So I went through with it and I'm home. For those of you who have had it done for a while what tips would you give me?

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Take it slowly. Follow the diet and drink lots of fluids. I'm 2 1/2 weeks out doing great I lost 13 lbs pre op and another 17 post op then stalled. I haven't moved the scale for the last 4-5 days, don't sweat it, it's normal lots of posts on the forum about it.

Good luck.

Read this

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/351046-embrace-the-stall/

So I went through with it and I'm home. For those of you who have had it done for a while what tips would you give me?

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Follow your diet, sip all the time, walk as much as you can and you should be fine . congratulations

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Don't use pepper yet. Quite painful.

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Some practical tips:

Get a support band. They helped me getting up around and even sleeping

Use your grabby thing. A quick reach down to pull up your covers at night can give you a massive cramp around your incisions.

Walk. Slowly. Try not to go farther than half as far as you can go. It will increase.

Quit when youre tired. Your core muscles have been chopped and pried on and subjected to serious abuse. Take a break.

Walks help with head hunger.

Gently find out what you tolerate. Drinking.... Taking dainty tea party sips makes me crazy. I can take a drink or two at a time. But i didnt know that a couple of days out.

Youre going to make yourself uncomfortable. You will take a bite too much, or a drink too far. Its all part of learning whats new and normal for you.

If something concerns you, do not hesitate to contact your surgeon, day or night, even on weekends.

I'm now six weeks post op and my advice to you is to walk as much as you can, sip fluids, and try to take it easy. At two weeks out, getting dressed made me tired.

Walk , sip water, walk,don't cry it'll get better, walk try and get as much protein in as possible and take your vitamins.