Hey everyone! I just wanted to keep in touch with everyone on the postop boards now that most of us are done and in a few more days the remainder of us October sleevers will be done as well.

How is everyone doing? Feel free to share any problems, suggestions, recipes that helped you get your Protein in, and any other advice you'd like to share. Ask questions, if you have them. Use this thread as you see fit, but mostly to keep in touch with everyone.

I know quite a few people went to the Facebook page. I know it's private, but I've seen cases where private information was temporarily made public on Facebook by Facebook glitches/viruses/hacks. I know there is no intention of it going public but I rather not take the risk.

So I hope to hear from you all soon!!

Best wishes and good luck!

Good article Sue.

Oh my goodness. Scrambled egg, a little cheese, a little mayo and saracha. It was like eating a egg sandwich without the bread. Tasted so freaking good. It's the little things lol

Great article

Weighed this morning 3 weeks post op 30 lbs down!!!! Started some soft foods last night. Tilapia was so yummy. Only able to eat barley half of a small piece but enjoyed every bite. Still having side pain but sucking it up!! Feeling great. Love hearing people say "I am melting away".

Cavery, that's awesome. Is that loss all post op?

15 is post op

Awesome

I am about 3 weeks out and have been fine up until yesterday and now everything and anything i eat except popsicles makes me feel sick. Anyone else experiencing/experienced this?

I am two weeks out and at my first stall. I have lost 17 pounds since surgery. Nothing more for three days. 25 since I started this journey. Still gave massive troubles with constipation. I am on probiotic, stool softeners, prune juice and taking fiber. Hopefully when I start soft foods this week that will straighten out. I don't plan to weigh now for a week because I have heard you can gain when stating soft foods. That would be depressing

Glad to hear I am on track with everyone else with pounds loss

@@jstrong630 Totally normal. Mine hit 2 weeks out. Your sense of smell and taste have changed and so the foods you think you like are no longer appealing to your senses which causes the nausea. As does eating the same flavors day in and day out.

I'm 2 weeks out, and lost 15 pounds so far. I also have constipation but I'm afraid to use any stool softener by mouth. I'm using glycerine suppositories, but they do nothing. I'm thinking to have some prune juice but I'm afraid my stomach cannot hold fibers yet.

I am four weeks out an still having trouble with constipation as well. My doc said to use milk of magnesia. It works but almost too well. I want to try prune juice too.

Why are our sentences being cut off?

I've been having problems with constipation too. I'm going today to get some stool softener so I can go with the struggle.

Softener so I can go without the struggle

I'm 2 weeks out, and lost 15 pounds so far. I also have constipation but I'm afraid to use any stool softener by mouth. I'm using glycerine suppositories, but they do nothing. I'm thinking to have some prune juice but I'm afraid my stomach cannot hold fibers yet.

My NP told me to take milk of Magnesia. It takes several hours to kick in but it works and was easy on my stomach. It doesn't react in the stomach like some other methods do.