Buffalogyrl

I'M 6 days post op. I can't consume more than 300 calories per day. I feel dehydrated. Per the nurses orders I drank magnesium citrate yesterday which of course led to chronic diarrhea. Still have lingering gas and shoulder pain, all I want to do is sleep. I feel myself getting depressed. It hurts to drink anything I wonder if three sips at a time is to much....Amy thoughts? I have my one week f/ u with doc on Thursday.

I feel good! Yesterday I ate almost 50 grams of protein! I had a come to Jesus talk with myself and decided that the world won't end if I give up my vegan ways for a couple of months! So I decided to introduce Geek yogurt into my life and made my favorite tofu egg salad! Well 600 calories 50 grams of protein and 30 oz of water and Gatorade later and I feel brand new! Thanks for all the encouraging words.. I'm on the mend!

Lora thank yo! I'm Michele my email is buffalogyrl@gmail.com. Right now I'm trying to muster the strength to get out of bed to feed my poor dog

Today was my first day back to work it was painful ! Didn't even work a whole day. I have horrible gas and left shoulder pain. I. Still struggling to get proper calories and protein, although today I took in almost 30 grams of protein which is the most I have had since per op. I'm going to continue to the best with what I can tolerate and we will get through this together! Hang in there, I keep hearing it will get better so I'm going to believe it!

Omg I have had aa very slow recovery and as I lie here in bed all I seem to see on TV is food! I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this!

Omg I have had a very hard slow recovery ana

I cAn't believe I thought I could go to work yesterday! What was I thinking! Thanks ladies!

Thx I'm starting to regret this I want to feel normal again. I appreciate your feedback

You can do it! Best of luck

I'm 4 day post op and continue to have gas pain, but does anyone have a sensation of your stomach spasming? Also is anybody else struggling to get calories in? I'm averaging about 250 calories per day. I'm very exhausted still have pain around my incisions. I have been sipping on water and Gatorade because I fear dehydration. Is this all normal?

Someday I will learn to type properly on my iPad! Puréed was the word I was going for! Lol

Me Too! I just had 1/4 of puréed tofu asparagus soup...omg and tat was an effort! Good luck

Lalaj, Not a weenie at all! You want hear about a weenie move, I through myself into a full blown panic attack waiting to go to the OR. Thank God for the Dr.s and nurses who sedated me ASAP. How is that for Weenie! The good news is we are finally on the other side of our journey!

Sandrie how are you doing? I'm very sore and very tired and have no desire to eat. But I keep telling myself there are better days ahead!

I just got banded by Dr Rickford out of Providence. I have BMI of 30 and was self pay. Hope this helps

It's show time! Thinking of all my fellow May 9er bandsters! Have a successful uncomplicated surgery and a positive and healthy new journey! Off we go!

What people fail to recognize this fat surgery industry is a multi million dollar industry, so most doc aren't going to say no unless u r truly mentally I'll or have significant cognitive deficits. I figured out in life that you have to play the game one times as ridiculous as it is. For example I had to have chest x ray for my pre op prep, I asked why I have no health conditions or indications of pulmonary dysfunction, in fact I haven complimented by my Dr. For my strong lung capacity,( in a swimmer). The only explanation I got was well everybody has to have one? Really can we say waste of $ and time... Hence the welcome to the corporate cash cow of the fat industry.

I m self pay in the DC metro area and I have to stay overnite, despite my attempts to convince the doc that I don't need to. My doc makes u do a swallow test and an X-ray the next morning to make sure all is well