SammyJane

I am having a really hard time coping with everything post-op. I lost 12 lbs on the liquid pre- op diet, and 25 lbs since surgery. I actually gained .6 lbs as of this morning. I don't really know if I am eating enough, or the right things and I know I can't drink all the water! I feel hopeless this morning. I am wishing I just stayed on the liquids pre-op diet longer to see if I could lose more that way. I just feel like I am failing. I walk 30 minutes every day, I take my Vitamins. I had a RARE reaction to all the adhesive that was used to over my punctures and I am trying to recover from 7 bad burns over the wounds, and I have rashes from the band aids used for the IV and from the round heart monitor sticky things. I am now breaking out in hives all over my body. I am taking children's benedryll for the itching. Sorry for the Debbie downer post, but I just feel overwhelmed today and that I am that person who will fail and not lose the other 100 lbs I need to. What is anyone else 12 days out eating/drinking in a day?

Thank you. I hope you are right! I am going to try and relax a little about it all, but it would be easier if all these rashes would go away and the itching would stop! Thanks for your kind words.

I take the liquid Centrum multivitamin and the liquid Wellesse calcium plus vit d. Both are easy to take and I will be using them for a long time, maybe forever.

I was sleeved July 2 also! Nice to hear from someone going through he exact same phases as me. I am having trouble getting in all Water and Protein because I just don't feel like eating. Thanks for posting and good luck in the weeks to come! Congrats on the loss so far!

I am 4 days post-op. I had to do 2 weeks of optifast before surgery. A couple times I felt very dizzy and lightheaded and I had a little low fat cheese. It really helped get through. By 6 days into it, I didn't crave food and I found it fairly easy to just "stick to it". Just focus on the end goal.... You don't want that food temptation to mess up how far you've already come! I just kept telling myself that I am lucky to be at 2weeks liquid diet.... At least I am having my dream fulfilled when so many others don't reach this point.

I am doing1.5 mph for 15 minutes, twice a day. I am holding on (no arm swinging) . It is way too hot to be outside! I will take it slow and steady though. Dr told me to walk, walk, walk anyway I can get it in.

Have been going to the gym to walk on the treadmill. How fast is anyone else walking at 4 days post-op?