bellepink77

I can't wait! I'm 4 weeks 2 days out. I prefer weights to cardio. In fact I despise treadmills ellipticals stair masters and stationary bikes. I like playing sports volleyball and softball are my favorites. And I like lifting and swimming. I'm thinking about tennis lessons

I was told 6weeks

I always wished I could turn my belly into boobs.

Strange for medical personnel to share medical information of others ever hear of HIPPA?

I'm 5'6 preop weight 338 that's a bmi of 52.5 surgery date 6/11 weight 321.5 what's funny is I left the hospital 336. I don't know how much I weigh today I don't own a scale (nor will I) I go to my 1month follow up Thursday so ill let you know. I am a slow loser, but nonetheless a loser.

I've been a 38b since high school 4 kids and 110 pounds later still a 38b. Now the size of my arse has tripled

Insomnia sucks. I take zzzquil made by nyquil people and its liquid

Getting up out of a chair and the chair coming with you (plastic lawn chairs really get me) I carry most of my weight in the booty and thighs my surgeon called me a pear. The curse of being half Puerto rican

I dread each meal afraid to try something new. Wish I didn't have to eat

I had horrible pain too for at least two weeks hang in there it gets better I would just sit there in tears praying for God to help me as I hit the lortab bottle like it was Jack Daniels. As far as stamina your body is using a lot of energy to heal on very little calories I'm nearly 4 weeks out and I still get exhausted. Bet you can't wait for the insomnia to start! Cuz I can't sleep for shit!

I have BCBS of IL too and it was around a week

The only problem I can see arising from that is increased appetite. Which will put you at risk of overeating and choosing the wrong foods

No one ever knew I was a smoker guess I was lucky passed the pulmonary function test chest xray and saw the pulmonologist. I smoke a half a pack a day for 15 years. No pneumonia no problems so far I do intend on quitting just having a hard time.

I smoke to I tried to quit several times but couldn't. No nicotine tests. Please no one get on you soap box about me smoking post op I'm a 34yr old intelligent woman I know the dangers just like everyone here knows the dangers of eating too much.

I posted it on Facebook because I'm proud of my decision. Plus I have some fat friends I'm trying to inspire lol

I'm 3weeks and 2 days out and I still have pain at the left side

My Dr says they prevent infection. The site they use the drain on is where they do most of the work. Its the largest incision. Its also very deep because most of us have a lot of fat there. Packing it helps it heal from the inside out. So no tunneling or abscesses form.

They told me a couple of weeks to a month I don't believe that. Looks like a vagina on my belly LOL

I've been packing mine for 3 weeks and I swear its just as deep as it started. It is sore as hell and very itchy

My surgeon didn't have a set amount of weight I had to lose but there is a mandatory 1 week liquid protein diet. No food 3-6 protein shakes a day. It supposed to shrink a fatty liver. I did mine for 3 weeks. The first two weeks I had 2 shakes and a lean protien with veggies for dinner the last week I did 3 shakes a day. I lost 30 pounds. I did have sugar free Popsicles and jello even though I wasn't supposed to have the jello but I needed to eat something

It took me a couple of days to fart LOL. Burping was no problem. The gas they blow u up with is in your abdomen not ur digestive tract so it dissapates as u move around it doesn't come out of you orifices

I'm almost never hungry and you learn by trial and error when your pouch is full. If you overeat you'll feel afterwards. Take it slow. It takes some time tinley chew properly and tinley eat slowly.

I slept on the couch nearly sitting up for the first 2 weeks. In the bed for a week now and I made my husband switch places with me. I swing my feet to the floor then I push off my husband using only arm muscles I placed a kitchen chair next to my bed and I slide myself on the chair then I use the desk to push up with using only arms and leg muscles. Oh I usually sit in the chair for a few min before getting up cuz I'm super sore when I first wake up

Weird we have too much in common Jen I'm 34 too

So I had a sugar free pudding mixed with protein powder the same thing I eat every morning because it goes down so well. Well today it didn't. I was nauseous crampy heart was pounding sweaty just horrible. I couldn't lay down or sit up. I just cried for 20 min. Then I went for a walk a slow one. An hour passed still feeling like crap. My husband made me some cream of chicken soup. Made me feel worse. Then I went to the bathroom and sat there for 20 mind. Everything came out just fine feelings better thank God! Who knew wls would make you suicidal so many times in such a short period