her perfectly as did my spare winter jacket.

Here's the thing.....Try not to let those comments bother you. The reality is your parts will get smaller whether you want them to or not.

If they bother you very badly you can get some plastics to help you look and feel better while getting the rest of you healthy. Yes, they are expensive but in the end you can save for them or even finance them.

I have chosen to have my breasts lifted and augmented as well as a Tummy Tuck. I have 39 days to go until my surgery and I am excited and so is hubby by the way.

Have no idea what I will do with my butt as there simply isn't anything left there. I may do some type of lift or augmentation down the road but for now, I can live what I have.....lots of loose wrinkly skin. Looks like a sharpei dog. LOL.

I am ok, anytime someone mentions to me that I am smaller because for years i felt like i was miserable and fat. Nothing looked good on me or more importantly nothing made me feel good about myself.

Now, I love clothes shopping and how i look in clothing and I know after my plastics that i will look and feel even better.

Try not to let it bother you so much. It is a sign that you are getting healthier.

Best of luck to you!

@@Stacy Eckel

Congratulations Stacy!

Not an employee of Aurora healthcare but so far very dissappointed in their ability to care for me post bariatric surgery.

I had my surgery with Medica insurance under the Park Nicollet system in Minneapolis. Then moved to Milwaukee less than a year later.

My ability to find one doctor who understated my new digestive system through aurora has been a complete joke. Recently I have moved nearly all of my care to Froedert. Only my PCP is still Aurora and I will likely change her out as well. The only reason I have hung on to her for the last 1.5 years is because she listens and try's to educate herself.

After care, is way more important and I have found that even getting yearly nutritional panels have been a pain to get done because they simply dont have knowledge of how to handle WLS patients.

Just my two cents....

It will all get better as time goes buy. You do need to make sure you are staying hydrated so try using lemon or lime in your Water or even some of the flavored SF waters.

Tastes post surgery really is a weird thing but honestly it does get better.

@@LittleBill

I have to chuckle....while surfing the site, I am watching an old episode of grey's anatomy. The song, baby its cold outside was on as i looked at your post!

And....its only 16 fun loving degrees here in Pewaukee, WI. It is friggin cold in here!

Latest update. Her liver is improving, her kidneys are not functioning at all still. They say they could come back yet.

She has developed an infection somewhere in her body, her white cell count is now up. Also, they had to put in a chest tube tonight, apparently one of her lungs has alot of Fluid.

And, she is very weak so they put in a feeding tube tonight as well.

They still say with all of this she is improving and they are watching her very closely.

@@Treadmillwalker

I had to have my synthroid adjusted 4 times as I went through the weight loss process.

It happens so fast too......it will make hair loss more significant.

I am now 24 months post op and recently was changed to two different doses. Speaking of which, I need to get my blood checked again to see if this is now the right dose.