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Back To Work And Stomach Seems To Be Taking Some Stress :(

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itsjude    2

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i went back to work this week and had 3 12hr shifts.... extremely busy shifts at the hospital. my stomach most the day felt like i did post op week one.... like it is still all inflamed. ugh! i cut out my one cup of coffee that i will have every once in a while thinking that was it... but nope. anyone experience the same? hopefully it gets better.

ideally id take some more work off but dont think i can afford to do so ...

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knewland    14

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When was your surgery?

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itsjude    2

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When was your surgery?

sorry, i should have said.... 9/10

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ElleG    394

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You could just be doing to much, but check with the doc to make sure everything is ok! :)

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KatNap    1

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My surgery was on 9/20 and i went back to work one week later. It was also my first day on soft/pureed food as well. I had a 4 oz yogurt for Breakfast, about 2 hours later I felt bloated and in pain. It felt like it was the day after surgery. Don't know if I ate too much, too fast or the extra activity was the problem. The next day i had my Protein Shakes at work and decided to just try and eat at home. I wish i could have taken more time off too but it was not an option. I haven't had any issues with the pureed/soft foods since.

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starsinmyeyes    29

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I went back to work after 2 weeks post surgery. I just stuck with Protein Shakes, yogurt, Soup, etc...Oh and sipped Water all day. It was really hard, I was tired and achey, my tummy still felt tender, I couldn't hardly eat, etc...but my doctor said it was normal and I was still healing. I would definitely talk to your doctor, but for sure just give your self time to heal. Even though the band is less invasive, it is still major surgery....give your self the time...your journey has just begun.

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Kime-lou    648

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Think about what you are eating. During my soft foods stage I had indigestion horrible. Mashed potatoes gave it to me bad as did the Protein Shakes. I took tums the first couple of weeks to keep the stomach happy, now I am fine and rarely ever have it.

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itsjude    2

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Think about what you are eating. During my soft foods stage I had indigestion horrible. Mashed potatoes gave it to me bad as did the Protein Shakes. I took tums the first couple of weeks to keep the stomach happy, now I am fine and rarely ever have it.

what do you mean you "took turns" ?

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itsjude    2

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I went back to work after 2 weeks post surgery. I just stuck with Protein Shakes, yogurt, Soup, etc...Oh and sipped Water all day. It was really hard, I was tired and achey, my tummy still felt tender, I couldn't hardly eat, etc...but my doctor said it was normal and I was still healing. I would definitely talk to your doctor, but for sure just give your self time to heal. Even though the band is less invasive, it is still major surgery....give your self the time...your journey has just begun.

you are right.... i feel like i have been banded forever and i should be totally normal now, but i am sure there is some healing still going on. it feels inflamed..... gonna try and take your advise... that and pray work slows down a tad :)

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itsjude    2

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You could just be doing to much, but check with the doc to make sure everything is ok! :)

thanks... i think i will call them tomorrow.

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rebirth91712    34

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I was banded 9/17. I work two jobs and went back to second job because it lighter work. I was ok the first day but very sore each day. It would be hard just to sit on car and drive. The port is sewn onto the muscle so its gonna be really tender since you are working.

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Wgbem    138

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I was going back 2 weeks later but due to the pain at the port site, I just came from my first post op appointment and decided to go back after 3 weeks. I thought I would be just up and running but I guess age does not allow for that, Lol.

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itsjude    2

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I was going back 2 weeks later but due to the pain at the port site, I just came from my first post op appointment and decided to go back after 3 weeks. I thought I would be just up and running but I guess age does not allow for that, Lol.

like internal port pain? i think that is what i have. its not the incision site or anything...

well, how young are you? lol i have felt the same way... like i should be good to go, but my body seems to be telling me it is still doing some healing!

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rebirth91712    34

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like internal port pain? i think that is what i have. its not the incision site or anything...

well' date=' how young are you? lol i have felt the same way... like i should be good to go, but my body seems to be telling me it is still doing some healing![/quote']

It's the muscle that you are feeling. It's still tender. Now that u are using it again you feel pain. Each day I feel a little better. Usually at the end of the day is when I'm more so. It's hurts to sit up in a chair.

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a1990    55

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I had surgery on the 3rd and I'm back to work today on the 8th and I'm still real sore and it was a little hard to drive this morning

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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