Cervidae

Nice! You look great. Take care.

Woohoo! I get dehydrated so, so easily too. I actually have to drink more than 64 ounces a day. in fact, I usually drink between 75-80 ounces a day, and I really feel crappy if I don't. It's all worth it though! Plus, it's just better for your body and brain to drink a ton of water anyway. Take care.

Our bad food habits are just as strong and just as deadly as, say, heroin. I quit soda 6 months before my surgery because I knew that detoxing the body of sugar and caffeine is an uncomfortable and completely no-fun process. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Within 2 or 3 days I felt just fine. As for missing food, I certainly still do. Sometimes I see creamy mac and cheese or a big bowl of ramen and it just looks SO good that I have this pang of regret, like "I'm never going to be eating these foods again... what have I done?!" and then after about 2 seconds of that, the thought and desire passes, and I remember that I've lost 40 pounds in 8 weeks since surgery and my health is wonderful. I still like and crave the foods I used to, but now it's so, so easy to move on from it. You'll do just fine, just keep your head in the game and remember why you are doing this in the first place.

Rochester here. Best of luck, feel free to friend or message me whenever.

I'm a cat chick! I have two babies, Sammi and Ian. I have never been without at least one kitty friend, as I think I would go insane without them. Unfortunately, I am also happily taken. You'll find your cat girl. She's out there somewhere right now, petting her cat and watching Netflix, wishing she had a sweet guy in her life who will love her kitties as much as she does.

I use Opurity Calcium citrate plus, Celebrate Multi-complete chewable with Iron, and a B12/folic acid/iron supplement that is prescribed for me by my surgeon's office. I also take Biotin every evening.

Where in NY are you? Also, welcome.

My RNY on August 17th went very well, and I seem to be healing with no complications. Highest weight: 443 Day of surgery: 387 Current weight: 349

I really enjoyed the learning process before surgery. Best of luck to you.

I had my RNY 7.5 weeks ago. Best of luck! It's truly an amazing journey we go on, and we're all rooting for you/supporting you.

At least you have good people on your side working hard on your behalf. Best of luck, sorry about your denial. That's really tough. Crossing my fingers and sending good vibes your way.

It may take some time for your digestive tract to wake back up and begin working properly again. There's also the fact that you are consuming very, very little. Make sure your water intake is as high as you can make it, that may help. Take care of yourself, hope your healing process is speedy and boring.

I was still on liquids when I was a week out but when I started pureed foods at about a week and a half, I was right where you are. I never actually felt a fullness, and could eat my 4 oz of pureed whatever pretty easily. I had the same worries. However, I'm now 7.5 weeks out and I do feel a fullness, sometimes before I've finished my planned meal. Part of the reason you don't feel full yet is because your stomach nerves have been severely traumatized and they aren't actually working well yet, but they will. It's good that you are sticking with the meal plan, just keep doing that and your body will adjust. I was so scared that something was wrong, or that the surgeon somehow didn't shrink my stomach, or some crazy thing, but I feel a lot better about it now that I have healed a fair amount. Hope this helps.

Woohoo! These positive health changes are what all of this struggle and hard work is all about. Congratulations and good luck on monday!

I agree with @@bostongirlforever - a recliner will be a Godsend for you if you're able to sleep in one. I also slept with pillows on either side of me to give me some extra fluff/support, and it helps me not to move around as much as I usually do in my sleep. I'm a side fetal sleeper... you can imagine how annoying it was to be forced to lay straight on my back for a couple weeks. Good luck, feel better!

@@toasty "rectify" ... I see what you did there. XD And for you others in this thread I'm so sorry to hear about your issues, I can only imagine how awful it must feel. I've always been perfectly regular, but since surgery I have experienced a little bit of a back up for basically the first time ever. I find that exercising and then immediately taking a hot bath or shower really, really helps me. Other than that, smooth move tea is really all my tummy can deal with. My NUT tells me that near the end of the month when I can switch to the next phase of food I can start oatmeal, and I already bought the weight control quaker oats, which have more fiber/protein and less sugar than other oatmeals, and I'm hoping that little bit of bulk will help. I also noticed a marked improvement when I raised my Water intake from 60-ish ounces a day to 75-80. HUGE help, even though it's above the "recommended" water intake. Try it out, I hope some of this stuff helps you! Feel better.

