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Meant to say staples and sutures.

Might just be a little phrenic nerve pain. BUT...Hate to say this, but persistent shoulder pain could indicate a problem. The shoulder is a common site for referred pain from your stomach itself, or from a hiatal hernia fix, or from a marginal ulcer. Severe shoulder pain this far out is unusual and concerning. It should be getting a little better each day at this point. And yeah...10 days out...you shouldn't need pain meds. Don't mean to alarm you, but I do think you should take this seriously and watch yourself carefully. Keep track of your temperature and heart rate. If either starts going up significantly, if you start to have other symptoms like nausea, the ER and a call in to your doctor's answering service might be prudent. Are you able to drink well? Are you eating anything other than protein shakes...and if so, how is that going?

Neither. Just steri strips..which I loved, cause I tend to have tissue reactions to both stitches and sutures. I'm sure I had subcutaneous stitches, But the outside skin just had steri strips. Worked great.

You can make cloud bread with Greek Yogurt instead:) https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/cloud-bread-recipe

1 1/2 cups plain or vanilla, fat-free yogurt (greek gets you more protein) 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen berries (blueberries, raspberries and sliced strawberries) 1 large banana, sliced Dixie paper cups Aluminum foil and wooden popcicle sticks (if you don't have these, i've used plastic spoons for the handle) Blend your yogurt, banana and berries in your blender, food processor or nutri-bullet Taste it and add Splenda or your sweetener of choice if you think it needs it pour into cups, cover with foil, poke a stick in there and freeze. They won't last long on a hot day:)

I eat a metric fuque ton of carbs. Love them. They're a huge part of the Mayo Clinic Diet...which has served me very well. That said...there are two kinds of carbs. High glycemic simple carbs....processed white flour and sugar...I'm extremely careful with. Sugars, in general...I'm careful with. In addition to being bad to give you insulin spikes and rebound hunger....the kinds of foods they're in...cakes, cookies, baked goods, fried sweets, snack foods, processed foods....are typically full of tans fats..partially hydrogenated oils that raise your bad cholesterol, lower your good cholesterol and clog your blood pipes. Heart disease is the #1 killer for both men and women....so I'd really like to avoid this. Low glycemic carbs are a huge part of my daily diet. Whole grains, oats, brown rice, beans, lentils, chickpeas. Whole raw fruits. Low fat dairy. In addition to having a nice slow glycemic burn that doesn't spike your insulin like processed carbs.....low glycemic carbs are typically rich in fiber and/or PROTEIN:) Both are awesome for weight loss! Fiber is great for poo...and it's what the best gut microbiota eat. Getting some of your protein from plant sources helps to reduce your exposure to the nasty fats that come with animal protein. So, to me, it's win-win. The diets of the healthiest people on Earth who have the most longevity, least cancer and heart disease.....Mediterranean Diet and Japanese Diet are low in simple sugar and high in low glycemic carbs, vegetables, whole grains, fruit, nuts, seeds and fish. High in plant protein, low in animal protein. So to answer your question more specifically.... Carbs are carbs...but some are better for a healthy diet than others. Some I eat regularly, and some I eat very seldom in very small amounts. Fries...I make my own out of potatoes in the oven with olive oil and rosemary, and leave the skins on:) pizza....I make my own with thin whole wheat crust, tons of veggies,fresh mozzarella, and very little meat. ice cream....nope, but I LOVE Yasso frozen greek yogurt bars Cookies, etc......almost never. Would be a special occasion food and would limit it to 75 calories worth. Couple bites of hubby's dessert on special occasion, microscopic piece of birthday cake, etc. bread? No white bread, but I do eat sourdough, pumpernickel, and the gross, "healthy" kind with all the seeds and grains...I LOVE it:) Toast it up and put some avocado on there with red pepper flakes, sunflower seeds and lowfat swiss. Yum! Pasta?......No white pasta, but I do LOVE lentil/chickpea pasta, I prefer it. Potatoes? Yep. White and Sweet. Love me some potatoes! Love my diet potato salad, too. Beans? Yes. All of them. As often as possible. Fiber-licious! oatmeal, rice, quinoa, corn... all whole grains, so which ones do you avoid?,,,,, I eat sugar free oatmeal regularly, brown rice in moderation regularly, not into quinoa, corn I eat in once in a while in moderation as an ingredient. And I like popcorn sometimes, air popped. I'm a big fan of Chia seed pudding. I like flax. And all the nuts:) Love me some lentils in my veggie soup.

