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Had my bypass on 6/09. Recovery for me was better than expected pain wise. Only thing that happened was I had a really bad allergic reaction to the skin glue they used to close the incisions. I am on my 2nd round of steroids. Hopefully this will work it’s magic, my belly looks like a welted lobster, red and itchy. I am on purées now and in about a week can move on to soft/mushy foods. I go back to work on Monday, so can’t wait, I have been going stir crazy at home. Hope everyone has a great day.

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I'm 5 days post surgery and today I managed to get 3 of my tablets down - I did discover that I shouldn't have them just before a meal, I only managed 70mL of Protein Shake after 3 tablets(vit D, probiotic and multivitamin). I am drinking about 1.5L of Water in addition to my meals and I know I need to focus on getting more meal volume in. Who else gets bored of drinking their soup/protein shake before they are finished or full - I just enjoy drinking water more haha.

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On 6/10/2020 at 10:21 PM, ProjectPaige said:

I had surgery on Monday as well. I’m doing okay on fluids. I had horrible gas and stomach spasms. I’m glad you’re doing well. Keep up the good work :)

I had surgery on the 24th. I have had no problems with Fluid intake. Had urinary retention and terrible gas pains for the first 24 hours.

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13 hours ago, NatashaTee said:

I'm 5 days post surgery and today I managed to get 3 of my tablets down - I did discover that I shouldn't have them just before a meal, I only managed 70mL of Protein Shake after 3 tablets(vit D, probiotic and multivitamin). I am drinking about 1.5L of Water in addition to my meals and I know I need to focus on getting more meal volume in. Who else gets bored of drinking their soup/protein shake before they are finished or full - I just enjoy drinking Water more haha.

I'm 4 days post op and literally have no interest in anything except water and pain meds lol.

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10 hours ago, Sharmaine42 said:

My bypass is tommorow!! Whoohoo!! Finally!! After Covid it was pushed back! I’m ready to get this done. I hear people saying they had to do a liquid pre op diet. I didn’t. I was on a 1000 calorie diet!

Good luck with your surgery today. Mine is today too after looong 6 months. Thats great 1000 cal instead of liquid diet you can't beat that . Sending positive vibes.

On 6/25/2020 at 6:39 PM, Activeurit said:

ou shouldn't have any discomfort, as long as you're drinking slow.

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I joined the lover's bench in the 25th. Havent had much fluids and teying to consume Protein Shakes. They are just too darn sweet now. I've noticed that I weigh the same amount of weight as I did when I did on the of my surgery even with me not consuming much fluids. Whelp! I am determined to let this tool work for me.

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I can’t seem to balance my sips with good timing. And after a few sips I feel like I need to walk and burp. I could literally burp after every sip. I hope this won’t last forever.

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On 6/14/2020 at 6:37 PM, Travism0418 said:

My bypass is tomorrow!!! Glad to hear so many people doing so well after surgery! I'm praying for the same!!

How are you doing? Any feedback will help.

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Hi all! First post for me. I had the bypass on June 3rd, and I am almost down 50 pounds. On July 7th I had my gallbladder removed, so I'm in "recovery" again. My question is, is anyone struggling to eat? Like the thought of eating makes me nauseated and so does drinking warm Water as well. My family is worried about me, and to be honest I am worried as well.

I also feel like my throat is tight as well. I'm thinking that it is my medicine that I have to split to take. Any advise would be great.

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I honestly feel amazing. I am down 11kg (25lbs) since surgery on June 9th.

I had a bit of a stall on week 4, but I am killing it this week.

I work out every day via rhythm games like StepMania and Beat Saber for AT LEAST an hour, but I try to go for 2+ hours. I get about 80-85g of Protein in a day, while also drinking 1.5L of Water, and keeping my carbs below 30g (primarily from veggies/fruits).

I hope everyone else is doing well too. I haven't been super active here, but I am almost always sitting on Instagram!! LOL If anyone wants to follow me, you can! @Stephiverse -- I am sharing my progress, journey, and a whole lot of complaints there. There is a great community available. I will try to be on the forums a bit more tho!

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    • Alisa_S

      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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      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. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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