I'm 15 days post op and my doctor has advised me to lose 40 lbs my first 3 months, then another 40 the following three months. Here's the catch....I still feel awful. I am recovering very slowly. Walking 20 minutes per day so I am not stagnant but the incision pain keeps me up at night (hard lump and pulling, doc said is normal) and I am not resting well because of it. I do not want to be on pain meds but the soreness makes me sluggish. Anyone else slow to heal? There are so many people whom have jumped straight into their weight loss routine and I am not ready to start mine. Tired of the recovery phase......

Edited December 10, 20205 yr by CelinaLambeth

1 hour ago, CelinaLambeth said:

I'm 15 days post op and my doctor has advised me to lose 40 lbs my first 3 months, then another 40 the following three months. Here's the catch....I still feel awful. I am recovering very slowly. Walking 20 minutes per day so I am not stagnant but the incision pain keeps me up at night (hard lump and pulling, doc said is normal) and I am not resting well because of it. I do not want to be on pain meds but the soreness makes me sluggish. Anyone else slow to heal? There are so many people whom have jumped straight into their weight loss routine and I am not ready to start mine. Tired of the recovery phase......

My surgery was 11/30 so I can't be of much help with that but I too have the hard painful lump that makes it hard to walk around. I sleep well because of the CBD I take though. From what I read from other patients, you won't really have a problem losing that amount of weight. You've already lost 25 lbs in less than a month so12 lbs a month shouldn't be a problem.

I was really sore too a couple of weeks post-op, and I didn't have a whole lot of energy. But each day I felt a little bit better, and now, 5 1/2 weeks post-op, I don't have any soreness at all and my energy level is back to normal. Give yourself more time, because it's still early. I bet in a couple of weeks you'll be feeling a whole lot better.

I am a stomach sleeper. I got a C-shaped pregnancy pillow and it was a game changer to help me sleep. That feeling when you turn over was gone. Once you can get some restful sleep, I’m sure your body will take care of the rest.

On 12/10/2020 at 5:48 AM, CelinaLambeth said:

I'm 15 days post op and my doctor has advised me to lose 40 lbs my first 3 months, then another 40 the following three months. Here's the catch....I still feel awful. I am recovering very slowly. Walking 20 minutes per day so I am not stagnant but the incision pain keeps me up at night (hard lump and pulling, doc said is normal) and I am not resting well because of it. I do not want to be on pain meds but the soreness makes me sluggish. Anyone else slow to heal? There are so many people whom have jumped straight into their weight loss routine and I am not ready to start mine. Tired of the recovery phase......

Heating pad helped me alot at night as well as having six pillows to keep things from pulling tucked everywhere.

10 minutes ago, tarotcardreader said:

Heating pad helped me alot at night as well as having six pillows to keep things from pulling tucked everywhere.

I agree! The heating pad works wonders. Instead of 6 pillows, I got a C-shaped pregnancy pillow. I started sleeping like a baby! I was a stomach sleeper before surgery and couldn’t get comfortable in a bed to save my life.