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My weight loss is also slowing down, and I am at a similar point. Remember our boost right after surgery was partially from our liquid diets and from healing. Our swelling is down now and we should be able to eat a little more. I haven’t lost anything in 20 days, making this my longest stall so far, but I’m not gaining either. Log everything for a week if you’re concerned that you’re getting in extra calories or something, but I’m not too worried. Just focused on making 40 more pounds in the next 6 months. (I lost 80 pounds in my first 6 months, so I’m already expecting to lose much slower.)

I have been really open about my surgery. Most people don't think I am big enough for it, as I am young, tall, and "only" was BMI 40. Anyone who has bought up concerns was informed that it took a lot of thinking and that I have decided this was the best decision for my health. I haven't gotten any "easy ways," but if I do and I like the person I plan a short explanation. If it's a random person who says something, I will thank them for their input and move on. People aren't worth the drama they try to stir up.
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I have been really open about my surgery. Most people don't think I am big enough for it, as I am young, tall, and "only" was BMI 40. Anyone who has bought up concerns was informed that it took a lot of thinking and that I have decided this was the best decision for my health. I haven't gotten any "easy ways," but if I do and I like the person I plan a short explanation. If it's a random person who says something, I will thank them for their input and move on. People aren't worth the drama they try to stir up.
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I can't offer any sort of advice, but I wanted to say that this random stranger on the internet is proud of you for this post. We faced our "biggest" problem head-on with WLS. If you could conquer that, you can conquer this. Don't be afraid to see a professional, whatever your friends think, if you think it would help you. Seeing a therapist when I "wasn't that depressed, it was just a low point" saved my life. <3
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My first bm was at 7 days post. I'd call and ask your team if it's been more than that. Mine (tmi ahead) felt like a weird fart, so I went to the toilet and it was a tiny bit of blackish diarrhea. After that I went again and it was more. The next day I had one bad diarrhea, and today it stopped being blackish.
The foam could also be from gas in your system, combined with drinking too quickly or too much. I had a lot of hiccups (ow) and burping my first few days. Gas-X strips have been wonderful for reducing the gurgling rom my gut.
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I can't offer any sort of advice, but I wanted to say that this random stranger on the internet is proud of you for this post. We faced our "biggest" problem head-on with WLS. If you could conquer that, you can conquer this. Don't be afraid to see a professional, whatever your friends think, if you think it would help you. Seeing a therapist when I "wasn't that depressed, it was just a low point" saved my life. <3
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That's the day after my birthday! I was sleeved the 6th, and my husband offered to stay the night with me both nights I was in the hospital. I had a great recovery, though, and declined. I wanted him to get a good night's sleep so he could take care of me, but he ended up sleeping about as poorly as I did the first night. They came in to check my vitals or give me another IV or refill my pain pump so frequently I barely slept. I was also really uncomfortable in the bed. My back was hurting and I couldn't shift my hips around due to the pain, and I couldn't really move my legs due to the air socks I had to sleep in. I slept better the second night, but I would have just made my husband more miserable if he had stayed with me. There wasn't anything he could have done to help, and I would have just been whiny.
The hospital provided me with a binder. I wore it the whole time I was in the hospital because it was holding my drain in place and it helped with the soreness. Once I came home, I wore it most of the first day (3rd day post-op), slept in it, wore it off and on the second day, slept in it, and haven't worn it since. I made a support band like expectant mothers and post-partum mothers wear out of an old tank top like this: http://diymaternity.com/pants-skirts/how-to-make-a-no-sew-belly-band/ I wear it folded down to support my jiggle while leaving my wounds mostly uncovered.