I had the RNY but I am very curious about whatever your findings may be. Good post.

Hello! Just wanted to say that your stomach nerves are still healing from a major trauma, so while you may not feel it, I can almost certainly guarantee that you are actually full. I had a similar feeling in the beginning and I now rarely feel hungry and can tell right away when it's time to stop. Hope this helps.

Your stomach is still healing from a huge trauma, so the nerves haven't really started working again. So even though it feels like you can eat more or you want to eat more, try to stick to the plan. I still sort of felt hunger in the beginning but oddly enough now I rarely do and it's super manageable when I do. Good luck, take care of yourself.

I actually had a similar situation. I'm 23, so my last doctor was a pediatrician, and I hadn't actually seen her in years. I got a new pcp pretty much right when I had my first seminar, and we basically discussed my history and filled out the required paperwork together. What they really need is a doctor to say "yes, this patient is telling the truth, and I've signed off on it." So it was basically our second appointment ever and she just let me fill some things out and she filled out the rest. I don't know if it will work this way for you but that's my experience.

You are definitely not alone. I'm 7 weeks post-op today, have had no complications or pain, healing super well, and down 38 pounds. Yet, I'm so emotional that I'm barely functioning. I cry at commercials and have started extremely stupid arguments with my poor sweet boyfriend, who is just at a loss for how to deal with me. I'm not usually a very outwardly emotional person (there's always a lot going on under the surface) but since surgery I've been downright explosive with a million different random emotions. It's a hormone thing! Our bodies are slowly healing and righting themselves, and the delicate balances of hormones and chemicals in our brains are completely off kilter right now. I'm told it gets better, and I'm inclined to believe the experiences of others, but in the meantime I'm kinda nuts.

Had my RNY 7 weeks ago today, down 38 pounds, feeling wonderful (besides getting tired easily, but that is to be expected). I regret nothing! I hope you have the luck that I have had.

Awww, I'm sorry. I had similar things happen to me pre-op, and even though I knew it wasn't the end of the world or the end of my hard work, it still completely devastated me as well. I'm not exactly a weepy kind of person but I wrote the time wrong for my last nutrition appointment before scheduling surgery and had to reschedule, and I cried for a good 20 minutes because I was so frustrated and disappointed. It's an awful feeling. I can tell you now from the other side of things that a month feels like an eternity, but when all is said and done, you'll get to the same destination after all your hard work. Keep your chin up, keep working to be happy and healthy, and sooner than you think this will all just be a memory and you will be losing weight and feeling fabulous and healthy.

This sounds great! I'm about two months out too, and I'm getting pretty sick of my shakes as well. I might leave out the graham crackers, though, as grains don't really agree with me. Thank you for the recipe.

So, so many people who are completely ignorant about the surgery and its effects seem to think that it's just a fancy way of shrinking your stomach. I guess it doesn't ever occur to them that there may be WAY more to it and that no sane person would voluntarily rearrange their guts it that were the only thing we get out of it. I usually tell people to look it up or if I have time and the patience, I explain to them myself about the hormone changes, and how EVERYTHING in our bodies is controlled by hormones. Also, the whole "most people gain the weight back" thing is untrue and it bugs me how people think this is a magic cure that fixes everything, and if your weight fluctuates like a normal body does, you've somehow failed. Of course the only WLS patients they notice are the ones who gain weight back... all the other ones keep it off and don't go parading their struggles and hard work up and down the street because it's no one's business. What all these comments by people boils down to is simply ignorance about the surgery and misinformation. The best cure for ignorance is to educate people and give them some perspective. Good luck with everything! I had my RNY 7 weeks ago, and I'm down 38 pounds. If you ever want to chat or have any questions I may be able to answer, feel free to message me anytime.