saygrace

i thought it only was effective if you’re under like 175lbs or something like that??

i’m convinced your only job on this site is to make everyone laugh 😂

Hi Ladies! I think I’m a little further out than most of you but I wanted to share in case I can give anyone else hope. I’m nearly one year out from surgery and I’ve lost 70kg (154pounds) since then (no pre op program as I’m Australian). I started at 156 (343pounds) and I’m now 85kg (188pounds).
Today I feel like a million bucks!

my incisions are so freaking itchy...... send help 😭😭

Yes and mushify it as much as you can. You know it does sound very tasty at 6 pm to me!

walk and walk and walk!!! my surgery was 7/25 and i had awful gas pains but i just made sure to walk around, even just through the house

walk and walk and walk!!! my surgery was 7/25 and i had awful gas pains but i just made sure to walk around, even just through the house

walk and walk and walk!!! my surgery was 7/25 and i had awful gas pains but i just made sure to walk around, even just through the house

my week 1 &2 says that as well and i was wondering the same thing!

Hey - question for all of you that in your post-op phase. One of the items I can have in Weeks 1 & 2 are "Strained Low Fat Cream Soup". What type of Soup would that be exactly? I'm assuming Cream of chicken would be ok. No way I'm eating Cream of Mushroom by itself. What else is there? Is there a Cream of Potato?? What about a bisque like Tomato Bisque?

well i’m sure you’re all at the edge of your seats, but i got my period today (week and a half early). normally i’d be annoyed cause like, dude, i just got surgery you’re really gonna do me like this AND give me my period? but i’m relieved 😂

got my surgery done 7/25, just got home today at 230pm. feeling pretty good!

oh yeah that def helps!! i’ve been drinking a lot of chicken broth and today i tried the Premier Protein Water raspberry flavored and drank a whole one. it was a little too sweet for me so i diluted it with water. one bottle is 16.9 oz and i cut it with water every time so i know i reached my goal of 32oz!!

My comment wasn’t really directed at you, but at the people who seemed miffed they were asked to take a pregnancy test.

I am glad things worked out for you! I think we’ll always find someone to stress over before surgery. For me, it was whether my EKG would be normal (I was convinced it wouldn’t) and then I was worried about not passing the nicotine test (I quit vaping in plenty of time)... so I always found something to panic over pre-op. 😂

I wasn't trying to suggest that an STP is a man-only thing. I think I was venting because it seems that women are often singled out arbitrarily. Perhaps my comment was a bit misplaced and silly, but it was coming from a place of frustration. I've had far too many experiences in which I felt that I was treated differently and taken less seriously because of my gender. I meant no harm. My own personal demons.

A somewhat related pet peeve of yours truly. If ONE MORE doctor's office asks me if I have had a hysterectomy, I WILL SCREAM!
Bariatric Surgeon- okay
Urologist/Nephrologist maybe okay
Even PCP that I can condone
But an Orthopaedic surgeon or an Otolaryntologist WTF do THEY have in mind? Maybe I had better not Hang Around and Find Out?😥💦😪

My hospital didn’t. Neither did my docs office. My plastic surgeon did. My endocrine surgeon didn’t. Varies by hospital/surgery center.

I mean I get it that some of them want to cover themselves and don’t want to take your word for it... but some do take your word for it. It’s not consistent. In case you’re wondering I was over 40 post menopause and had my tubes tied. So 🤷🏼‍♀️

Okay- so I had to take the test, too- even though I have an IUD and literally had my period the day of surgery.

But- it could be very catastrophic for you and the potential fetus if you were pregnant during surgery... so better safe than sorry. It’s peeing in a cup- which is a painless (for most) thing to do. It’s not like they’re doing a spinal tap to see if you’re pregnant.

I missed all the drama but got here in time for saygrace's good news.
I wonder if they test men for STDs before surgery?

@tealael i’m doing pretty good! i stayed in the hospital for two nights, so i got home friday afternoon. most of my pain has been manageable with just tylenol which is fabulous. and i got my period my first day home, woohooo!

well i’m sure you’re all at the edge of your seats, but i got my period today (week and a half early). normally i’d be annoyed cause like, dude, i just got surgery you’re really gonna do me like this AND give me my period? but i’m relieved 😂

@tealael i’m doing pretty good! i stayed in the hospital for two nights, so i got home friday afternoon. most of my pain has been manageable with just tylenol which is fabulous. and i got my period my first day home, woohooo!

it definitely will! from what i’ve read, after surgery you’re extremely fertile so if you don’t want to be preggers be extra careful!
i got the sleeve done this past wednesday!

hahah yeah definitely did... counting down the days until i can start my birth control again.... august 26th here i come

well i’m sure you’re all at the edge of your seats, but i got my period today (week and a half early). normally i’d be annoyed cause like, dude, i just got surgery you’re really gonna do me like this AND give me my period? but i’m relieved 😂