M scheduled for my surgery April 26th and I was curious to see who else would be walking in the shoes of April with me. Tell me how you feeling? What's on your mind? Any worries? Second thoughts?

Today had a nsv! I wore a shirt that I bought four years ago that never fit. In fact I wore it as a jacket! I wore it today and could button it up and it wad even loose! That shirt alone was worth the surgery!

Have anyone experienced terrible back pain? I'm 4 weeks postop and yesterday my back started hurting and today still in terrible pain.

Have anyone experienced terrible back pain? I'm 4 weeks postop and yesterday my back started hurting and today still in terrible pain.

Right upper quadrant or midback?

Midback

It could be your gallbladder. Add a little olive oil to something you are eating...I saw where some sleevers actually took medication to keep it from messing up their gallbladders. I have eaten a little too much before and it hurt my left side for a day or two, had to go back to soft foods until it calmed down.

239 even!

April sleevers! I'm on my fitness pal

Arj1016. Could use a friend?!?

Arj1016 I added you.

Arj1016 I added you.

Thanks!

I will add you too. I am jonitoby there.

I added you, too Arj. I'm Musharooni in MFP if anyone is looking to add friends/fellow sleevers.

April sleevers! I'm on my fitness pal

Arj1016. Could use a friend?!?

I can always use a friend.... I added you to MFP as well

So today was my 1 month post - op. I was a little nervous. I know that I have all of your support here; but every doctor is different and I wasn't sure if I was doing how they wanted me to do it.

Officially, I am 33.4 pounds lost since surgery. Great! one thing to celebrate. I was told that I am taking this as I should and getting in everything that I needed. The NUT told me that she wants me to work up to 2000 calories burned in a week for exercise and I should be about 800 - 850 calories a day. They asked me to split my meals up so that I am not eating so many ounces in one sitting. I will have to start planning a little better. She was a great help in showing me how to make sure that I am getting more for the buck when it came to protein so I am not wasting the calories. All and all it was a great day.

To reward my weight loss I went and had a manicure and eyebrow wax. I have to look great for when I go back to work on Tuesday. Tomorrow I should burn some more calories. I am off to Disneyland with my son. A little fun to treat and test myself. I will let everyone know how my meal planning went

I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day Weekend.

I haven't checked in with you guys lately! But I just added a bunch of you as friends on mfp. My surgery was April 27 and I've lost 37 pounds with my preop diet. I'm really feeling a difference and can definitely tell a big difference in my face. What did you guys eat at 4 weeks? Tomorrow I get to start eating more "normal" food (just soft) and I'm nervous!

Mmorral, let us know how Disneyland goes!