Just got the my date today, Sept. 21st - I'm excited and nervous all at once! Having a date makes this whole journey so real. Up to now I was just following instructions and now it like... WOW, this really is happening NOW!

Hey folks. Not been to bad since surgery yesterday but not been hectic either. My shoulder is killing me! I'm seriously in want of my pain Medstead when they crop up.

Otherwise I'm good and should be our tomorrow.

Excellent & Welcome to the other side Des! :*

Great to hear from you Desmond! And yes welcome to the other side. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

well here i am.

Fecking hell but it's not been that pleasant an experience. the trapped gas causing referred pain to my shoulders was breathtakingly painful. That being said it could have been a hell of a lot worse. My surgeon was delighted with how well i had done losing weight pre-op. I'm also a wondering how much i've lost in hospital as the only nutrition i've been having here has been pain meds..... delicious delicious opiate based pain meds... lol.

What's interesting is how utterly unhungry I am. I can't imagine wanting food ever again. But I presume that wears off eventually.

Either way it's looking fairly likely that i will be off home today. with any luck the shoulder pain will be off on it's merry way too as it has seriously outstayed it's welcome.

So onwards brave bariatric soldiers.

I'll give another quick update when/if i get discharged.

lotsa love

Des

Non obese person in the making!

I'm sure you've been told that the shoulder pain is gas.... I didn't get much of that, but was told walking helps. The hunger does return, although for me, it feels different. Its now more of an empty feeling, not the hunger pangs from pre-op and it is delightfully satisfied with so much less food. Welcome to the other side and just keep drinking those fluids!

Congrats!!

I hope the gas pain gets better soon Desmond. I didn't have that thank goodness. While in the hospital I gained 14 pounds from 3 days of iv...wasn't happy about that. Glad to hear you're probably getting released today. Keep is posted

The journey only begins, but now we have the tools necessary for success!

Good news des fans. I've be sprung. My consultant who didn't appear all day yesterday finally showed at 12 today. I'm not all that bothered in the end though. Had the last of my opiate based painkiller last night. Slept like a proverbial.

Well vomiting isn't fun.... not that it ever was but fecking he'll that was unpleasant. Had some watered down apple juice and some skim milk for snack which just got returned to sender! Hope this is not the start of a pattern. Any thoughts folks??

Well vomiting isn't fun.... not that it ever was but fecking he'll that was unpleasant. Had some watered down apple juice and some skim milk for snack which just got returned to sender! Hope this is not the start of a pattern. Any thoughts folks??

Sip super slow. Wait between sips & walk after drinking.

Hi Desmond. I haven't thrown up yet so I'm not sure what to recommend.now that I'm on regular food I do find I eat a bit too quickly once in awhile and feel almost like I'm gonna throw it up. Maybe your new stomach can't tolerate milk?

If it can't then I'm doomed. .. lol. Milk is the only friend I have left.

So week and a bit since surgery. Things are normalising.... ish.... eating is a difficult (and thankless lol) job each day. Still super unhungry. Have to remind myself to eat all the time. I'm also coming nowhere near the 4 protein shakes a day target... I make em.... but barely manage half.

But anyway. Things are going well. Getting more comfortable each day and closing in on 80lbs down which is exciting and means that a little bit of new clothes were in order. Trouser size down from 44 inches to 38.

Spent today making Christmas cakes which I might/will never eat. Was never so unenthused for the whole process. My sweet tooth seems to have fallen out. Had a coffee earlier and tried a bit of tofee syrup. Needless to say it went undrank.

So well that's the news September sleever folks.

Lots a love

Des

Half way to being non obese person.

It gets a little easier, hang in there!