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I have been struggling with the protein. Yesterday I discovered strawberry cream muscle milk, I am in heaven!!!! Now we will see if I still like it tomorrow lol

Ya I've lost 28 lbs since surgery which was march 6' date=' but i went on scale and its been the same weight for four days than i went on this morning and noticed i gained 1.2 lbs but i went to the bathroom and mother nature visited, i can feel my stomach bloated[/quote']

Hang in there.. before surgery is gain 5-10th lbs of water weight.

~Leticia **SW: 259**PreOp: 216**SURG: 3/21/13 **Discharged @: 221**6 days post op: Down 15 lbs**

Hey all! Just wanted to check in and let you know I'm alive. I have been in so much pain it's unreal. The pain meds were not helping and every time I got up I felt like I would puke. My surgery was Tuesday at 11:45a. The pain is finally better ur I am very sore and moving slow. I think I might go home later today but who knows I'm in no rush. I hope u all did better than I did. Best Wishes to you all (HUGS)

Where are you from? I had my surgery done in San Antonio. I sure hope you are feeling better soon and that this will just be a stepping stone to get you there. We are all certainly thinking about you and pulling for you.

From el paso. Here at the army medical hospital. William Beaumont. The best doctors and nurses. Hopefully in a day or two we will know if the drain they inserted into my lower left abdomen was the right course if action. So far it is giving back a lot of discharge. Now we just need to make sure there are no leaks anywhere. Staying until at least Monday if not longer. I know these situations are very one off and do not happen often... Thank goodness! Even going through this again I would still do the same wls option

Hoping everyone else is doing well!! I must say I am in love witty my food stage! Ice and ice chips!!! My next goal is ale juice! Haha not ale juice apple juice!!!

I got mine while in hospital and put on 5 lbs during the stay but I have been steadily losing since I came home.

Omg I can only imagine what I will weigh!! Constant bags of iv fluids and now nutrition bags as well.

Hey all! Just wanted to check in and let you know I'm alive. I have been in so much pain it's unreal. The pain meds were not helping and every time I got up I felt like I would puke. My surgery was Tuesday at 11:45a. The pain is finally better ur I am very sore and moving slow. I think I might go home later today but who knows I'm in no rush. I hope u all did better than I did. Best Wishes to you all (HUGS)

Glad you made it through, Elle! Don't worry, day by day it's get better and easier. I came home late last night and managed to survive lol

HW 341 GW 150 CW 289.6 RNY 03/25/13

Going home today. Hasnt been easy I pray for the first person who says I took the easy way out. I'll say ya right so why don't your take the easy way also. Dry heaves hurts really bad. Needed more fluids by iv also some potassium. Stomach sore and bloated but not taking pain pills due to the nausea . Just hope things do get better soon.

Not a happy camper yet.

Yesterday was my 2nd to last day of being on my post op 1 week liquid diet. My stomach had the worse hunger pains all day. Since my honey was off my family ate EVERYTHING delicious. By dinner meal everyone was walking in with subway sandwiches and I broke down and cheated. I made 1/4 cup of cream of wheat with splenda. It went down just fine and I took my time eating but I knew Damn well I wasnt suppose to be.

#BadHabits, #NoSelfControl

~Leticia **SW: 259**PreOp: 216**SURG: 3/21/13 **Discharged @: 221**6 days post op: Down 15 lbs**

Back in hospital. After several days of trying to deal with what I thought was just your average pain after surgery I finally gave in and went to the er. Got admitted yesterday. So far cat scans upper gi X-rays' date=' and much more to come. Today is a procedure to add a drain and possibly feeding tube. Will go from there and see if that resolves the issue. There is a leak into the remnant stomach and possibly fissures?? Even after all this I do not regret what I have done. I hope things start looking better soon [/quote']

Praying for you

10 days post op down 13 pounds 29 total! Feeling good.

Going home today. Hasnt been easy I pray for the first person who says I took the easy way out. I'll say ya right so why don't your take the easy way also. Dry heaves hurts really bad. Needed more fluids by iv also some potassium. Stomach sore and bloated but not taking pain pills due to the nausea . Just hope things do get better soon.

Not a happy camper yet.

Dru.. Have you passed gas yet?? I'm still waitin to pass some.

HW 341 GW 150 CW 289.6 RNY 03/25/13

It's funny that you say that' date=' I feel fine so a couple of times I've wondered if they actually did it. I'm 6 days post op. no pain meds since 36 hours after surgery. Having no issues getting in my protein and fluids. I can't drive but with transportation help have already taken my daughter to the dentist and done some light shopping twice. I initially asked for 2 weeks off but think I probably could have gone back after one. Glad to have two since it falls in with the school break so I get to enjoy the extra time with my kiddos. I did have a sore throat a few days after surgery but I gargled with Listerine and it went away.[/quote']

I know what you mean Amanda. I seem to be losing a bit slower than everyone else though. I'm glad to know I'm not insane. I have to be off work for 4 weeks. I think I could have gone back much sooner, but the hospital I work for is strict about lifting restrictions for nursing staff. How's your weight loss going? I'm down 11 pounds since surgery and 25 all together. I'm not going to complain about that though

Glad you are doing well. I know you will be excited to eat something and not just drink.

From el paso. Here at the army medical hospital. William Beaumont. The best doctors and nurses. Hopefully in a day or two we will know if the drain they inserted into my lower left abdomen was the right course if action. So far it is giving back a lot of discharge. Now we just need to make sure there are no leaks anywhere. Staying until at least Monday if not longer. I know these situations are very one off and do not happen often... Thank goodness! Even going through this again I would still do the same wls option

Hoping everyone else is doing well!! I must say I am in love witty my food stage! Ice and ice chips!!! My next goal is ale juice! Haha not ale juice apple juice!!!

I thought maybe ale juice was some type of beer and I was jealous for a second

Keep hanging in there. I hope it all resolves soon. Your positive attitude is inspiring.

Hmmm... Define "happy". There's a whole lot of variations on normal' date=' so I'd be willing to bet you're probably ok. Are you feeling bad? Congrats on the gas! It's the little things [/quote']

Well I guess "happy" meant tolerating fluids and protein. Lol. It's better now. I am almost 2 weeks post op.

Well I guess "happy" meant tolerating fluids and protein. Lol. It's better now. I am almost 2 weeks post op.

Good for you! I'm almost 3 weeks post op now and starting to venture out with my protein choices. I can still only eat proteins....just because there's not enough room for much else. My life pretty much revolves around protein and water right now.