Hi

Surgery in Canberra, Australia on Wednesday of last week all went fine, no dramas at all.

Starting weight 106kg / 233lbs (after preop)

Current weight 102kg/ 224lbs (5 days)

Day 1 - walking around the ward, zero pain with the exception of getting out of bed 1st time and closing one super heavy slide door

Day 2 - 3 ice cubes, still zero pain

Day 3 - More ice cubes, about 500ml of apple juice, still zero pain (except the cannula in an annoying spot)

Day 4 - A litre of apple juice, Some orange juice, released from hospital, still nada on the pain scale

Day 5 - 3 full Optifast shakes, 1.5L of water/iced tea - feeling awesome

Day 6 - 3 full optifast shakes, some banana custard, 1.5L of Water - Feeling awesome even did some baking (for others) and cleaned the house

Is this right?

No pain, No problems drinking water, juice, cordial, no problems drinking my optifast or eating custard - nada!

Im not full, I don't want food but I drink my opti because I don't want my hair to fall out... I sleep on my stomach

Not even any gas pain, anywhere...

Went to maccas today to get a friend her morning coffee - nada - didn't want anything, didn't feel like I was missing out...

Im happy about the no pain thing, but also really concerned about how easy the drinking of the shakes is (the full shakes) Not really even trying too hard to sip or anything.

hmmmmmm

surgeon said he took out 75% of my stomach, and its now the size of...well if u put your two thumbs on top of each other in the straight line, sorta so the nails/tips of the thumbs are the connection...(perhaps pretend your singing 'tragedy') so shouldn't I feel full, even though its just liquid, its thick liquid?

Thanks

I am 2 months out and I also had no pain... Just mild soreness (imagine doing 100 crunches). I also had no gas or nausea.... It was like I never even had surgery...... Truly Amazing!!

Good Luck!

Barbdoll, do u think u lost as fast as everyone too? I'm 5 days out and really seem to not have too much restriction. No nausea, no gas. Guess just need some reassurance.

Call it blessed, KAT!

Hi guys I am also having my surgery in WA. Mines booked for 6th July with Dr Jon Armstrong in Perth

hi mishy, great to see someone else from Perth here, you are ahead of me so you will have to keep me informed on how you go when the time comes. My date is 24 August with dr dolan. Do you have to do a pre-op diet? I havent been told to do one, only fast from the night before surgery.

hi mishy' date=' great to see someone else from Perth here, you are ahead of me so you will have to keep me informed on how you go when the time comes. My date is 24 August with dr dolan. Do you have to do a pre-op diet? I havent been told to do one, only fast from the night before surgery.[/quote']

Hi weight_no_longer, yayyyyy can't wait!! Yeah will def keep you updated on progress. No pre op diet for me either. Just can't eat after 7am day of surgery. He did tell me to have a huge huge Breakfast though! I was going to go to dr Dolan, it's Kevin right? What is he like so far. Are you happy with him? I'm going to st John of god for 3 nights, you?

No pain here either. I'm 3 weeks out and can have my shake 8oz without a problem. It's when I eat that I'm like whoa that's not working lol