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I'm confused, too. What med for spasms ? What spasms ?

Surgery was around 9:00am on a Tuesday and I was released Wednesday afternoon around 4:30pm. Took 3 weeks off to allow the simultaneous umbilical hernia repair to heal.

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why not have it resized ?

My surgeon allows them. He urged me to consider sleeve vs bypass for this reason. He did say to take with food.

I agree both @@jintycb ..........@@steph_anie you have absolutely done an amazing jobs of rebuilding yourselves. Great work, ladies.

I use biofreeze on my knees and back. Great product but careful around sutures

ah......um..........yes. Spend a minute and read up on the posts here. Virtually everyone experience a bit of "looseness" of the stool.........

Peanut Butter and nuts in general will betray you. Calorically dense........beware. Also they have high potential as grazing foods......beware.

Most recent "during" photo. Just made it home from gym.....old dude tired but pumped up from the werk done.

My back only hurts when I drink..........too much tequila. I wake up the next morning with the craziest pains and bruises but a big old grin on my face. Could be worse.....at least you don't wake up with strange and unexplained itches and rashes when you drink. That would be gross. Sorry, I couldn't have been of more help.

So true !!!! Around the three month post-op time period I was having sciatic pains that would simply explode from nowhere....I could be walking, sitting, sleeping, etc and wham......bang....pow....snap.....dayum that stings. Went on for a few weeks and I asked my doc about it. He said to give it time and keep moving..... It went away. Strange things are amiss in our bodies.....change is constant.....weirdness is ongoing. I learned to embrace the wild ride and not to worry about much at all.

Look back and say, "Slow down, Tiger". Perhaps this will ease your tailbone pain. Sorry, couldn't help myself. I'm in one of those goofy moods. Everything is a base level humor topic for me this morning. I'm mentally drained from the workweek and looking forward to some puberty-level fun this afternoon, evening up until my old arse turns back into a pumpkin as the play energy runs out...... You are simply losing some of your padding. That's all that's happening. The good news is that you'll find yourself sitting down less and less. You'll be wanting to move, move, move all the time. It's your body changing and giving you new superpowers. Roll wid it, child, roll wid it.

I love serving juicy meat but it is a very hands-on process and not instant. Can't help it......grillers do it slower............

At ten days, my plan didn't involve eating anything. I was on 3 Protein shakes a day.

Simple plan is a good plan. Boring is good right now. Keeps you from concerning yourself with thinking about food or eating plans.....just have the shakes when you are supposed to and drinks tons of Water in between. It'll pass very quickly and you'll be losing at a great rate by the end of that first week, too. You are well on you way to getting into the shape you've wanted. You got this.

Ten months out from VSG surgery. I feel much better in many ways. At the time I had my surgery, I was having lots of back pain that was seriously impacting my ability to work and to enjoy my time off with family. I was also being treated for high blood pressure and taking lots of anti-inflammatory meds for joint pains. I was a couch potato....minimal movement due to my pain. I was really just a miserable feeling dude. I'm no longer on the blood pressure meds. My back issues are seriously improved and remain that way as long as I continue daily pt stretches and use very careful lifting techniques. Spending some time every day or so in the gym. Feels great. Surrounded by motivated folks. Before surgery, one of the things I really enjoyed was to cook & grill for my family. I had concerns that I'd lose this fun aspect of my life. I did lose it during my two week pre-op and for the first two months post op. Then, one day at around 8-9 weeks out I had the strong desire to fire up the coals and let it ride on the grill. I went to the grocery store and bought several types of meats and the sides for my tribe. During my stroll around the grocery store....I had to pull my pants up near constantly. My clothes were hanging loose on me and it was hilarious. Came home and had a blast in the kitchen and on the deck.....and haven't stopped since. Grilled food and my sleeve are a harmonious fit. Now I'm adding in some crunchy vegetables and life is good !!! Emotionally........in a much better place. Tremendous difference, bro. Tremendous. That being said.....I did go through a "crazy period" while the majority of the fat was burning off. Hormones and Lord knows whatever else that was stored in that fat was released and I felt like I was 18 all over again. I went with it and it was a wild ride. The "crazy side" is still there but I've learned to control it......at least on work days, lol. Sorta like Spiderman learning not to walk around and shoot webs impulsively. Controlling the web slinging now. Now...I'm in need of a shoulder repair, two knee replacements and have a hernia that's being monitored and will need repairing as well down the road. Add to that a tricky back. I still weight train and do cardio when my knees aren't screaming. The other day I took a kayak and put in at the river.....and went a few miles upstream. My goal was to make it ten miles to the dam, however, the Corps of Engineers began releasing Water from the dam and forward progress became impossible. still I was there....paddling my arse off....going nowhere. After I was spent....I turned around and drifted back downriver. What a cool workout. Opportunities like this come along and I jump at them. Looking forward to hunting seasons coming in.....I'll be out there climbing trees or wading into the swamp. Ducks and deer will be chased. I'm enjoying life and looking forward to the future in a way that I couldn't imagine prior to surgery. Life is great, boss. Come grab a seat on the Loser's Bench an mix up a pre-workout drink and get ready to do something fun that you've always wanted to do. Hell, you may even find yourself outdoors one night....and go with the feeling to howl at the moon and be a werewolf. Nobody will judge......go with it.