I can't offer any sort of advice, but I wanted to say that this random stranger on the internet is proud of you for this post. We faced our "biggest" problem head-on with WLS. If you could conquer that, you can conquer this. Don't be afraid to see a professional, whatever your friends think, if you think it would help you. Seeing a therapist when I "wasn't that depressed, it was just a low point" saved my life. <3
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I can't offer any sort of advice, but I wanted to say that this random stranger on the internet is proud of you for this post. We faced our "biggest" problem head-on with WLS. If you could conquer that, you can conquer this. Don't be afraid to see a professional, whatever your friends think, if you think it would help you. Seeing a therapist when I "wasn't that depressed, it was just a low point" saved my life. <3
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Surgery 7/6, still on liquids but looking forward to purées Sunday and thicker liquids tomorrow!
HW 280
SW 265
CW 250!
So glad I got this sleeve. I am off the narcotic and just taking Tylenol at night. I still get tired walking too much, but I am getting better every day.
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I can't offer any sort of advice, but I wanted to say that this random stranger on the internet is proud of you for this post. We faced our "biggest" problem head-on with WLS. If you could conquer that, you can conquer this. Don't be afraid to see a professional, whatever your friends think, if you think it would help you. Seeing a therapist when I "wasn't that depressed, it was just a low point" saved my life. <3
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I can't offer any sort of advice, but I wanted to say that this random stranger on the internet is proud of you for this post. We faced our "biggest" problem head-on with WLS. If you could conquer that, you can conquer this. Don't be afraid to see a professional, whatever your friends think, if you think it would help you. Seeing a therapist when I "wasn't that depressed, it was just a low point" saved my life. <3
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Hi all,
I had a cranky day, being sick of liquids and Protein Powder 11 days post-op with no mushies until next week. We went to GNC to get some packets of different flavors and they had closed 2 minutes before we got there (the time on Google was wrong). My amazing husband drove us out to a different GNC, and we got 2 Quest Protein packets and a tub of unflavored protein to try mixing with Soups.
On the way home, he took me to Starbucks for a treat. I got a mini sugar free Cinnamon Dulce frappé made with soy milk, no whip. It was fabulous! I completely forgot about the no straw rule while enjoying it, though! I feel fine, and it was thick enough that it mostly stayed in the straw between drinks, but I'm worried I messed up big time. Is the no straw rule just because it's hard to fit enough liquids in when also swallowing air? I'm drinking regular Water now and I don't feel bad, maybe a little gas in my belly but it's not uncomfortable.
Thanks!
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Okay, good. It was so tasty and really helped cheer me up, but then I remembered the rule and got worried. Thanks for your quick replies!
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Okay, good. It was so tasty and really helped cheer me up, but then I remembered the rule and got worried. Thanks for your quick replies!
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Thanks all! I survived and had fun. Next month will be "transitional" purées to regular food. I'll just pack dinner again and hope it fills me up!
D&D is up to 5th edition, and it's really good. It throws back to AD&D and 2nd edition in feel, but retains the better parts of 3.5 and 4e. I've been playing tabletop since I was 17, before that I played Baldur's Gate with my mom on the computer. I've been with my group for 10 years now!
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Hi all!
I'm playing D&D tonight and fighting temptation from pizza, donuts, Munchies, and alcohol. It will be a little easier tonight because I'm still on liquids, but it's still hard to be around the familiar smells.
I packed Water flavor drops, a diet Snapple, and a chocolate Fairlife Protein milk for the night. I am trying to do my best, but this is my first challenge. I would appreciate your words of encouragement, as D&D is where I made my worst choices.
Thank you! Xx
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Hi all!
I'm playing D&D tonight and fighting temptation from pizza, donuts, Munchies, and alcohol. It will be a little easier tonight because I'm still on liquids, but it's still hard to be around the familiar smells.
I packed Water flavor drops, a diet Snapple, and a chocolate Fairlife Protein milk for the night. I am trying to do my best, but this is my first challenge. I would appreciate your words of encouragement, as D&D is where I made my worst choices.
Thank you! Xx
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I think my new thing is going to be to comment on all the posts about food. I just wrote two paragraphs about crackers...so now I'm going to write about PB&J. As a note, I'm 3 years out, I've been at goal for about 18 months, and I've been within 5 pounds of goal for almost two years (it took flipping forever to lose those last 5 pounds).
Guess what I ate last week? An entire box of those awful Smuckers Uncrustables with Peanut Butter and honey. I had major dental work done, everything I ate hurt my face, and those were soft and didn't add to my misery. They were good and I ate all four of them in less than 24 hours. I felt like my old fat self, except the difference between now and then is that I also didn't really eat anything else that day and I have no interest in having them again anytime soon. I didn't gain any weight, and I actually managed to lose a pound during that time, probably because the crackers I usually eat hurt my mouth with all the salt they have on them. You know what else I liked to do? Some days if I feel in the mood for something sweet, I will order the kids PB&J from Panera. I tend to forget about this when I say I don't eat sweets almost ever, but given the fact that I used to have a few Cookies, I'm fine with treating myself to a PB&J once every few weeks.
Three months after surgery I ate my face off in chocolate, I regularly ate half a Panera panini, oozing with cheese, and sometimes I had two TWO!! Starbucks cake pops in a day- within a few months after surgery! I didn't adapt to the way I eat now by cutting everything out immediately. Most days I eat chicken, goldfish, granola bars, and some form of vegetable Soup, but the other day I had Panera corn chowder, and guess what, I didn't get fat, I didn't die, and for once the cream in it didn't make me sick.
No, you shouldn't be eating PB&J two weeks after surgery, but for some people, it does them no good to ban them from certain foods forever because it just makes them want those foods more. My sleeve works for me because I can eat anything I want to and so I no longer have any real interest in things that were once forbidden. What works for one person doesn't work for another and I try very hard to not judge someone else's diet based on my own stomach.
I am now going to eat a handful of Peanut Butter Captain Crunch for Breakfast after I just drank two sugar free Red Bull...because I can and it's good and when I factor in what I eat the rest of the day, it is an entirely appropriate part of a normal day.

I've been mixing the fruity ones with 12 oz of Water, and I pour through a strainer to catch any lumps. I don't love all the chocolate and vanilla stuff, so it's really nice to have cherry and peach. I'm on full liquids and I enjoy one every day for lunch. They're good with a couple ice cubes, too! I make them early because they get really foamy in a Blender Bottle, so they have time to settle in the fridge.

