Susan 2.0

My NSV today: putting on hook & eye closure (not elastic!) pants that I could only dream of closing 2-3 days out from surgery due to my gas-filled belly!!

I saw that. I've already started my plastics savings fund! Too bad Dr. McSteamy won't be around to do it for me

I'm a 10/15er as well. Things are going great for me. I'm holding my hand on my belly less & less (thank goodness) & my liquids are going down well. The largest of my 3 incisions is in my navel & it's the only one that has bothered me. But I stopped taking Tylenol 2 days ago because it's not hurting me as much now. Hope we get som more 10/15ers added to the thread!

Hey Susan0178! The gurgling actually seems to have subsided more today. Yesterday was a laugh riot! I could just picture me sitting in my office with my stomach doing flips & my co-worker in the next office over saying "What kind of animal did you have implanted in you???"

Thanks SkinnyMinnie2Be! Yes, I can already tell a difference from yesterday to today. I know the walking (10 minutes here, 10 minutes there) is helping as well, thank goodness!

Newly sleeved on 10/15 - when does the gurgling stop? This is just hysterical!

Hey y'all! Finally made it to the loser's bench! 10/15 surgery was textbook & recovery has been very smooth. I sure hope that it continues this nicely. I am constantly amused by the gurgling going on in my abdomen, my navel incision is still a bit sore, and my middle back is not very happy with me right now, but other than those things I don't have many complaints

Thanks, my time! I'm doing very well. My parents have been amazing at helping me remember to sip, sip, sip & Protein, protein, protein! My only issues at this point are that my navel incision is still pretty sore & my middle back is killing me. (Well, those things AND the amusing gurgling!!) How are YOU doing? You must be on phase 4 by now, right?

Yay, Mae!!! I'm so glad your turn is finally here!!! You're gonna do GREAT!!!! Can't wait to see you back online.

Good luck!!!! You'll do great!

Hi all! I sincerely thank every one of you for taking the time to answer my call for help. I now know that my friend was just concerned about the complications. She told me of speaking with her beau's sister who is studying to be a nurse. The sister had told her that I was crazy & that just that weekend she had to help a lady in the ER who was having complications from WLS. Didn't expand on what WLS the lady had had, when, or anything. My friend told the sister "I don't want to hear about any complications." Our friendship will survive, and if it doesn't then I'll know that she was one who was here for a season (as opposed to a reason, or a lifetime). I sent out a quite hilarious email on Tuesday after my surgery to all of my friends & all of the responses have been overwhelming (& overwhelmingly positive). I am at peace & in a good place. Thanks again to you all for helping me with this issue. Susan 2.0

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Ok 10/15 OctoSleevers... This is it!! In less than 11 hours I'll be whisked away into the operating room for the journey of a new life!! Best of luck to everyone & I'll see y'all on the loser's bench!!! Susan

Missmachine - you are most certainly not alone in these thoughts & concerns. I am 42 & spend the better part of the last 10 or more years hiding from friends & sometimes family. I can't believe I've wasted so much of my life. I'm glad to see you have a 10 year head start than me! Anyway, I'm not sleeved yet & really don't know how I'm going to get back into the excitement of life, but I plan to start with a website called www.meetup.com It has groups of people with infinite amounts of common interests. I just started browsing through all the groups that are in or around my city & was amazed at the possibilities. I think it might get those creative juices flowing for you & you'll start thinking of things you'd like to do. Then, as you broaden your circle of acquaintances & friends, you'll naturally fall into doing new things you might not have thought of on your own.

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Unjury has a sample pack on their website. 3 packs of each flavor (including unflavored) for around $25

My doc's office (he & his staff) have said: be 90% good, 90% of the time. I think it's fabulous advice & will help to not obsess over slip-ups.

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Mae - you aren't sleeved yet & you're pulling those high numbers on MyFitPal??? You're gonna blow all of us off the losers bench!!!