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It could be the gas in your body, make sure that you are walking, mine was the gas in my body!

FYI I had surgery on 09/07!

this worked WONDERS for me! I drank some day 5 post op and had a bowel movement day 6. Took it again day 8 and had a major bowel movement day 9. Drink your fluids also. Miralax gave me diarrhea. Good luck

if you stick to your program, it'll break. Plus at 228, you're pretty light for a weight loss surgery patient, so it's not going to come off as it would for someone who starts at over 300 lbs. But hang in there - it *will* break...

For 1 1/2 weeks post up I drank 32 oz a day which was suggested by dr. After that I could drink more and now at almost 4 weeks I can drink a 12 oz bottle water bottle I a few minutes without a problem ( as long as I waited at least 30 min after eating puréed. I'm almost at 50-60 oz everyday now and eat 400-550 cal a day on purée. Next week I have dr appt as my diet will advance.

62 oz so far today! Will get last 2 oz in by bed time!

Being intubated may cause a sore throat, but not chest pain. I would call your doctor.

U look fantastic . I love turkey, turkey meatloaf, turkey chili, and keep it down. Good luck.

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I can't tolerate some basic foods still and may never. Scrambled eggs and chicken come right back up, for example. I am supposed to be getting 80-100 grams of Protein in a day now. Wish I could tolerate more foods!
Here I am two days before surgery and then two days ago. Went from size 22 pants to size 16. Tops were 3x and now XL. That's the fun part!

Sounds great. Where I found things started to change for me was when I started to eat more dense foods. I'm still able to get my fluids in, but sometimes I stay so full, I don't want to! So glad things are going smoothly.

Hi I had my surgery 9/5/17
Saw my nutritionist today.
She said I can have a Melba toast this weekend...
It's supposed to be 4 weeks...but I have tolerating foods well.
But go easy...we aren't supposed to have more than a half piece of toast at a time.
I hope you saw a nutritionist.
It's very helpful.

Hi it's been 3 years for me. Depending on what I eat I a lot of gas. Bowel movement came in time I need to take Senekot which helped me alot,
It's only temporary don't forget your body went through a huge change. It needs time.

10 days post op today and already 7lbs down
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I think you need to notify your doctor, just so they're aware - to be on the safe side.

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Miralax worked for me, a little too well, but had taken a stool softener the day before. I'm 11 days out, and a slow walk outside (slowly increased a little each day) has helped in a lot of ways. I go on walk with someone on some days twice a day. If you can't do the walk, it's good you have the bike.

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Completely normal to gain weight right after surgery. It's fluids they pump you full of in the hospital as well as, you just had major surgery. Stay away from the scale for a few weeks to let your body settle.

Yes I am an essential oil user and I put a drop of lemon and drop of lavender in my humidifier connected to my cpap. I'm looking forward to continuing the healing process by these oils. It's fine

Lap and to RYN Oct 2016. Down 106lbs!!
Definition worth it

Thanks for your replies... my concern is I never seem to get that full feeling or even discomfort to tell me u drank to much Water or broth[emoji23]... it sounds funny but scary since I had RNY to limit food... hoping my new pouch will tell me a bit better when I get to pureed stage...

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Hang in there! I'll be one month post op on the 10th, and trust me it gets better. The first 3-5 days I also thought it was much worse than I thought it would be, but by week 2 I was feeling pretty good.

That's awesome! And while I can relate to the bittersweet feeling of giving away almost new clothes (or even clothes with the tags still on them!!), it's great to know they're going to such a good cause. [emoji3]

HW 280
CW 263
SW 274
DOS 8/24/17

Congratulations! My gastric bypass was just done Monday. This is tough! Much worse than I anticipated but hearing your progress gives me hope!

Today is the one-month anniversary of my surgery and while everything has progressed as expected, it has been a tough month of change and adjustment. However, to highlight how far I've come, here are the things I can now do:
-Take my morning meds in less than 10 mins
-Sleep in any position
-Be up and about all day
-Fit into many clothes 2 sizes smaller than I started
-Eat more solid Proteins
-Sleep without acid reflux
-Donate many of my clothes that were like-new but now too-big to a relief drive for Hurricane Harvey survivors.
These are all very good things, and I have to just keep paying attention to the very good things!

My surgeon ordered walking 3x per day starting in the hospital. Anything above that he said to wait 4 weeks.

I was told I should walk a lot, but was cleared for all types of exercise at 3 weeks. Remember you have wounds on the inside as well, and they need to heal. Max amount of weight to lift before the 3 weeks was 10 lbs. You might feel great, but it's a huge change for your body.