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I think that outfit will go over big at work.

It will be interesting to see what you-minus (extra skin removed + swelling) ends up to be, won't it? A friend of mine had her TT 2.5 years after he sleeve and ended up losing 13 lbs just from the skin removed. You look great. How much longer will you be off work?

Last year we had a big trip (southeastern Europe) and our annual camping trip. This year, just the camping, in Big Sur, my happy place.

It runs off on holiday with all the lost socks in the dryer...

Fantastic achievement! How will you celebrate? You really need to mark this milestone!

Mine is female here in CA. Info in my profile.

I hate the chewables - too sweet and chalky. I use the costco pills, but they're hard to get in right now. surgeon knows and she's OK with me waiting a bit, my calcium level is fine.

We had a family birthday two nights before my surgery. We went out to dinner and I had a glass of champagne, a wedge salad, and fish. It was completely delicious and I enjoyed every bite. And I told my surgeon about it and she thought it was fine. The funny thing is, I'd been on my preop diet, so I had to share the salad, and I had no interest in dessert. I did eat all the fish, though. I remember thinking it was the last time I was going to be able to eat an entire dinner-sized serving of anything. I skipped the appetizer and the bread cause what I really, really wanted was what I ordered.

My sleeve is very particular - yes to this, no to that, she's definitely the boss of me!

I had a small one and had the repair along with my sleeve. My recovery would have been fine - except I fell down a couple steps onto a concrete floor the day I came home from the hospital. The bruising around my ribs swelled my esophagus shut for a few days, so I had to go back in the hospital. But if I hadn't been a dope and fallen, it would have been fine!

Everyone's tastes are different. For readymade, I like Premier Protein that I get at costco. For take-along powder, Isopure or

I have one next to my recliner, one in my home office, and one at work. Because my portions are still so small, I eat most of my meals ut of those little pyrex custard cups. The pyrex works great on the warmer.

Oh man, I had a break like that a dozen years ago. I hope it isn't your dominant arm. Heal well! About five months before surgery, I just started out tracking my intake. I use Sparkpeople, some folks prefer Myfitnesspal. My intention was accountability, not weight loss. I also started weighing daily because during parts of my life where I'd been more successful, that was a practice that worked for me. I'd already decaffeinated years ago. Some people use this time to ease off carbonated drinks, caffeine, or trigger foods. It's an excellent time in your life to take a good look inside, and explore whether you're an emotional eater (I wasn't). If you are, start now to develop some self-care techniques so that when emotions come up and you can't use food to soothe yourself, you can still cope. Other people use this time to start moving and changing other habits that get in the way of postop success. This can be a really fruitful time in your life. Oh, and remember that if you're healing a fracture, you actually need a bit more Protein and calories for healing.

Am doing this - this week, anyway. I have no appetite and just went back to work. I figure it won't hurt me for a week, I'm getting in what I need to get in. I'll change it up next week. I'm only five weeks out, and have a diva sleeve, which means limited choices.

I was taking my usual medications the day after surgery. This is something your surgeon will discuss with you, and may discuss with your cardiologist as well.

I've got the opposite problem, because I get super uncomfortable if I eat too fast. I use a mug warmer to keep my food warm, cause I like hot foods hot. I'm in the middle of dinner, which means it takes me nearly 30" to get in 2.5 oz of fish. I'm 5 weeks out.

Lately I have fallen hard for Trader Joe's soy-ginger cod fillets. The only cooking you do is to empty it out of the package and throw in in the oven for 15". It's heavenly, and the sauce both keeps the fish soft and helps it go down more easily. Huz usually fixes some broccoli or potatoes to go with, all I have room for at the moment is the fish. I've been successful reheating it at 50% power in the microwave. Refried Beans are another daily dish, because they're my main source of Fiber these days.

I predict you will get confetti and a brass band from your surgeon. If you don't, you ought to. Please check in and tell us what they said!

You probably won't start losing again until you get your Protein and calories up. I'm losing slowly this week - I went back to work (increased calorie expenditure) and am only getting in about 600 calories a day. I'm supposed to be at 700-800. But it will come off. A lot of people fear that they will be the lone outlier and that surgery won't work for them. They've been proven wrong. Really. Keep sipping!

Yes, you can have more - but in reality, especially in the first month or so postop, you'd be surprised what a challenge that can be. I'm nearly five weeks out, and I got a whopping 66 grams in today. My sleeve is a diva, and it hasn't been easy to get it all in. My big milestone tonight is I was able to get in 2.5 oz of fish in at dinner. And that's all I got in for dinner.

@@katieroybal, welcome aboard, you're gonna fit right in here!

This is silly. It's up to your primary, and if they approve, the secondary pays a minimal amount anyhow. Talk with the office manager.

It wouldn't have been in my case. I was readmitted to the hospital and was still there 5 days postop. I took four weeks off and I needed every bit of them and yes, I have a desk job. Will you be sent home on full liquids? Will you be able to get them in at work?

You can worry yourself to death, you know. Here's the thing. You have to listen to your body. Your sleeve will, I guarantee you, tell you when you've had enough. All you can do is what everyone does: trial and error. if something doesn't work the first time, wait a week or two and try again. You may find that foods/spices/textures that don't work Week 6 will work just fine by Month 3, for example. Nobody can tell you in advance which way it will go for you. Just an example. I used to drink a lot of coffee. I loved it. I drink decaf, but I haven't had a cup of coffee since my surgery nearly five weeks ago - and here's the other thing, I don't miss it. I don't want a cup of coffee. I wouldn't dwell on what you can't do/have/enjoy - be in touch with your body about what you CAN do.

I spent time this weekend trying on stuff from my "smaller sizes" stash. Fortunately, I have some J. Jill knit things for work that will do me for a while yet before I have to get new things for work. My favorite navy suit fits again, but I'm going to need to take the trousers to the tailor - the cut now seems too wide in the leg (as well as too long). Thank heavens for great tailors!