Good luck!

I only have one tattoo...a tiny wolf on the back of my thigh howling up at "the full moon" I'm not an ink person, but I let my daughter's bestie do it, she's an intern tattoo artist and needed work for her portfolio:) She did a beautiful job.

The problem with drinking sugar, in particular high fructose corn syrup...is that it will cause an insulin spike that will set off hunger....big nasty cycle. Also, those empty calories don't have a lot of nutrition at a time when we're at risk for nutritional deficiency. I love sugary drinks, but they can't be a part of my diet anymore. Refined high glycemic carbs murder me on the scale. Love them...they hate me. LOL:) Once in a while I'll have about 75 calories worth of sweet refined naughty goodness on a special occasion...but it's not a daily thing. Congrats on being down 33 pounds since your preop diet..that's terrific!

Zero Calorie Stuff I like to drink: Water Mio Berry Grape, Orange, Black Cherry (I like the original sucralose flavors...the stevia flavors tastes ghastly to me...avoid the flavors enhanced with caffeine) Sugar Free Hot Cider Lemon Ginger tea with Splenda Decaf coffee with Caramel Premier Protein (ok, this has calories...but the good kind) Roasted Dandelion root tea Toasted Rice tea Citrus Lavender Sage tea Sugar free Kool Aid pink lemonade mixed with Iced Tea I also like to drink water that has had fruit pieces soaking in it like lemon water, raspberry water.....and even cucumber water tastes refreshing and good.

G2 is better than real Gatorade....but it still has 45 calories per bottle that come from high fructose corn syrup per 20 ounces.....not a great choice. Have you tried the Mio flavors? They're worth a try, lots to choose from:) Best wishes.

There's always McD's french fries, homemade bread and butter, and chocolate sundaes. LOL Kidding:) Tealael's advice is spot on....take your food journal and go see your doc and nutritionist. You might just need to up your calories, but something else might be going on, too. Best to get some help investigating what's going on and get some safe solid answers. Let us know what you find out. Good luck!

I took the Emend, too. Best hundred bucks out of pocket I ever spent. Zero nausea!

Yikes. Any chance you have a dental issue or blood coming from a tonsil abscess or anything higher than your esophagus? Are you prone to nose bleeds? Have you been suffering sinus pressure, etc? I would show these photos to your doctor and ask for a referral to a specialist. Maybe an ENT? Sorry you're having this problem. Please let us know what you find out. Don't let it go. Keep making noise. Show the photos to your doc.

This is my impression, too. The location of the spleen scares the hell out of me, too. That said....if the surgeon has a TON of experience doing surgery this way, they can get very good at it and do it very safely. I'm encouraged to see the OP's doc discloses that there might be additional ports/incisions if there are complications...I think that's a very important disclosure and also a prudent thing to do if the angle isn't working.

Ya'll go to some crappy arsed doctors. My doc is super attentive to everything. Sometimes, too attentive. LOL. Super thorough, and so is his PA who does my paps. He's been riding my butt for years to do weight loss surgery. I'm glad I finally followed through! That said, I have had a mediocre doc in the past...so I get it. Picking an excellent fit doctor is important. If you don't have one, keep looking. As with any important relationship....you need good communication. Sometimes finding that person takes a couple of tries. Patient....be your own advocate. Also, whenever possible, take someone with you to the doctor so you can compare notes on what was said. Sometimes an extra set of ears helps when you're being poked and prodded. Also....if you have questions for your doc, bring a written list with you...and write down the answers he gives in front of him. I'm not sure why this works so well....but doctors will often grab your list and write down the answers themselves. My doc will take my list, talk about each item and ask if I understand his answers about each item... and check it with a check mark or make notes for me. I love this system. It's efficient, so I don't waste his time....but I also get solid answers to everything I'm concerned about.

