Thought we could all convene here after our Feb sx so we could stay in touch....

Walk as much as you feel up to it. My parents were in town for my surgery and we wanted to how them around. By a week out we were walking all over. 9 days post op we went to NOLA and walked all over downtown and the French Quarter. Each day will get easier and easier. The day I got home from the hospital I could only go about a half mile but it does get better.

Sounds like your doctor and my doctor were both Marine Corp DI's in a former life.

Here's how mine looks:

Preop - 800 calories via Protein Shake only (his brand) for 2 weeks

Postop

One week of clear liquids.

Two weeks of cloudy liquids (like preop pretty much)

Two weeks of puree

Two weeks of soft Protein

Then strict full protein diet until 3 months.

This made me giggle. I had surgery at a military hospital and I think my post op diet has been the post lax I've seen. I am thankful for that.

One week post op and I broke into the 250's!!! Haven't been in this weight range in about 4 years. So so excited. What a great day!!

Morning my favorite month of sleevers. Back to work this morning. 2 weeks post op and feeling pretty good. I woke up a little worse today' date=' I am guess it's a combo of not enough fluids and going back to work.

Starting today I plan to only track my weight weekly.

5'6 ( on a good day)

Starting weight: 315 (316 highest)

Surgery- 294

2 weeks-279

I've slowed the last 3-4 days but I've increased my fluids a lot. I have no doubts I was/am dehydrated.[/quote']

Congrats on you weight lose.

One week post op and I broke into the 250's!!! Haven't been in this weight range in about 4 years. So so excited. What a great day!!

Outstanding!

Just have to share my great news. Today marks my 2 week post op visit to my dr office. I am down a total of 25 lbs and best of all I am officially off of blood pressure meds! For the first time in over 5 years I have a healthy blood pressure without meds! I am ecstatic! I never knew what a difference 25 lbs plus a healthy diet could do for me.

See you on the other side hunny ... You will have a gas pain right on your ribs a d chest but will feel better in 3 days ... Im almost back to normal and it hasnt been a werk yet ... Good luck and know a better you is on the way

My surgery is 2/28...so glad to be a part of such a fantastic group! I'm having some pre-op jitters...so I'm glad that I found you guys!!

Just have to share my great news. Today marks my 2 week post op visit to my dr office. I am down a total of 25 lbs and best of all I am officially off of blood pressure meds! For the first time in over 5 years I have a healthy blood pressure without meds! I am ecstatic! I never knew what a difference 25 lbs plus a healthy diet could do for me.

Congratulations!!!! That is awesome.

My surgery is 2/28...so glad to be a part of such a fantastic group! I'm having some pre-op jitters...so I'm glad that I found you guys!!

I'm on the 26th and have the jitters too. I just reminding myself that a few days of pain/discomfort is worth getting healthy for my family again and I feel a little better.

Congrats and glad you found us, too.

I'm five days post-op. I believe that I should've asked my surgeon what I could take when I got home instead of pain meds. I didn't hurt enough for them but didn't have anything else to take. They made me groggy, nauseous, and a tad depressed. I had no motivation to move around. So I stopped taking them yesterday morning and I feel SO much better today! I'm even getting in more protein. The sipping was irritating me so I started drinking through a stir stick! It's perfect and I can drink more! Woohoo!

I was sleeved 8 days ago and it still kinda hurts on the inside where my stomach is. Don't know if its usual or what.

I'm five days post-op. I believe that I should've asked my surgeon what I could take when I got home instead of pain meds. I didn't hurt enough for them but didn't have anything else to take. They made me groggy' date=' nauseous, and a tad depressed. I had no motivation to move around. So I stopped taking them yesterday morning and I feel SO much better today! I'm even getting in more protein. The sipping was irritating me so I started drinking through a stir stick! It's perfect and I can drink more! Woohoo![/quote']

I am taking either liquid childrens tyelnol (when I first got home...now taking chewables)

Ok I am 5 days post op and one of my incisions scab came off. Should I be concerned? I have another one that is coming up and is leaking what appears to look like puss? Its not warm, tender or anything else like that. Anyone else have this issue?

Ok I am 5 days post op and one of my incisions scab came off. Should I be concerned? I have another one that is coming up and is leaking what appears to look like puss? Its not warm' date=' tender or anything else like that. Anyone else have this issue?[/quote']

I would call the office. When I went to the ER last night they kept asking about drainage and were concerned if I had any. Always better to be safe.