Laurenjane83

So nice to hear other people have had this issue. When I told one of my dearest friends about my plan for a sleeve she said. "Girl, everyone I've ever known who had that surgery lost weight temporarily and then gained it back. What else have you tried?" I was so taken aback, I wanted to write out all the things I had ever tried starting with WW at age ten then starving all through high school, then compulsive exercise then a full blown eating disorder then jenny craig then WW again then the Scarsdale diet and South Beach and a medical diet and every other diet and gimmick in between. I wanted to scream, I STARTED COUNTING CALORIES AT AGE 9 AND I'VE NEVER STOPPED! Then I realized that even our nearest and dearest friends don't understand the torture we put ourselves through in pursuit of a healthy weight. We don't express our devastation when we gain or our elation when we lose. It's a very private thing. That helped me to feel better. My very best friends were completely supportive. Hang in there, you deserve this!

I'm having some cream of chicken Soup with herbs from Campbell. It's pretty darn good! I doesn't really "fill me up" in the typical way but it is a nice break from Protein shakes. I've made protein pudding with nectar vanilla Bean Torte powder and some sugar free vanilla pudding. I dream of soft boiled eggs and chicken breasts! Soon enough. I try and focus on the weight I've lost , 12lbs since Feb. 13th!

Hi Shelley I was sleeved on the 13th too! My big incision still gives me a lot of pain and trouble. I feel stiff walking in the mornings. Other than that I am able to do 20 minutes of walking a day and am going back to work tomorrow. I wish I could take a few more days off but I teach middle school and am out of sick days! I can drink fluids pretty easily as long as I take sips not gulps. I do feel hungry much of the time, hopefully this will get better in 2 weeks when I can eat purees!

I was sleeved Feb. 13th. I got Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen syrup before surgery. It was great but I had REALLY sore muscles afterwards due to a reaction to the scoline in the anesthesia and went through the syrup quickly because without it I couldn't even get out of bed! Now I am on Tramadol which is not even close to the hydro but mixed with tylenol it gets me through the day. I wish I had been more careful about rationing the "good stuff" as I'm going back to work tomorrow!