I am having my three month post-op on Wednesday, and matter of fact I just hung up with the automated reminder for such appointment! And I am scared. I know we are all different, I know I should not compare, I know that some weight loss is better than none, but I feel I am not doing what I am supposed to. First off, I cannot get all the Protein in every day, I am barely getting all my Water in! Second, I have been eating chips (not the whole bag) and snickers! I am not a chocolate person, but recently I am craving them little things like crazy (and I was told I wasn't supposed to have cravings after surgery). Third, I have not been able to keep on going to the gym as I was suggested by the doctor (this was a problem before of why I couldn't lose a lot of weight on my own). I am not feeling the hunger I was feeling a couple weeks back, which is great, but I found myself eating right/not eating right. I don't graze or stuff my face, I just feel I am failing. Guess I am having one of those days. Since surgery, I believe I have lost 39 lbs which is great, but we always want more. I will try and return to the gym this week. Seems like I have been losing about 2 lbs per week on average (if I am not in a stall). I need to stop reading and comparing myself to other's success stories and just be happy for them! Guess I just wanted to complain today! LOL. Have a great day everyone!

@@songsmith

I don't think it hurts because I am full. At first I did hurt myself from overating because I was gauging it all. Now I eat 3 to 4 oz of Protein and 1 to 2 oz of a side dish and I can feel the difference between the pain I am describing and pain fro being full. Different pains. So I am waiting to see if it goes away. Example, right now it is 9:35, I have eaten nothing and I have that pain.

You said you were having your 3-month? Did your doctor offer any solutions? /Concerned

@@songsmith

My Dr. said that I may be eating too fast, so he suggested slowing down. He did say that if the pain continues for a week, to give them a call. My main concern now is staple line leakage because I am also experiencing nausea; we will see

Keep us posted! My surgeon doesn't do a leak test. He thinks the nausea caused by the stuff you swallow is worse than (according to the physician's assistant who gave me this stat) the 1% of his patients who've had leaks. Anyway odds lean towards too fast eating and not the leak. Crossing my fingers for you!

At three months it's mighty unlikely that you have a leak. If you had a leak, you would be leaking stomach contents into your abdomen, with a resulting infection. You're healed by a month afterwards that leaks are a miniscule risk, and you're at three months. I hope that eases your mind, not that you shouldn't keep following up on your pain!

@@2goldengirl

At my personal support group we talked about leaks and someone there had one past 3 months; it does occur mainly because the healing process is different for each person. I do not believe is a leak because I would have a fever and other symptoms that go with a leak. I am waiting until Wednesday because the pain has continued with every bite of everything other than yogurt, and at this stage, eating just yogurt is not appealing! LOL.