MinaDina

I too am wondering about these. I tried searching, but Im a lil confused about which brand is better. It's never too late, until its too late

In my mind I say Im cool if I make it to like at 16 or an 18...whatever that is. My body is super weird like for the last 10 years I've been in 26/28 pants, but at the same time I've gained roughly 75-100 lbs. I somewhat dread the changes coming, because I wont be able to pop online to my trusted plus size retailers and just order. Im not a shopper, never have been, never will be. Going into clothes shops and having to actually try on clothes is pure torture for me. I think my plan of action is going to just be to wear dresses for the next 6 months, at least I can get a few wears out of them unlike pants that just fall off(for some strange reason none of my work pants have belt loops). It's never too late, until its too late

I worried about this pre surgery too. Im just a week post op. I live alone with my dog, with no help in sight. But let me tell ya everything was fine..well for me. I know everyone is different. I did not get stuck on the potty like I feared the most. Lol. I was able to bend completely over right out the gate....since of course I kept dropping things. First few days of feeding my dog or walking up and down the stairs I winced a lil, but nothing major. I was a lil and still am slow moving. The first night how I was on the phone, stood up to put my slippers on, and fell over onto the couch. Lol. I will say that my dog is only 15lbs and walking her the first few days was like having a Great Dane pull me. But otherwise things have been peachy. Still lil ol miss independent me, just with a couple more scars. I predict you will do fine as well. It's never too late, until its too late

The area surrounding my incisions has all these tiny little bumps. I dont know if its from the weird Water proof tape they had over them or what. No one told me if I could or couldn't put something on the area. It itches like crazy, and of course no one answers or responds to messages at my surgeons office. Im sure its ok, but it sure is annoying....and awkward...when I start scratching in public. Lol It's never too late, until its too late

I had surgery on the 4th, i dont think my belly is swollen anymore, but I am pretty weak. I try to walk this trail with my dog every day but it seems like Im stopping to sit more than walking, by the time I get home i need a nap. Lol. I'll be soooo glad when I get my energy back. I went to one if my Dr's today and I have lost 20lbs since my pre-op last week, sounds good, but seems excessive to me. Im so done with liquid everything. It is a real struggle to get my shakes in. Come on mushy food stage! Good luck to you Im sure everything is a'ok, our bodies all heal at their own pace. It's never too late, until its too late

Has anyone else just randomly weighed a week after surgery? I went to my obgyn today and of course they weigh you. When I looked at the scale I was shocked. And once she found out that I'd just had surgery last Thursday she was concerned. I assume its not an issue but losing 20lbs in 7 days especially during my healing phase seems like a lot...but perhaps Im ova thinking it. It's never too late, until its too late

Man that liquid potassium is hot lava. My nurse even halfed it with Water and my arm was still on fire and still numb. I went thru 4 bags of that stuff. After all my suffering it was determined it wasnt helping. Lol. So I then was moved to the giant potassium horse pills. But that too was my only complaint. It's never too late, until its too late

I know the feeling. I had my bypass on the 4th. And I just want a sweet potato for some reason, heck I'd settle for an egg, , anything but these shakes. Lol! I find myself holding the spoon to my lips for minutes as I try to force the broth in. I still can't decipher what my hunger is like, because my stomach is just a mess of noises and gas pain. So I've just been following one of the surgeons guides. All I know is i look forward to another food stage. It's never too late, until its too late

I find I'm burping after Water. I mean I burp all throught the day whether I'm eating or drinking. But for some reason with cold water right out the refrigerator its instantaneous. Sent from my LG-H343 using the BariatricPal App

Im no where near my 3 months, but I hope to be as successful as you. You look wonderful! Keep up the good work. I love that striped shirt btw. It's never too late, until its too late

@ MinaDina, did u have the sleeve or bypass? Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App I had the bypass, mostly because of the amount of weight I need to lose. And because I was on such a high dose of Omeprazole consistently the surgeon thought it better as well. It's never too late, until its too late

I just had a thought. I had to do a barium swallow test and they actually found very little acid in my stomach. I was shocked, because here I was taking pills every day. So far after surgery I haven't had one pill. I have no reflux or symptoms. It could also be the fact that Im not eating real foods yet. But the whole time I thought my GERD was this horrible thing and it really wasn't. I dont know if you'll be required to do a swallow test, but it will tell you something about your GERD and then you could discuss it with your Dr and decide on the best option for you. It's never too late, until its too late

Had my surgery on the 4th. So I've been home a few days now. I dont have any excruciating pain, but I notice as the day starts to end my tummy hurts more. These few days have been trial runs. The first two days home, I kept falling asleep before I'd finish a shake. Lol. I think my gas pains are subsiding, thank the lord! But I've now started to have back pain, especially when I get out the bed. I've been pretty lucky, no adjustments have needed to be made for sleeping. In the hospital I laid on my side the whole time, the sitting up was the most uncomfortable for me. I tell yall, the head hunger is real. Most people say they dont get it, Im here to play the offense. I see commercials or watch cooking shows and Im like dang I could eat that. Lol. Even tho I really couldn't. Every sip of a shake is a chore, every spoonful of broth is a chore. I dont in actuality want to eat anything bad, but Im craving real food something awful. I mean food I wasnt even eating prior to surgery. Daily I dream of cauliflower mash. Lol My struggle is so very real, but at least its just one day at a time. Good luck to you all It's never too late, until its too late

I had horrible insomnia before surgery. Even taking prescription sleep meds and otc sleep aids, I'd still wake up like clock work 3-4 times a night. My PCP was convinced I had sleep apnea...she was wrong. Lol. I thought my first night in the hospital I'd at least get some rest, nope. Everytime the nurse came in I was wide awake. Now that I've been home a few days things are still the same. Im mostly worried about when I go back to work, pre surgery I could walk in tired and just barely make it thru the day. Sometimes I would get a soda to wake me up, or eat a pack of Peanut Butter crackers.. Now Im gonna be eating way less and missing a lot of nutrients, maybe I should buy caffeine pills. Fingers crossed for the best. My surgeons office wrote on my paperwork I was having this surgery to help with insomnia... oh how I wish that were true. Lol It's never too late, until its too late

I had the bypass and Im feeling something similar. If I have yogurt or applesauce, one or two bites and Im feeling it. Today I was having some broth while on the phone. I was super lazy with it, so I hadn't strained out the veggies, I was simply spooning around them. 45 minutes of gossip later there's barely any broth left ,and I start to panic. I didn't feel any signs of going overboard, I'm hoping I didn't do any damage. It's never too late, until its too late