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Ok yall im freaking out!!. Ok i had my 1week post op appt withmy surgeon on wednesday the 26th. And today is friday. So ive was cleared to begin beans scrambled eggs etc. on wednesday so i have been eating like 1/4 cup or a bite more of beans or egg. And ive been eating cheese for protein not all at once ofcourse but through out the day. I have notbeen doing protein shakes since like tuesday. They makeme literallywant to puke. So my scale has not moved in 3 or 4 days!!!!!! I am going nuts.what am i doing wrong??? I feel like i am failing

I was sleeved march 18th as well!!

Hey ya'll ima yankee too!!!. From NY and i live in TN too!!! So yea i did horrible with protein today i couldnt get not one protein shake down

Lol.. i just had to mention somehow i was left of your new and improved list! Lol. Any ways quick update.. I am tired of liquids!! I need real food. Ughhh i have follow up appt with surgeon on the 26th and he will put me on soft food i guess. . Im just soo tired of drinking i need texture any one in my boat??

Lol.. i just had to mention somehow i was left of your new and improved list! Lol. Any ways quick update.. I am tired of liquids!! I need real food. Ughhh i have follow up appt with surgeon on the 26th and he will put me on soft food i guess. . Im just soo tired of drinking i need texture any one in my boat??

Kajungumbo, when i was pre op i used skim milk my surgeon has yet to release me for dairy products post op. I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk until i can switch to skim milk. I dont like my shakes mixed with water. But i.do make the syntrax nectar fruit flavored protein with cold water and add a little ice. Once i am cleared for dairy i will be using skim milk to mix because of the extra protein it will add. And to me it just tastes the best!!. Good luck

Yea you can order samples of protein powders off of nashuanutrition.com i believe i spelt that right. I ordered several a week or 2ago. Also you must try the celebrate vanilla cake batter one it does taste like cake and you cant taste the protein!! It rocks. Only thing is it cost like 62$ per tub. But i might have to invest. It also has a multibitamim IN the shake mix per serving! Thats good too. Check out the website www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.com if you havent already. She does a blog series titled '' a day in my pouch '' with awesome shake recipies and normal food recipies that look awesome for when your on solid food. Its pretty awesome!. Ohh and i lovveeee coconut!! But i cant handle that carribean cooler blahh

Poohbearjohnson, i use the syntrax nectar protein. I currently have a tub of the vanilla bean torte and it is pretty good its kinda sweet though but definatly not bad. I have a tub of carribean cooler that i dislike. Eww. I have tried the chocolate truffle it tastes like chocolate milk to me. I have tried apple ecstasy and it indeed taste like apple and is bright green. However this one hasa little more '' protein powder'' flavor but is still tolerable. The roadside lemonade is ok. Again has that protein flavor alittle. And the cappuccino is very good probably my fav. I also use isopure unflavored withmy unsweetened vanilla almond milkand add a splash of torani sugar free syrup. Thats pretty good as well. hope this helps:)

Thanks ladies for telling me it gets better!! I an still hurting pretty bad. I also have the sharp gas pain inmy whole back and my shoulders.and neck. Its pretty bad. I just keep tellimg myaelf it will.get.better!!. We made it!!

My stomach is very swollen. However i dont have red insisions. It hurts to walk becausemy stomach pulls down ahhhh!! I hope this gets better soon

Ok all so i came home yesterday and had an AWFUL ride home. I live an hour and 15 minutes from where i has surgery and by time i made it in my town i was bawling and haveing like a panic attack from all the pain. My liquid lortab has not been helping much so i have been hurting alot since ive been home. Hopeing this gets better cuz it sucks right now. I was doing great in the hospotal but now that im home... Not so.much

Now the pump doesnt take all my pain away i do still have pain but nothing like when first out of surgery

I had some nausea immediatly after surgery but once i took the medecine i havent bad nausea. Ive had afairly easy recovery so far. Walking has been very easy for me and i have minimal pain. My advice would be use you pain pump thus makes it tolerable to get up walking and move around in bed ect. Id say without this pump i wouldnt have done 18 laps around my wing

Glad your doing well jaime_boston. We made it!!

Good luck changeingforme.. Remembed to walk it helps alot!!

Good luck changeingforme.. Remembed to walk it helps alot!!

So with every hour im doing better. I am a little restless however and have been getting my walk on. 18 laps and counting.

Heyy everyone so surgery went well!! I had a small tiny hernia and that was repaired as well. Immediatly after surgery i had a great deal of pain. Abdomen, back!! WAS THE WORST and my neck and shoulders. I was in tears. So the hooked up my pain pump and of walking i went. Ive done 8 laps of my wing so far and get up to walk at leaat every hour. My pain has decrrased significantly how ever i am still in pain. Will update tomarrow

So i am on my way to the hospital now!! Thank you all for the wishes. Ill see you on the other side!!

Surgery in the morning!!!!!! At 9:30 ET. Yay!!!! Gotta be at hospital by 7:15. Good luck jaime_boston and fellow march 18ers. We can do this!!

Kb88 thanks for the advice but i dont need to postpone. Ivebeen in this process for 9 months now and i couldnt be anymore excited!!. I guess just in the back of my mind i worry like everyone else. It is major surgery and a major life change but im in it for the long haul!thanks.. Like 33 hours or so till surgery!! Im elated

Where is everyone??. 2 days till surgery!!

Where is everyone??. 2 days till surgery!!

Also. At the weight of 214 i conceived my daughter naturally. And at over 300 i havent been able to conceive not even with clomid. I am doing this to grow my family as well !! Hope it helps

Loveit2012. I am 5' 6. And four years ago before i became pregnant with my daughter i weighed 214 and i felt wonderful. I was happy woth my body for the most part. I was able to walk miles with no pain and i was able to hike trails here in the smoky mountains where i live for like 2 miles up a mountain amd 2 back.down and felt great. Thats why my goal is 200. I have gained up to 322 in 4 years and now im at 309 . Time to get back to the old me!!!