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how did the surgery turn out. You probably feel like crap right now, but in about a week, you feel back to your old self. it took me about 5 days. I'm almost a month out and 20 lbs down and feel great! Good luck and happy new birthday.
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I'm three weeks past surgery, and things have been going pretty well, all things considered. However, in the last five days or so, I've been experiencing unusual and extreme muscle tension in my legs and back, and I don't know why. It seems to correlate to my return to work, but I can't think of anything I'm doing at work that would contribute to it. My leg muscles are very stiff, making it hard to walk any real distance, and my back muscles are in knots. What I'm wondering is, could some nutritional deficiency be causing this? It's conceivable I'm just tense from coming back to work, but I can't help but doubt it.
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Makes sense, especially since the nutritionist said I wasn't taking enough calcium pills...I thought I was supposed to chew up one a day, but apparently I'm supposed to do three a day.
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Concave Pits!
thinnerdaysahead replied to Disabledaccount's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Weight loss happens in funny places, huh? Sometimes I notice saggy skin, but a couples of weeks later, it looks better. -
I'm four weeks post op and get my first fill tomorrow but am eating like the dr said and been having a heartburn kinda feeling..is this normal?im worried its slipped already.
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I'm 3 weeks post op. I have trouble swallowing anything, but mostly miss refreshing drinks of Water. I have pain from, I think, my haital hernia repair. I'm supposed to be on pureed or liquids, but just can't get them down. Today I tried Protein drink, applesauce, and some saltine crackers; the drink and applesauce was probably only an ounce each. I have the pain and heartburn as well. I was on a trip and my prevacid was causing foam and vomiting. Just feeling weak, listless. Advice please. Rolaids works a little.
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It is so REAL for the two of you now. Remember after a week , start out with short walks (15 minutes) . I have helped my band with exercise and I feel so good now. Just last night I was what is that? Oh my ribs. LOL Six months after surgery is so different. It's wonderful. I can eat at any restaurant (share plates). Booked a 25 year anniversary trip for September and I'm gonna be in skinny clothes!!!! edie
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I know how you feel- I was SO excited when I got going... I had my consultation and surgery 2 weeks later. I would have had surgery the next day if they had an opening. I made a word document shopping list and am editing it as I recover so I know what works, what doesn't. etc so be sure to PM me when you get your surgery date so I can send it to you if you want. we'll be the Banded lLorelei's (using traditional spelling- mine isn't spelled traditionally either!). I think it is so cute that is your nickname. that is my mom's first name (spelled as mine is, Loreli).
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Hey sleevers! I'm looking for some advice! I am 4.5 weeks post op... My first month was awesome! No nauseous, no vomiting, no pain, minimal heartburn. Starting yesterday I have just been feeling off. Very tired, kind of queasy, and totally turned off by all food... As in pretty much not eating anything. Anyone else experience this or know what I should do? I was told I didn't need to take a b-12, but I'm thinking maybe it will help my energy level? Is this true?
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I felt this way around the same time (I'm 5 weeks out now). Went through a period where I was just turned off by food. It has gotten better within the last couple of days. I think my issue was more emotional than physical. Sent from my iPad using VST
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I was sleeved on March 18th and am loving it in a way. I've been extremely dizzy on Easter I blacked out and woke up on the floor. Does anyone know what could be causing this? Also the "full feeling" they say you will feel I don't feel it in my stomach I feel it in my throat it feels like if I take another bite ill puke. Does anyone else have this? I'm not over eating I get that feeling after a few bites. Any kind of feed back would be great!! Oh and since a week pre op til today I'm down 30 pounds!!! Yay
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Help Post Op Sleevers!
nsquared replied to blondie311's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I am sorry about the blackout. I hope you didn't injure yourself. Unfortunately, I can't offer advise about that but I can comment on the throat feeling. I am 8 weeks post op and that throat feeling just started to go away for me about 2 weeks ago. Two things: chew until your food is the consistency of yogurt so it doesn't get stuck on the way down. That throat feeling is murder and I spent lots of time hurling because of it. Second, take small bites and fully swallow before you take your next bite. That way, you know the food has gone down and you can actually decide if you really need that next bite or if you're full in your new little belly. Those things worked for me. I was not eating too much, but eating too fast and not chewing enough. Hope it helps! -
I'm 3 weeks post op and have no energy at all. I know it takes awhile to get it back but id like to know how my levels are looking. My surgeon doesn't do bloodwork till a year post op. I see my PCP on the 14th to go over meds and I think I'm going to request that he check my levels of everything.
