Gaintheworld

I didn't have any stitches removed, they put glue on the incisions had only two tiny tiny incisions and one large one at belly button. Personally I didn't need pain meds after 1 st day. Had surgery on Tuesday and went back to work the next Monday. Biggest problem for me was fatigue the first few weeks after surgery.

I had 3, 2 were very tiny and one at the belly button.

I told the truth, I've found that everyone has been supportive. People are naturally curious about it and answer their questions the best I can. I hope that having that accountability by having told everyone, that I will stay true to myself and the plan and not gain it back. I don't want to screw up this opportunity.

Hi Gaintheworld! Sounds like your doing really well. Even tho you feel your loss is slow. Did you have bypass or sleeve? You lost quite a bit prior to surgery. Good for you. I wish you luck! We're all here to cheer you and each other on! I'm always around if you need to talk. How are you feeling? Thanks for the encouragement, I had the sleeve and am happy with the progress so far. I've gone from a size 22 to a 16 and am feeling so much better mentally and physically. The first 6 weeks, I was really tired but other than that no pain or complications. Good luck on you're journey!

My loss has also been slow. Age 40, 5'4. Started at 243 in August. Surgery 12/8 @ 222. Today, 197my goal is to lose 100 lbs total.

My doc, Dr Duc Voung, wrote a great book for sleevers: Ultimate Gastric Sleeve Success. In it he talks about the 21 day exception where you choose 21 days out of the year, where you may not eat totally on plan because life happens and you cannot be perfect all the time. He instructs us to eat the most nutritious food we can most of the time, knowing there will be exceptions. We can't eat like that every day and expect to be successful, but we can't always be perfect. So brush it off and don't beat yourself up, you can get back on track tomorrow.

Merry Christmas everyone!

I had mine removed before surgery. Highly recommend you have it taken out before you find yourself in an emergency situation. I knew I had stones, but thought I would take my chances and try home remedies that I read about online to get rid of them. They didn't work...ended up with pancreatitis because a stone got lodged in pancreatic duct and spent 5 days in hospital for something that would have normally been a short stay. Also, I can say that it can be highly painful if the stones get stuck. Thought I was having a heart attack, severe chest pains, sweating, nausea... It's definitely no fun.

I'm only 10 days out , and am allowed mushy foods now. I can eat a whole egg or 4 oz yogurt without discomfort.

So thankful for gum, it makes me thirsty so I get a lot more water down while I'm chewing it.

My doc allows "mushy" foods at 10 days out if you can tolerate them. He says to dip and lick and be cautious and can go back to liquids if there is any pain.

Thank you! I am glad to hear this will be a temporary thing, was kind of worried it might be permanent.

I'm 10 days out and my tongue still feels strange, kind of like when you scald it, but I didn't. Also still have metallic taste in mouth all the time. Chewing gum helps some, but even gum doesn't taste right. Did anyone else have this? How long did it last?

I'm one week out and back at work. Have no pain, just major fatigue. Personally, I wouldn't want to be learning something new right now as my focus is not as good as normal due to the tiredness. Get lots of rest when you can, best of luck in your new job.

I just had my surgery this week. My surgeon had me do 1 week of 1200 calorie diet followed by 2 weeks of optifast. I lost about 13 lbs during those weeks. I had lost a few lbs prior to that. Started at 243, day of surgery was 222. Losing 15 is very doable on optifast, if you follow program during those weeks. Good luck to you.