OneSpoiledRN

I am 7 weeks out and have done very well. I have lost 47.8 pounds and am starting to feel so much better!! My problem right now is i don't want anything. I cna't find a drink that i reallyt like to drink, a food that i really want to eat or anythng. I desire NOTHING and almost feel like sometimes my stomach is nauseated. I take Nexium (mups) what i was told to take from Dr. Aceves, but i feel like i still have a lot of heartburn/refulx. I know i need to be eating 3 meals a day and getting the Protein i need, but how doi do it if i feel like i wanna gag every time i even think about food? Any advice is welcome and appreciated!! Randa

to take that one last bite and be completely over full and miserable for what seemed like an eternity! It was like i knew immediately that it was too much. I went to bed tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. I totally learned my lesson. I will never let that happen again! I have also hit a little stall. I am going between 290.4 and 291.6 for the last 3 days....it's driving me crazy..lol. I have lost 30.4lbs since August 18, had surgery on August 21st, so i know i have no room to complain, but it does get frustrating to see it not moving..:biggrin0:.

I will be going back to work in a week. I will be on regular foods at that point and would love some input/sample menus for my work days. Typical work day is i wake up around 4:30p and leave for work at 6p. Get off at 7a and head home to sleep by about 9-10a and do it all over again. Would LOVE some help from anyone with experiance.:biggrin0:

i hope not i'm 2.5 weeks out and have been drinking out of a straw since about the 3rd or 4th day.

Any suggestions for some post op (day 15) recipes? anything? nothing taste good, there isn't anythng i really want i look at other peoples plate and can almost gag...lol

LOL...whataburger is also a Mississippi and Alabama thing....

What is up with all the gurgleing when eating???

BBJ....i totally see where your coming from....i was just ablew to have things like tomato juice and was wondering why can't i have tomato soup? Some things i don't get....:confused1:

Hi there...i'm a nurse and will be 1 week post op tomorrow. There is no way i could go back to work and be at 100% right now...i'm still very drained and weak and tire very easily. Good luck!

Tomato juice today and i swear it tasted like a milkshake!!! I haven't been having trouble with my juices...but just to get a new variety was awesome!!! This is my 6th day and i'm down 18.7 lbs already since 3 days before surgery!!:thumbup::thumbup::laugh0: I can't wait to get all my energy back and get to the gym i can so see some fine shopping sprees coming my way:lol0::lol0:

BBJ.....your only 2.5 weeks out and already getting chicken? and you went to Dr. Aceves?? No fair...i can't have it at 2.5 weeks....lucky you!

QUESTION?? How do i know exactly how much of vitamins....iron? b12? any of it ...i should be taking? Is there a chart somewhere? thanks in advance, Randa

I will be in the air on my way to San diego!! I am so excited! I haven't gotten nervous yet, actually i hate flying so that is the only anxiety i have at the moment. I'm sure once Friday night gets here i'll start getting the butterflies in the stomach. But for now i just can't wait to get this new chapter in my life started. This site and forum has been such a MAJOR wealth of information for me and hubby too. He won't admit he's been reading but by the things he says or ask me i know where he got it from:biggrin0:. So if ya think about it sat morning please say a small prayer for me:thumbup: Thanks, Randa

THANK you both!!! I am so excited i almost could go to sleep now ....lol I have to be at the airport at 0500:))

CONGRATS!!! My date is Sat August 21!! Maybe we will run into each other while we are there. I can't wait!!!

That so great that your supporting your mom like you are:thumbup1:

Applied for passport .... check Turned in FMLA papers .... check Surgery date with Dr. Aceves .... check!! August 21!! I am soooo ready for this new chapter in my life to start. I can't hardley believe in a little over a month it's going to happen! I have looked into WLS several times over the last few years but never had the means to really get serious about it. My insurance won't even think about paying for it which sucks for them...lol I haven't told many people, not because i don't want anyone to know, i don't want any negativity before i go. Once i get back i don't care who knows. Most of the people on my shift at work knows, but there is a few busy bodies that i havne't told yet, only b/c i don't want my business spread allover the place:001_rolleyes: So anyway i just wanted to chime in and see if anyone else might be going to Dr. Aceves on or around August 21? My birthday is August 8, and we are considering this a major birthday present!! My children are very excited for me and they are the 2nd most important reason i'm so determined to get it done this time. I love reading all your post and going through all the before and after pictures, it's so motivating!!!:thumbup: Randa:biggrin0:

That is awesome:thumbup: I can't wait until i can send a post like this!!

i am so glad i found this post.....i am new and have been lurking and reading every post i can get my hands on. I love to look at the before and after pics b/c they are so motivating...and i've tried several times to view Tiffykins photo albums....i was starting to think my computer just didn't want me to see her page...lol:lol0:

Hi all....I'm Randa and new to the forum. I am an RN and work nights in Cardiac Intervention. Basically after someone has a heart cath and gets a stent we pull the lines and recover them. I am overweight and ahve been for over 10 years now. I am scheduled to have the sleeve done with Dr. Aceves on August 21st, and can't wait!! I can't go any sooner b/c my hubby works offshore 2 weeks every montha and that is the only date that would work for all of us. I got my passport today (before i had to pay the increased amount...lol), and that just made it feel one step closer!!! I have researched WLS before but never had the means to pay out of pocket, but it's really happening this time and i'm so excited!! Nice to meet you all, Randa:thumbup: