GradyCat

Good point. It's always "let's meet for lunch to catch up." Gotta think of other meeting options

Really? I wish my nutritionist had told me that! I've been stalled for two months eating 600-800 calories. Maybe I'm not eating enough.

That's normal. You were pumped with air and fluids and just had major surgery. Don't sweat it.

Can totally relate to this. I've only lost 5 pounds in 2.5 months. Stalled, stalled, stalled despite eating the right number of calories, exercising, drinking water. It just happens. And then the scale will move a pound or two. I'm confident that I'll pick up losing again and my body is just adjusting. Hang in there.

It's only natural to be a little anxious because it's a major surgery. But look at all the people here on this forum who survived it and had no complications. You can do it!

I use Bio-Oil and at six months post-op my scars are very faded

You'll be kinda tired for two weeks, but it's not terrible. The nausea only lasted one day post-op for me and I was okay by the time I got home from the hospital. I never had any pain. You'll need to sip, sip, sip on liquids and stay hydrated.

It happens to me when I eat steak, my stomach can only handle one bite of it.

I had a couple of bad choice days earlier this week, but it turned out being a good thing because I had just had dental work done and a temporary crown put in and the sugar from the chocolate I ate hurt my tooth like hell, so I have no desire for chocolate now

They probably have a chicken tortilla soup you can eat.

You're right on track.

I started a month or six weeks before the surgery to start eating like I would be after surgery and I had cut out soft drinks, sugar, pasta, carbs, etc. No food funerals.

I was on my stomach as soon as I got out of the hospital without any problems

I use MyFitnessPal

I haven't tried salad yet for fear my stomach isn't ready for it. I had a soft tortilla yesterday and almost got "the foamies" as my stomach still can't handle it.

Sip, sip, sip. Don't gulp or drink like you used to.

I can take a sip or two, but it definitely feels different post-op and I couldn't drink a whole diet soda now and don't crave or want carbonated drinks anymore.

Hopefully you'll remember how it felt and not do it again

Yes, perfectly normal. It'll go away in a couple of weeks. I'm six months post-op now and you can barely see the incision scars anymore

I'm learning that I don't HAVE to eat it just because it's there.

I take two soft chews per day, 500 mg each/total 1,000 mg /day

I am taking biotin gummies for hair and nails and also using both Nioxin shampoo/conditioner and Minoxidil for hair regrowth.

It's not going to kill you to miss a dose here and there, but try to set a timer on your phone for weekends or lay them out on the bathroom counter or something if you can.

Yes, I think so too. My dentist evidently had a garlic or onion bagel the other day for breakfast and while he was working on me I thought I was going to die.

Good luck on your job interview. Peanut butter and I are getting alone just fine. Sometimes our tolerances change post-surgery, so apparently you'll have to cross it off your list.