Surgery was 5/29, so far great, no sickness, no pain pills needed. My surgical glue is already starting to peel off, i go back to work tomorrow. I've lost 31 pounds since my first day of my liquid diet. So 31 pounds lost in 21 days. I feel great, I have tried small bites of yogurt, mashed potatoes, refried beans, and sugarfree vanilla pudding. Nothing upset my stomach. Im still on liquid diet other then just a small bite here and there. Getting my water, and trying to get all my protein in daily. I love how I feel, im excited to see how the months to come go. Good luck to everyone on the pre op side, and good luck to us all on post op side. Keep us posted.

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Yay! So happy to hear everything went and is going well for you. Congrats!

38 minutes ago, Kimbero said:

Surgery was 5/29, so far great, no sickness, no pain pills needed. My surgical glue is already starting to peel off, i go back to work tomorrow. I've lost 31 pounds since my first day of my liquid diet. So 31 pounds lost in 21 days. I feel great, I have tried small bites of yogurt, mashed potatoes, refried Beans, and sugarfree vanilla pudding. Nothing upset my stomach. Im still on liquid diet other then just a small bite here and there. Getting my Water, and trying to get all my Protein in daily. I love how I feel, im excited to see how the months to come go. Good luck to everyone on the pre op side, and good luck to us all on post op side. Keep us posted.

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Sounds like you are off to a great start! Just let that momentum stick with you! You'll stall, but just remember that weight is only 1 number and body fat % might be dropping even if you aren't losing "weight".
Congrats!

Congrats on your success! Had my GBS on 5/15. No sickness, pain, nausea for me. Either. Down about 40 lbs since first meeting surgeon in April.

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@KimberoThis is so encouraging to hear! You are doing incredible! Just to clarify, you are taking 8 days off work total? That sounds amazing to me. Do you have a desk job? I love how your diet allows for some small bites. Did you have any pain meds at home?

@jrandolph68 Congratulations! You're doing amazing too! Love hearing this as I'm fairly new here but fast approaching my date.

Jessicajourney, yes 8 days off work. Im an office manager, so yes i get to sit some but will also be on my feet. I plan on taking it easy the 1st few days back. And yes trying just a small bite of soft stuff lets me test the water, to see what my stomach excepts and not. I had my pain pills prescription filled the day i got out of the hospital, but i havent had to take any at all. Im so thankful that its been this easy for me. Super excited for us all and our new journey

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That's awesome. I'm an Office Manager too so I understand the "sit at the desk" and up running around the office completely! I thought you had Gastric at first and saw you had the Sleeve. I'm still figuring out this site. Sorry! LOL I'm having Gastric this month and am curious to see if no pain meds are doable with that as well as I'm really wanting to not use them as much as possible. Cheers to our journeys!

6 hours ago, jessicajourney said:

@KimberoThis is so encouraging to hear! You are doing incredible! Just to clarify, you are taking 8 days off work total? That sounds amazing to me. Do you have a desk job? I love how your diet allows for some small bites. Did you have any pain meds at home?

@jrandolph68 Congratulations! You're doing amazing too! Love hearing this as I'm fairly new here but fast approaching my date.

Thanks Jessica!

That's awesome. I'm an Office Manager too so I understand the "sit at the desk" and up running around the office completely! I thought you had Gastric at first and saw you had the Sleeve. I'm still figuring out this site. Sorry! LOL I'm having Gastric this month and am curious to see if no pain meds are doable with that as well as I'm really wanting to not use them as much as possible. Cheers to our journeys!

Also work in office and sit at desk most of the day. I was back to work the day after I got home from the hospital. We all heal differently but it helps when the heaviest thing I lift is a pen.

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That's awesome. I'm an Office Manager too so I understand the "sit at the desk" and up running around the office completely! I thought you had Gastric at first and saw you had the Sleeve. I'm still figuring out this site. Sorry! LOL I'm having Gastric this month and am curious to see if no pain meds are doable with that as well as I'm really wanting to not use them as much as possible. Cheers to our journeys!

@jessicajourney, i also had gastric RNY, not the Sleeve.

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11 hours ago, Kimbero said:

Surgery was 5/29, so far great, no sickness, no pain pills needed. My surgical glue is already starting to peel off, i go back to work tomorrow. I've lost 31 pounds since my first day of my liquid diet. So 31 pounds lost in 21 days. I feel great, I have tried small bites of yogurt, mashed potatoes, refried Beans, and sugarfree vanilla pudding. Nothing upset my stomach. Im still on liquid diet other then just a small bite here and there. Getting my Water, and trying to get all my Protein in daily. I love how I feel, im excited to see how the months to come go. Good luck to everyone on the pre op side, and good luck to us all on post op side. Keep us posted.

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Awesome news!! I love hearing positive news-makes me more comfortable about my surgery. What are you drinking for protein?

congrats on the weightloss!!

Megan

22 hours ago, jrandolph68 said:

Also work in office and sit at desk most of the day. I was back to work the day after I got home from the hospital. We all heal differently but it helps when the heaviest thing I lift is a pen.

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This is incredible. You didn't really take any time off. I was planning on 2 weeks off but my post op diet is pretty strict with about 3 weeks of liquids only before moving to puree. You are giving me hope that recovery may be much better than expected. Did you guys have any help at home?

22 hours ago, Kimbero said:

@jessicajourney, i also had gastric RNY, not the Sleeve.

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Wow! Incredible to be back to work after Gastric Bypass so quickly. How was work today? How is the head hunger? Do you feel hydrated? I'm still so impressed at your ability to get right back at it and how much weight you've lost. Congrats!

This is incredible. You didn't really take any time off. I was planning on 2 weeks off but my post op diet is pretty strict with about 3 weeks of liquids only before moving to puree. You are giving me hope that recovery may be much better than expected. Did you guys have any help at home?

1 week full liquids...then 2 week puree for me. I just prepared/planned my liquids out and used cooler and insulated mugs to keep things cold. Keep a positive attitude and keep hope alive.

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@jrandolph68 That's a great idea about the cooler. I bought those little 2 oz. clear disposable cups with lids and think they may look weird in our office refrigerator. I like the idea of storing a little cooler under my desk.

@jrandolph68 & @Kimbero Congrats on being this far our post op. You are my veterans now. Hoping I may ask you a few questions?

Did you have help at home when you returned from the hospital?

Can you chew gum?

How does your tummy feel?

Any head hunger?

Do you feel weak or out of it or pretty much like yourself?

How do you feel emotionally?

Hi Jessica, my husband works nights, so he was home but asleep but if i needed him he would wake up but thankfully i dudnt need help, i was told by dr not to lift anything that weighed more then a gallon of milk. So i was able to cook, do dishes, wash laundry small loads at a time, i was also able to drive as long as i was not on my pain pills so i went swimming with my daughters, and grand daughter, shopped. Just run around. I do not chew gum because tgey ssid it can cause u to have air in your belly so i didnt want that. My incisions have all healed, my glue has come off completely and other than sometimes a slight pain on my left side it feels great. I tgink it might still be a little swollen but im not sure, no head hunger yet. I havent really wanted too much, but i will say the 2 small bites of mashed potatoes tasted great. And mentally im great, i was kinda goin a little bit crazy wanting to go back to work, but knowing i didnt want to push too soon and end up back off. And as far as being tired not really. I know i sleep soooo much better now, and im able to pull 10 hour shift with out any problem. But considering being overweight for all those years i was really wore out but it was the norm for me so i never knew any different. [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

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