delta_girl

The same thing here. I'm almost two weeks out. The pain at the largest incision site intensified when I started to up my exercise to 51 minutes at 3.0 mph. At night I have a soft little pillow that I put on my tummy or use to support it if I turn on my side. That helps a great deal. I haven't used my pain meds in 4-5 days but the binder is a great idea. Not sure where to look in my area but I'll try Walgreens.

What you are feeling is very normal. I slept 2 hours the night before surgery. You will get your sleep time back in over the next several days

I didn't have a drain. I'm not sure what the difference is in procedure, technique or philosophy of requiring one vs not.

114lbs at 4'11" doesn't sound low for that height. On weight charts, it is actually in the "normal" range on the BMI chart and if you gained just a few lbs it puts you in the "overweight" category. However everyone is different and carry their weight differently and if you work out with weights that pretty much tosses BMI out of the window. At 5'3" I am shooting for 115lbs.

I would LOVE to lose too much weight! A girl can dream. But more important is being healthy and feeling good.

You won't feel or remember anything from the actual surgery. When you wake up in recovery, you will probably be very disoriented and uncomfortable, but they will give you pain medication as soon as they see that you are lucid. There will be times that you feel very sore, have twangs of pain, feel uncomfortable. Walking the halls, moving around, sitting up, and requesting pain medication as you need it will be your first day and perhaps second day. This is not an outpatient surgery. Is it terrible or unbearable? No.

My hospital did not provide anything such as toothbrush and other necessities other than the footie socks with rubber grips. I recommend chapstick, your phone and phone charger, a magazine, small hand lotion that smells nice, wet wipes, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, and slippers if you already have some. For your clothes to leave the hospital, make sure your pants have a soft, loose waistband. I brought a pj top and robe, but they didn't do any good because the IV prevented me from being able to use them.

I told my doctor that I was going to crush some pills and he asked if I knew if they were those that could be crushed or not because not all should be. That made me pause for a moment because I really hadn't thought that there was a distinction. You can ask your pharmacist at the inquiry window and they will probably know.

I use a great app called Pedometer + GPS. It tracks, steps, calories burned, laps, position, fitness, weight and measurement goals, and so much more.

This really hits home with me. Both sides. I took 3 days off. I am an extremely private person. No, I am not secretive. I am very direct spoken and aggressive at work which is part of why I have been professionally successful. But I let no other person define how, what, when, nor where I am allowed or expected to cross over boundaries between my internal life, my personal life, and my professional life in order to meet another person's needs, expectations, curiosity or rudeness. I will not be sharing with anyone that I don't want to share with, regardless of another person's opinions or values or proud righteousness or default openness. I have only lost 15 lbs so far, so not enough to notice. What would I say to someone whey they do or when they ask? "Thanks for the compliment." "I commend your astute observation skills!" "How kind of you to notice." If they ask more ... "Why do you ask?" That one is pretty effective. If they want to know how it is done, "Burn more calories than you take in."

Me too.

I agree on the lunch meat and jerky. They are extremely high in sodium and contain sulfites, which bloat you and some people have a sensitivity to sulfites with varying levels of adverse reactions (and may not even be aware of what is causing the problem). As far as hummus - There are many different kinds. My favorite is an edamame hummus, which is low in fat and carbs, 7g of fat, has a little protein and tastes fantastic. The same company also makes a white bean Hummus. I find both of these at Kroger. http://eatwell-enjoylife.com/our-hummus/ Sugar free pudding can be beefed up with unjury Protein powder, either flavored or not depending on your taste. This is a nice variation if you are tired of shakes all of the time. PB2 is low in calories and carbs : http://www.bellplantation.com/products/1-case-jar-pb2.html There are so many products available now for us to enjoy. The demand is driving the market to develop new technologies and varieties that have never before existed.

How is that possible? Unless the doctor used a very old technique. I was not a patient of Dr. Alvarez, but you can see the process here in two different videos.

There is another thread on this form where you can read recent responses to this same question. Just do a search in the box up top.

Congratulations! I hope you have a very speedy recovery. Wow ..13 lbs extra.

I have a vacation in three weeks to Napa/Sonoma for a week long tour of wine country and by then I will be four weeks out from surgery. The vacation was planned a year ago and the surgery date that came up just happened when it did. Talk about timing.

How much cream of broccoli soup?

I did this the week before surgery. I made out my Power of Attorney and my Will and had both notarized and copies with me when I went to the hospital. The hospital where my surgeon performed the vsg actually had a form that I used, with only some very slight modifications for the POA. For me, working on these two documents really brought home the permanence of my decision. This wasn't like bailing out on a gym membership or giddily toying with the "concept" of taking control of my weight without the responsibility that goes with it (yo-yo dieting). This process made it very real for me and I had to take stock of my level of commitment.

That was what I thought, too. Very simple yet smart, inexpensive materials and probably could have been done with some type of injection mold system. Someone had a great idea and got a financial backer. I guess the two doctors who designed it may have financed themselves.

That is just one meal. Great for taking lunch with you to work.

This happened to me, too. I started the morning of my surgery. I told the nurse and took some pads and moist wipes with me to the hospital. It wasn't a whole lot of fun added to the process, but neither was it a big deal.

I call these times when you have an inner child that comes to the forefront due to being mentally, emotionally or physically exhausted. You also have an inner parent who is usually in charge. When I want to cheat it is like a kid wanting to do whatever she wants to do and damn the consequences, or whine and complain about anything and everything. My adult self has to get my kid self in line. ...wow....now that I type that out I sound like a nut case.

I haven't thought about this at all really, except that I have always wanted to run but have been too heavy. So let's see... Run Savor feeling good physically for many days in a row Not being the fat girl or fat lady all of the time who is always feeling self conscious and awkward Stop buying "temporary" clothes that are super cheap because my size changes Not sure what else. I'll keep thinking.

Yup. Back to work, 5 days from surgery. My doctor doesn't coddle his patients. Today is my 2nd day back at work and I have 5 straight hours of back to back night class tonight. I'm feeling pretty good right now but I'll probably be tired before the evening is done. The tough part will be going 8 hours without anything to drink. Once you get into the university its hard to navigate to access where you can get something to drink other than carbonated cans. I was a lot scared before surgery, but everything turned out better than OK. Serious complications are rare, though they do happen. Most people who have vsg don't have a lot of problems. I was surprised to hear about people in these forums taking off so long for work and complaining about food. I would guess that the vast majority don't have many or any problems at all.

Hello there. I am super new, having just had surgery last week. I'm back at work this week and feeling pretty good. I'm glad to see other petites here.