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Happy to hear you are back home with family. I am sure they have missed you as much as you missed them. The thought of eating and drinking fluids does get easier as time goes on ....wishing you a speedy recovery

Yeah losers bench!! I finally came home last night after 6 days away from family. What a sweet reunion! I have lost 8.5lbs since surgery on the 20th! I am on full Fluid but the though of eating or drinking anything other then Water today is grossing me out! I have 33 staples that I am looking forward to having removed as well as the G tube. Welcome all fellow January losers! Good luck on your journey!

Just came from first Dr. appointment since surgery 11 days ago. All is well and going great. I have no restrictions as far as excercise goes. I still have to follow diet and nutrician gudelines which is pureed foods for three weeks yet before moving on to soft solids. I am down 15 pounds from the visit before surgery and liquid diet started and he says this is great ..I am so happy with the way things are moving along.

I just got released from the hospital! 1 night in a hotel then I fly home! I miss my family . My pain is controlled with meds. I have 33 staples down my tummy!! My appetite is very low now until I start eating then I can easily eat half a cup and have to cut myself off but only if it's yummy food! Yesterday they served cr of potato Soup it was so yummy course I forgot to eat slow and after a few bites my tummy told me it was now in charge! Very painful! Lesson learned lol.

I agree sips of Water as soon as you can so you don't dehydrate yourself. Yesterday my pain in shoulders from gas was pretty bad yet so I took the prescribed liquid meds and that left me light headed and sleepy for most if the day. I didn't want to eat or drink which was bad. Today still have the gas pain but dealing with it so I can move around eat and drink sips of Water.< /p>
Where I see myself in a year...at my goal weight of at least 145 or even lower and off all co-morbid obesity meds. Already off of diabetes meds so there's one down

Hello everyone! I had my surgery Tuesday and am going home from hospital today. Feeling pretty good. Not much pain. It was nice to be able to meet 2biglamb, as we are at the same hospital. Just waiting for my ride so I thought I'd update. Ttyl.

Hi everyone - glad to see everyone is doing well. Who knew that food could taste so good again! I have been able to tolerate every food choice so far - i can only have 1/4 c serving. I laugh at how long it takes me to eat it too. I guess it's worth it to avoid nausea or backing up. I've been keeping a food journal so that I have something to show the doc when I have my follow up next week. My plan is to go back to work on the 3rd so each day I try to add a wee bit more structured activity to my day, so I'll be ready. So far I've lost 14 lbs since my first visit to the practice. I expect this will pick up once I'm cleared to be more active. Well, hang in everyone - I can't wait to see what we're talking about NEXT year at this time!

Well, I made it. I'm here. On the losers Bench! Thanks everyone for the support.

Just seen my doc 11 days post op, lost 10 lbs.. yay!!

I got to go home today after 4 nights in the hospital. I do have to say it is rough. I have pain meds though. I have been sleeping a lot and have only eaten once since being home, and I had to force myself to eat. I had no complications except that I kept having to get new iv's because they kept blowing. My doctor finally just changed my meds to oral. I had a lot of itching from the meds and they gave me Benadryl. Since I have been home I haven't had any itching. I'm glad to be home overall and ready to start losing the weight!

Hi everyone!
Well I'm 4 days post op - I had lap RNY on the 15th. I am astonished as to how good I feel. The gas pain was really the worst of anything. By the night of surgery - I was walking the entire lap of the hospital floor. I left the hospital on Friday morning & actually walked into the pharmacy to get my prescriptions. It's miraculous to realize all our bodies can go through & how quickly we can bounce back. I'm thankful & grateful for the progress.
The medical team warned me that I might not like sweet tastes as much anymore & that is certainly true. The Protein shakes I enjoyed before are now too sweet. So I've had to adapt them with some powdered milk to cut the sweetness. I'm not hungry, per se, just looking forward to more diversity with the soft foods stage.
I've been so excited to read how all of us January babies have been doing. It's now a whole new world for us! Keep up the good work everyone!

