Hi all ???? I'm Jaysen and was curious to see if anyone has a May surgery date? I think it'd be great to have as much support as possible..

Hey peeps. So far so good. I'm doing good although I have not had a BM yet. It's been 4 days. Is this mormal?

I went 7 days without BM. I started to get worried. I ended up crushing some exlax. It took 2 days to work. But eventually did its thing. Good luck.

cool I tried miralax but nothing so far. I was thinking of trying some milk of magnesia. I am normally constipated all the time from before this surgery due to all the pain meds I'm on from spinal cord dmg. Think it would be ok to use milk of magnesia?

Hey peeps. So far so good. I'm doing good although I have not had a BM yet. It's been 4 days. Is this mormal?

I went 7 days without BM. I started to get worried. I ended up crushing some exlax. It took 2 days to work. But eventually did its thing. Good luck.

cool I tried miralax but nothing so far. I was thinking of trying some milk of magnesia. I am normally constipated all the time from before this surgery due to all the pain meds I'm on from spinal cord dmg. Think it would be ok to use milk of magnesia?

My surgeons recommended MOM for constipation.

Hey to all ???? today I'm 11 days post-op and I got on scale, and I'm 17.6 pounds down from surgery, 33.7 pounds total. Yay ????I can't believe it's that much already.

You're doing fantastic already! What have you been having for meals?

thank you ???? I've been doing Fat free cottage cheese, yogurt, ricotta cheese bake, refried beans with melted mozzarella cheese, low sodium tomato soup with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and onion puréed.

Wow. Congrats , down that much in 11 days. That's amazing. I can't wait to have refried beans. I start soft foods on Tuesday. Gonna weigh myself on Tuesday which is my 2 weeks post op. What's ricotta cheese bake? Good up the good work , it's obviously paying off.

Here's the recipe on Pinterest. It's called mock lasagna on here. And thanks, I'm so happy to see results quickly. I hope you have fabulous results too.. ????❤️

Hey peeps. So far so good. I'm doing good although I have not had a BM yet. It's been 4 days. Is this mormal?

I went 7 days without BM. I started to get worried. I ended up crushing some exlax. It took 2 days to work. But eventually did its thing. Good luck.

cool I tried miralax but nothing so far. I was thinking of trying some milk of magnesia. I am normally constipated all the time from before this surgery due to all the pain meds I'm on from spinal cord dmg. Think it would be ok to use milk of magnesia?

I'd definitely talk to your doctor first. I don't think there is much difference in the two medicines. But I'd just double check. I'd hate for for there to be some kind of NSAID type problem/reaction. We don't wanna get ulcers in our stomachs. Good luck.

Hey to all ???? today I'm 11 days post-op and I got on scale, and I'm 17.6 pounds down from surgery, 33.7 pounds total. Yay ????I can't believe it's that much already.

You're doing fantastic already! What have you been having for meals?

thank you ???? I've been doing Fat free cottage cheese, yogurt, ricotta cheese bake, refried beans with melted mozzarella cheese, low sodium tomato soup with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and onion puréed.

Oh okay! I'm on full liquids for two weeks so can't eat those quite yet! But thanks for the tips ????

It was like heaven in my mouth, eating those refried beans. It'll be your turn to eat then before you know it lol

Hello everyone.

I had my revision (lap band to GB) this past Wednesday, May 13th and just left the hospital today, Friday, May 15. The hours after surgery and first hours on Thursday were pretty bad; lots and lots of pain. I was lucky to have a wonderful team of people taking care of me and my nurse in the immediate acute recovery unit who was truly amazing and really started me off on a good path towards recovery.

Now that I'm home, I'm trying to manage the pain with the liquid Hydrocodone... but I don't wan to take it around the clock as it makes me tired and energy-less. I have a bunch of Unjury protein powders to try and my good old GNC protein shakes. For now, it' s hard to believe that I would be able to keep a whole shake down (even if drinking at the 20 minutes interval) but I hope it will change as I want my energy back!

It's too soon for me to be in the "happy" phase of recovery but I'm definitely in the hopeful phase.

Congratulations to all the other May GB people for your successes and perseverance; reading your testimonies has been inspiring.

Hello everyone.

I had my revision (lap band to GB) this past Wednesday, May 13th and just left the hospital today, Friday, May 15. The hours after surgery and first hours on Thursday were pretty bad; lots and lots of pain. I was lucky to have a wonderful team of people taking care of me and my nurse in the immediate acute recovery unit who was truly amazing and really started me off on a good path towards recovery.

