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I hit my leg on a chair about 3 weeks after surgery. I knew I had hit it but forgot about it soon after. I ended up having a massive and I mean massive bruise that got darker and nastier looking as the days went on. It took about 3 and a half weeks for it to finally fade. Hope yours fades faster than mine did!

This might be too late since you wanted advice asap but I had to fly 16 days post op and my doctor was completely fine with it. He stressed that I should get up and try to walk around at least once an hour to prevent blood clots since it was a 6 hour flight. I did ask for assistance with my carry-on luggage because I couldn't lift more than 10 pounds and didn't want to pull anything. I packed my own soft foods for travel. I had no problems what so ever but I didn't go out of the country so I wasn't too concerned with things on the medical end. I would say go be with your family during this time.

I will be 6 weeks post-op this Wednesday and had my first emotional breakdown tonight and I didn't turn to food for comfort! I just wanted my mom, that's probably because I decided to go to school a million miles away from home but still food wasn't my comfort. My family and support system is what I wanted as I had my little crying meltdown. It felt so good not wanting to turn to my previous comforts, it was like I had overcome another obstacle in my journey. I knew these hormonal changes were going to throw me for a loop but wow I do not want another meltdown for a while no matter how well I handled things!

I had them my second day in the hospital. The nurse threatened to give me a shot in the butt and the hiccups stopped real quick after that! I still get hiccups occasionally though and just ride them out.

My surgeon actually recommended taking Inositol rather than Biotin when I voiced my concerns about hair loss. I haven't tried it yet since I stocked up on Biotin before I heard about the Inositol but once I'm out of Biotin I will definitely try the Inositol.

Chewable cherry Gas-X tablets were my best friend the first couple days, that and walking. Hang in there it will get better!

My insurance is Kaiser and Dr. Suh's office took care of getting my approvals, no idea why it happened so quickly. I saw the nutritionist during my 12 week program 2 years ago so I only met with one during my hospital stay to kind of refresh things and I was able to get my appointment with the psychologist the same day I met with Dr. Suh, went straight from his office to the psychologist's office!

It's kind of long but here's my story I started this whole process about 2 years ago and decided I wasn't ready for such a life style change. I tried to lose the weight on my own just with diet and exercise and lost about 40 pounds, I was thrilled with that. It was the most I had ever lost. I then eased up on the exercise and wasn't so strict with my diet and soon the weight was creeping back on. It was then that I decided I needed to take a bigger step in my weight loss journey. I met with my doctor at the end of June, 2013 and was put on the fast track to meet with the surgeon to try to accommodate my leaving for school at the end of August. To my surprise I got an appointment with Dr. Suh August 1. I explained that I would be going out of state for school and may have to schedule my surgery during Christmas break, his reply was want to get sleeved next week? YES YES YES! My surgery was scheduled for August 7th and just like that it was happening. I hadn't even had the chance to tell my friends and family I was thinking of having the surgery. I just figured it wouldn't be for many more months I can ease into telling everyone. I told my immediate family right after I got my surgery date and another surprise... I got a totally different reaction than I was thinking. They all were extremely supportive, encouraging and overall happy for me. They had seen how hard I tried on my own and knew I needed additional help. I was too busy building up my armor against those who would imply all I needed to do was eat less and be more active and weight loss surgery is just an easy way out to think about how much they love and support me in everything else that I do. Time flew by and next thing I knew I was getting hooked up to the IV sharing my excitement with my mom about how the day is finally here, it was surgery day. I had a rough day after the surgery and slept almost the entire day. Day 2 I had more visitors but wasn't feeling up for company and wasn't bouncing back as well as I thought I would be. By that night/early morning day 3 I had my nervous breakdown "I don't want to do this, what was I thinking, I can't handle this" thing and was really discouraged about everything. I had a fantastic nurse who talked me through it and said if I wasn't ready to go home I was more than welcome to stay another night at the hospital. I was reassured and my confidence was boosted with her kind words and reassuring smile. By midmorning day 3 I was ready to go home. I was finally on the mend, walking those halls like I owned the place. I was released from the hospital that evening and was eager to sleep in my own bed and sleep for more than 2 hours without someone coming in to poke and pinch me. They sent me home with pain killers but I have yet to use them. The only pain I have is gas pains and Gas-X takes care of that. Everyday I seem to be improving a little more. I have no regrets. I am thrilled with my choice to be sleeved and I am looking forward to the next steps in my weight loss journey