I finally made the thread for those of us who are scheduled for May 15th. It'll be fun to hear how all of us are doing during our journeys. Feel free to share!

There are many of us on pre-ops now and some have a few days. Just about a week left!!! How awesome and exciting it is! ?

Dont forget to FOLLOW the thread!

Oh my! I couldn't watch a surgery at all! Especially my own.

Omg!!! That is soo cool put i would probably feel bad watching.. hopefully my surgeon gives me details about my surgery when i see him

11 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

I wish we were all neighbors!!! Lol. Imagine our get togethers. ?

I do too!!! We would have so much fun. I picture a bunch of ladies laughing till our sides hurt. It would be so much fun to hang out with all of you!! ??

12 minutes ago, mishyk said:

Omg!!! That is soo cool put i would probably feel bad watching.. hopefully my surgeon gives me details about my surgery when i see him

It was pretty cool. I just couldn't keep watching after I saw the gauze go inside. My liver looked good and I noticed my surgeon did not have to use a retractor to move it. The video just shows what the camera showed inside. Well what i saw thus far anyway.

It was pretty cool. I just couldn't keep watching after I saw the gauze go inside. My liver looked good and I noticed my surgeon did not have to use a retractor to move it. The video just shows what the camera showed inside. Well what i saw thus far anyway.

Lmfaoooo keep watching.. you know the surgery was necessary and just watch it with loving eyes, you'll be fine

31 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

I do too!!! We would have so much fun. I picture a bunch of ladies laughing till our sides hurt. It would be so much fun to hang out with all of you!! ??

??????? my side hurts just thinking of it! Lol

So, it's bedtime for me. Since I'm off the narcs I get to drive. Gotta get back to the routine of life here tomorrow. Get the kids to school. I'm going in to work as well. I feel really good actually. Best part, my boss won't be in until tues or Wednesday so I get to catch up on work by myself. Yay!! I work for a small pipeline construction company that has a huge revenue. It's been awesome, I was a stay at home mom for a long time. My youngest wanted to go to prek, guess she was bored with me. Lol. So since she went to school I figured I might as well as work and stay busy. I used to work corporate jobs, about 13 years of it. This small company has been exciting and interesting. I've had to rearrange a lot of the accounting procedures though. Not sure how they stayed afloat before. Haha.

Thankfully it's a desk job (the only ones I like) and part time for the time being. Ill be full time soon though. I'll be sure to get up and walk around throughout my day. I'm anticipating a great start tomorrow. Anyone else going back to work earlier than two weeks?

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20 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

So, it's bedtime for me. Since I'm off the narcs I get to drive. Gotta get back to the routine of life here tomorrow. Get the kids to school. I'm going in to work as well. I feel really good actually. Best part, my boss won't be in until tues or Wednesday so I get to catch up on work by myself. Yay!! I work for a small pipeline construction company that has a huge revenue. It's been awesome, I was a stay at home mom for a long time. My youngest wanted to go to prek, guess she was bored with me. Lol. So since she went to school I figured I might as well as work and stay busy. I used to work corporate jobs, about 13 years of it. This small company has been exciting and interesting. I've had to rearrange a lot of the accounting procedures though. Not sure how they stayed afloat before. Haha.

Thankfully it's a desk job (the only ones I like) and part time for the time being. Ill be full time soon though. I'll be sure to get up and walk around throughout my day. I'm anticipating a great start tomorrow. Anyone else going back to work earlier than two weeks?

Good luck on your first day back at work @Newme17. I feel like I could probably go back to work tomorrow if I needed to., but since I have so much sick leave saved up I decided to just go ahead and take two weeks just in case. I will go back on the 30th after Memorial Day.

Have a great day tomorrow and goodnight.

7 hours ago, Apple1 said:

Good luck on your first day back at work @Newme17. I feel like I could probably go back to work tomorrow if I needed to., but since I have so much sick leave saved up I decided to just go ahead and take two weeks just in case. I will go back on the 30th after Memorial Day.

Have a great day tomorrow and goodnight.

Thanks hon! Much appreciated. ?

So, it's bedtime for me. Since I'm off the narcs I get to drive. Gotta get back to the routine of life here tomorrow. Get the kids to school. I'm going in to work as well. I feel really good actually. Best part, my boss won't be in until tues or Wednesday so I get to catch up on work by myself. Yay!! I work for a small pipeline construction company that has a huge revenue. It's been awesome, I was a stay at home mom for a long time. My youngest wanted to go to prek, guess she was bored with me. Lol. So since she went to school I figured I might as well as work and stay busy. I used to work corporate jobs, about 13 years of it. This small company has been exciting and interesting. I've had to rearrange a lot of the accounting procedures though. Not sure how they stayed afloat before. Haha.
Thankfully it's a desk job (the only ones I like) and part time for the time being. Ill be full time soon though. I'll be sure to get up and walk around throughout my day. I'm anticipating a great start tomorrow. Anyone else going back to work earlier than two weeks?

I also ended up taking 2 weeks just to be on the safe side since my job involves me working non stop, getting up and sitting down a lot. I work in a school. Good luck! Let us know how your first day back was!

Thanks @mishyk! ?

LMFAOOOO your horsey [emoji24], .. I was reading a thread about how people can get hernias or would need reconstructive surgery.. that's actually scary ..

I already had a hernia that my surgeon fixed while doing the gastrectomy.

Ok so I mixed half a scoop of powdered protein with my 4oz of yogurt. OMG it was gross. ? It was supposed to be unflavored, but definitely not!

So I ended up throwing it away . I will have to try the powder in something else. I did managemto get 3oz of the plain low fat vanilla yogurt down. It felt and tasted heavenly to me after a week of nothing but clear liquids. I am finding it hard to wait 30 minutes to start drinking again. I have to keep reminding myself.

I lost 8 pounds this first week. I am happy with that. I was fully prepared for a smaller number so I was pleasantly surprised.

My dh went back to work today so I am here alone just me and my little pooch Tink. I am a little lost as to what to do. I know what I should be doing I have a list of things to get accomplished, but I just seem to be lacking motivation today. It is raining outside so maybe that is contributing to my lazy mood.

I hope everyone is having a good Monday morning ?

I already had a hernia that my surgeon fixed while doing the gastrectomy.

I remember reading that... but I meant some people get it after heir surgery on their abdomen

Ok so I mixed half a scoop of powdered protein with my 4oz of yogurt. OMG it was gross. [emoji13] It was supposed to be unflavored, but definitely not!
So I ended up throwing it away . I will have to try the powder in something else. I did managemto get 3oz of the plain low fat vanilla yogurt down. It felt and tasted heavenly to me after a week of nothing but clear liquids. I am finding it hard to wait 30 minutes to start drinking again. I have to keep reminding myself.
I lost 8 pounds this first week. I am happy with that. I was fully prepared for a smaller number so I was pleasantly surprised.
My dh went back to work today so I am here alone just me and my little pooch Tink. I am a little lost as to what to do. I know what I should be doing I have a list of things to get accomplished, but I just seem to be lacking motivation today. It is raining outside so maybe that is contributing to my lazy mood.
I hope everyone is having a good Monday morning [emoji2]

Why don't you try cocotein by isopure, it's liquid whey protein .. it's the best.. it's clear, taste good. Gluten , aspartame and lactose free. 20 grams of protein and 100% absorbed by your body. It's delicious and you wont have to deal with powder. They have different flavors too. You can find it in GNC and the Vitamin Shopp