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Everything posted by Nelly631
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Looking for support buddy January 14, 2019 sleeve
Well that day marks my 8 weeks ...good luck and ask any questions u need to ppl on here are great with helping each other
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Thinking its gas or constipation
The way i feel like this crap when i turn or sitting im a littlr afraid to take anything else not knowing for sure if its gas or constipation but i haven't been going every day
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Thinking its gas or constipation
He said take gas x its not working much just hope its only gas or constipation im nervous
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How often do others weigh themselves?
I do it everyday but im going to stop and do it every 3 days
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12 days post op.....stomach pain and diarrhea
Im really not sure but i hope u feel better but i dont think its a big concern id be more concerned with not be able to go to the bathroom like what im experiencing today and im miserable
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I have another question
I was told the same 3 weeks as long as i was comfortable
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Thinking its gas or constipation
Left side discomfort in stomach only when sitting month after sleeve keeps feeling like i need to burp or pass gas but it only cones out a little .....help lol
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Some inflammation
No its good for it actually but i was over doing it i was falling asleep with it on and everything
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300+ Support Group - Please join me
I started my journey at 395 before surgery i was 345 now its been a little over a month since my surgery and im 325 and im fustraighted a bit because it seems i lost weight faster before surgery im truing my hardest i had a goal to be 299 under 300 by my birthday but since my birthday is jan 2 i don't see me losing 26 pounds by then
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Feeling sad
Awww it will get better im a little over a month post op and the first couple weeks i felt just as you feeling i made the worst decision of my life wanting to go back in time and undo it because i wanted to just eat and drink but i slowly got over it ..i can not lie im still having periods where i want certain foods but after i eat what im suppose to eat and im satisfied im ok ...its not my stomach that wants to eat certain things and in a certain manner i realized its my mind
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When did you guys start the gym?
Had my surgery 11/18 saw my doctor yesterday said its fine for me to go back to the gym doing cardio but no weights as of yet since i also had a hernia removed....i went back to the gym this morning did 45mins of cardio it felt great my only issue so far is sipping im so used to chugging water down that it annoys me to sip at it
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When did you guys start the gym?
Had my surgery 11/18 saw my doctor yesterday said its fine for me to go back to the gym doing cardio but no weights as of yet since i also had a hernia removed....i went back to the gym this morning did 45mins of cardio it felt great my only issue so far is sipping im so used to chugging water down that it annoys me to sip at it
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Some inflammation
I stopped with the heating pad all together i feel so much better i got slight to no soreness at all im doing well thank you
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The Social End of WLS is wacky
Oh i have no problem with sweets because i never really been a sweetie but i have a issue with wanting to eat a potatoe chip i love chips lol but im 4 weeks out now and i won't dare touch 1
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Is the pre op liquid diet for losing weight before the surgery? or is it for cleaning out the intestines and stomach before surgery?
For losing some weight and strinking the liver the less fatty the liver is the easier it is for your surgeon to work on your stomach
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I messed up, what was I thinking
I was only doing shakes and water 2 1/2 weeks then my RD had me try all these different things but the only thing that went down and i felt no fullness or pain was string cheese and sweet potatoe i had to try something and today starts week 4 ...yesterday i had a small piece of boiled chicken on bone it went down great i can not do chicken breast i do not like meat that isn't on a bone all the flavor comes from the bone.....and remember chew chew chew until your food is almost like liquid in your mouth
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I messed up, what was I thinking
I was only doing shakes and water 2 1/2 weeks then my RD had me try all these different things but the only thing that went down and i felt no fullness or pain was string cheese and sweet potatoe i had to try something and today starts week 4 ...yesterday i had a small piece of boiled chicken on bone it went down great i can not do chicken breast i do not like meat that isn't on a bone all the flavor comes from the bone.....and remember chew chew chew until your food is almost like liquid in your mouth
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Some inflammation
I had no problems after gallbladder removal i did hear u can still get gallstones but i don't have any
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Some inflammation
I don't have a gallbladder i had it removed 7 years ago but my surgeon did say i had so much scare tissue it too him an hour to get thru it
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Some inflammation
I was over doing it id have it on for like a hour falling to sleep with it on
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Some inflammation
I am a little over 3weeks post op sleeve and i had some pain on my right side so after my anxiety got the best of me i wentvto the ER and they did a cat scan they saw some inflammation thats all...but didn't tell me what it could of came from....im hearing from ppl that over using the heating pad can cause the and i live for that heating pad even feel asleep with it on me a couple (smh)times ....i want to put a ice pack on it but i forgot to ask if ice is ok .....does anyone know if it would work?