mom2five

Great job!!

LOL.. if any of us knew how to keep it off, we wouldn't be on this forum. LOL... just kidding. :-)

After searching, I found the info you want in the forum rules. Here is a link. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules What you are looking for is in the section titled "Special Notices" and it states that you can't delete your account or have it removed, but you can change the user name and all the personal info... Hope this helps.

That is what I was thinking too. I don't feel good physically when I don't take it either... so I really want to start taking it again.

It's been really good.. At first, it was difficult to get my Water in and Protein... but it gets easier all the time!

Nope... mine weren't normal either. I wasn't taking my meds like I should've.. Going back to my regular doctor next week to get back on my synthroid. My surgery was 4 weeks ago.

I bought some 8 oz Isopure, alpine punch, with 15 grams of protein. I can drink them ok.. I don't really like them but I can get them down... but after every drink or two there is this odd filmy stuff in my mouth. It is nasty. I wouldn't mind drinking them other than this nasty film. Anyone else have this problem with Isopure?

My doctor gave me some packages of adhesive remover, especially for medical tape. It worked perfectly... but you know, I still have dry skin where all that adhesive was. It's weird. LOL

My sister in law, who is over a year out from VSG now, accidentally bought a sparkling water.. she didn't look at the label... she took one drink and was in pain... so I'm steering clear of carbonation!

I'm four weeks out too and have lost 30 pounds! It's an awesome feeling isn't it! Keep up the good work! :-)

Lots of people eat Wendy's chili. It is pretty good. Home made is better, though.

I am 4 weeks out.. sometimes I hiccup... I'm wondering what causes the sneeze. I can understand the hiccup, sort of but not the sneeze.. Does anyone know why that signals being full. I'm just curious. I've heard several people say it.

I felt the same way. I never wrote letters, but I considered it. When I put my boys to bed the night before surgery, as I sung to them I almost cried thinking it might be the last time. When I left the kids at the babysitter's, I looked back at them as I walked out the door and thought, "this might be the last memory they have of me"... but each time I thought something like that, I reminded myself that the odds were very small that I would die... but if I didn't have surgery, my life would be shortened. The morning of surgery, I was very calm. I felt that if something went wrong, and I didn't make it, I was ready to go.

I couldn't do the broths either... It smelled soo bad! I was nauseated a lot of the time I was in the hospital. I could only do Water too. I tried the popsicles but couldn't eat much of that either. I think, at home, you will be able to drink broth because it will be something you choose and it will taste and smell better. The first few days are hard to get much in and that is ok. I couldn't do it either, but each day is easier. The day after (or maybe 2 days after) I came home, I really started taking the liquids seriously and started timing myself and drinking an ounce of water every 10 minutes. Right now, the water is more important than anything else. I could NOT drink those Protein supplements that the hospital had.. just the smell alone made me want to be sick! Sounds like you are right on track.... I'm sorry you can't get rid of the gas. That is the worst part, I think... but walking is supposed to help.

Is it just the incisions that are hurting? It does hurt to get up and move around but it really helps you in healing. The more you do it, the faster you will heal. Every day gets better. Actually, in the hospital, I just wanted to go home. By the time I left there, I could get around ok, and sit up on the chair for a while instead of being in the bed, but I still felt sore and bad... after coming home, I improved so much faster. Will you go home tomorrow?

The drain was my worst problem too. I could not wait to get that thing out. They will remove it at your first appointment after you go home. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt. I worried about that. LOL.. Do you have staples? I did.. but some other people only had steri strips.

It is normal for it to hurt when you sip. Just take small sips, it will get better each day. Where do you hurt? I noticed that if I took the pain meds, I got really nauseous. Walking a lot is the best thing for the pain, especially if it is gas. But, even pain from surgery lessens if you walk around often. Do you have anyone there to help you?

I get leg cramps if I don't get all my water in for a couple days in a row.

I hope everything goes well with you today Josh... Let us know how you are doing when you can!

You'll do great! Where do you live? I live in Iaeger, which is about 2 1/2 hours from Charleston.

Yes, I had no problems or issues with him. He is always straight forward and I like that. I haven't had any complications at all. He is a good doctor.

Yes, he did my surgery 3 weeks ago and my sister in law's surgery a year and a half ago.

Also, sometimes warm liquids go down easier and don't hurt... like chicken broth. I still drink the broth from chicken noodle soup if I'm having trouble getting my liquids in... and yesterday I ordered some Unjury chicken broth protein because I hate sweet protein shakes... I'm hoping I'll be able to get all my protein in using it. Good luck to you.. it will get better each day!

At 3 days post-op, no. I was about like you... but then I decided to take it more seriously and drink an ounce every 10 minutes. It worked. Yes every time I took a sip, I could feel it go all the way down and land in my stomach and there was a little cramp every time, but you have got to keep drinking or you will end up in the ER with dehydration. It gets better every day. I still don't get all my water in every day but I'm getting better and better.. some days I get it all in and some days I don't. I am 3 weeks out.

I am Jennifer. :-D