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Went to my 2 week post op on Thursday and down 29 pounds. On soft/purées now. So far tried scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, hummus, and refried beans. Tolerating it all pretty well except I had to add a moistener to the eggs to make them easier to take. Meeting my fluid goal but struggling with the protein intake even with 2 protein shakes a day. Is anyone getting their full protein amount? If so, how are you doing it?

My doctor left small pieces of bandage tape on my scars and told me to let them fall off naturally. Did anyone else get that? If so, has yours fallen off yet? At what day? Mine seem to really be hanging on!

I’m just sitting up and stretching when I feel the burn. My surgeon says he anchors the stomach to one of the ribs for some reason. Maybe to keep it from twisting while it’s healing. I know he almost didn’t do the surgery because my liver was so huge and he had trouble getting to my stomach. Right now I’m using a gastric band support belt and it’s helping a lot.

I had my surgery August 1st. I’m 9 days post-op from the sleeve. I have a question. Does anyone have a burning sensation when they use their abdominal muscles? I’m having pulling and burning where they pulled my excess stomach out and I wondering if anybody else is experiencing that.

I was supposed to have my surgery July 26 but it got pushed to August 1st. So I ride the line between those two months. Right now, I am 9 days post op. What was everyone’s pain level at this point? I’m still having pain between the incisions where they pulled the stomach and where they stapled the remaining part of my stomach to my rib. It’s pulling and burning anytime I engage my core. Is this normal? If so, when did it go away for you? Thanks!