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I knew this day would come. It really is simple science to realize that eventually everyone will 'hit the wall'. The only question is when will they and how hard. Well today I got that answer. I have hit the wall, and I have hit it hard. The day started with a sleepless night.. I only got about an hour and a half worth of sleep. After getting up I felt extremely week for the rest of the day.. I simply felt like a zombie, but had no appetite at all. I also was extremely thirsty but I had a hard time wanting to drink. I spent the day very dizzy, very lethargic, and simply just bad. I had a protein shake for breakfast, for lunch I had a small cup of beans to try to get some fiber in my system. Unfortunatly I ran into a VERY stressful situation with my phone company. This was the first time since my surgery where I had to face stress from something unrelated to my surgery. Needless to say I did not handle it well. I felt like a sickening feeling was rolling from my head to my toes, no amount of medication could stop it. The night did not get any better. I had 2 poached eggs and some apple sauce. I cant say that it is hunger pains that I felt, but simply just an overall aching feeling.. Thankfully I will be seeing the doc on saturday, and hopefully he can check me out.. I have significant bruising near the port area, but i assume that its normal So far only 1 of the stitches patches has fallen off, I thought more wouldve fallen off by now.. I really hope tomorrow is a better today as today was just awful =/

Took a couple of days off from blogging, time to get back to it.. Last couple of days have been nearly the same.. I am disappointedly not making any additional progress in regards to the pain anymore. My unmedicated pain level hovers around 3/10 while laying down to 7/10 while walking. The first few days were encouraging because every day I felt a bit better, unfortunatly thats no longer the case. I am also starting to run low of my medication, so I hope the doctor will represcribe some to help me out. As far as food goes, I have continued with the liquids/mushies. I have been having a protein shake for breakfast, then soup for lunch, for dinner i have had 1-2 poached eggs. So far hunger has only been a minor issue. I have also had sugar free pudding and apple sauce as well when I need a snack.. Energy wise I am up and down. Normally when I feel energized I get up and start moving around, unfortunatly it doesnt last long and I quickly crash. I have a feeling it has a lot to do with my low food intake, and is something my body will just need to get used to.. Its amazing to think that right now (technically) it has been just about a week from surgery. I would definetly say that I am very satisfied with how the overall week went. I am really looking forward to weighing myself in the morning and taking my weekly shirt off pic. I really cant wait to look back on all these pics and watch the transformation take place! So far the only thing I have personally noticed is that my double chin seems to be receeding a bit. Hopefully next week will be better as I am going to start adding daily excerise to my routine!

Ya I have sort of tried to test my bounderies by swallowing (not crushing) pills, not taking time between bites, etc and have yet to run into any sort of a problem.. I know im pushing my luck, but I kind of want to know how far my bounderies are lol

Today was an up and down day. This morning I slept for 12 hours (Midnight to noon). This is a bit concerning considering I did not take any sleep enhancers and I never sleep that long. Very bizzare. I absolutly hate waking up and half the day is already over. I finally had my first bowel movement since surgery. It was very concerning to me as the waste was covered in a fuzzy white substance (kind of like mold on bread). I rushed online and basically found out that the white substance was mucus. Of course the reasons for this were vast and included some scary things. I called my doctor and explained what I had. He confirmed it was mucus and advised me that it was normal and not to fret. I definetly felt even more energy today and less pain. I can pretty much get in and out of bed/chairs etc without it taking a long time, something that has been a struggle. I had an energy drink for breakfast. I didnt really have anything for lunch but I have been drinking as much vitamin water as I can. For dinner I had a small cup of beans and cheese. I have really started mixing liquids with some mushies earlier than prescribed. I am hoping to be close to pain free within the next couple days so we shall see!

That is so crazy that you posted this as I have been thinking the same thing for awhile and was about to post this myself.. it does feel like there are much fewer guys around, but as a previous poster said, im sure it has a lot to do with guys simply not taking the time to post about it..

I am afraid to weight myself still.. i was banded on 4/21 so only a few days ago, and I figure I probably still have some weight from all the iv fluid and swelling.. I think ill have my first official weigh in at the 1 week mark

Well it sounds like everyone is in agreement on this.. Ill just add my 2 cents.. My surgery went great, I had no issue or problems whatsoever. Less than 24 hours after surgery i went out and ran some errands and target and michaels.. at first I was ok, obvisouly in some pain, but was able to make due. But about 2 hours in, I hit a wall - HARD. Its amazing how little stamina you have post surgery. After the 2 hour mark I started to get Very swetty, nautious, and jittery. I could barely walk or do anything for that matter. Even after I got home and laid down, I still felt like crap for the rest of the day and the next, all over 2 hours out shopping. I am a young guy in my 20's who even at a large weight still plays soccer regularly and has a great stamina, yet I got my @ss kicked just from walking around a store.. definetly heed the warnings!

Title says it all. If I have a band that is completely deflated, is it the same as having no band at all when it comes to eating/swallowing pills/ etc?

Fair warning, this is a poop topic if you didnt already get that lol. Today I had my first stool since surgery (4 days later). It was just a few pebbles but there was something about it that freaked me out. The stools were covered in something fuzzy and white. Doing what I shouldnt be doing, I ran online to pull up what it could be. After some searching around I found that it was mucus. Now the cause for the mucus ranged from a variety of diseases all the way to cancer! Thoroughly freaked out, i called my surgeon. He too explained that it was mucus and he said that it is entirely normal. Unfortunatly i still am a bit freaked out about it. Has anyone else experienced this? How quickly did it go away? I searched online and couldnt fine 'surgery' as a cause to trigger it, so I dont know. Any info would be helpful! Thanks

Determine-Gem, including my surgery day I have been off for 4 days. In all honesty with my desk job, I probably could have been back as early as day 3, but I want to make sure im 100 percent before returning. WitchyArmyWife- Agony is for sure, my family had a huge cake that I couldnt touch which really sucked.. as I said on my blog I cheated a little bit and had some devilled egg mix and some mash portatoes, but only a small amount. I need to get back on track tomorrow!

Well I cant say whether tonight was a success or not.. On one hand, I watched family chow down on such an array of delicious food and didnt feel depressed about it or felt like I was being depraved. On the other hand I definetly cheated on the 'liquid only' post op faze. I had some mash potatoes and some deviled egg filling, both of which im sure are classifed as squishys and not liquids My stomach did not seem to have a problem handling the food. I made sure everything was thoroughly chewed and swallowed at a slow pace. Although it seems like my stomach is very forgiving at this point, I dont want to test it again and will go back to nothing but liquids tomorrow. I am very curious to see how the pain feels tomorrow as I really feel like progress has been made on it. If things continue to heal well I am going to try to taper back on the meds as the last thing I need is to get hooked.