faithwisdomlove

Wow 17 pounds!!!! That is amazing! I guess I'm one of the slow losers (sigh....story of my life). But I'm so happy for you and I'll watch your progress to gain inspiration that this can be done. I re-read my surgeon's instructions and BIG oooopps, I wasn't supposed to be on my regular vitamins yet. Chewable or liquid vitamins only until I'm on solid foods. My alternative is a pill crusher how icky is that? I guess gummy vitamins it is, oh what sacrifice! Lol

You will feel better soon just tackle it one day at a time. I thought of it as my chance to rest like a mini vacation (until the gas comes then I get defeated lol). I gave myself 4 weeks until I expect to feel like myself again. Maybe I'm fooling myself but I'll see when I get there. I hope you feel better soon!

I'm on Day 7 post op. I'm still on full liquids. I'm doing well until I tried to take my vitamins, I used a pill splitter so that they're in manageable chunks. Nope! Didn't help at all, I think I need to chew it first before swallowing. On the positive side, I lost 7 pounds since surgery just following directions my surgeon gave me. Happy healing everyone!

I just had my surgery with Dr. Cobourn on October 18, 2013. I have to say that he made me feel at ease with the whole procedure. The staff was amazing and I can see that they all genuinely cared for my well being. Dr. Cobourn called me the next day to see how I was feeling and just to ensure that I had another chance to ask questions. Today a nurse followed up with me since they know that I had to fly back to Alberta yesterday. They checked to see again how I was feeling and reminded me that support is available if I need it and I should call if I have any questions or concerns. This doesn't even include the follow up emails from the patient coordinator and the nutritionist. I do believe that I will be consistently leaning on these people in my journey and I could not have chosen a better group of people to do this with.

Thanks for reassuring me. It means a lot.

Thanks for reassuring me. It means a lot.

This is great to hear. I'm new to this forum but have been reading and absorbing as much information as I can. I have my surgery scheduled with Dr. Cobourn on October 17. I'm excited and scared at the same time. Knowing that a lot of his patients endorse him make me feel that I will be in good hands.