what i mean is the protein shakes will i need to be drinking them for the rest of my life?, i think the kind you mix with water gives me a stomach ache and im getting sick of them too, the unflavoured, isnt so unflavoured it still has a taste and its so nasty, i was wondering if slim fast would be ok cause i actually like those. or could i just find a way to get 80+grams of protein a diff way but healthy things with a lot of protein in them? oh and the vitamins i am taking give me a severe stomach ache to the point where i can vomit if i eat something. blahh how far up to surgery could i wear my tongue ring, nose ring, industrial bar, ear piercings and plugs? i hope i can wear them all the way up just, just before they put me to sleep. omg so fricking excited and nervous(sorry for saying that alotttt) tomorrow is my last day of protein shakes 4 times a day, thank god!!!! my mom thinks im coming home that same day, but i told her that they told me that i was staying the night lol got all my things together. ahh hope i dont forget anything eep!

oh and how lond did you guys walk the first day and first week after surgery? what did you do for weeks 2-4? just curious (: anddd how much lose skin do you think someone weighing at 226, 5'1" 18 years old will have? like if i lost 90-100 pounds? also just curious (: hope i dont have too much

Edited July 30, 200917 yr by Erin18

Well as far as the piercings and such, you will have to take them out beofr ethey wheel you to the OR. They would like if you took them out before you go there. I had my tounge pierced when I had my gallbladder removed last year. I took it out at 6 am and put it back in the next morning. My hole didnt close up. As far as your skin being lose. No one knows. Everyone is different. You are young and not as big as most so odds are good you will have little to none but it depends on your genes too. Good luck and take deep breaths!

I know your worried but it will be ok. And you wont need protein shakes your whole life! LOL

yeah i know, i just want to leave them in as long as i can, i havent had my tongue pierced too too long, well since dec. 20th that's the one im most worried about. im thinking of just waiting til i get on the bed thing and after they put the iv in then ill take them out. well my mom and was really small when she was younger my dad too, but i really dont know, wow i cant wait to start losing weight, ive never been small in my life, blegh! and thats good to hear haha

they allowed me to put plastic retainers in my piercings, no problem....just no metal....so you might want to ask.

its too late now ): the mall closes soon and i dont have a ride there, surgery is tomorrow boo, wish i had some just in case, i was going to get some last week, guess im going to have to suffer and wait til i wake up to put them back in as what ive read, they should be fine. 9 and a half hours til i go to the hospital!

Good luck Erin! Will be thinking of you!!:laugh:

I haven't had a protein shake since I started mushies over a year ago! I hated them, so I don't incorporate them into my daily eating. If you like them, use them if you need the extra protein, if not, once you are off of liquids post op, kiss them goodbye! Good luck tomorrow!

Good Luck Erin!

thanks everybody! <3

hey erin,

just curious, what ever happened with your piercings?

I have nose and monroe piercings, and last time i removed them (for an MRI), i left it out from morning until evening, and they already started closing. I had to go to a piercer to get the jewelry back in! it kind of hurt too.

Thanks

hey erin,

just curious, what ever happened with your piercings?

I have nose and monroe piercings, and last time i removed them (for an MRI), i left it out from morning until evening, and they already started closing. I had to go to a piercer to get the jewelry back in! it kind of hurt too.

Thanks

I took my nose ring out just before they wheeled me in to the OR, and by the time I was able to attempt to get it back in that evening (only about 8 hours later), I wasn't able to. If I'd been less wonky, I might have had more success--but I didn't force the issue. By the next day, it was a hopeless cause--I definitely would have needed a piercer's help if I really wanted to get it back in.

Erin, I am confused here. You had you're surgery a long time ago and you made posts about how sick you were and that you thought you were going to have the band removed. Are you talking about some other type of surgery? Did you have your band removed and maybe you are getting another band? Get me up to date.

anna_ree-well i took my lip out a few weeks before surgery because for some reason it felt infected but it wasnt and it was annyoing me i miss it dearly now, but i now have a verticle labret and it doesnt bug me at all. after surgery, i was able to get all my piercings back in with no problems when i got to my room at the hospital, i think i went into surgery at 7 or 8 am and got out at 11 or 12, not really sure, everything that day was blury when i looked at the clock. but theyre all fine and doing good, that what you mean?

greytz-yeah when i made those posts, i was really sick and i didnt think i was going to get better at all. i started feeling better probably the 2nd or 3rd week of december i mean like really good-ish. i thought of removing it for a long time but i dont wanna risk getting all my weight i lost back, yeah sure i gained about 5-6 pounds, i havent had a fill, now i cant cause i dont have insurance, but i cant wait to get one. nope i wasnt talking about another surgery (:

Sorry. Yeah, I see it now. I had a senior moment. Your first post was in July.

no problem (: