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Today is my first day back too! We were surgery buddies. I am struggling getting all my Vitamins and Protein in. I have to get better with that. As of Friday I was down 22 pounds since surgery and 49 since march (the start of my journey)

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Today is my first day back too! We were surgery buddies. I am struggling getting all my Vitamins and Protein in. I have to get better with that. As of Friday I was down 22 pounds since surgery and 49 since march (the start of my journey)

Congrats! Yeah I'm trying to get my protein in, but shakes are making me gag and can't handle it right now. So hard to get stuff in when so little can go in lol.

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Congrats! Yeah I'm trying to get my Protein in' date=' but shakes are making me gag and can't handle it right now. So hard to get stuff in when so little can go in lol.[/quote']

I feel the same! I need to try to force this shakes down. How's your day going?? I feel really tired. Looking forward to 4:00pm

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I feel the same! I need to try to force this shakes down. How's your day going?? I feel really tired. Looking forward to 4:00pm

Well I work 30 hour weeks and today since it's my first day back my boss let me work 1:30-5:30 so I'm just starting but so far not too tired lol

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I had my surgery on the 6th and I've been back at work since Thursday. Most of the time I'm good. Today I went home early. Tomorrow I'm going back to my surgeons, my main incision busted open last Sunday and was leaking really dark blood, I had it covered with a bandage that I was changing about every 4 -6 hours, then Wednesday I went to surgeon and had them cauterize it which closed it till Friday then it busted open again and now it's only bleeding a very little but it's open and I called today and asked them to possibly stitch or staple it closed. I didn't even know it opened till i saw the blood on my shirt, both times, because I have no pains.

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I have no problems getting down liquid - like there is no restriction, so I don't understand when folks say they can't get the Protein Shakes or Water down (besides being nasty).....I hope he did the surgery right!!!!???

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I am now five days post op. I have lost 15 pounds! I know this rate won't stay for long, but it's nice. I have been having so so much pain. I found myself briefly regretting this.

SD:8/21/13

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Shawna the pain will gradually get a little better each day...I will be three weeks out tomorrow and am not completely pain free but it's not horrible...

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Omg naynay. How did they initially close it?? That would freak me out!! Lol

When I woke up from surgery it was stapled, it's the big one in the middle it had five staples I think. They took out the staples the day I went home, which was 3 days later. But it didn't open till almost two weeks later. And I can't think why. I'm starting to get a little pain now. I think from it being opened over and over.

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I am now five days post op. I have lost 15 pounds! I know this rate won't stay for long' date=' but it's nice. I have been having so so much pain. I found myself briefly regretting this.

SD:8/21/13[/quote']

As I went in surgery thinking in n out 3 days n feeling good in a few Weeks. wrong!!!! 7.1/2hr surgery due to old scar tissue I was cut from top to bottom plus the lapriscopic cuts n a week in the hospital. Pain is unbearable at times. N my husband ask all the time do I regret it? N i'm like u for a brief second I almost say no but with the weight I've lost n im sure the pain will go away, it will just take time. N I no the Lord will take care of me. :)

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When I woke up from surgery it was stapled' date=' it's the big one in the middle it had five staples I think. They took out the staples the day I went home, which was 3 days later. But it didn't open till almost two weeks later. And I can't think why. I'm starting to get a little pain now. I think from it being opened over and over.[/quote']

I really hope this time works for you. Did u exercise or lift on anything or moving around to much to trigger it?

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I really hope this time works for you. Did u exercise or lift on anything or moving around to much to trigger it?

I did lift my daughter once. But it was after it opened. And I toss and turn all night.

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