Now that I'm home, I'm trying to manage the pain with the liquid Hydrocodone... but I don't wan to take it around the clock as it makes me tired and energy-less. I have a bunch of Unjury protein powders to try and my good old GNC protein shakes. For now, it' s hard to believe that I would be able to keep a whole shake down (even if drinking at the 20 minutes interval) but I hope it will change as I want my energy back!

It's too soon for me to be in the "happy" phase of recovery but I'm definitely in the hopeful phase.

Congratulations to all the other May GB people for your successes and perseverance; reading your testimonies has been inspiring.

Godspeed on your recovery ???? it's definitely a life changing journey we are on. One that has many highs and many lows, I'm noticing. I just keep reminding myself, it'll all be worth it in the end. So many advantages.. So in turn my pain will not be in vain lol. The pain meds were a definite plus, but also made me very backed up. So just be careful. Be prepared to take matters in your own hands lol.. It took the exlax crushed of course 2 days to kick in lol. Last night was my first night of sleeping on my side again. I've only been able to sleep on my back and I'm not a back sleeper ever. So I had a great night last night. I went back to work yesterday, and I was pleasantly surprised that it went by smoothly. I'm a hairstylist that stands all day. I only worked 6 hours, and I survived. I wish you the best of luck and look forward to seeing more of your victories ????❤️

May 6th for me!

May 6 was my date too! How are ya doing?

Hey to all ???? today I'm 11 days post-op and I got on scale, and I'm 17.6 pounds down from surgery, 33.7 pounds total. Yay ????I can't believe it's that much already.

You're doing fantastic already! What have you been having for meals?

thank you ???? I've been doing Fat free cottage cheese, yogurt, ricotta cheese bake, refried beans with melted mozzarella cheese, low sodium tomato soup with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and onion puréed.

Wow. Congrats , down that much in 11 days. That's amazing. I can't wait to have refried beans. I start soft foods on Tuesday. Gonna weigh myself on Tuesday which is my 2 weeks post op. What's ricotta cheese bake? Good up the good work , it's obviously paying off.

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Here's the recipe on Pinterest. It's called mock lasagna on here. And thanks, I'm so happy to see results quickly. I hope you have fabulous results too.. ????❤️

Thanks for the recipe. I will try this one.

Hey to all ???? today I'm 11 days post-op and I got on scale, and I'm 17.6 pounds down from surgery, 33.7 pounds total. Yay ????I can't believe it's that much already.

You're doing fantastic already! What have you been having for meals?

thank you ???? I've been doing Fat free cottage cheese, yogurt, ricotta cheese bake, refried beans with melted mozzarella cheese, low sodium tomato soup with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and onion puréed.

Wow. Congrats , down that much in 11 days. That's amazing. I can't wait to have refried beans. I start soft foods on Tuesday. Gonna weigh myself on Tuesday which is my 2 weeks post op. What's ricotta cheese bake? Good up the good work , it's obviously paying off.

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Here's the recipe on Pinterest. It's called mock lasagna on here. And thanks, I'm so happy to see results quickly. I hope you have fabulous results too.. ????❤️

Thanks for the recipe. I will try this one.

It's basically lasagna insides lol. So yummy ???? minus meat and noodles of course..

Edited May 16, 201511 yr by Salonboi

Okay I'm just saying

Pinterest has sooooo many great high protein recipes!

So Im 9 days post op, and I went back to work yesterday and again today and prob will tomorrow too. I work at a cafe, around every kind of food. It has been a bit challenging, and certainly, I am moving a bit slower. But the biggest struggle is remembering to put me and all my needs at the top of my list. like timing of vitamin doses and hydrating enough.... and Lord knows hoping to have enough energy to walk too. I didn't expect that all to be so difficult. Before I would have just downed a 16oz water in 5mins and chewed up my vitamins and gone back to work. EVERYThing takes so much more time now.

Edited May 16, 201511 yr by SavorySweet

So Im 9 days post op, and I went back to work yesterday and again today and prob will tomorrow too. I work at a cafe, around every kind of food. It has been a bit challenging, and certainly, I am moving a bit slower. But the biggest struggle is remembering to put me and all my needs at the top of my list. like timing of vitamin doses and hydrating enough.... and Lord knows hoping to have enough energy to walk too. I didn't expect that all to be so difficult. Before I would have just downed a 16oz water in 5mins and chewed up my vitamins and gone back to work. EVERYThing takes so much more time now.

I went back to work this week as well, I was 9 days post-op myself. And you are not kidding. Making myself top priority has been a challenge. And the energy got going, once I got into the groove. Good luck to ya. Every day has been easier.

I'm really feeling hungry or is it in my head.

I'm really feeling hungry or is it in my head.

I have missed food, and missed eating. Both certainly "Head Hunger" Im not sure that I've felt real hunger.