Hi everyone who is having surgery in October 2014. We can start a new topic for those of us who have had surgery already.

This is the spot were we will all end up, were we'll share our stories and recovery. It will be a new dawn for so many of us. Let's stay close as united we will conquer anything that comes our way!

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Oh, and I keep track of calories/ Protein, etc on MyFitnessPal. I'm averaging 550 calories a day. I've tried to get in more, but I just can't do it! And I just checked and I'm only averaging about 45g of protein. Gleeps.

Ugh...lunch is not setting well. Nauseous.. Not sure if it was the mayo, cream cheese, or I just didn't chew enough. Hope this passes soon!

Oh, and I keep track of calories/ Protein, etc on MyFitnessPal. I'm averaging 550 calories a day. I've tried to get in more, but I just can't do it! And I just checked and I'm only averaging about 45g of protein. Gleeps.

Ugh...lunch is not setting well. Nauseous.. Not sure if it was the mayo, cream cheese, or I just didn't chew enough. Hope this passes soon!

I haven't started tracking my calories yet. I do get in 1 Protein Drink a day of the GENEPRO, my nut says that's enough. Plus I get in at least 32 oz of liquids. I try for 64 but it doesn't always happen. I don't wait a whole hour after eating. I wait about 30-45 minutes depending on how I'm feeling. At work its hard to get in all my fluids, I do try though. And I had to switch up my Vitamins so I can get them all in. I take all but my Calcium before work, then on my 2 breaks that are usually 3 hours apart I take my calcium. It's working so far.

I haven't started tracking my calories yet. I do get in 1 Protein drink a day of the GENEPRO, my nut says that's enough. Plus I get in at least 32 oz of liquids. I try for 64 but it doesn't always happen. I don't wait a whole hour after eating. I wait about 30-45 minutes depending on how I'm feeling. At work its hard to get in all my fluids, I do try though. And I had to switch up my Vitamins so I can get them all in. I take all but my calcium before work, then on my 2 breaks that are usually 3 hours apart I take my calcium. It's working so far.

I've been tracking calories for so long, I'm just used to it. It's nice now to see the scale moving. The My Fitness Pal website and Fitbit website I'm on was always saying I should be losing weight, according to my activity and eating. BUT I NEVER LOST ANYTHING! (obviously, before surgery☺)

I have one Vitamin that I have to take 4 times a day. It's called Optisource. Then a Vit B1 ( I take mid morning) Vit D later in the day and Calcium I've been taking in the evening.

I usually don't wait that full hour either--I'm so used to drinking with my meal. I'm sure if I could drink closer to the 64oz my bowels would be a little happier. I'm going about once a day now, but I was used to going 3-4 times with no problems before surgery. (with the Magnesium vitamins I was taking--I can't take them anymore)

hey guys!! so i wanted to let you guys know that i am going home on monday!!! yay!!! and also i can see my uhah effortlessly now, god shes pretty lmfao. i havent seen her since before my son and boy is it hard to shave something you cant see lol. i am doing my happy dance all over this floor lol.

hey guys!! so i wanted to let you guys know that i am going home on monday!!! yay!!! and also i can see my uhah effortlessly now, god shes pretty lmfao. i havent seen her since before my son and boy is it hard to shave something you cant see lol. i am doing my happy dance all over this floor lol.

Yeah! So glad your going home

hey guys!! so i wanted to let you guys know that i am going home on monday!!! yay!!! and also i can see my uhah effortlessly now, god shes pretty lmfao. i havent seen her since before my son and boy is it hard to shave something you cant see lol. i am doing my happy dance all over this floor lol.

That is wonderful news!! So happy for you!!

hey guys!! so i wanted to let you guys know that i am going home on monday!!! yay!!! and also i can see my uhah effortlessly now, god shes pretty lmfao. i havent seen her since before my son and boy is it hard to shave something you cant see lol. i am doing my happy dance all over this floor lol.

Awesome news!!!!! And that is hilarious, you can see your pretty uhah! Haha!!!!

Now I kinda want to go see if I can.....I'd forgotten about that little benefit of losing weight, LOL!!

Ok so im at my 2 week post op follow up and they just weighed me.... drum roll.... im down 44 pounds!!! So happy! 44 pounds in 3 weeks!!! I know its going to slow down dramatically now but im really excited over this loss.

Ok so im at my 2 week post op follow up and they just weighed me.... drum roll.... im down 44 pounds!!! So happy! 44 pounds in 3 weeks!!! I know its going to slow down dramatically now but im really excited over this loss.

Whoohooo!!!!! Way to go!!!

Having my first solid: 1/4 cup tuna with some low fat maio and one saltine cracker. Food has never tasted better! OMG sooooo happy

I feel like I just ate a Thanksgiving meal. Wow that can of tuna is going to last for 4 days. I used to eat one can at a time when i made tuna salad. Crazy!

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I feel like I just ate a Thanksgiving meal. Wow that can of tuna is going to last for 4 days. I used to eat one can at a time when i made tuna salad. Crazy!

Hehee, isn't it crazy how full we get! I love it, yet when something doesn't set well, I hate that it seems like I'm doomed the rest of the day. It's like I'm afraid to eat again for fear it'll make me sick again.

Question!

I had BAD reflux and hiatal hernia before surgery. But about 3-4 weeks before surgery it had actually calmed down ALOT.

Well, it's BAD again! I had been told with the RNY it pretty much assures you that you won't have reflux?! I'm not over-eating.

I'm on 40mg of omeprazol a day, plus prescription Pepcid. I'm not sure if it's just still swelling in there or what.

My surgeon did say I'd have to be on omeprazole for the rest of my life because I have Barrett's Esophagus. (caused by food getting constantly stuck when I had the lapband and I had to throw it up almost daily)

But I'm really hating waking up all through the night with that nasty feeling in my throat.

*note, I'm sleeping with the head of the bed raised, on my back, with 3 pillows still.

Any suggestions?

hey guys!! so i wanted to let you guys know that i am going home on monday!!! yay!!! and also i can see my uhah effortlessly now, god shes pretty lmfao. i havent seen her since before my son and boy is it hard to shave something you cant see lol. i am doing my happy dance all over this floor lol.

Congrats@Bronxmerci. So glad your well enough to go home! What a wonderful Thanks-Giving present!