I'm doing pretty good. Still having pain on my right side. I am actually thinking it might be spasms in my new sleeve so I tried the anti-spasm medication that Dr. Lane sent me home with and it seemed to work. So maybe I will be able to get away from the pain medication since the only pain I am really experiencing seems to be the spasms (pulling and sharp pain on right side). My doc said my surgery went perfect too. I'm struggling with getting all my Protein in. I'm doing okay with sipping Water and fluids just struggling to get enough protein. I have vanilla Protein drinks and am not tolerating it at all. I am doing okay with the chocolate. I have no hunger, which is great. I just need to stay focused and listen to my body.

Hope all of you are doing well. No one said it would be easy, but they did say it would be worth it! I just keep telling myself this and it is keeping me going.

Take care!

Christine

Hey everyone. Man, its good to see all of you. Day 6. I still have the drain and terrified now after seeing the rline's youtube on how it feels getting it removed. I think the doctor is taking it out tomorrow with my one week post op. Its been a rough week. Trip to the er. Only sleeping on my back. Unimaginable pain. I try to walk but the drain is so painful, I don't get far. Its hard to find a position where my back doesn't hurt. Others on this site think that will pass after the drain is out. I was in the hospital 3.5 days. Its been an emotional week. Alot of mental and physical stress. I hope to get back to work on Thursday. I think Im hungry, fix something to only sit and look at it. Get up and throw it in the trash. Usually when I think I'm hungry, I'm thirsty. I've had about 1/2 cup food total since I've been home. I taste and walk away. Feeling like a finicky baby. lol

On the up side, I'm down 10 lbs since I went in Monday for surgery. Total of 41 pound loss. Thats exciting. I can't try on clothes because of the pain but hopeful that will change after tomorrow. Anyone else having trouble with pain on the left side with a pulling pain where the drain is?

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Hey everyone. Man' date=' its good to see all of you. Day 6. I still have the drain and terrified now after seeing the rline's youtube on how it feels getting it removed. I think the doctor is taking it out tomorrow with my one week post op. Its been a rough week. Trip to the er. Only sleeping on my back. Unimaginable pain. I try to walk but the drain is so painful, I don't get far. Its hard to find a position where my back doesn't hurt. Others on this site think that will pass after the drain is out. I was in the hospital 3.5 days. Its been an emotional week. Alot of mental and physical stress. I hope to get back to work on Thursday. I think Im hungry, fix something to only sit and look at it. Get up and throw it in the trash. Usually when I think I'm hungry, I'm thirsty. I've had about 1/2 cup food total since I've been home. I taste and walk away. Feeling like a finicky baby. lol

On the up side, I'm down 10 lbs since I went in Monday for surgery. Total of 41 pound loss. Thats exciting. I can't try on clothes because of the pain but hopeful that will change after tomorrow. Anyone else having trouble with pain on the left side with a pulling pain where the drain is?[/quote']

Looking Ahead, I bet you will feel so much better once you get the drain out. I was uncomfortable and had mild pain until they pulled it out day 2 post op.

I don't have a drain. Wonder why some do and some don't?

I'm doing so well! Was walking the next day. I am still pretty sore on and get tired easily but I'm well. Hope everyone is doing great! Its so weird to want food but you just can't eat it.... I had 3 baby spoon full of very soft potatoes last night and wow it filled me up! I wanted more but I just couldn't. I am excited to see what this next month brings in weight loss.

Looking Ahead, don't stress abut the drain removal. It's more uncomfortable than painful; a strange sensation as they pull it out. tara1021 I too take an anti-depressant. Had my Wellbutrin formula changed from SR (sustained release) to the standard formula for crushing. Ask your doctor about crushing your med(s); I do and mix it with liquid.

Surprised some of you are eating soft foods and full liquids already. I have a clear liquid diet for another week; 2 weeks altogether. I have been able to meet my Protein requirement because I've been mixing Isopure with water; nurse says 40 grams of protein is enough for right now. I'm not hungry for food but I do miss cooking and eating.

