MKambalimath

My Dr said just to walk til 6 weeks out. By 6 weeks you should be completely healed inside. I've always wanted to do Zumba, but I feel really tired now, I think because I'm not getting as much nutrition as I should so I dont know how I could keep up. I'm 4 weeks out today so hopefully in 2 weeks I'll be ready for a beginners class :)

With my program I had to buy the shakes and vitamins from my Drs office so I have a whole thing of Vanilla that I cant drink. I couldn't find the isopur at Walmart when I was there. My sister had surgery in Jan and shes all of a sudden started losing A LOT of hair. So now I'm freaking out thats going to happen to me. She hasnt done well with her shakes either. I think I might just have to go to GNC or Vit Shoppe.

I was doing great with my Nectar chocolate protein shakes before my surgery, but after about 2 weeks after, they started making me really sick to my stomach. I switched to the vanilla, and I couldnt even swallow it because it was making me gag. This is something new, since I've never been prone to that with medicine and such, you just take it and be done with it, but somehow I feel like my sense of smell and taste is jacked up since my surgery, Does anyone have any suggestions for better tasting protein shakes? Since I havent been drinking them, Ive been using the Special K water protein but thats only got 5 grams of protein and thats not enough.

Mmmmmm, crazy bread! LOL

I tried it. My original surgery schedule was for Jan 24th. I lost 15lbs on the liquid diet, and my husband kept telling me I looked like I had lost weight. I was scared of the surgery anyway and I was STARVING, so I canceled my surgery 3 days before. I thought, heck, if I can lose this much weight in less than 2 weeks, then I can follow a regular diet and lose. Of course, the reason I needed the surgery in the 1st place was because I dont diet very well or for very long. I gained 5lbs back before I met with my Dr and rescheduled my sleeve for 4/25. Im almost 4 weeks out now, and have lost over 23 lbs. Its hard and its drastic, but I dont feel the hunger like I used to. Before, if I was hungry and I ate 1/2 a banana, I would have still been hungry, maybe even more so. Now, I'm lucky to be able to eat 1/2 banana before I'm full. Good luck with whatever you decide

Hi! I joined this site because I'm having some mental issues with my sleeve. I'm 3 weeks out and I've lost 22 lbs. I've been doing pretty good with not overeating, though I did advance myself to the soft/mushy stage a little early My problem is, I'm almost grieving for the lost of food. I know this sounds terrible, and I feel pretty foolish, but I cant help it. I cant believe how much time I spent eating before. My program, Mercy Health Weight Solutions in Fairfield, OH is awesome, I get 6 months free in their healthplex, and I think that would help me because then I would feel more proactive about things, but I wont be released til June 9th to be able to do that and I'm sooo bored. All I can think about is how 5 weeks ago I would have been making this and that but I cant do that now. I know I need to focus on other things, but its there all the time in the back of my mind, no matter what I'm doing. I miss spaghetti like it was a lost friend or something and then I feel irritated with myself for not being happy with a 22lb loss in 3 weeks. I was SO not prepared for what life would be like after. I eat 3 triscut crackers with some cheese and Im full, but my head is telling me there is no way I can be satisfied by this Can anyone tell me if they had these same feelings and if they went away the further along they got??

You look awesome! I love the before and after pics, it gives us just starting the journey something to look forward to!

Sure! I hope it all works out for you, I dont know why WLS isnt covered by every insurance company and supported by every Dr. Even aside from OUR health, is saves them tons of $$!

I was worried about that when I went to my surgeon since I had only been with my primary doc for a few months due to us moving. He said that some primary docs are very against it, but that if she wouldnt write a letter for me, then his office could help me find someone that was more supportive. Luckily, my PCP did write the letter with no problems. I would talk to your surgeon and see if they can help. Good luck!

You know, I hadnt had my primary Dr for very long before seeing my weight loss surgeon, and I was afraid that she might not sign off on my surgery. I asked my surgeon about it, and he said that your weight causes so many health problems and risks when you are morbidly obese, that if your primary care Dr doesnt sign off, then it might be time to rethink that choice. Luckily, she did and I was able to get it paid for by my insurance, but I cant understand why your Dr wouldnt want you to be as healthy as you can be. Good luck!

I LOVE Dr Northup at Mercy. They have such a great program there and its all geared to people that are overweight. The people that work in the office and the nutritionists and Ann, the patient care advocate are great. Where are you having your surgery done at? The nurses were great at Mercy too. All in all it was a great experience, considering it was surgery, lol. I never felt judged for being there for weight loss surgery. Good luck! Its hard, but I know in the long run it will be well worth it!

I did the same thing! I'm embarrassed to say, but my favorite treat was Cookies and Bryers Homemade vanilla Ice cream, and I would eat almost 2 half gallons in a week. I wanted to have steak and salad and Olive Garden before my surgery, but unfortunately I got sick 2 weeks before my surgery and that didn't work out As for breaking up with my best friend, we're kind of just in the not talking stage right now, lol, I havent been able to actually break up yet

Personally, I dont think about it too much until its there. food is on my mind because I'm a stay at home mom, and I get bored, and I always ate when I was bored or depressed. Even though I'm coming up with crafts to do with my son and playing games with him, its right there in my mind saying, I should be eating some oatmeal chocolate chip Cookies now, lol. As for the craving part, as soon as I smell pizza or spaghetti, I want it. And I mean BADLY. I feel ridiculous. What I'm grieving though is not being able to dive in and eat 2 big slices and some breadsticks with a big glass of Pepsi. I have had a bite of my sons pizza when cutting it up and his spaghetti, and that went down fine. No problems, but I know I cant have a lot of it like I used to and thats whats bringing me down. Its all the mental part. One thing though, I dont "crave" chocolates and sweets like I used to. I want real food in a bigger amount. I'm not technically on regular food til June 9th, and believe me, theres a big old star on my calendar for that day, so I hope knowing I can have a little sandwich on toasted bread is keeping me going

Thank you guys so much! Youre comments are very reassuring to me. I knew this was going to be a long road, but its kinda like childbirth, I KNEW, but I really had no idea til it happened