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meganmom    169

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I am two weeks post op and for the most part I am doing really well! I feel good most of the time. I get full so fast and I am not hungry at all. I am not eating much at all. Probably not the amount I should be eating. I drink a Protein shake every morning but only half of it. About 1/4 cup cottage cheese for lunch and 1/4 cup of some (soup/ricotta bake) for dinner. Maybe Jello or a Popsicle every once in a while and Water in between.

I have started my walking too.

I have lost 39 lbs so far. 20 since surgery!! Okay here is the problem I am having I am so tried. It has just been the last couple of days. I want to sleep all of the time. Is this normal? Please help. Luckily I am off work for one more week.

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ocgirl15    667

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Tomorrow will be two weeks for me and I was more this week than the first week after surgery!

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_Kate_    2,224

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I was exhausted for about 5 weeks after surgery. I can't believe that some sleevers go straight back to work! I slept on and off all day (in between walking and drinking fluids) and then all night for at least the first 3 weeks.

Everyone is different and some have energy soon after surgery but I didn't.

Listen to your body. If it's telling you to sleep then sleep!

Congratulations and speedy recovery :)

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jane13    2,256

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@@meganmom and @@ocgirl15 congrats!

I returned a week and a half after surgery. what is your Water intake and calorie intake? are you meeting those requirements? if you are on BP meds you may want to check your BP. mine had dropped a lot after about 25lbs.

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wwboy    141

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I'm only a little over a week after surgery (12/17) and I relate with what you're going through. Most of the time I feel very fatigued and dizzy. It's not good or fun.

My blood pressure is no doubt part of it - it has dropped a lot even since surgery and I am now off my med. I'm sure the low calorie intake has something to do with it as well... And then just the fact that surgery is a form of trauma which naturally requires recovery.

All in all, I'm not surprised that it takes a few weeks to get over the hump. Not fun in the meantime though.

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meganmom    169

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I do not take blood pressure medicine. I am drinking maybe 24 oz of Water a day. It is really hard to drink a lot. I just want my energy back so bad.

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BestDayEver    418

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This is completely normal. I was exhausted the first four weeks and then it got better. Your body is adjusting to the dramatic changes. It can take up to 8 weeks.

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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