oldskoolsooz

Ms.antiband..apparently it happens..i followed my doctors guidelines to the letter including the two week pre-op diet. I went into surgery..all was well..awoke from anesthesia with some man in scrubs staring at me. I groggily asked if it all went well and he told me they had to abort the surgery because they couldn't get to the band area..wth?! They cut me open in the areas. It hurt bad. I got approval for the sleeve and went for it! I was in very bad pain for three full weeks. Four weeks now..the pain is receding and I'm starting to feel hopeful :-)

Thx Richard..that was super straightforward and clear. Thank you. I think I'll take the advice I got and reintroduce one protein shake a day since some day I'm only getting 30 gs! Rox..I was in DEVIOUS pain for exactly 3 weeks..i thought it would never end. I had to return to work after two weeks and everyday I thought I wasnt going to make it..but I did. After exactly the third week I started to feel better..meaning I could use the bathroom almost normally..could get my socks on myself..eat enough so I didn't feel like hell..I hear these stories on forums and started to freak out that I was still in pain..it'll pass.. Are you onto the pureed stage? If so I took canned chili and pureed it and added sour cream..tuna with tons of mayo..that deviled ham spread..cottage cheese..cream of wheat..tzaziki yogurt with hummus..

Kapu..how do you get so much protein in!? I'm having a really hard time with that :-(

:-) Thx for the cottage cheese test..i never saw that before and I'm going to try it asap! The problem is if I do feel full I can/need/want to eat shortly thereafter. I feel like I eat all day. I'm trying really hard to get the proper amount protein and water in every single day again since I'm pretty new at this..it's "hard". I have followed the 15 before and 30 minutes drinking water after eating rule steadily since I don't want to stretch out my new stomach :-) I figured out that I don't know enough about food..calories..nutritional value etc..thank goodness for Google..and forums like this!

My whole belly is itching like crazy right now and had been for almost a week. I believe it's from the winds breaking and the fact that after surgery my skin got very dry. I moisturize the area surrounding the 'wounds' daily. It helps and as anything else..this too shall pass :-)