Ella's Mommy

I have fibro and was sleeved on Feb 27th and so far am about 40 pounds down and have not noticed much of a difference with the pain. The fatigue is much worse now too. Fatigue from hardly eating and then the fatigue from fibro if I could sleep all day I would. Medication wise I am not sure what you take for fibro so not sure what to tell you. I am only on Cymbalta and a pain medicine along with a muscle relaxer because Gabapentin and Lyrica do nothing for me but make me feel foggy. Your surgeon will tell you what you can and can't take after surgery. Pain for me after surgery was nothing because I am used to being in pain it is the fatigue that is the worst part and seems to be neverending. Hope this helps. Any other questions feel free to ask.

Could have a lot to with the sponsors of the reality show and/or hospital affiliation.
I am sure many of us have been up against the ADA guidelines from physicians forever and it has been changed and wrong for years.
If following low fat, carb laden processed food diets worked we would not be on this forum or needing surgery to correct metabolism. Remember all those nifty 100 calorie packs with low fat treats in the stores? Yeah that worked like a charm!!! I watched my HR Director go on the grain Protein diet get a huge gut, it was supposed to prevent another heart attack.....he was a normal sized person when he had his first heart attack.

Really just depends on how well you are doing after surgery. I am a month post op and am still so tired and get nauseous and dizzy. Luckily I am a stay at home mom but it is hard to keep up with my 2 year old when I have no energy.

I had surgery February 27th and don't get me wrong the first month I wondered what the hell I did! I regretted the surgery but now I am able to eat yes only a few bites and yes I get heartburn but I always have antacids with me. We have to take Calcium anyways and the antacids have calcium so I am killing 2 birds with one stone. I can drink Water normally and I am not even 2 months out yet. People are going to have more pain from gas etc. If they don't follow doctors orders and get up and get moving. It really does help. I was off all pain meds except one at night after a week and off everything after 2 weeks. Also in 7 weeks I have lost 42 pounds I would say that is worth it. I no longer have high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

Your welcome. We are here to help. If you think of anymore questions please ask. It is a scary thing to go through but in the long run it is worth it but I am not going to lie the first month you will wonder why and the hell you did it but it gets so much better just don't give up and stay strong.

Hi your story sounds like mine! I was sleeve Feb 20 and still only eating a few spoons of food but that's enough for me I weigh 3 weeks ago and I was down 35 lbs I'm not so worried about the scales I'm watching my clothes and inches disappear! I'm down from a 18 to some 12s now my goal is a 6/8 good luck to both of us!

Your welcome. We are here to help. If you think of anymore questions please ask. It is a scary thing to go through but in the long run it is worth it but I am not going to lie the first month you will wonder why and the hell you did it but it gets so much better just don't give up and stay strong.

I had surgery February 27th and don't get me wrong the first month I wondered what the hell I did! I regretted the surgery but now I am able to eat yes only a few bites and yes I get heartburn but I always have antacids with me. We have to take Calcium anyways and the antacids have calcium so I am killing 2 birds with one stone. I can drink Water normally and I am not even 2 months out yet. People are going to have more pain from gas etc. If they don't follow doctors orders and get up and get moving. It really does help. I was off all pain meds except one at night after a week and off everything after 2 weeks. Also in 7 weeks I have lost 42 pounds I would say that is worth it. I no longer have high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

I had surgery February 27th and don't get me wrong the first month I wondered what the hell I did! I regretted the surgery but now I am able to eat yes only a few bites and yes I get heartburn but I always have antacids with me. We have to take Calcium anyways and the antacids have calcium so I am killing 2 birds with one stone. I can drink Water normally and I am not even 2 months out yet. People are going to have more pain from gas etc. If they don't follow doctors orders and get up and get moving. It really does help. I was off all pain meds except one at night after a week and off everything after 2 weeks. Also in 7 weeks I have lost 42 pounds I would say that is worth it. I no longer have high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

Really just depends on how well you are doing after surgery. I am a month post op and am still so tired and get nauseous and dizzy. Luckily I am a stay at home mom but it is hard to keep up with my 2 year old when I have no energy.

Really just depends on how well you are doing after surgery. I am a month post op and am still so tired and get nauseous and dizzy. Luckily I am a stay at home mom but it is hard to keep up with my 2 year old when I have no energy.