DrMomFlrs

10/18: 22 lbs to date!

Has anyone been peeing a lot less since the surgery? I am talking about going once, maybe just twice a day. AND I am getting most of my water/liquids in. Can't figure this one out...

Super slow weight loss here too! Can't figure out why those who have had surgery the same day as I (Oct. 18th) have lost twice as much weight as I have! Down 12 lbs in 2 weeks. Seems like it should be SOOOO much more. :/ Discouraging!

7 days post op I had a "mental" hunger where I just wanted to feel the texture and taste the flavor of REAL food! Then, I got a slight empty stomach feeling. But, like someone else said earlier, it's NOTHING compared to the starving feeling from pre-op. If anything, the "mental" hunger can be harder to handle. After all, there's only so much excitement I can conjure up for my protein shakes, three times a day. :/

Mine is on the left side too, Shonabear. It's the scariest looking bruise, and the part that hurts the most if I try to bend over/twist.

Are we allowed to do the gummies? I thought they were said to clog the small portal to the intestines or something like that. I hope I heard wrong, because the calcium chews are NAAAAAASSSSTTTYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

Surgery date 10/18, but started liquid diet since 10/14. Since then: 9 lbs down! SO jazzed!!!

Hi all! T minus 2 days until my surgery! With the surgery less than 48 hours away, I have come across one topic I don't see too many people talking about, YouTube was overflowing with videos: extra skin. It caused many people decreased self-confidence, and many others spoke about it as just a major concern. Of course, now I am concerned! How many of you have this "serious extra skin" problem? Did it make you regret your surgery? I know Kaiser will cover arm and stomach skin removal after surgery/weightloss, but I am wondering how many people have experienced this as a major issue. P.S. My stats are 29 years old, 5'7, 270 lbs (I am condensed, but thick). I know these things will make a difference in extra skin hanging. Thanks for sharing your experience!

That makes sense-- you need to do what will make you feel most comfortable and happy with your body. I may end up doing the same thing and getting the tummy tuck anyway, since (after having my kidlet) my stomach is already hanging a bit. I can only imagine it after surgery.

You look great to me too! Thank you for sharing your experience!

I am SO sorry to hear that--- WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!!!!

I just saw this and have not started yet, but I am all for it!

I'm October 18th too! No prediet required, but will probably do one anyway, just to get going. I'll probably start it Sept 18th.