I agree sips of Water as soon as you can so you don't dehydrate yourself. Yesterday my pain in shoulders from gas was pretty bad yet so I took the prescribed liquid meds and that left me light headed and sleepy for most if the day. I didn't want to eat or drink which was bad. Today still have the gas pain but dealing with it so I can move around eat and drink sips of Water.< /p>
Where I see myself in a year...at my goal weight of at least 145 or even lower and off all co-morbid obesity meds. Already off of diabetes meds so there's one down

I agree sips of Water as soon as you can so you don't dehydrate yourself. Yesterday my pain in shoulders from gas was pretty bad yet so I took the prescribed liquid meds and that left me light headed and sleepy for most if the day. I didn't want to eat or drink which was bad. Today still have the gas pain but dealing with it so I can move around eat and drink sips of Water.< /p>
Where I see myself in a year...at my goal weight of at least 145 or even lower and off all co-morbid obesity meds. Already off of diabetes meds so there's one down

I agree sips of Water as soon as you can so you don't dehydrate yourself. Yesterday my pain in shoulders from gas was pretty bad yet so I took the prescribed liquid meds and that left me light headed and sleepy for most if the day. I didn't want to eat or drink which was bad. Today still have the gas pain but dealing with it so I can move around eat and drink sips of Water.< /p>
Where I see myself in a year...at my goal weight of at least 145 or even lower and off all co-morbid obesity meds. Already off of diabetes meds so there's one down

I know, I'm excited! I have an inground pool and it's a 2 piece this yr baby!

I thought I'd move us over to this side where we can share stories, weight loss, concerns and just be generally supportive! So, I'm 4 days post-op and feeling really good. I was really sick post-op days 1&2 due to intestinal swelling and barium sitting in my pouch (relatively uncommon complication) but once I finally got rid the barium, things changed dramatically. Very little pain. I can lay flat on my side with a flat pillow supporting my stomach. Went for a 20 minute slow walk with my 6-year old today. No problem with Protein Shakes or broth. No nausea at all. I know many of our pre-oppers are nervous about life post-op so I wanted to encourage you! How's everyone else feeling?

urkeelingme...I do understand how you feel. I also couldn't lose weight with anything I tried, even after having the lapband. I have lost some but the weight came back. So this also is my last option. I do have faith this will work for us and we will not be trapped in a fat body. Good luck with surgery tomorrow. Please keep us updated with how you are feeling

urkeelingme...I do understand how you feel. I also couldn't lose weight with anything I tried, even after having the lapband. I have lost some but the weight came back. So this also is my last option. I do have faith this will work for us and we will not be trapped in a fat body. Good luck with surgery tomorrow. Please keep us updated with how you are feeling

My surgery it the 20th also. I start my liquid diet tomorrow. I also worry about loosing! Am I gonna be that fat person who couldnt even loose weight with surgery! I have been praying for years for God to give me the strength to loose this weight, I know this is what he wants for me so I'm trying to focus on that! I hope a year from now, we are all saying how silly we were to think this way. God bless us! And give us strength.

We are here for you urkeelingme! You can do this! I have faith in you and you will do great! Any questions you have please ask. I just had surgery two days ago so I can answer a few, but there is a wealth of knowledgable and supportive people here! Just think how awesome you will feel when you lose that weight and move on to the next chapter in your life.

GuyMontag Thank you for the info and sharing with me your experience with the prilosec. I have been on vacation and just got back from a Florida trip. I have been using it since the Dr. told me to and it is helping.
maddib76 ......I hope you are feeling much better, please let me know how things are going since you had some saline removed, thanks.

OMG!!!This is me also. I have had surgery in 2009 I had gotten my weight down to 165 . After 2 years I lost jobs and insurance and without having fills I paid more attention to the hunger again and not what I was eating needless to say I gained almost all my weight back. I have now started getting insurance again and now gonna start to get back on track. It easy to say get rid of the junk food in the house but hard to do when you have people in the house who do snack on junk foods but they don't over do it with the stuff. I can't tell them don't bring it home. Somehow I just have to tell myself do not touch it....lol.

OMG!!!This is me also. I have had surgery in 2009 I had gotten my weight down to 165 . After 2 years I lost jobs and insurance and without having fills I paid more attention to the hunger again and not what I was eating needless to say I gained almost all my weight back. I have now started getting insurance again and now gonna start to get back on track. It easy to say get rid of the junk food in the house but hard to do when you have people in the house who do snack on junk foods but they don't over do it with the stuff. I can't tell them don't bring it home. Somehow I just have to tell myself do not touch it....lol.

I decided to go with Bodytech whey tech pro 24. It is a Vitamin Shoppe brand and on sale until the end of month. I bought 2lbs of chocolate and 2lb of vanilla for $38.00. Then i bought unsweetened almond milk vanilla for 30 calories a cup.

i havent been through this with flying yet but i do know that if im having a long stressful day the band tightens a lot. i did read about flying and how it does affect the band though. im thinking that maybe you will go through it... everyone is different but if flying one way has affected you this way than you should expect that flying home will do the same. i do hope its not that bad though. not even being able to take in fluids is really scary stuff. good luck.