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Thank you so much for the awesome help. I actually had a great time! I focused on the company not the food:)

It seems a majority of people are saying that carbon and gum will stretch out the sleeve .... I specifically asked my surgeon about those and he told me if I can handle carbon then I can drink it. He told me that our stomachs are like rubber bands and if we eat too much we will throw up. Does your surgeons tell u specifically to stay away from these things?

I don't watch the show so i have no idea what is going on...but this is hilarious!...u guys r funny...

Lol...

Thanks so much everyone! I feel better..ill just back off a little and take my time more... *hugs*

I am 16 days post op and when I eat anything pureed and I mean really pureed I feel so yucky...did this happen to anyone else?

Oh hun....I am so sorry u r stressed out over this...our heads get in the way so much. I m one day ahead of u post op and my surgeon said it is all in my head. I'm doing everything the doc is telling me he said to quit com pairing myself to others and enjoy my own journey. Hang in there. Losing over 14 in 4 weeks is awesome!

All right girly that is awesome! Now if u r comfortable I would love to see pics...what an inspiration for us:)

I just wanted to throw my 2 cents in. I am only 16 days post op so my experience is very short. In the beginning I was debating between the 2 surgeries also. I knew a lot of people that got the bypass done so I talked to a lot of them. Here is what i learned. I know 6 people who are 3 to 12 years post op bypass. 5 of the 6 people gained at least 60% of the weight back. 3 regretted doing it the other 2 said they wish they would have followed the doc diet guidelines. Then 1 person loves it and is very successful she will tell u she does everything her doctor says otherwise she would not b successful. The bypass is not full proof nore is the sleeve. Everyone has different results just like no pregnancy is the same. Make sure you are educated the best you can b for the surgery and ask ask ask as many people as u can about them all....good luck!

I am so happy you guys posted this. I am 2 weeks post today and just feeling a little sad. Nothing big but usually I am so happy so this is new. Maybe ill call my surgeon tomarrow and see what he says. I love this forum!

No prob Katie! We all have to stick together! Remember to take it easy. It is major surgery That is what my husband tells me everyday. Now if you will excuse me I'm going to go move a heavy dresser then run a 5K. Ha!

I have pain...and still do 2 week post op tomarrow. In fact today after walking I hurt so bad that I had to lay down for a couple hours. I like you comment about contracting and moving because I told my husband it hurt so bad I swear it moves every time I move. Of course he laughs at me When I went to my surgeon he told me the reason it hurts so bad is because they bang and bruise us up in there and all that is so tender. I still cringe every time i laugh or sneeze because I know it is going to hurt so bad.

I went to pureed and had to go back to liquids. Just to uncomfortable...anyway I noticed when I was drinking my water today that without realizing it I wasn't sipping I was taking pretty big drinks. Was anyone told to always sip or at some point were you told you can drink normal...I just kind of freaked out today. Like I said I have no problems getting fluids down...i just kind of stopped sipping somewhere

What did your doc say at your yearly? I was just curious to hear his reaction...

Wow! You look amazing! Good for you...

Ironically I was in the exact dame boat as u. I even almost got dehydrated because I was scared to drink water. I followed my docs diet to a t....it was all liquid. Then on wed 5.9.12 the doctor told me I was pretty much out of the woods for that. I was 9 days post op...he explained that my stomach being stapled was like rubber band ...instead of leak it would kind of bounce (I'm not describing it in doc terms..sorry) so he said u won't hurt it you will throw up before any of that.

Ironically I was in the exact dame boat as u. I even almost got dehydrated because I was scared to drink water. I followed my docs diet to a t....it was all liquid. Then on wed 5.9.12 the doctor told me I was pretty much out of the woods for that. I was 9 days post op...he explained that my stomach being stapled was like rubber band ...instead of leak it would kind of bounce (I'm not describing it in doc terms..sorry) so he said u won't hurt it you will throw up before any of that.

These Are the Days of Our New Drain Free Lives ;p

Keep in mind everyone heals and has different stressors in their life. Before surgery I asked my doc how long he thought till I felt 'good' again. He said tops a week, bless his little heart for having so much faith in me but I am out day 10 today and i can do about 3 hours of light housework then have to sit for 30 minutes or so to rest. My definition of good is not needing to rest in between, but that is just because I didn't need that before. And I also don't want to hurt myself either

Lol..well I guess I m slow...I'm 9 days out and still a little swollen

Excellent question...I was wondering the dame thing..

Ill let someone else explained it to u..

That is awesome!!! Amazing the small hills we climb

OK the feeling is so hard to explain. Mine was very uncomfortable like yours. I mean miserable. If it got touched once it hurt do bad. I personally thought it was a very odd uncomfortable borderline painful thing It really isn't painful, but it still kind of is. Just breath out when they r doing it..good luck...u will b able to relax do much once it is out