I return to work tomorrow- it's a desk job so I only took a little over a week off. Surgery Thursday the 30th and back tomorrow. I am nervous about how I'll do. I have packed my food for lunch and feel as prepared as possible.

In other news since surgery I have lost 22 pounds... That's 22 pounds in 9 days (weighed this morning). That is crazy!!

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I return to work tomorrow- it's a desk job so I only took a little over a week off. Surgery Thursday the 30th and back tomorrow. I am nervous about how I'll do. I have packed my food for lunch and feel as prepared as possible.

In other news since surgery I have lost 22 pounds... That's 22 pounds in 9 days (weighed this morning). That is crazy!!

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You are off to a great start! Wishing you well on your first day back on the job. Remember to sip, sip, sip. :-)

I return to work tomorrow- it's a desk job so I only took a little over a week off. Surgery Thursday the 30th and back tomorrow. I am nervous about how I'll do. I have packed my food for lunch and feel as prepared as possible.

In other news since surgery I have lost 22 pounds... That's 22 pounds in 9 days (weighed this morning). That is crazy!!

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Good luck and 22 pounds wow

Have a wonderful day & don't over work.

Woohoo!!! Way to go, girl. 22 lbs lost is an awesome achievement!

Good luck at work. You will be fine, you;ll see.

I return to work tomorrow- it's a desk job so I only took a little over a week off. Surgery Thursday the 30th and back tomorrow. I am nervous about how I'll do. I have packed my food for lunch and feel as prepared as possible.

In other news since surgery I have lost 22 pounds... That's 22 pounds in 9 days (weighed this morning). That is crazy!!

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What did you pack for lunch?

Holy smokes that is wonderful!! That is amazing! Good luck with your return to the office. Luckily my surgeon signed me out for eight weeks and STD will pay while im away. I plan to focus on me while out. I have a very stressful job as a hospital administrator so it will be nice focusing on me for a while.

I wish I could stay out longer but I had to use vacation time and didn't have a lot. Haven't been there a year so couldn't use medical leave.

For food tomorrow I packed a few things to have while at work- some Refried Beans with little sour cream- the beans are my favorite right now, a premade Protein shake, and a sugar free pudding. I'm also going to pack some crystal light to sip on.

I have a very busy job though its all at my desk. I seriously expect a couple hundred emails when I get in. When I'm out for a day of two I end up with 60-80 so am not looking forward to that!

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go jackie.......go jackie.........go. I'm so proud of you. 22 lbs wow

And now of course I'm having trouble sleeping. Having some incision pain on left side of belly button. It's not bad just annoying. I wish I had some pain meds left- at least maybe I could get some sleep that way. Stomach is making a ton of noise and so I keep thinking I need the bathroom but nothing is happening.

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That's so awesome! Great job on your weight loss!

Congrats on your loss!!!

So I got about 2 hours sleep. I should have taken something to sleep I guess. The past couple of nights I've had trouble sleeping- anyone else have trouble sleeping after surgery?

The first week out I slept a lot and now nothing. I had no trouble before surgery with insomnia.

I was worried about getting tired at work today and that's a guarantee now as I'm already tired.

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My boss is awesome- said if I need to leave just let someone know and go. I'm going to work just a half day today and leave at 12... 5 minutes from now. Having some gas and keep feeling like I need to hit the bathroom.

Called surgeon office today and they said the anesthesia messed up some people's sleep patterns and that I should get some liquid Benadryl or dissolvable melatonin to help me sleep. I can't have another night like last night!

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My boss is awesome- said if I need to leave just let someone know and go. I'm going to work just a half day today and leave at 12... 5 minutes from now. Having some gas and keep feeling like I need to hit the bathroom.

Called surgeon office today and they said the anesthesia messed up some people's sleep patterns and that I should get some liquid Benadryl or dissolvable melatonin to help me sleep. I can't have another night like last night!

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Benedryl makes me drowsy enough to sleep. I was hospitalized years ago with some bizarre rare syndrome. I hadn't slept in days and they were afraid to medicate me because I could stop breathing. They gave me Benedryl, which just makes you drowsy enough to dose off. Afterwards Benedryl helped me get rest whenever I had trying times and couldn't sleep.

Benedryl makes me drowsy enough to sleep. I was hospitalized years ago with some bizarre rare syndrome. I hadn't slept in days and they were afraid to medicate me because I could stop breathing. They gave me Benedryl' date=' which just makes you drowsy enough to dose off. Afterwards Benedryl helped me get rest whenever I had trying times and couldn't sleep.[/quote']

All the Benadryl that Walgreens had in liquid was flavored for children and I didn't want to risk the sugar content. I got the melt away melatonin instead. I came home early but did not nap- really hoping that with the melatonin and only 2 hours sleep last night that I can sleep.

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