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Crazy liquid diet
findingnish replied to findingnish's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
As a whole class everyone was put on 2 week liquid diet do you think I can eat something....no one was singled out for the liquid diet to me it was pretty much everyone in the nutrition class I could be wrong but it was told to us as a whole but maybe individual sessions we're given Sent from my SM-N910P using the BariatricPal App -
Fatigue was a real issue for me through the first 2 months post-op. I took six weeks off from work, and when I did go back, I was still fighting the fatigue for a few more weeks. It isn't an issue so much for me now (3 months post-op yesterday), so it will get better. Good luck!
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Banded 12/30, and am hungry already
LargeMediumSmall replied to PhillyGirl's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Don't worry. Remember, you just had the surgery and your band won't officially be 'turned on' until you get it filled. I lasted about 4 days on the post-op liquids before I was so hungry I wanted to eat my dog. I called my doc and he approved semi-soft items and gave me suggestions. He said that not everyone lasts the full post op time on liquids. At about 2 1/2 weeks post op I could (and wanted to) eat just about anything I wanted. I was in a panic thinking the thing didn't work. I called, once again, with my issues and they laughed that laugh of experience and told me not to worry. They reminded me that my band hadn't been adjusted yet and it was essentially "inside me but not turned on yet." After my first fill at 4 weeks post op I was off and running and hopefully you will be too. Give your doc a call and see what he'll approve. As for the hunger.....Don't worry. Soon you'll have that band up an running and doing it's job. -
Banded 12/30, and am hungry already
cheryl2586 replied to PhillyGirl's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have always been hungry since day one and its been a year. We never allowed ourselves to get hungry before. Its all a learning experience. I lost 70lbs with no fills just have my first fill on the 30th. When you diet arent you hungry????? Yes you are. You are dieting. The band is only a tool to let you know the right portions to eat. I have a small bowl I eat out of I got from the dollar store its about 3 to 4 oz. Thats what I fill and eat three times a day. When I started wanting more food and snacking I knew it was time for a fill. Thinking you wont be hungry is a misconception the bottom part of your stomach is still working and there. Hunger is a necessity for your body to know when to eat. I guess at about 12 days post op I added soft foods. Im back to square one again after the fill liquids for 24 hours and soft food all weekend. -
Oh sorry you did ask a question. You and I are only 5 months apart. So basically were at the same stage. Go back to the beginning where you started in MAINTANANCE. cuz that's when the "Honeymoon' phase ended. One awesome thing about this pouch is..it has the ability to make you lose weight quickly if you start behaving properly again...love thattt!!!.., Go back and follow your maintenance rules, That's why food logging is so important...I've give my self a 10 lb leeway, 10 lbs up Im still ok, but need to BACK IT UP...10 down ( happens when I going going going, busy busy busy, and not eating enough food for weeks). The 10 lbs either way gives me a instant alarm to PAY ATTENENTION DEE, your body's in distress!!!! I always jump back to my shakes & Snacks and up my exercise time in the gym or whatever, I like to walk, ALOT to the beat of my music..and I like Katy Perry!!!...lolol
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Hi Everyone! I will be getting sleeved next Wednesday. Having all the emotions that many of you had written about. One of the things that is making me nervous is that I have not told anyone- just my husband and my best friend from childhood. I guess I am embarrassed to admit that I need surgery.... On the 2 week pre op diet....do you think that broth from a Chinese restaurant is a bad idea? G
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New Here, And Just Starting This Journey
DeeMotionalEater replied to ecruz1283's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I've been getting ready for a few months started with a surgeon that only did RNY & band... Something kept pulling me back to the Sleeve...so I seen a new surgeon today, the office manager told me because I started the process with the other surgeon that I could get the surgery within weeks not months......I felt really comfortable with the surgeon I met today, my previous surgeon always seemed very busy. I've thought about WLS for years and would tell myself I should just finally get this weight off myself, quickly I realized my body would only allow me to lose 25-30 pounds and then slowly regain even with excessive exercise and low carb diet..... It works for a while but always SLOWLY creeps back on....... I'm thinking late December early January for me, maybe be can be across country buddies, I'm in Cali -
New from Australia. QLD
gwenyth replied to Hilda2bthin's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi,I had my surgery last Wed 2/6/10 and it seemed to go well.I had a Hiatus hernia repaired at the same time.Unfortunately i had a cold all week as well so still feel a bit under the weather.I have some left shoulder tip pain and have been taking Paracetamol only so far since discharge as well as in hospital.I did not have any gas pain just some tightness around my sternum and I was wondering if anyone has any idea how long the shoulder tip pain goes on for ?I have been using hot packs for it but it is really annoying.Also is it normal to feel a bit lightheaded and have a slight headache all the time even though it is 5 days after surgery? Any ideas would be great. -
Happy New Year from West Virginia!!