I completely agree. Great reply.

We lose hair all the time. All of us. It's part of life. It grows back and the process generally goes unnoticed. During rapid weight loss, the hair regrowth simply slows. It'll speed back up once you level off.

I guess every plan has it's inherent differences. I was told to avoid Snacks up until I went in for my 6 month appointment. At this time the surgeon said I could add snacks of crunchy vegetables. Prior to then it was simply the three meals per day. Since there was no hunger (for me, at least. I know some experience what they perceive as hunger) it was no longer about eating for satisfaction, simply for nourishment. Snacks really weren't desired as it maintained food focus in between meals.

Thank you for your really informative replies here. I appreciate that. A swimming pool has much, much too offer. There are two facilities in the area that have pools.....but are perhaps a 30 minute drive from home and the hours of use are restrictive and always changing. I am a member of a massive gym with top notch gear....1.9 miles from my driveway, lol, but they have yet to add a pool. I have my fingers crossed that the day will come when they do. When I was much younger and recovering from the mcl/acl surgery on my left knee, I made use of the pool in the gym my family was a member of. Very helpful, indeed. I'm seeing now that much has changed....many advancements have occurred since my consultations with the knee docs five years back. I need to go see the knee guy in the ortho practice I went to for my back last year. Their spine guy was amazing. Same practice had their ankle doc do a bang up repair of my right ankle tendons a few years back. The place will be doing a full body overhaul for me when it's all said and done, lol. There is no doubt that the Tramadol does help ease me off and get to sleep. The first dose of the day doesn't seem to be too strong, but I'm offsetting it with morning coffee. The mid-afternoon dose is the one that is tough. Drowsiness is not needed then, but is a side effect. I'm done with injections of any kind, I tell ya. Did enough of that with my back to want to be free of that stuff. I agree on the chiropractor aspects, too. Not my thing. Perhaps I'm just chicken.....but all that popping and snapping is not something I'm willing to risk. I'd rather stick to the stretches that were learned in physical therapy. They seem to work for the back. I wouldn't mind trying out one of the gravity inversion boards at some point, too. Seems like it would feel good and provide a nice stretch. Not going to tempt fate with the back now, though. It's hanging in there so I'll keep on in this fashion until I need to adjust. I am going to make the appointments with the knee doc and see what is suggested. Thank you !

Instant pot ? Yes please.....on the day of my retirement............

Awesome success. You look great.

I think it'll change for you once you can get so more solid food......meat, eggs, fish, etc.

I was leaning towards bypass. My surgeon had a number of serious, real deal, no kidding, rubber meets the road type conversations with me and urged me to reconsider. He stressed that I'd benefit from the sleeve due to the ability to take the NSAID's and other meds for arthritis and pain in the future. I listened to him. I'm damn glad I did. This is a decision that you need to make after much contemplation and accurate information shared by your surgeon.....seek second opinions (I did, too) and be informed. Whichever way you go.....embrace that and nothing else. Stay strict to your specific plan and enjoy the results.