KathyM

hi Renee-- I am doing great! On Friday I will be 2 weeks post op and as of this morning I have lost 19 lbs. Just after surgery I did one week of liquids and now am in the soft/mushy stage. The liquid phase was pretty good, I found after surgery that I could drink liquids without any problems and when I had foods, I could do about 1/4 cup at a time. I did lots of jello and popciclesl, and when I wanted something with more substance, I would take campbells soup and puree it in my Magic Bullet which by the way is really awesome, then dish it out in 1/4 cup servings. Also the Yogurt Whips are super good if you put them in the freezer - then they are just like eating ice cream. I could only eat about 1/2 of a container at first, but now can eat a whole one. Do you have your date set yet? Last I remember you were shooting for some time in August or September.

Thanks so much for your kind words. I have been able to talk to all of the girls that I was with at the Recovery House and they all confirmed the things that I had said. I even talked with the girl who had the leak who he had supposedly talked to that said that she asked to be taken back to the hospital to get away from me and she said that was absolutely not true, she only went back to the hospital because she had to go back to surgery due to her leak and that she never even met any male persons during her rehospitalization, nor did anyone ever even bring up my name. I feel much better about that, just wish there was a way for everyone to know I am not some kind of bitch (excuse the language) because I really am not.

Wow! Aug 27th will be here before you know it!! The whole experience is kind of mind-blowing, it is soooo life changing! I am so happy with my decision to do it and will never look back. I have absolutely no problem getting my fluids in and I am taking a gummy vitamin twice a day. Protein is hard, because I really haven't found a protein source that I can stomach. I am going to work really hard to make sure my food sources are as high in protein as possible. Learning to eat for your body and not your head is really a new concept, and I am learning every day. I cant help but feel excited when I think about where I will be weight-wise next summer.

The procedure itself wasn't too bad so try not to worry too much. The first few hours after surgery were pretty uncomfortable but I think that goes with any surgery. I had mine about 6 in the evening and by morning I had NO pain or nausea! I hope your procedure goes just as smoothly.

I am soooo sad over this I can't stop crying. What he says is really not what happened - he wasn't there when I was, he doesn't know!!! I never meant to bash anyone, I was just posting my feelings about my experience. What I said was that my pt coordinator wasn't there for us and that I wondered if I would get the amount they owed me back. Was that wrong? I said that I was happy with Dr. Almanza and that the staff there were nice and took good care of us - how did I make this big of a mess??? When I wrote my post I thought I was so careful to word it in the most positive way possible. My point was meant to be that this is a huge experience alone and being in another country alone was hard. I was just saying that if you could take someone with you then you should. This is so awful it makes me sick

I am doing great!!! I have lost 17lbs in just over a week, no hunger whatsoever and plenty of energy which I was really worried about! When is your date and remind me again where you are having it done?

Msy-

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Hey girl!

Sorry I am just now answering, I ended up having my surgery on the 16th due to some flight delays. I didn't go in to surgery until about 6pm and the first night was a little rough - not so much pain (there was some, but not too bad) but for some reason I was really nauseated so I spent a good portion of the night gagging and dry heaving. By morning though I was much better, I got up and took a shower and wanted to nap alot which I did but every time I woke up I made myself get up and walk 3 times up and down the hall before I napped again. I really didn't have alot of gas like I read about. Anyways, I went home on the 19th and have been relearning this whole eating process but feeling well. I have lost about 11 lbs since surgery and keep getting on the scale to make sure it isn't a fluke haha!

I know this is short, but I don't want to just ramble on, so if you have any questions, please ask.

Take care

Kathy