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I occasionally use smooth move tea. It does not give me cramps. You only need to drink one cup and you will go that day or the next. I also really like Natural Vitality Calm raspberry lemon magnesium supplement. You mix 2 teaspoons in Water. I like heating up 3 ounces water and adding it.

I use my fitness pal but I also like the features in Monitor your weight and Happy Scale. I use all three. They are free apps so you can download them all and see which ones you like best.

Celebrate had bariatric capsules

My nutritionist recommends to all sleeve patients that they take a bariatric multivitamin, 500 mcg sublingual B12, 1500 mg calcium citrate, 5000 IUs D14, and 30 mg iron for premenopausal women (18 mg for men or post menopausal women)

If you have a stall you may try upping your calories a little and definitely make sure you are getting in your protein. Our bodies are shocked into starvation mode and try to hold on to everything.

I probably should have taken a couple of extra days off but it really wasn't too bad. It was just physically draining. No they don't give you an abdominal binder. I did buy one and wore it the first 2 weeks. I did not wear it all of the time but it helped when I started hurting a little and helped me sit and stand straight. Too much bending hurt.

The first two days were pretty hard but mainly because of the nausea. I went back to work 6 days after surgery and was a little tired and exhausted but was able to get through the day. Each day gets much easier. Now I occasionally forget I had the surgery because I feel fine and I accidentally pick up my almost 2 year old.

Dr. Yu performed my surgery on 7/9. He is a fantastic surgeon and is very thorough and commuted to helping you reach your goals. The insurance adjuster was fabulous. I had previously been denied and she wrote a letter to my insurance company and kept calling them to follow up and they eventually approved the surgery.

I had the exact same problem. They told me it was a side affect of the pain medication and anesthesia. It went away on day 4.

Dr Sherman Yu in Houston is amazing.

At first I wasn't able to get much protein in but I am now up to 60-70 grams a day. The protein shakes I liked pre-op makes me gag now so I get my protein from Greek yogurt and I get a gladiator smoothie from Smoothie King at lunch which has 40 grams of protein.

Wow, you must have super human strength. I thought I was doing good just being able to walk and work and get all my fluids in. There is no way I could be exercising that much especially on clears. I am on full liquids and have been enjoying Greek yogurt.

I meant lost with the band

I had my band removed and waited a year to get the sleeve. In that year I gained 50 of the 80 pounds I had lost with the sleeve.

How is everyone doing? I went back to work yesterday and was a little uncomfortable and tired but made it thru my 9 hour workday. I was hurting some last night tho. I hope today goes a little better.

Same here. The first 2 days were pretty bad. Today has been much better. I'm not sure how to get in all the liquids. I just keep sipping.

It's a little late for this question since my surgery is tomorrow but I was wondering if anyone has had their surgery at Park Plaza hospital in Houston and how the staff and rooms were. How long was your stay in the hospital?

Thanks everyone for reassuring me. Congratulations to you all. I'm heading to the hospital now for my surgery

Good luck today

Good luck today

Thanks for the responses. I didn't think I was that nervous but I just looked in the mirror and have a rash on my face and neck. I am hoping it is nerves but am scared that if it does not go away they won't do the surgery. When I am excited or nervous I typically get flushed on my face and chest but this feels a little different. I guess I need to try and relax and pray it goes away before tomorrow morning.

Thank you so much for the information. It is very good to hear.

I have the same doctor. He seems very good. I forgot to ask him how long the hospital stay was. I am assuming 1-2 days. I also forgot to ask if he uses port drains (I think that is what it is called). Did you have one? When was your surgery?

I lost 12.5 pounds on the liquid diet. Most of it was in the first week. I am so sick of protein shakes so I haven't been getting enough calories in. I am supposed to drink 3-5 shakes a day but have only been drinking 3 and the past 2 days I only drank 2. I have been hungry but the thought of another shake makes me gag. I hope that changes after surgery since I have to do 2 more weeks of liquids but at least I will be able to add sugar free pudding and no sugar added plain Greek yogurt.

I am scheduled for July 9 at 9 am. I am both nervous and anxious. I had to do the dreaded 2 week liquid diet. My willpower was definitely tested. Good luck to you