ShoppGirl

It sounds normal to me. Although I haven't had a gastric emptying test, I do get a little hungry after 2 hours. I usually eat every 2 to 3 hours as some of those above have mentioned.

Bruises will get bigger at first as the blood comes to the surface, then get smaller as the blood is transformed. Do you usually bruise easily? It may explain why they are larger. That or your surgeon was a bit rough or needed to be a little more forceful manipulating the devices.
I agree with @ShoppGirl suggestion to email the images to your surgeon if you’re concerned. In the mean time try gentle rubbing some arnica or hirudoid cream on the bruises (avoid the wounds).

Yes, agree too. As I said, it’s all about what works for you. No wrong way just the right way for you.

I am definitely not an expert when it comes to bruises but I know they do change colors. I Just don’t remember if they get darker or larger or what. I can definitely see a difference though. I would personally call my Dr and ask if you can just email them the pictures explaining how it feels as well. I am in the save myself the mental anguish camp. You are paying them after all.

100% agreed!
same same same.
except i was/am more like 1-2 hours spacing between eating after WLS (if i remembered to eat) and i was a TOTAL snacker prior to WLS.
i cant tell you how many times i was told (directly or indirectly) that i was/am doing it wrong, that im just repeating the same bad habits (i.e., grazing and skipping breakfast) and that i am on a slippery slope back to obesity .
its been almost 6 years now and im perfectly fine. not even close to being obese again. hopefully this will continue to be the case....because im not so ignorant to assume this M.O. will last forever. things change, and if i don't change with it, who knows?
saying it again: we all so different with different things that work for us, find what works and do that.
❤️
p.s. [ DEEP THOUGHTS tangent ] ...sometimes i feel like im nagging or posing as a pseudo Yoda or something because im getting this feeling like i keep repeating the same thing in a way that can be perceived as condescending and know-it-all-ish (sorry!) i think i have maybe been on this forum too long (and/or too much).

One more thing to note is that I was never a Breakfast eater prior to WLS, but after WLS I wake up and I'm hungry within 30 minutes which has never been the case.
Most night I eat a tiny dinner (thanks restriction) at 6 PM and that will be it until the next day. So due to the tiny portions I have to eat earlier (at 10 AM) otherwise I am famished. So I have a coffee at 8:30 and then a small breakfast at 10 and then eat every 2-3 hours otherwise I don't get in enough calories. You could say I am grazer after WLS? I never was a snacker nor a grazer, but hey the pounds are melting off?
I think what matters the most isn't how often you eat but what your total caloric intake is at the end of the day. If you eat a 1000 calories in the form of 3 big meals or tiny Snacks every 2 hours doesn't matter.

I don't know if I am the right person to answer this as I'm a newbie (less than 6 months out), but I do get hungry every 2 hours and I need to be eating something every two hours if I have access to food (meaning not out running errands or busy with anything). But again what I eat is considered a very small portion which I assume is the case for everyone who's had WLS? Unfortunately if I'm not eating every 2 hours then I would barely get in 300 calories a day.
So the point is, it depends on how much you eat that you feel hungry 2 hours later? If it is little food then it is completely understandable.

I am definitely not an expert when it comes to bruises but I know they do change colors. I Just don’t remember if they get darker or larger or what. I can definitely see a difference though. I would personally call my Dr and ask if you can just email them the pictures explaining how it feels as well. I am in the save myself the mental anguish camp. You are paying them after all.

I haven’t heard about colace specifically but I have heard of MANY people on here having to take a capful or whatever of laxatives daily for life post surgery. Haven’t heard of any issues. I assume your dr would be up to date on any issues since it seems to be a common thing.

I am definitely not an expert when it comes to bruises but I know they do change colors. I Just don’t remember if they get darker or larger or what. I can definitely see a difference though. I would personally call my Dr and ask if you can just email them the pictures explaining how it feels as well. I am in the save myself the mental anguish camp. You are paying them after all.

I like iced Protein coffee or “proffee”. It’s just iced coffee with a Protein Shake mixed in and it’s delicious.

Thank you so much! I'm a little better today. I'm thinking it's muscular. 💕

i love gathering data and making observations!!! thanks for allowing me to let my freak fly!
soooo: i clocked in at 2293 calories as of 9:30pm-ish yesterday.
and whaddayaknow, this is actually an amount that i normally eat these days!
HOWEVER, a couple things to note:
1) i took an almost 3 hour nap after i digested the offending Breakfast. so my "eating window" was quite reduced....and my calorie burning hours were also reduced.
2) when i woke up, i went to town on a charcuterie board The Kid made and we all know cheese and cured meats and fig jam and crackers and nuts and dried fruit have a ton of calories. especially with the amount i ate, ha!
sooo...i dunno if yesterday was a typical example of me eating in the morning and the ensuing result.
a little anticlimactic...whomp whomp.

Soooo....how much did you end up eating???

There are so many factors that play a role in the ideal rate of loss for an individual I would ask your team this question since they have all the information about you and your history.

Hey, Thank you all so much for the Kind Words and Motivation.

Of course i will Continue my Journey since i am not Finished. And the First year isn't even over for me. I will just Fight and Push like i always did, and Start to tackle the social Anxiety, i Guess you are Right, if i want a Chance at Love. I should try.

oook yikes. And I'm somewhat guilty of what your friend does too; my boyfriend and I are already planning our costumes 😂

Keep us posted.

Is it just me?!?! Or did this year fly?
It was slow at first but then...wow-crazy!!

ok...so a real-time anecdote/example to the Breakfast debate!
woke up this morning at my normal time of 5:30am i usually go to hot yoga around 10 or 11, but this morning i went to a 6:30 class (wanted to try out a new instructor). got home at 8, started to feel super hungry at 9, and i just finished a piece of toast with 1 over easy egg about 20 mins ago.
it is now 9:47 am and i am feeling lethargic and full and i wanna go to sleep. am on the couch right now waiting to digest so i can lay down already.
boo breakfast (or early day eating, whatever u wanna call it).
lets see how much i end up eating today...

I noticed the issue for me is lunch. I can eat an early breakfast, or breakfast at any time, and be ok. But if I don't eat lunch, I'm perfectly fine. If I eat lunch, I'm literally STARVING all day. It's so weird to me.

I wonder what mine looks like, I can eat after 20 mins quite comfortably

when you are 3 years out eating every 3 hours can be dangerous as the amount you can eat has increased quite dramatically compared to 12 months out

Congratulations. I am so happy for you.

Thanks. The more I read I think it’s pretty normal too. The tech said it was the fastest he had ever seen. I Guess that’s why the techs aren’t really supposed to tell you anything.