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On 05/30/2023 at 11:58, Livinit said:



I had a week of solid pain after my surgery, I believe it was gas buildup, but once it all passed I felt great, which surgery did you have? I had the bypass, but I heard the VSG is much more painful to recover from


I had the sleeve almost 3 weeks ago. Today is the only day I been in pain. My recovery has been fantastic till today lol. Was told by my dr it’s pretty normal because that’s where she stitched inside.

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5 minutes ago, la.nena said:

I had the sleeve almost 3 weeks ago. Today is the only day I been in pain. My recovery has been fantastic till today lol. Was told by my dr it’s pretty normal because that’s where she stitched inside.

Yeah that’s what I heard about the VSG, the stitching required causes pain that I didn’t have to deal with since my stomach wasn’t cut and removed. Hopefully it goes away quickly!!!

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On 05/30/2023 at 13:00, Livinit said:






Yeah that’s what I heard about the VSG, the stitching required causes pain that I didn’t have to deal with since my stomach wasn’t cut and removed. Hopefully it goes away quickly!!!


Thanks me too. I’m sure it will pass. It only comes on if I get up to quick or move wrong. Other then that I’ve been very happy with my choice. It was so fast. She did it robotically and I went home same day. Went right back to work 3 days after.

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1 hour ago, la.nena said:

Thanks me too. I’m sure it will pass. It only comes on if I get up to quick or move wrong. Other then that I’ve been very happy with my choice. It was so fast. She did it robotically and I went home same day. Went right back to work 3 days after.

Wish I were that lucky, I went home the following day. Which I thought was quick haha, same day would have been awesome! I’m on to the soft foods stage now, but I haven’t felt “full” yet like I would before, also haven’t really gotten hungry, it’s strange, but I do get sore from time to time when I drink too fast or eat too fast

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3 hours ago, Livinit said:

Wish I were that lucky, I went home the following day. Which I thought was quick haha, same day would have been awesome! I’m on to the soft foods stage now, but I haven’t felt “full” yet like I would before, also haven’t really gotten hungry, it’s strange, but I do get sore from time to time when I drink too fast or eat too fast

I have been saying the same thing to my friends I don’t feel hungry or full. If they hadn’t put me on a time to eat I probably wouldn’t because I don’t know I’m hungry and I stop eating in 30 mins because they told me I don’t feel full. I don’t want to stretch my pouch either but it feels strange not having those feelings. I’m 4 weeks post-op from gastric bypass surgery

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On 05/30/2023 at 15:08, Livinit said:






Wish I were that lucky, I went home the following day. Which I thought was quick haha, same day would have been awesome! I’m on to the soft foods stage now, but I haven’t felt “full” yet like I would before, also haven’t really gotten hungry, it’s strange, but I do get sore from time to time when I drink too fast or eat too fast


I’m on soft foods to and I get full fast. I barely eat an ounce or two each meal. One shake takes me almost an hour to drink. Sometimes I drink half and then drink the other half later. I meet my goals each day but it takes me 3 to 4 tiny meals and a snack through out the day.

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2 hours ago, Miss Sunshine P said:

I have been saying the same thing to my friends I don’t feel hungry or full. If they hadn’t put me on a time to eat I probably wouldn’t because I don’t know I’m hungry and I stop eating in 30 mins because they told me I don’t feel full. I don’t want to stretch my pouch either but it feels strange not having those feelings. I’m 4 weeks post-op from gastric bypass surgery

Glad I’m not the only one, it’s really weird to not feel anything either way. Guess I just need to stay up on it!

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2 hours ago, la.nena said:

I’m on soft foods to and I get full fast. I barely eat an ounce or two each meal. One shake takes me almost an hour to drink. Sometimes I drink half and then drink the other half later. I meet my goals each day but it takes me 3 to 4 tiny meals and a snack through out the day.

I’ve had no issues drinking since the day after surgery. Even the shakes seem to go right through me, I mentioned it to the doctor and she said the liquids can do that sometimes, but I’m not sure why I don’t ever feel full, or hungry for that matter

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I'm allowed to start incorporating soft foods now, a week early, yay! I've gotten the bit too full feeling twice now, it's uncomfortable until it moves down. I seem to hiccup when full sometimes so use that as a stop signal.

@Synlee how are you?

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4 hours ago, CarolineLittle said:

I'm allowed to start incorporating soft foods now, a week early, yay! I've gotten the bit too full feeling twice now, it's uncomfortable until it moves down. I seem to hiccup when full sometimes so use that as a stop signal.

@Synlee how are you?

Congrats! I can’t wait till I’m all healed up and can start eating normal foods again, I love chicken and especially white meat, but my surgeon says I need to stay away from it because it’s too dry and can cause a blockage…although canned chicken is fine with a little mayo or yogurt. Been a heck of a journey so far.

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19 hours ago, Gabbie-1 said:

Drains are out Hooray!! I am on soft food for 4 weeks 1 Protein Shake a day. I am so happy to get those drains out.

Congrats Gabbie! I didn't have to have drains, so I have no idea how annoying they are, but I can imagine.

What was your 1st soft food, and how did it go?

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Silly question I’m sure, does anyone know how to update their surgery info on their profile? I can’t seem to edit anything but my name, gender and birthday along with general info about me…I’m sure I’m missing something, lol

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1 hour ago, Livinit said:

Silly question I’m sure, does anyone know how to update their surgery info on their profile? I can’t seem to edit anything but my name, gender and birthday along with general info about me…I’m sure I’m missing something, lol

Took me a bit to figure out as well. Click on the triangle up top-right by your profile name, one of the options is "My Surgery" You can update your info there.

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