Meandmylittledog

So glad to read this. I'm 6wks out and have lost 24lbs but my clothes are getting bigger. My pants are baggy in the seat and waist is bigger each week. I will wear my clothes until they fall off but like everyone, I'm anxious for that to happen. Yeah!!!! This will work for us all.

You look great congrats.

I'm sorry you're going through this. I'm 5 wks out and I worry about this too. I pray that it won't happen but if it does I pray it will be minimal. From what I've heard it won't last forever so I pray it will be over before you know it. Good luck.

SAM- stomach altered to mini. Funny my mom called me Sam when I was in her belly. I won't have any kids so it seems only right that I should have a Sam too.

Hi, congrats on your surgery. I didn't have a binder for my surgery, however, when I had my abdominal hysterectomy I had one. I would say to wear it as long as you need to. I wore my binder for several weeks after my surgery until I felt better. You'll know when you don't need it anymore.

Tamz, 2oz was a starting point, if you can do more then do it. I have 8oz of soup with protein powder in it or 8oz of a protein shake. The nut and dr hamn said 2oz is a starting point so if I could do more, great. I think you should call the office, sounds like you're not hardly getting anything in especially if you're only eating 3X day. Good luck!!!

Thanks for your post. I'm 25 days post op and I've only lost 11lbs since surgery, 16 since preop. I feel like I'm way behind but my clothes are fitting much looser and Im into things I haven't been into for years. I need to work on my water/fluid intake, maybe that will help and also start walking more. Thanks for your encouragement.

Thank you all sooooooo much. I will start off slow and see how it goes. I know years ago, many years ago I walked 2 miles twice a day and loved it. Saw results too. Thanks again, I guess you do it until the desire kicks in. Lol

Hi everyone: I am 3 wks post op tomorrow and have lost 13 lbs. Not a lot compared to others but at least I'm moving in the right direction. My problem is exercise. I read on here how others are exercising an hour a day or so. That's wonderful but how do I get motivated to do it? I have a treadmill so don't have to deal with the hot, 100 degree weather of Texas but after a days work on my feet thats the last thing I want to do. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear it. I want to make the most out of this time but can't seem to get the energy up to do it. Thanks for your help. :-)

Beautiful. Congrats on your success!!

Congrats. Gosh I go tomorrow for my 2nd po and it appears that I've only lost 13 lbs since my pre op on 6/2. I'm so happy for you but what an I doing wrong?

Congrats on your surgery and the fact that you're able to get so much fluid down. You're right, each day gets better.

I had sx on 6/7/11 and am down 11 lbs as of Tuesday, maybe more I only weigh myself weekly. I too am tired of the protein shakes. I've been having creamed soup, pureed and strained with unflavored protein added in. Pretty good. I too find that im thirsty for water and can't quite quench my thirst. I'm 10 days out and have a total of 5 weeks on this. Uggh please go quickly. I'm suffering from sinus/cold issues, coughing, sore throat, stuffy/runny nose. Does anyone know what meds are ok to take? My doc said tylenol.

I'm 7 days post op today and am able to get my protein drinks- 8oz down in about 30-45 minutes. I questioned the nut that said I shouldn't be drinking more than 4oz every 30 minutes and I should space my protein out during the day. My doc told me to fix my 60g of protein, divide it by 3 and those were my meals. As long as I got those in he didn't care what else I had, he didn't want to hear at my post op visit that I can't get my protein in but can have other things. Can protein drinks really put that much pressure on our staple lines? I'm a bit worried now as I don't want to damage anything. I'd appreciate your words of wisdom. Thanks!

I'm 5 days post op and can get my protein in but struggling with the water. My doc said make my prot shakes (60g) for the day and split it into 3. Get those in and anything else is extra. When 8oz of milk is 8g and prot powder is 20-24 it's pretty easy but hard to get water in. Should I not worry and just keep trying? Thanks!