JRaye

You are gorgeous!

We have consolidated a couple of our office buildings recently and I've run into a couple co-workers I haven't seen in a few years. I of course knew them, but they didn't know who I was. So I had to reintroduce myself to them. The last time I saw them I was wearing a size 16 or 18 and now I'm in a 6

You are doing great!

Congratulations! That's fantastic! Keep up the great work and progress!

Is it just me or does anyone else feel like nothing they eat tastes good? I feel like my taste buds have changed. (I'm two months post-op) Also,I feel like my sense of smell has changed too. I feel badly for my poor fiancé. If he has onions during the day, he has to face the other direction when we are sleeping because his breath makes me want to barf. Poor guy. LOL

Thank you

I was sleeved on 4/6 and weighed 233. I weighed myself this morning and was 203. My weight loss this second month has definitely slowed down, but I am happy with where it is going. I have not exercised as much as I should have because the day after my surgery I found out my mom has pancreatic cancer so she has with me for three of the weeks since surgery. I've taken her to the Mayo clinic for doctor appointments and also have been at her house cleaning and cooking. I have not taken care of myself as much as I should have, but she is most important to me right now. Anyway, I have mostly felt good but have not had a lot of energy and have been pretty tired. I can't eat much and never feel hungry so I am hoping that once I get into the routine of faithfully exercising, that the pounds will start coming off a little easier again. Best of luck to you!

Sorry to hear about your complication. But thank goodness you mentioned your problem on here and listened to the advice of others and got help. Hope you are on the mend now and doing better.

I know! I feel like it's a freaking cow stomach or something! Lol!

Here's 80% of my stomach!

Here it is!

You ladies might appreciate this one - you guys not so much. I used to pee a little when I coughed, but after the doc took out my big-a$$ed stomach - no longer do I have that problem. I don't know what the deal is, but ever since surgery that has not been a problem. Oh the small things in life that bring us joy! On a side note - if any of you didn't get a pic from your doc of what your stomach looked like and would like to see a pic, let me know and I can post a pic of mine. I thought it was quite interesting.

Don't listen to them. You are gorgeous! I'd say they are jealous!

I lost exactly 20 pounds at the 4 week mark. Tomorrow I will be 5 weeks post-op and I am down 22 pounds as of today. Best of luck to you.

Just want to tell you guys about a food that was recommend to me on this site - EGG DROP SOUP. It has saved my life. I can't tell you how much of it I have eaten. It is warm, delicious and wonderful.

You'll have to save your shopping for Adam and Even for when you're feeling better.

Have you tried sugar free popsicles?

Just do what your doc says - drink your ounce of water/liquids every fifteen minutes while you are awake, move around as much as possible, take naps when you can, have sugar free popsicles on hand and be sure to take your anti-nausea medication every four hours. AKA do what your doc says and hopefully you should do well.

You will do great! And you might surprise yourself - I only missed three full days of work. Then I went back to work for half days and worked from home. Good luck to you.

I thought I would give everyone my update since my sleeve surgery on the 6th. First of all, I think I have the best surgeon in the world. In addition to being a great surgeon, he is so kind and nice, which makes the experience all the better. My pain and gas were minimal. I ended up having to have 7 scopes put in so my stomach has been sore and I ended up having a huge bruise about the size of a softball which is still quite prevalent, but other than that I'm doing great. I actually went back to work 5 days post op. I didn't take any pain medication after the third day post-op. For those of you who are worried and scared, I understand your apprehension, but don't worry. You will be fine. Follow your doctor's orders, drink your fluids as prescribed and you will do great!

The nurse from my doctor's office told me to take Milk of Magnesia and that has helped. My surgery was one week ago and I've had 3 BMs since then. Definitely not my norm, but then this is not the norm any more, is it?

Tomorrow is my day too! Good luck to you! Can't wait to hear how it goes for you and your updates.

Good luck! You'll do great!

I'm the 6th too! It doesn't seem real so I'm not even nervous yet. Good luck to everyone this week and month.

I'm the 6th!