PurplePrincess

I like this...perhaps a sleevers drinking game lol

I recently posted about having to gag down my protein too. I finally settled on premiere (I have a ton of unjury but only like chicken soup) from Costco. I spent a long time till I came up with ways to kill the taste. One T of creamy peanut butter added to the chocolate lets me get that down and a frozen banana added to the vanilla works well. Oddly enough, I was a huge water drinker before and now struggle to get my liquids in. The is a wonderful and very weird journey...

Poor angel. This happened to me long before surgery. 5 days in hospital npo with pancreatitis. until they could remove the gallbladder . Hang in there

I'm sorry the world is full of asshats. And sorry they hurt you. Being a closet smart ass, I probably would have popped off with " hahaha yeah...lucky for you, you were so nasty I had to throw you back up. Smile and walk away smiling.

Losing hair, flabby skin and stretching out my stomach with drinking.

I am nearly finishing week two and am still higher than my start weight lol. Damn site infection and swelling anyway . I am really struggling to get my protein in. I hate yogurt and cottage cheese a d can barely tolerate the smell or taste of the protein drinks. I am literally starving. How did you guys get past it?

I began my journey at 50, after 30 years of research, decisions and battling insurance, weight and my own ideology. I went through the Legacy Diabetes and Weight Loss Institute. My surgery was completed by Dr. Jay Jan. Surgery took a bit longer than thought due to adhesions and recovery was weird with my body being overheated. They kept a fan on me for two days lol. I was up and moving an hour after reaching my room. Pain was not decreasing after release and seemed to localize. Sadly I developed an infection in my main incision site. It was opened and drained yesterday and wicked. I am currently on antibiotics and the incision was left open (ick!). The surgeon said he expected this based on the amount of tissue the stomach was dragged through. I still don't regret surgery a bit. I was so sick I wasn't getting my fluids in. Tomorrow begins my second week of fluids. Despite months of research I find it impossible to read my own body yet. I'm not sure if this pain is hungry, or that pain is full etc. I don't measure just sip so I'm not sure when it is too much. I expect learning these things will be an interesting process. One awesome surprise was the wonderful surgery buddy I met at our pre-OP meeting who is now a great new friend. My starting weight was 324 and my first arbitrary goal is 299. I'm so happy to have found all of you and this great site. Annette

You guys are amazing. Thank you all so much!

April 4