Hi VSG family. I am one week post op today and wondering what on earth have I done 2 myself. all liquids r hard 2 get down, I feel bloated, sore, and pain all over my belly. I feel like crap. my doc says all my symptoms are normal but OMG, I was honestly not best prepared for this,

I heard several people say they thought the same thing about a week or two out. I did too. Actually I'm only a month out and every now and them I still think it. Though everyone I've talked to said just wait a few months and you'll never look back. I hope this helped. Hang in there.

it is totally normal to feel this way. stalls are totally normal as well. i am in a little stall right now too. i know that it will go away soon...just keep the faith. it is impossible for us not to eventually lose weight with how little we are able to eat. your body is just in shock right now. when it finally gets over the shock the weight will come off. keep the faith!

and just keep smiling. you will get there!

i am 4 weeks out tomorrow. I am still having problems eating, (Pain), but I am walking about a mile a day and I know i am not eating quite enough. MY problem is that I hit a stall a week and a half ago and the scale just moves up a pound, down a pound, up 2 pounds, down one pound. I know this is supposed to be normal, but I just cannot go back to where I was a week and a half ago! I am so upset about this. Right now I am afraid I am going to fail at this.

Suez1105 -- something that you said caught my attention:

"Also I am having pain only on my right upper abdomen but it's not close to where any incisions are. I mean it hurts especially when I move but it's not terrible but is this normal?"

Rapid weight-loss can evidently cause gallstones which would cause upper right quadrant pain. Do a search within the forum for: gallbladder You will find questions and descriptions about this problem.

I just don't want for you to be ignoring something that could be making you feel very bad indeed -- thinking that it is just normal post-surgery pain.

I hope you feel better very soon.

Suez1105 -- something that you said caught my attention:

"Also I am having pain only on my right upper abdomen but it's not close to where any incisions are. I mean it hurts especially when I move but it's not terrible but is this normal?"

Rapid weight-loss can evidently cause gallstones which would cause upper right quadrant pain. Do a search within the forum for: gallbladder You will find questions and descriptions about this problem.

I just don't want for you to be ignoring something that could be making you feel very bad indeed -- thinking that it is just normal post-surgery pain.

I hope you feel better very soon.

Thanks, I saw my surgeon on Monday and told him about it. He said that side would hurt because it's where he removed my stomach from. Thank you for taking the time to post about my health though, I really appreciate it!

Also, I am 10 days out and feeling more miserable today. I am totally exhausted. I am def not getting all my Protein in, I made an awesome shake Tuesday morning with skim milk, vanilla whey and a tiny bit of Peanut Butter and it kinda made me feel sick all day! My NUT said to use lactaid, so I am getting some today and hoping that sits better with me. The shake was absolutely devine, it tasted like a vanilla peanutbutter milkshake, but I was so disappointed when it made me sick all day.