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Congrats on your weight loss... Mine was same day as yours & some days I get both water & protein in high#'s & sometimes I get one or the other - it is a struggle but hopefully it will get easier - sounds like easiest for the protein until you get to real food is protein shakes that have like 25 & 30g of protein - each - I been doin mine w/ 2% milk & get 60g+ w/ 2 shakes... Water I do ok but some days I just don't want it so I fill up on sugar free Popsicles & sf jello... Good luck w/ your continued success... Sent from my iPhone using VST

Hope everyone is having a good Sunday... Praying for toyaboo22 & anyone else who is having issues after this surgery... Lets pray that we all look back on this & can say wow we made it thru... Much love to everyone here... Sent from my iPhone using VST

Ok I've had it, I'm very frustrated right now - everyone that's doin great, I'm glad for you & i wish you continued success so dont mind me but anyone who has experienced what I have knows how I feel right now... For the new ones on here I was sleeves 9/12 & also had a hiatal hernia repair... I was dehydrated goin into week one & was re-hospitalized for dehydration the Wed following my surgery - also for intense left side pain(which is still giving me problems but thanks to my heating pad seems to get better & better each day) but also I have had to experience the feeling of everything be'n stuck in my chest, esophagus or whatever - it is the most discomforting thing I am currently experienced... I am soft foods & most days now water isn't a big problem for me, it's the one thing that most of the time doesn't give me discomfort but for the last few days yes I've gotten my protein in @ 60 or close but it has been a struggle due to the discomfort... I've been told its the hiatal hernia repair which I wasn't even having issues w/ prior to this surgery but now all of the sudden I am - I almost wish my De would have just left as is... I am sick of not even being able to drink a protein shake due to the discomfort - I mean its ridiculous - the only regret of having the surgery is that very reason... It's now been 2 weeks & a few days since I was sleeved & I somewhat feel defeated b/c of this - I wanna stay positive although I may not sound like it - I really do but due to this discomfort it's making me feel negative... Hearing other people say it still feels the same when I eat as it did before surgery makes me happy for them but sad for me b/c it's getting literally on my last nerve... I want to feel normal eating & not be scared to even put anything in my mouth - I'm sick of liquids soups & etc but thinking that's my only option now till & even if the stuck feeling ever will subside... Well that is all for now so again those not having issues trust me when I say be thankful & trust me when I say I am so happy for your continues success but please pray for some of us on here who are having these types of discomforts that they will subside ASAP.... Have a good weekend everyone & I will try & do the same... Thanks to everyone on here for their continued support...???? Sent from my iPhone using VST

Yep you are so right!!! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Lol, girl I am obsessed w/ the scale but ik my nurse said don't do that, she said weigh yourself every other week or choose one day of the week & weigh yourself that same day every week.. I've decided to do every other Wed or every Wed Sent from my iPhone using VST

I totally understand girl - this has been a rough one - I decided to just lay it down, watch my fav show Law & Order SVU & eat a few Popsicles & just take it easy... Lets hope tomorrow will be better for us both... Since on leave from work right now I stay up late & then wake up late & have no real schedule right now but still try & eat every few hours but today just didnt want to eat b/c of that stuck feeling - that's make'n me depressed... Ugh... I'm here for ya girl.. Sent from my iPhone using VST

I wanted to eat the crust & all but my stuck feeling wouldn't allow... It didnt make me sick or nausea or anything... You don't feel good today was b/c of the pizza or you just having a day like me?? Sent from my iPhone using VST

Well today hasn't been the best, I have barely ate anything - I did eat breakfast but it probably was considered lunch, I been tired today... Ik I haven't had much water today, just feel blah today... Ordered pizza for the fam & yes I had a piece minus the crust - just ate a few of the toppings & i do mean very few & yes it tasted great - I haven't @ all lost my taste buds but the stuck feeling I'm experiencing although it was good it was uncomfortable due to that... Hopefully tomorrow will be better... My left side is still bothering me but the heating pad is helping & it seems to hurt just a lil less each day.. Tomorrow I think I will just do protein shake & lots of water to make up for today - I did do plenty of walking - probably too much.. Maybe back to liquids & switch up between that & soft foods until I this stuck feeling subsides which I hope is soon b/c it's make'n me not want to eat... Well goin to get a sugar free Popsicle & lay down... Body feels tired... Hope everyone else is doin ok today... Sent from my iPhone using VST

Ok thanks & yes I kind of figured it was something like that - well I wish mine would hurry up & heal b/c I want food but guess I'll switch it up a lil bit for now... Thanks so much Sent from my iPhone using VST

I pray everyday that it will b/c it makes eating a chore instead of a joy... Thanks for the encouragement... Sent from my iPhone using VST

I agree w/ the others I was sleeved 9/12 but the following Wed was back in the hospital for dehydration & my left side incision pain - was pumped full of about 4 bags of IV Fluid & when I went to my 1st follow up on this past Monday & had only lost 4lbs I was discouraged even though I knew it had a lot to do w/ all the fluid which the nurse told me your doing fine especially due to all that fluid I have in me which she said can take up to a few weeks to finally be out of your system... Sent from my iPhone using VST

Although like I said everything has the stuck feeling but cheese is good for you & has good protein - I bought some Sargenta cheddar very thin sliced & it's real good & didn't bother me any... I'm sure you'll be fine... Sent from my iPhone using VST

Wow, congrats!!!! Can I ask you a question - in the beginning did you get that stuck feeling from eating or drinking & if so how long did it last... Are you able to eat mostly any foods?? I'm only a few weeks post op Sent from my iPhone using VST

I hope that goes away for you soon... Sent from my iPhone using VST

Oh ok, I'm sitting here eating my steamed talapia - it's good but again can't stand the stuck feeling.. I can't wait for that to be gone.. Sent from my iPhone using VST

Oh yea you are close - ok cool yes for sure - support always helps... Sent from my iPhone using VST

Girl don't feel bad about it, we all have our days - obviously we weren't the lucky ones who right have no issues, can eat anything & etc but we have to believe a few months we can look back & be like wow we made it thru & we feel normal... Vent, cry, scream & everything just don't give up... There's always a tomorrow if God allows... I pray normal eating & feelings come for all who feel like this... Sent from my iPhone using VST

Good luck to you & God bless Sent from my iPhone using VST

Oh ok, I'm a shorty - lol - goal weight is between 130-140 Sent from my iPhone using VST