I'll be posting another YouTube video about my journey on July 5th. You will be able to find it on YouTube be typing "Rachel's Life After Gastric Sleeve Surgery" in the search bar.

Keep up the good work friends!

Rachel

Hello everyone! I'm 10 days post-op and added another video on youtube today about how my recovery is going. You can find it here

or just type "Rachel's Life After Gastric Sleeve Surgery 10 Days Out". It's a better way for me to check in with you all. Hope your day is going well. Each and every one of you have my respect; changing you life takes a lot of courage.

Rachel, so happy for you. You are doing great girl. I know the feeling about crying when you get on the scales and it has went down again. Love seeing your blogs on You Tube. Today was my first day back to work. I had about 4 people look me up and down but didn't say anything...I just smiled inside and 3 asked if I was losing weight. I was hesitant about telling people about the surgery but found myself wanting to tell them today and did. I was able to wear clothes that were too little for me when I left work 2 weeks ago. I felt like I looked nice today and stood a little taller. :wub:

Still having alot of pain in my left side but today seemed to be a little better. I think being at work and having my mind on something other than the pain helped too.

I also had on a girdle style tank top on under my shirt which helped the pain tremendously. Looking forward to more mornings of lower numbers. Take care everyone and keep posting updates !!

Hugs

angie

Thank You Angie, more to come!

Has anyone else had a PULLED ABDOMINAL MUSCLE? The nurse thinks that's what it is; on the left side but down further than my stomach. My guess is that I started sitting up out of bed too soon, really could have been anything. I also had a few hard sneezes while sitting down. I found a pair of girdle shorts that helps the abdominal pain a bit but the band goes right accross my sleeve! Going to lay low this weekend due to lots of pain; the exception is going to the store. After 2 weeks of Clear Liquids I've been advanced to full liquids, finally going to get some real nutrition!

Wishing you all well,

Rachel

I have started wearing a spandex style camo under my shirts. Saves a lot of pain the left side. With the shirts, it doesn't sit on the incision site. I bought two at walmart today $16 each. Lane Bryant carries Spank brand but they were 56.00 today when I checked. Penny's has some for $36. They are hot and I feel like I'm in a body suit but it cuts the pain in half. Hope you feel better soon. I use a heating pad on my stomach for pain and ice on my back muscle behind it.

Still trying to learn how to navigate this app but here we go...How is everybody doing these days?? I go back to work Wednesday and I'm nervous. I am finally starting to feel like myself again though which is great. Down 20lbs since pre op diet.

sorry its been so long since my post, as I am sure you are all waiting on pins and needles for my post :wub: .

almost 3 weeks post op and things are a roller coaster for me, today seems to be a good day. it has been very emotional for me, I used to cook for stress, and now I can't and this has to be the second most stressfull event in my life. I was doing pretty good until Tuesday ( my two week follow up), where my doctor approved me to move onto phase 3. So I came home and at a scrambled egg, well I may have overdone it a bit and got a little sick, and since then I feel like something is stuck in the back of my throat. I moves from time to time but won't go away, I have gone back to liquids but it is very frustrating.

I am just having a terribly difficult time learning the signals from my body, I think once this thing in my throat is gone I will be very happy and be on the way to feeling like myself again.

I am just having a terribly difficult time learning the signals from my body, I think once this thing in my throat is gone I will be very happy and be on the way to feeling like myself again.

Yes, I think this is my problem too! I haven't been able to get "in tune" with my body's responses yet. The trouble is I've always had problems with IBS, heartburn, burping/gas so it's hard to know what my normal issues are and what are intolerances/hunger/fullness. I'm used to it all so it's difficult to pick up on any changes.

I asked my Dietician about the fact that my nose starts to run as I'm eating. She smiled, nodded and said, "That's your signal". She said that she hears this often. She told me that I should stop eating when it happens, to avoid becoming too full. I know this sounds crazy, but it happens like clockwork. I'm like a little puppy or kitten with my wet nose. =^..^=