JUNE 2014 POST OP SUPPORT GROUP!

[Ginger Snaps 1,323]

@ Doing pretty good. Today is actually my first day back at work in the office (Day 10 after surgery). I did go into the lactating mother's office around 11:30 and took a 30 minute nap. It was wonderful! I worked from home part-time Tuesday and all day Wednesday. Fortunately, that's an option for me.

I was released from the hospital Sunday with oral antibiotics to take this week. Feel ok -- just weak as a kitten. It did help that I got to progress to full liquids on Tuesday so I can finally get a calorie or two into the body. Between all the days in the hospital the first week, I think I only got about 80 grams of Protein the entire week.

I go back to see the doctor tomorrow. According to my scales yesterday morning, I'm down 15 pounds in 9 days. Nothing like starvation to drop the weight quickly! lol

[amc2014 53]

yesterday was my 2 weeks post op. i'm down 22 lbs since surgery day. I have had no pain since i left the hospital at all and had lots of energy. But the last 2 days I have been soooooooooo tired. I couldn't even get up to drive my son to school yesterday. my body felt like a rock.

[Writerjennifer 107]

I'm only down 2 pounds from surgery day, just 3 days ago. I'm not obsessing about the scale yet. lol. But I do check every morning.

I'm just happy to be on the loser's bench and recovering well.

Are we all ready to rock this sh*t?

[m_rose 35]

@@Writerjennifer LOL I love how you ended your post with "Are we all ready to rock this sh*t?" ROCK ON SISTA!

[m_rose 35]

@@Ginger Snaps I am so glad you are doing so much better - very good to hear! When you say "nothing like starvation..." do you really feel starved? I am SO nervous that I am going to just be so hungry and miserable

@ 22 lbs! Go you!!! You got this.

[Ariellestarr 53]

June 30th for me!

I'm June 30th too!!

[Ginger Snaps 1,323]

@michelle_rose Sorry - didn't mean to mislead you.... I don't feel any hunger really, I just know all the tiredness is a combination of the pneumonia making me weak and the very low calorie diet. I've been getting around 250-350 calories a day since Tuesday. I see the doctor this afternoon and I may ask if I can progress to the pureed stage a day or two early just so I can get a little more energy going. I'm not sure how much is from the pneumonia and how much from the severely low calories.

Even with that complication, I feel great -- better than I expected after abdominal surgery. No real pain at all except for the gas and pressure in the chest. The tummy and ab feel fine. Lots of noises down there though!

I'm VERY happy with how it's turned out and I'm looking forward to seeing the weight drop and finding out just where I get down to. I already had a coworker say something about losing weight -- I'm down 17 pounds in less than 2 weeks. I thought I'd be a slower loser because I was a relative lightweight for the surgery but right now, it's just melting. Drinking my lunch Protein shake now.

But, DO stock up on sugar free Jello -- best stuff EVER!!!!

[Ginger Snaps 1,323]

@Writerjennifer -- I'm trying not to jump on the scale every day either but not being very good at it because right now, it's so positive! I didn't weight the first 5 days though... just didn't feel the urge and I know all the fluids they give you in the hospital bump it up a while. I only weighed that Friday morning because I was on the way to the ER for the pneumonia and wanted to just get a peek before they weighed me at the hospital. I was down 10 pounds. So, even though it may seem slow, it might just jump down a bunch overnight, too.

Obviously we're both way to early to start stressing over weight loss -- this is the time to heal and get used to a new eating plan.

Best wishes and I hope to see you around!

[Writerjennifer 107]

@@Ginger Snaps I am so glad you are doing so much better - very good to hear! When you say "nothing like starvation..." do you really feel starved? I am SO nervous that I am going to just be so hungry and miserable

@ 22 lbs! Go you!!! You got this.

I had surgery Monday... I get hungry, but almost as soon as i start 'eating' (i'm still on phase 2 so more like drinking), the hunger goes away pretty quickly.

[Writerjennifer 107]

@@Ginger Snaps So glad you're feeling better. I'm getting about the same as you, calorie wise, but I've been sitting in my comfy recliner and not doing a whole lot (except I do try to walk around some throughout the day). At this point, I'm more worried about not getting enough Protein, I really don't want to lose my hair, I don't have any extra to lose.

@ Heck yeah!!

[m_rose 35]

@@Ariellestarr I'm June 30th as well!!

[2Bthin4me 15]

I'm day 2 out of surgery. Tonight I noticed more pain and am running a temp of 99.7. The paperwork the dr gave me says call if temp is over 101. I'm worried. Any body else experience this?

[Ariellestarr 53]

@ we're band buddies!

[m_rose 35]

@@Ariellestarr you're doing the lap band? I am having gastric bypass. Goodluck to you!!

[Ariellestarr 53]

@@Ariellestarr you're doing the lap band? I am having gastric bypass. Goodluck to you!!

@

I am! Same to you. I'm on day five of my pre op diet. Doing all right! I've lost a couple pounds already. Do you have a diet? Which one are you on?