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My surgeon allowed NSAIDs at eight weeks post surgery. I take an aspirin a day and Aleve for pain as needed. I don't have acid reflux and I don't take a meds for acid reflux. I'm almost seven months out with no ill effects.

116 pounds lost since December 21, 2016.

My plan didn't allow it until I was eight weeks post surgery.

6 minutes ago, BrightEyes77375 said:

Wow! You look great! What are you going for exercise and how are your energy levels?

My energy levels are good. They seem better than before surgery.

I'm walking 30 to 60 minutes a day, every day for exercise. At work I take 10 minute walks at least four times per day. At home on the weekends I'll take a 30 to 40 minute in the mornings.

Today is my 100th day post-op. The surgery was on January 5th.

I don't post much, but from what I've seen and read it appears this group is doing amazingly well. The pictures that many of you have published documenting your transformation are truly inspiring.

At my last weigh in on December 21, 2016 at the doctor's office, I topped the scale at 326. A week later I began the one-week pre-op diet at 322. On the day of surgery I checked in at 309.

I was only required to do the pre-op diet for seven days. It was an all liquid diet for that timeframe. It wasn't nearly as a bad as I'd thought it would be. I didn't have any problems sticking to it and it was effective. I lost 13 pounds in those seven days.

I was allowed regular coffee at the eight week mark post surgery.

That said, at about five weeks out I was working an emergency night shift (6 PM until 6 AM) in the mountains around Glacier National Park in February. I was driving over the mountain pass at about 3 AM during high winds, a blizzard and in avalanche conditions. I opted to get the largest, strongest cup of coffee I could get to get me through the night. I'm glad I did and it caused no ill effects.

I have that too. At my two month check-up I was asked if it was happening. They said it was pretty common.

I was told it would probably continue until I stopped losing weight. They kind of alluded to the fact that there wasn't the body weight volume to sustain the blood pressure to your brain like you're used to. They said that until the body weight stabilizes I'd have to put up with the inconvenience.

Congrats!

I started taking Vitamin pills seven days after surgery. I've been doing that ever since with no problems.

Great job! You look great.

I took off on Thursday, January 5th for surgery. I took the following week off with vacation time and returned to work on Monday, January 16th. I didn't have any problems returning to work and resuming a normal routine.

After my hospital release I never had any nausea or pain that required anything other than Tylenol. I was pretty sore at the staples for a few days, but most of that subsided within about four to five days. I'm sure I could have resumed work sooner, but I'd have been a little more uncomfortable.

I was given a prescription for oxycodone when leaving the hospital. I filled it, but never used any. I found Tylenol was all I needed for a couple of days. After that I didn't need anything.

I resumed swallowing Vitamin pills seven days after surgery.

I've been sleeved for about month now, but I'm a throat cancer survivor. I've had surgery, chemo and radiation. I can tell you from experience that this trifecta combination was the most effective diet I ever experienced. I lost 97 pounds in about four months. I had the sleeve done because after seven years I had gained that 97 pounds back.

You didn't mention the type of cancer you have. That said, I think you're going to discover that everyone's cancer experience is different. A treatment and / or side effects that bother one patient may not have any effect on another.

For example, most people with my type of cancer have difficulty swallowing from the radiation burns and from the chemo. They put a PEG tube into the stomach so that you can be fed. In my case there was never an issue with swallowing. The worst part of the experience for me was the feeding tub and some associated chemo nausea.

Hang in there. Cancer treatments can sometimes be rough, but they are doable. Cancer is beatable. I was a stage IV in 2010 and was declared cured n 2015. You can do it! Kick cancer's butt!

Cooked cabbage is on my soft food menu starting with week three.

I started retaking regular Vitamins one week after surgery. My doctor was OK with taking regular pills as long as I could swallow them. At two weeks out I added Calcium pills too. I didn't have any issues.

I'm 58 and I was sleeved on 1/5/17. So far so good.

^{I guess I'll be the contrarian here. My taste buds didn't change and everything is like it was.}

Well folks... Today's the day. I'm heading into to the hospital for a 0700 rendezvous. See you on the other side!

Mine is scheduled for the 5th. Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

I had an interesting call from the schedulers office this afternoon. I was scheduled for surgery on January 10th, but they said they'd had a cancellation and asked if I'd like to move up the surgery to January 5th..... Well, heck yeah! Put me in coach!

liquid diet starting on 12/29.

Congrats and good luck. I have a 1/10/17 date too.

January 10th here.