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I am 36 years old, morbidly obese, and a type II diabetic. At my heaviest, I weighed around 380 lbs. More recently, I have been hovering around 300 lbs, but my diabetes has been virtually uncontrollable.

So, I decided in late August 2013 to attempt to qualify to have gastric bypass surgery. Long story short, and in what seems to be a miracle giving some other peoples experiences with doctors, insurance, etc, I was approved to have surgery on Oct. 1st.

I am writing this post as one of the first things I am doing since returning home today from the hospital.

My surgery went extremely well and I am fairly mobile with only a moderate level of discomfort/pain.

During my first day at the hospital (the day of surgery), I took two separate walks around the hospital, (one about a third of a mile, one about two thirds of a mile). During my second day, I took a one mile walk, and a one and a half mile walk). Everything I have read on the internet and gotten from my doctor has made it clear the best thing I can do to get this process to work is to walk as soon and as much as is possible, and that is what I have been doing.

I am so stoked for this process and I am going to do everything I can to make this work. I owe a lot of credit to this board, which I have been reading (but not posting in) for the past month or so as I researched what this would be like.

I look forward to using this forum to document my journey.

I tried Broccoli Cheese soup and it hurt so bad as well. We live and we learn.

Tomorrow will be a jello and ice pop day to get this out of my head.

By the way, something I have found helps me. I kept my incentive spirameter from the hospital and whenever I get really painful stomach gas pains I use it to make me breathe deeply until the pain subsides.

Awake at 4am. Second day in a row. Just happens to be the same time the pills wear off. I don't really need them during the day, but they are the only way I can sleep. Just took some more and I guess I will get to go back to sleep when they kick in.

It is ridiculous to me that the only thing that hurts is inside. The left side (the same as everyone else) where the most internal trauma was. The external staple sites don't hurt at all, but that ache inside is murder. How long has that taken to go away for other people?

It is ridiculous to me that the only thing that hurts is inside. The left side (the same as everyone else) where the most internal trauma was. The external staple sites don't hurt at all' date=' but that ache inside is murder. How long has that taken to go away for other people?[/quote']

I am 18-days post-op and about the 11th day that pain became tolerable without medication. I am struggling with a back-ache still from surgery. Apparently, I was hyper-extended on the operating table and because your sedated you can't reposition yourself. So, I have had a back-ache for 5-days. UGH. I know it gets better. I still don't understand why my back would start hurting so many days after my surgery, but the doctor told me that is what it is. Go figure!!!

Managed to get down my first whole protein shake today. Awesome (not really).

Congratulations on your new journey! Just had my surgery September 26/2013!!

Just got some ISOPURE Zero carb protein drink (coconut flavored). The taste is a little weird, but A LOT easier to drink than a protein shake.

Just got some ISOPURE Zero carb protein drink (coconut flavored). The taste is a little weird, but A LOT easier to drink than a protein shake.

So I am feeling a little depressed now. I undertook this procedure because I have pretty bad type 2 diabetes and I had heard that for many people the surgery basically instantly fixes their diabetes. My results have not been that good, and while i am currently (5 days post) taking much less medicine, my numbers are still a little high (130-140) on average. I had been telling myself that it must just take a week or so, but I just had a long conversation with another poster on this board who was on the exact same medication as me and who was "cured" immediately after surgery, no meds and numbers in the 90s.

I know I am just being reactionary and it could still work, and that long term weight loss will also help, but I gotta admit I am pretty f'ing down right this second. While I know that it's not, right now my gut (ha ha) reaction is that this was a waste.

So I am feeling a little depressed now. I undertook this procedure because I have pretty bad type 2 diabetes and I had heard that for many people the surgery basically instantly fixes their diabetes. My results have not been that good, and while i am currently (5 days post) taking much less medicine, my numbers are still a little high (130-140) on average. I had been telling myself that it must just take a week or so, but I just had a long conversation with another poster on this board who was on the exact same medication as me and who was "cured" immediately after surgery, no meds and numbers in the 90s.

I know I am just being reactionary and it could still work, and that long term weight loss will also help, but I gotta admit I am pretty f'ing down right this second. While I know that it's not, right now my gut (ha ha) reaction is that this was a waste.

Good luck on your journey and I hope you cont to post, I love hearing the good and bad. Is your doctor hopeful over time your numbers will come down?

Good luck on your journey and I hope you cont to post, I love hearing the good and bad. Is your doctor hopeful over time your numbers will come down?

I will ask at my next appt on Wednesday.

Hello and Welcome!!! If you stick with it and put your mind and soul into your new lifestyle IT WILL WORK FOR YOU! I have lost 140lbs so far and my one year anniversary is 11/5/13!!

If you have any questions or thoughts or problems let me know, I would love to give you my insight based on my experiences...

Andy H.