Mendif

I am 11 days out and yesterday I was feeling great walking normally getting up and down easily and now today I get a stretching feeling and sharp stabbing pains in my left side from the left of my belly button up to my rib cage. It only hurts when I am moving. Which isn't very much today because its so painful.

I also have two weeks off.. Go back next Tuesday and still am moving slow and can't bend over very well without getting a sharp pain in my lower left side just above my bellybutton. So I'm nervous that I didn't take enough time off. Plus I am tired a the time.

I'm doing well. Down 25 pounds 9 pre op and 16 since surgery. I have a 12 year old daughter who has been helping me a lot and my husband has been great! The only thing is he won't let me commiserate if I say something negative he just says YAY! That's awesome! I guess that's a good thing but can be annoying. I have to go back to work Tuesday so I'm a little nervous about that just because I'm so tired and I have a very active job!

I just didn't need it the pain was tolerable and I usually get a lot of nausea with pain meds, so I would rather be a little uncomfortable than nausea's.

How's everyone dojng?????

That's awesome! I am 10 days post op! First 4 days were the hardest, i kept thinking why did i do this to myself? What was I thinking??? I took no pain meds after 2:00 pm on the day of my surgery, once I was awake to tell my nurses to stop pushing it!!! Had nausea for first 4 days, but had meds that took it away!! No gas pains as I was up and walking a.s.a.p. ice chips and water are all I really drank in the hospital, a little decaf tea! I have lost 25 pounds!! 9 pre-op on my 6 day liquid diet and 19 post op! So I'm super excited about the results so far from 250 down to 225! Yay!

Amazing job! You look beautiful. I bet you feel like a rock star!!!

Looking good! I will be ecstatic if I've lost 50 pounds in two months!

One week post op sounds like a perfect time to weigh yourself. It will keep you motivated and let you see that everything you went through this past week was worth it! Then you can weigh yourself in another week from now if you don't want to obsessively weigh yourself. Although I'm sure there are worse things you could obsess on. Good luck!

My husband was eating Stacy's pita chips and jalapeño and artichoke dip this afternoon and I kept hearing him crunch those delicious pita chips so I put one in my mouth and sucked on it and then spit it out just to get the flavor! My friend is a dietician and she actually said that to me the other day! If you get a bad craving for something then take a small bite chew it and then spit it back out!!

I had cream of chicken soup earlier around lunch time had my hubby mix in 1 1/2 cans of water to make it thinner it was delicious! Such a nice change!!

Had my surgery on Monday at 10 am left the hospital on the 19th at 10:30. Haven't needed the pain meds, pain is tolerable and the nausea from the meds is not. I'm feeling great today woke up early already had a delicious 3 tablespoon shake! Getting around 77 oz of fluid and managed 5 of the small shakes yesterday. I am down 20 pounds since I starred my pre-op diet on March 12. That is just crazy to me!!! I started this at 250 pounds 5' 6 " was 241 at the hospital day of surgery and as of my scale I'm 228 this a.m I'm giving a couple of pounds for the differences in the scales which I'm sure there is! Nervous about starting my vitamins on Monday, just having something a little more solid going down! How's everyone else feeling today???

I have found that if I take a deep breath when the gurgle pain or pain in the chest comes that it actually relieves this pain. Try it! It can't hurt and it has definetly helped me. I love the sugar free Popsicle I bite little pieces off of them and chew them while they melt in my mouth that way I get a little chewing sensation! I have managed to get 34 oz of fluids down each day so far plain Water is the easiest for me to get down at this point and I just keep a bottle right next to me at all times. Even when I wake up in the night I sip sip sip!

3 days post op here also. Also almost left, told my husband I didn't know what I was thinking. Then felt the same way up until yesterday afternoon. Today is the best I've felt so far just following the diet and trying to walk as much as I can. My back does hurt from all the lying around! No pain meds since day of surgery so that's good I gave a suppository for the nausea which is a god send because I wake up everyday with it and these really help.

Had my sleeve on march 18 - getting lots if fluids in 34 oz yesterday just sipping. I was able to drink (4) 3 tablespoon shakes yesterday. Will be working on all 6 today. Getting my walking in and finally feeling like I'm in the land of the living again. First few day was the worse I took no pain killer after 2 pm on the day of surgery. Nausea was too bad with painkillers and pain was tolerable. I had 6 incisions and just can't wait for them to heal so I can do something besides sit around!

So far so good it 5:50 in the evening here. I was feeling a little hungry earlier so I took a nap, woke up and had some hot chicken broth. Doing good now!! hot tea, and hit broth really helps curb my appetite. ! It's only a few hours left until I can go to bed, wake up and have surgery!

I am having surgery tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. With a check in at the hospital at 7:30 a.m. I have been on the pre- op diet for 6 days also. Already have seen a weight loss stomach is flatter. Havent cheated and actually am having a hard time fetting in all the shakes!! Makes me nervous for after surgery getting in all thr liquid!! I can't wait to see those results!! Get into my skinny jeans!! Bring on summer! I am nervous and have even had second thoughts! I am most nervous about all the inscision scars and hair loss!!

Day one was the hardest for me. Hot tea and chicken broth saved me ! Just having my tummy full with something warm is what got me through it!! You can do it keep it up!! I'm on day 5 surgery on Monday!!