Texgirly replied to nurselori73's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
They just moved to WV -she had her LB done in Beaumont. She has been a great source of info. We are both about 5'1" and have started this journey above 200. She was right at 240 at the time of her surgery and is down by 75 pounds - but she has not had a fill in over a year. She is actually waiting until life is settled now that they have moved. I am meeting with my surgeon next week and will weigh in at 230. Good luck with the guinea pig thing. I would think being part of the "team" they will do everything they can to make sure your procedure is picture perfect. Not they won't for every other patient but being one of the own has to count for something. -
New Here, And Just Starting This Journey
ecruz1283 posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hello, My name is Erin. I am new to this site, and just starting out on this journey to the Gastric Sleeve. I have my first appointment with my surgeon next week, and am nervous, scared, and excited all at the same time. I have been heavy my entire life, but once I had 3 kids the weight just kept piling on and has been so hard to loose. I have thought about this surgery many many times, I even saw a surgeon and started going through clearances for the surgery about 2 years ago, but I dont know what it was that made me change my mind. I now realize that was a huge mistake! This is something that I need to do. I am going to be 30 years old in about a month, and some days feel like I am 70. I don't have the energy to do the things I need and want to do with my family. I have finally decided this is it, I have to do something about my weight. I have tried all of the different yo-yo diets, weight watchers, changing eating habits and excercising, but nothing seems to give me the results I need or want. It is time for a change. I am just so tired of not having the energy to do things with my kids. I am starting this journey at 299lbs (as of this morning), and hope to get down to 160. I live in New York, and am having my surgery done by Dr. Baiju Gohil at Syosset Hospital. I'm looking to make some friends on here along the way. :wub: -
Hello everybody!! I had surgery on 8-22-13 after debating for a lot of years because I was afraid but I'm glad I got it over with finally. Everything went great no pain at all the only bad thing that happened to me was that I had a bad rash below my abdomen and my dermatologist gave me a cream that I was allergic to and I got completely burned and I developed a bacteria in which I had to take a lot of antibiotics and it made me so nauseaus that it was very difficult for me to eat anything its been already 3 weeks that I finished the antibiotic and still every food that I used to love before disgusses me, I'm only eating Quacke. Grits mashed potato water melon grapes and other fruits and also protein shake on the other hand I really don't know what to eat I would really like if somebody would give me like a sample menu so I can have an idea of what to eat because the instructions that I have from the dietician doesn't really help me much because I see that a lot of you guys eat eggs and on the paper that I have it says to eat egg whites how much creative can you be with egg whites only. Please help me in giving me an idea, on the other hand I have lost 45 lbs. But I haven't started excersizing yet for me its kind of hard because I'm not used it but I guess I'll have to do it sooner or later. Wish you all the best and with good health!!! Thank you so much in advance for your help!!!
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I'm pretty sure that I passed a stone about 5 weeks postop although I never sought help. My back hurt for three days and it hurt to go to the bathroom. TMI alert: after about 7 hours of overnight agony, I wiped and there was blood ... I assumed I was starting my period (ugh) but immediately all my pain was gone.... Definitely call....I didn't and now I feel like I have undocumented issues. I