I've been mixing the fruity ones with 12 oz of Water, and I pour through a strainer to catch any lumps. I don't love all the chocolate and vanilla stuff, so it's really nice to have cherry and peach. I'm on full liquids and I enjoy one every day for lunch. They're good with a couple ice cubes, too! I make them early because they get really foamy in a Blender Bottle, so they have time to settle in the fridge.

I'm 9 days post now. Day 3 was my first day waking up at home. I was in so much pain from sleeping flat! I got up and walked around my apartment, holding my belly. I sipped at my liquids and took a big dose of pain meds at every allowable interval. I couldn't get comfy in chairs, getting up hurt, sitting down hurt, walking around felt best but I got tired so quickly. I took several one-hour naps that day. Every hour, I walked around my apartment for 5 minutes.
By Day 5, I had learned how to carefully sleep on my side. I could get out of chairs without help if I needed to. I mostly stopped wearing my belly binder. My sites stopped hurting, except my drain site was itchy. I had sharp pain in my lower ab to the left of my belly button (it's the ab they cut) from using it, but I was happy to be more independent and better ab pain than incision pain. During the day I stopped taking oxycodone and am still only taking Tylenol. I walked outside to the end of the block and back. Every hour, I walked around my apartment for 5 minutes.
By Day 7, I had gone for a mile walk. I was tired, but I was feeling about 85%. I went out to a restaurant with friends, drank Water, and didn't care that they were eating. My incision sites had started to itch. I rested my abs and they hurt less. Every hour, I walked around my apartment for 5 minutes.
Every day you should feel a little better. Coughing and sneezing still hurts for me at Day 9, but I can laugh now. I just grab a pillow or press my hand into my lower abs, and it seems to help some. The gas pains will dissipate quicker the more you walk. They filled your abdomen with gas to perform the surgery. You'll have lots of gut gurgles for about a week, too. Take a Gas-X strip if things get out of hand. Remember to walk, but also to rest. Surgery takes a lot out of our bodies. If someone is available, ask for help getting out of chairs. Try not to use your abs at all. It's difficult, but helps with the pain.
And, most importantly, don't be afraid to call your clinic. They are there for you, and are happy to answer your specific questions. They will tell you if your pain is normal or if it might be a complication, and how to deal with it.
Best of luck!

I was also sleeved the 6th! I spent 2 nights in the hospital. In the mornings I take my omeprazole with "breakfast" (8 oz Fairlife chocolate milk) and do my Lovenox injection. Then I have 8 oz Water followed by "lunch" (Syntrax nectar fruit Protein packet mixed in 12 oz Water with ice cubes). After that I have more water or tea. "Dinner" is Unjury's chicken broth Protein powder mixed into a strained Soup. After dinner I'll have more water and/or tea. I'm on full liquids, but everything has to be thin enough to go through a juice pulp strainer my clinic gave me. I can't wait to be able to have thicker soups! I love thick Soups. It's a little boring, but it gets me over 50 oz of Protein and over 64 oz of water each day.
For gas I've been using a Gas-X strip. I hope I'm less gassy now that I've finally had my first bm today. Walking helps with the pain, as does a belly binder. When I need to sneeze, I hold a pillow against my left (more painful) side. I've been taking liquid Benadryl and liquid Allegra at bedtime to help with my allergies and sneezing, too. It's helped a treat!
Best luck to my surgery twins and neighbors!

Hooray! I am going to cry when I find Onederland. Today I weighed myself just for fun (I'm one week post-op) and was 255... I haven't been able to break below 260 in years. I was 265 surgery day. I'm so happy I did this, and I can't wait to join you at the Mad Hatter's tea and Protein cake party!
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That's the day after my birthday! I was sleeved the 6th, and my husband offered to stay the night with me both nights I was in the hospital. I had a great recovery, though, and declined. I wanted him to get a good night's sleep so he could take care of me, but he ended up sleeping about as poorly as I did the first night. They came in to check my vitals or give me another IV or refill my pain pump so frequently I barely slept. I was also really uncomfortable in the bed. My back was hurting and I couldn't shift my hips around due to the pain, and I couldn't really move my legs due to the air socks I had to sleep in. I slept better the second night, but I would have just made my husband more miserable if he had stayed with me. There wasn't anything he could have done to help, and I would have just been whiny.
The hospital provided me with a binder. I wore it the whole time I was in the hospital because it was holding my drain in place and it helped with the soreness. Once I came home, I wore it most of the first day (3rd day post-op), slept in it, wore it off and on the second day, slept in it, and haven't worn it since. I made a support band like expectant mothers and post-partum mothers wear out of an old tank top like this: http://diymaternity.com/pants-skirts/how-to-make-a-no-sew-belly-band/ I wear it folded down to support my jiggle while leaving my wounds mostly uncovered.