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smileygal    43

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Ifrit fantastic to see you through the other side!! Sip and walk, sip and walk. Your mantra for the next week.

Froody, the food funeral gave me an extra 2.5kg to lose, and some amazing before photos!! Just be sure to stop when your preop diet starts so you give the surgery best chance of success and you will be ok. The weight will come off!!

One minor complication I've had - wondering if anyone else has. My wounds still not fully healed 8 weeks on. I showed the surgeon last week and he said the internal stitch wasn't cut short enough so it keeps sticking through the skin - the skin layer was glued. He said they will dissolve 'eventually'. How long?? I have two spots that keep weeping!

On a positive note, I'm down 14kilos!!

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NaomiAus    104

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@@froody , I did this too and gained quite a bit, it's now coming off since I started the preop diet and I've stuck to it to a tee. Enjoy these indulgences, but remember, you will be able to eat these things again eventually, just in very small portions and occasionally.

@@smileygal , great to hear you've lost so much already, you must feel fantastic, hopefully your wounds won't take to much longer to heal up, are you able to feel the stitches poking through? I'd find that so irritating

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froody    9

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Thanks, guys.

Smiley - that's unusual, I'd be insisting it's seen to, you never know what could be festering under there. At the very least observe it carefully. Congrats on the weight loss, still jel!

Naomi - thanks for the encouragement! Start Optifast at the end of November, hopefully the damage won't be too bad!

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lfrit    19

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Sip...sip...sip is my new mantra. Saw my surgeon this morning who is very happy about my progress. Happy to be sipping food that has taste.

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froody    9

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Excellent news, you'll be out before you know it. Any problems, Ifrit? Nausea, tiredness, pain?

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lfrit    19

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Smileygal - way to go with the 14kgs but I think you should get your wound looked at, especially if you are worried.

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lfrit    19

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Excellent news, you'll be out before you know it. Any problems, Ifrit? Nausea, tiredness, pain?

I'm feeling ok, pain is getting better but I'm still on Panadol. I haven't felt sick but am also on maxalon. Just finished a bowl of broth in about 1hr as well as walking around the ward. I'm having drinks called 'Ensure plus juice' which are quite nice. Does anyone know where I can buy them?

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froody    9

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There were some on eBay - 30 strawberry for 30 bucks. Limited range. Try googling but there doesn't seem to be many places to get it cheaply.

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NaomiAus    104

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@@lfrit good to hear your going well, try chemist warehouse, the website says they stock it

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lfrit    19

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One week tomorrow...today I had wonton Soup 'sans' wontons, a few spoons of custard and a mouthful of Greek yoghurt...and I fit into a pair of jeans I haven't worn since before Miss Five was born. Still not sure if I'm drinking enough, I may need to start keeping a food diary. Does anyone else do this?

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BCs 1000    364

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I use myfitnesspal to log all of my food. With Water, I always drink from a 600ml bottle so it is easy to count how much I am drinking.

I am five weeks post op and I can now gulp my water so it is much easier to hit my quota.

How are your energy levels? I was still a bit tired up to three weeks after surgery.

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Shotochick    35

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I am at 6 weeks now, my energy levels were great the forst 3 weeks, and have been down the toilet since. Probably didnt help I now have to commute into Central London and deal with schlepping on the Tube! Have been constipated as not drinking enough when ni meetings, and been having Protein Bars for Breakfast - tii much Protein, not enough fibre :(

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