I know there is a june post op page but it's from 2013 and very hard to go through all of those messages looking for support from people just going through the surgery although we love the veterans and all their wisdom sometimes you just want to talk to your graduating class about how things are going!!! congrats class of 2014 ha ha let's stay in touch here and post questions and answers and support each other im also considering making a facebook page so let me know if that would be something you would enjoy for the group. this page is for sleevers and bypassers and banders of june 2014

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.

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?

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

@@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.

June 30th for me!

I'm June 30th too!!

@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!!!!

@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!

@@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.

@@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!!

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

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?

@ we're band buddies!

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

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

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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?

@ 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?

@@Ariellestarr I have to start a 3 day clear liquid diet on Friday the 27th and I was required by my insurance to lose 5% of my body weight