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Had my first "meal" today I'm 12 days out, I chose refried beans with a little cheese....HEAVENLY!!!

Wow you lOOk aMaZiNg!!! Keep up the good work:) Kim

Completely ready and dressed with hair and makeup done since surgery!!! I feel as if I ran a marathon!!! I've put on makeup, but put on a hat instead of fixing my hair!!! I've got to get some strength back I start my 12 hr shifts back at work on Friday Kim 11 days post op

Just ate my first real food post op, 12 days of full liquids, I was SO ready to move to puréed! I'm having 2oz of refried beans with a little cheese!!! YUMMY!! Awesome food I love and has protein!!! Kim

They were delicious!!! I did have to thin them out a bit though, they were very thick:) Kim

I was counting the days myself!!! I would def daydream about them!!! I enjoyed about 2oz and that was all I could eat, but boy I think they were the best 2oz I've eat in a LONG TIME!!!

I went for my 1st post-op visit today! my pre-op diet started 12 days before surgery and I am 12 days post!! Whooohooo never lost that much on a diet alone before surgery!!!! So EXCITED!!! Kim

Thanks it feels so great to see the scales moving in the right direction!!

That's wonderful!! None of the hoops to jump through...my insurance process and nut visits, psych evals, 12 week diet and exercise, from the 1st seminar to the day of my surgery was 8 months!!! So everyone that went through so quickly...y'all are the lucky few!!! Good luck:) Kim

I wonder if I'm the only one that is SICK of the chocolate protein shakes at only 11 days out! Every time I drink them now they make me nauseated and I feel sick to my stomach!! ICK ICK ICK I see my NUT tmrw and I hope I can start my puréed stage! Advice please! Kim

My guidelines say "limit" caffeine, I've had my regular unsweetened tea with Splenda since the day I came home post op! I don't drink massive amounts probably 8-12oz a day!! I'm still losing weight, so far about a pound a day!! 11days post op Kim

Welcome! I was sleeved on 8/8/13! Welcome to the other side! Still on my full liquid diet, hopefully I can start puréed on tues!! Kim

I'm 10 days post op and I've been using a straw since 3 days out, no pain yet!! And it makes it SO much easier to get fluids in and the Protein shakes!! I guess all docs are diff!!!! Kim

I'm 9 days post op and I was wondering at this point was it easier for you to swallow liquids!! If I didn't literally sip drops the first 2-3 days it felt like I was swallowing a brick!! Thank goodness now it doesn't hurt at all, but I'm scared that if I swallow to much something is going to happen! Please put my mind at ease and tell me about you "sipping/swallowing" experience!!! Kim

Wow 110lbs in 8 months, that is fabulous!!! Thanks for the reply:)

It's so amazing to see the difference all docs are!!! They had me sipping water in the hospital, no pudding for me:) Kim

Surgery was 8/8/13 I go for my first post op visit on tues the 20th! Only 2 days before the 2 week mark!! I sure hope they go ahead and approve me to move onto the puréed stage, I am so ready for some FLAVOR besides artificial flavored Protein shakes and chicken broth!! Kim

I actually have a blood clot in my arm they discovered 6 days post op! My doc put me on aspirin 325 mg with a PPI to protect my stomach!! But even without a blood clot, I can take most NSAIDS Kim

I would search the boards for this kinda stuff, but I don't have the energy!!! I felt so good like days 3 & 4 but then they found the blood clot in my arm in a superficial vein (I've been worried about that) the last couple days have been an emotional roller coaster! I ask myself "what the hell have I done to myself" I have been getting plenty of fluids in and I've drank my shakes, but I feel only having less than 600 calories is catching up to me.... On one positive note my belly swelling has gone down and the soreness is getting better!! Yesterday I started the cRaZy hiccuping which feels like my esophagus is going to explode!!! And sneezing feels like the stitch on the left side (that's way deep) feels like someone took a match and lit me on fire on the inside!! I am so dedicated to losing this weight, my heart and mind are set and they are right place, I know that these are just TINY LITTLE road blocks, the emotions, the moodiness but I think it's all part of this journey!!! This is reality, this is my life my life now and I have to take it one day at a time!!! But what a heck of a ride its going to be!!! The husband and kids are great but of course they don't understand the whole experience, this consumes you... Mind, body and soul!!!! Hoping for a more peaceful day, got my Water jug next to me, my iPad and headphones:) It will get better!!!! Kim

Thanks for these great words ladies!!!! I really needed to hear them:) Kim

I guess I'm different! I was up using the bathroom 3 hours after surgery, no catheter for me!! I felt like I went to the bathroom every 2 hrs while there!! I actually lost 4 lbs (weighed right before I left) Kim Surgery 8/8

ME TOO!!!