This. Ask your surgeon how many single incisions he's done and what the complication rate was compared to multiple incision surgeries. He should be able to show you the data. Also ask the length of the single incision compared to the length of each of the multiples. Before making a decision, watch this surgery being done on Youtube.

https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/obesity/news/in-the-journals/{ecda2615-d590-491c-992f-620681be37ff}/stampede-sustained-glycemic-benefit-observed-5-years-after-gastric-bypass-in-type-2-diabetes-obesity Some really encouraging data!

Overall weight loss is statistically a little better with Bypass. (that said...both procedures can effectively help bring people to goal weight and both can fail) Overall complication rates are higher with bypass, though. More leaks, more malabsorption issues. Both surgeries carry some risk, but in the grand spectrum of things, both are pretty safe surgeries these days. The safety of a surgery is dependent, also, on the surgeon's experience. You want a surgeon who does a LOT of your procedure and feels very comfortable doing it. That expertise...is crucial to safety and a good outcome. I chose sleeve because my surgery was quick, it's my surgeon's favorite, and I don't want to have dumping issues. I was on the table less than an hour, and was up walking laps around the ward within just a few hours after surgery. If you currently have problems with GERD, you might want to lean toward bypass. Before surgery, my endoscopy revealed chronic gastritis and this concerned me a little (but we figured it was due to multiple daily doses of ibuprofen and a couple of my other meds)...but I went ahead with the sleeve because I don't want to dump. I have not had any problems with acid reflux. I'm off my omeprazole (antacid PPI that you take for a while after surgery) and i've still not hand any problems with acid. (thank goodness!) If you're a vegetarian (I'm not, but I lean that way quite a bit) you might want to consider the sleeve. A big part of my diet is complex carbs, fruit, and lower glycemic index whole grains....I wanted to be able to continue to eat a healthy vegetarian-leaning diet without concerns about dumping. I'm a fruit-bat. I don't eat a lot of refined sugar, but I do eat a lot of fructose in whole fruits. Talk about the pros and cons with your doctor. Either way you go....you have good odds.

https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/eaft-sft052418.php Interesting article on the side effects of obesity on sex hormones in men, and how bariatric surgery reverses this

Interesting article. Apparently folks who have bariatric surgery have reduced risk for skin cancer! https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/897201 Here's my thought, though...while it's true that obesity increases your risk of cancer in general and WLS certainly helps correct that.... I think in generally, most fatter people spend less time outdoors in the sun throughout their lives. They also cover up more when they're outside than thinner people. (generalizations, of course) But yeah, this is intriguing! I'd rather not have skin cancer...so, cool

I had the easiest surgery ever. Zero nausea. None. Blew my mind. I was expecting to feel horrible. I felt terrific and walked miles on the ward the day of surgery. Took a shower at 7am, the next day, shampooed, dried and styled my hair, put makeup and street clothes on...and was ready to escape as soon as my doctor did morning rounds. Figured it couldn't hurt to look like I was ready to go home:) Worked like a charm and I got sprung:) Things I think that might have helped...I got up and walked as soon as I could and I kept walking every hour I was awake. I took as little pain meds as they'd let me. I'm not a fan of pain meds. I was a little uncomfortable, but so relieved to be on the other side and moving...that it didn't bother me much. My doc puts everyone on three different anti nausea medications. Whatever he's doing...it works. Least it did for me. Seriously...zero nausea. I have not vomited once in six months since surgery. My nurses were great. Felt well cared for and like people were paying good attention. Particularly, in surgery recovery...I had a terrific nurse who was really sympathetic and did lots of things to make me comfortable. She got me cold packs for my shoulder pain, let me eat ice chips, got me heated blankets, was cheerful and warm and encouraging.

So far my worst post op food experience has been corn on the cob. I love corn on the cob and have tried it twice...and both times have gotten the slimes and been uncomfortable...took 30 minutes to get it moving both times. First time, it was grilled on the cob. Second time, it was broken up cobs in a crab boil. Both times, it was delicious....but caused me problems. Not much else bothers me. In the beginning dry meats were tricky and needed broth, and I cut my steak up pretty small. I've eaten baked potato with the skin, pop corn, celery, raw fruits and veggies of all types at this point....with no problems. None of the typical foods that cause concern bother me. Nothing gives me problems....except corn on the cob I'll try again next summer.

I just used regular, had no issues with the sugar in it.