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Home (At Last)

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mrsteacher

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I am home at last. I crawled into bed at approximately 1 a.m. I don't feel any pain or discomfort and I worked hard to get in liquids the whole day flying. I should have kept the compression socks they put on me for surgery and worn them as it was definitly uncomfortable sitting for so long. I got an aisle seat and got up at least once during each flight but I kept thinking of those darn blood clots!

 

I'm alive so I think I am good to go :)

 

My liquids yesterday included an 8 oz bottle of water, a 15 oz bottle of apple juice, a 16 oz bottle of apple juice, 2 oz of water on one plane and about 4 oz on the other plane. I wasn't hungry at all.

 

I had to go back to work today but I kept to a desk most of time and got up here and there. Had normal energy levels. Didn't feel like I was dragging (in fact if it weren't for the bandages still on my stomach and my inability to consume large sips of liquids I wouldn't even feel like I had a procedure). I keep waiting for an energy crash of some kind with the level of calories I am consuming but apparently my stored fat is keeping everything in check for now.

 

I am making my husband do my "heavy lifting" which included getting my luggage out of the car and bringing the full dirty laundry basket into the laundry room.

 

So far today I have had 8 oz of water, 16 oz of light cranberry juice, 8 oz beef broth, and 2 popsicles. I'm going for some light apple juice next and more beef broth for dinner.

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Good for you! Keep it up...the more active you are the better you will feel. I drove myself home after surgery 130 miles after traveling on a plane all night, as soon as I pulled into town I went to the office and have been here since.

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what was your sleeve date ? Ur doing great, i hope mine is as smooth after. Getting sleeved on april 26 thurs, and going back to work monday april 30th, desk job

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Hi - Glad you got home safe. I'm just curious - when you're talking about the fluids you got in, are you getting in protein too?

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Joni - Dr. Kelly's patients are asked not to add protein into their diet until Day 10 (which will be this weekend for me). There is a caveat to that...you can add protein to your clear liquids if you start feeling lethargic (which I am not). The next thing I can add to my diet at day 8 is skim milk to see how I tolerate that before moving into liquid proteins on day 10. I don't start soft food until Day 22 (which is April 20th for me).

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