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Good luck to everyone starting their journey! I'm just shy of four months out and I've lost 77 lbs. At 5'8", I was 325 lbs and now I'm 248 lbs. My surgeon is extremely pleased. No Hair loss yet. I hope it holds out!

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Good luck to everyone starting their journey! I'm just shy of four months out and I've lost 77 lbs. At 5'8", I was 325 lbs and now I'm 248 lbs. My surgeon is extremely pleased. No Hair loss yet. I hope it holds out!

That's awesome and inspirational! I'm 5'9 and 310 so we have a similar starting point. Are you exercising as well?

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Thank you @@sleeveme77! I've been exercising three times a week since I was three weeks out from surgery (my surgery was April 6). I want to add a fourth day, but I think I'll wait until/if I hit a stall, and use the extra day to shake things up. I do cardio all three days and strength training on two of those days. Good luck! Your date is right around the corner!

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Ladies I need help. My insurance denied my claim before I moved from Kansas (my height was recorded as 5'6 instead of 5'4 which changed my BMI) and I just moved to Rhode Island. I am scheduled for the group presentation on the 12th of August but, I am starting to get nervous. My sister has done her own "research" and has found at least one woman that cannot take care of herself 5 weeks post-op. Has anyone heard of such a delayed recovery? I keep telling my sister that the womans recovery is atypical but now I am worried. How long should I expect to be out of work and unable to drive? I don't have 5 weeks of time accrued.

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@@Highdee215 I drove once I stopped my pain medicine...around Day 9 or 10. I initially took 3 weeks off from work and went back in 2.5...the second week was more fatigue than pain for me.

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I am 50 and took one week off, never had pain or any issues. I am a slower loser but feel and look great. Good luck in your journey.

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Most people I know are fine within 1-2 weeks. I was back to work in six days and I had a hernia repair, as well. Recovery was easy and I haven't had any problems. There are always outliers but I don't think you need to expect a five- week recovery.

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@@Highdee215 I had FMLA for 2 weeks, the week of surgery and the week following. I only took pain meds twice, the night I came home and the afternoon after that. My recovery was pretty quick. I walked often while in the hospital and even more once I was discharged. I think recovery time is different for each individual. I was cleared to drive after 2 weeks. My process was rather quick.

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Hey peeps!! Saw this string was active and just wanted to say hello and the best to everyone!!! I'm one week and 4 days post-op feeling amazing!!! I hope everyone is doing well!! The best to all of you!

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Thanks everyone. I am really glad to have the support of this group. Good luck to everyone and Happy Friday!

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I was taking care of myself on the 3rd day. I live alone and my friend had to return home.

5 weeks sounds like a lot of complications. It can happen to anyone but the chances are slim.

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@outsidematch. Thank you. I can't believe I let her get in my head. Smh.

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Good luck to everyone starting their journey! I'm just shy of four months out and I've lost 77 lbs. At 5'8", I was 325 lbs and now I'm 248 lbs. My surgeon is extremely pleased. No Hair loss yet. I hope it holds out!

Congratulations on your progress thus far. I'm 5'8 I was 353lbs I understand the tall girl struggle. Lol

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Hey everyone,

Back to work and slowly getting adjusted! Learning to keep my Water intake up or my days are doomed

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I will have someone with my for a week. Prayfully I will be able to drive after this time.

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      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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