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Bree03    11

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Hey everyone. I am exactly 4 weeks post op today. I wanted to ask if anyone else felt a strange “ache” on their stomachs, more on the sides. Almost like stretching pain or like you were holding your arms up for a long time.

just wondering what it could be.

thank you

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november11    970

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@Bree03 hey no im 4 weeks out too and no .my pain has a long time been absolutely gone. you should be going to your 0ne month visit this week , ask your surgeon.. how are you otherwise ? you following the eating plan to the T?

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Bree03    11

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12 minutes ago, november11 said:

@Bree03 hey no im 4 weeks out too and no .my pain has a long time been absolutely gone. you should be going to your 0ne month visit this week , ask your surgeon.. how are you otherwise ? you following the eating plan to the T?

Hey! Glad you’re doing well. Ive gone to my two week and my next apt isn’t until Jan. It’s not a concerning or consistent ache. Just weird. It could also be the lack of movement or me sleeping incorrectly since I still can’t sleep on my stomach.

just started “regular food” as of this week. Still can’t eat much so i would say I’m still following the plan, for the most part.

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november11    970

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Just now, Bree03 said:

Hey! Glad you’re doing well. Ive gone to my two week and my next apt isn’t until Jan. It’s not a concerning or consistent ache. Just weird. It could also be the lack of movement or me sleeping incorrectly since I still can’t sleep on my stomach.

oh okay ..soooo how's the eating plan going? and the Water and the Protein?

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Chardonnay40    153

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4 hours ago, Bree03 said:

Hey everyone. I am exactly 4 weeks post op today. I wanted to ask if anyone else felt a strange “ache” on their stomachs, more on the sides. Almost like stretching pain or like you were holding your arms up for a long time.

just wondering what it could be.

thank you

mine was gas and Constipation. When I had my follow up I told the doc. Gone since they gave me something for constipation.

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Heather246    27

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4 hours ago, november11 said:

@Heather246… Heyyyy ! what's up ? How you doing ? Haven't heard from you.

I'm doing pretty well! I can't believe I'll be 3 weeks post op tomorrow, time Sure does fly by. I'm down to 222 lbs, right at 25 lbs. My clothes already feel so much better and I can wear my rings again, so there is my non-scale victory. How are you doing? How's your weight loss going?

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Unclechaz    90

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I'm doing pretty well! I can't believe I'll be 3 weeks post op tomorrow, time Sure does fly by. I'm down to 222 lbs, right at 25 lbs. My clothes already feel so much better and I can wear my rings again, so there is my non-scale victory. How are you doing? How's your weight loss going?
Going for my 6-week appointment tomorrow. How time flies when you're having fun....

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november11    970

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18 hours ago, Heather246 said:

I'm doing pretty well! I can't believe I'll be 3 weeks post op tomorrow, time Sure does fly by. I'm down to 222 lbs, right at 25 lbs. My clothes already feel so much better and I can wear my rings again, so there is my non-scale victory. How are you doing? How's your weight loss going?

im good . went to my dr this morning for my 6 week visit . down to 222 lbs (look at us) was wearing a size 20-22 before surgery . now I have on a size 16 pants and xl top...feeling and looking awesome ………...

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november11    970

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12 hours ago, Unclechaz said:

Going for my 6-week appointment tomorrow. How time flies when you're having fun....

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Hey @Unclechaz just left my six week also .. How are you doing?

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HappyHikerGal    132

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Today is my 1-month surgiversary. Time has flown. I'm down 17 pounds since surgery - slow and steady. So far I'm meeting my nutritional requirements and foods have been agreeing with me. I'm on the soft food phase. I am noticeably thinner, and down 51 pounds since the summer. I have been having fun shopping in my closet and recently unpacked my smaller sized clothes so they will be ready this year. My next goal will be to do more exercise and develop that habit. I'm also hoping that it will help me get over feeling so fatigued. I'm so excited for this journey!

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kia h    129

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Update on the new journey all is good down 45 pounds able to eat small portions of food otherwise all is good weight loss slow down but it’s going how’s all my fellow sleevers doing and how’s it going guys

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Heather246    27

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On 12/18/2019 at 12:45 PM, HappyHikerGal said:

Today is my 1-month surgiversary. Time has flown. I'm down 17 pounds since surgery - slow and steady. So far I'm meeting my nutritional requirements and foods have been agreeing with me. I'm on the soft food phase. I am noticeably thinner, and down 51 pounds since the summer. I have been having fun shopping in my closet and recently unpacked my smaller sized clothes so they will be ready this year. My next goal will be to do more exercise and develop that habit. I'm also hoping that it will help me get over feeling so fatigued. I'm so excited for this journey!

I'm going closet shopping this weekend to hopefully find something to wear Christmas Eve to church. I'm down to 220.0 and I'm 3 weeks and 3 days post op. Starting weight 246 lbs, surgery weight 237 lbs... Total loss since surgery is also 17 lbs. I've been sticking to Keto diet and have really been craving carbs lately. I'm wondering if anyone else did or is doing keto diet post op and if so, what happens to the weight loss if you go back to a regular diet?

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Unclechaz    90

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Hey [mention=235710]Unclechaz[/mention] just left my six week also .. How are you doing?
Thank G-d, all is well. My 6-week labs showed my Iron is pretty low which may help explain why I've been feeling so weak. Made some adjustments and going to recheck blood in 8 weeks. Other than that, doing well on Water intake, averaging about 60 grams of Protein, and about 450 calories per day. Monday will be 7 weeks. Down about 35 since surgery.

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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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
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