bradsgirl007

Thank you for all the advise and support. I did better today. I went with a Protein shake for Breakfast, got in 32 oz of Water, a 1/4 cup of cottage cheese for lunch, and had tilapia for dinner. Later I was hungry again so I had most of a scrambled egg with some cheese. I am hurting some since the egg, I may try it again without the cheese to see if it helps. I also got in two Vitamins. I am going to make some Jello tomorrow and smash the vitamins up in it. My dietician suggested it so its worth a shot. I hope everyone is doing well. One more thing, what are some of your soft food menus like?

By the way... I am doing great on the weight loss though. Weight on surgery day was 250, today's weight 222.

Hey there! I was sleeved on 12/28 too! How are you doing with the water and protein?

Orthoman!! I'm a 12/28 too!

I'm so sorry you are going through this. I didn't have the dry heaving much but I know how you feel about the irritation and pain. I kept thinking to myself, did I screw up? Was I stupid to do this to myself? I promise it gets better. I am 2 weeks and a day pos op and I feel pretty good. I did get really dehydrated so be careful for that. But don't feel like your alone, I know what you mean!

The same exact thing happened to me! I was really scared that it was a hernia. I was told the same thing, scar tissue in the abdominal wall muscle. Mine is much better now. It is the only place I still have any pain but it is much better and shrinking.

I agree with the other posts. I originally went in thinking bypass only. Then I spoke to my surgeon and he said that he would do any of the three for me but that the sleeve was my best option. I am 33, weighed 250 prior to surgery, and have PCOS and insulin resistance. None of those are considered comorbidities. My thoughts were like this....I want the best chance at losing the weight and keeping it off possible. I have an issue with portion control, as in, I don't have any control! I also stress eat and just eat when something looks or sounds good. I needed something that would MAKE me eat the correct portion sizes. I am going to have to teach myself the rest. What made my decision is that I am young and lap band does NOT have a good success rate. You can lose about 45-50% of your excess weight with it. The bad news is, most people have slippage of the band or other complications as well as serious weight regain. If I am going to do something like this, it has to be worth it. As for bypass, I am still not convinced it isn't a good choice for me. I like he negative feedback (slap on the wrist, so to speak) that you get with sweets/carbs. But what I didn't like was the malabsorption ( really decreased absorption of any nutrients ) especially since I may want another child. The re routing of the intestines didn't bother me as much as the fact that the section of your stomach ( the fundus ) that releases the hunger hormone Grehlin would be left in there. I have seen tons of 10 year plus success stories with the bypass and was really close to changing my mind. What really got me was that with the sleeve, it is the healthier way to go. No malabsorption, main part that makes the hunger hormone is gone (still have some huger hormones that the brain sends out) and long term, I would be healthy enough that I wouldn't have to worry about not being able to carry a baby due to the malabsorption. The weight loss stats for bypass and sleeve are really similar. 65-70 for sleeve and 75 for bypass. But my drs studies have shown about 80% for both. I was sleeved on 12/28 and am down 16 lbs already. It's only been about 10 days. I am happy with my choice. I hope you come to a decision that is right for you. Please keep in touch and ask all the questions you want!!

Congratulations!!! You are doing WAY better than I did. I didn't want to move or talk or have anyone near me the night o my surgery! I was sleeved on 12/28 and was 250 lbs. I am about 10 days out and have lost 16 lbs. I hope we can keep in touch!