Hello!

I am 6 days post-op and my surgery went very well. I haven't been on the forum mainly because I have had zero energy. I'm sure it is because of the 100% liquid only diet. I got to start mushies today so I cannot wait for lunch lol! I'm still starting my days with a protein shake. My pain is very slight. I am controlling it with tylenol at this point which is pretty amazing because tylenol does nothing for me typically. I did not get the left shoulder pain. I mainly just had pressure in my abdomen. I feel burpy a lot of the time and if I get up and walk it helps. I am still off of work till the 8th which is great. I feel like I will be good to go by then.

I have a follow up appointment with my surgeon and dietitian today. Don't quote me on these numbers because I want to see what my doctor's scale says but pre-op diet I lost 10 pounds and 6 days since surgery I am down another 9 for a total weight loss of 30 pounds since I began this journey.

Here are my pos-op tips so far:

Whatever you do don't freak out if the scale goes up right after surgery. I got on mine and was up 5 pounds. It is water retention and gas. You just had surgery so ignore it!

Prune juice - enough said LOL

Water is a lot harder to get down than before but you can do it if you have it right by you and in a glass with a staw!

Walking really does relieve the pressure

Very good keep it up!

Good for you. I just got on the scale and went up 2lbs. So far so good on broth