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I had m'y surgery in March 2015 and so far lost 39 pounds. No gain.

I had m'y surgery in March 2015 and so far lost 39 pounds. No gain.

Fluids are more important than anything right now. The downside is that if you get dehydrated, you are going to end up in the hospital on IVs. I had a really bad day about six months in, when I was vomiting and pooing all day and into the night. During one of my bathroom trips at 3:00 in the morning, I passed out and hit my head on the bathtub. I was out for about an hour.
I tried to get up and passed out again and hit my head on the tub...again....and was out for an hour and a half. I ended up in in the emergency room and kept overnight for a CT scan and IV's for dehydration. There was a bariatric brother on the forum last year who passed out from dehydration and busted his jaw on a coffee table.
At nine days in, you should be about ready for soft foods. That will chirp you up as you begin to add real food back into your diet. Just watch the carbs though. We eat all this Protein for a reason. It helps us heal. Your body is a human machine and Protein is it's major fuel.
Sorry to hear about your other troubles. This bariatric journey is challenging enough without other worrisome events. Taking better care of yourself will help you feel better. Look on YouTube for exercises for the bedridden.

Your "bosses" broke what I think would have to be a law of some kind. I can't imagine it is okay for the higher up's to tell people why you took off time, especially being medically related. If you work for a corporation or have any sort of corporate structure, I'd check with HR asap.
I had no intentions of telling anyone, except co-workers that I am close with. When others see you eating six teaspoons of applesauce, or walking slower in stretchy pants, it's hard to hide. I try to be honest with people when they ask about my weight loss and most people are either super supportive or just very intrigued. They have a lot of questions about the procedure itself and what you can/can't eat, etc... You can tell them as much or as little as you want to, it's your body and plan. I have yet to have anyone ask me "why" or give me any sort of negativity. My "general" response to people, especially if I don't know them that well is that "I had bariatric surgery. I had some health problems and after discussing it with my doctor(s), we decided this was the best course of action."

You are having a first class adventure!

She needs to contact the doc as soon as possible and if she can't reach him go to the hospital. Extreme nausea and extreme pain is not normal.

My surgery is March 25th in the morning. I am so exited!

My surgery is March 25th in the morning. I am so exited!

My surgery is March 25th in the morning. I am so exited!