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I applaud you all for your tenacity and hard work which brought you to this point! I'm down 57 lbs. from top wt. 236 and already notice skin beginning to sag. I'd better start in with weights again soon! Tell me livvsmom, HOW in the world do you find the time between meals to get 80 oz. of water into (and through) that little sleeve?! This has been my biggest challenge.

Excellent "food for thought!" Thank you for sharing this story.

Thank you for this tip and for the explanations. I will ask my surgeon about this and likely get a bracelet soon!

Go girl! You've got this! Good luck. We're here for ya on the other side. Sip-sip-sip, pee-pee-pee and walk-walk-walk!

Wahoo! You're almost there!

Wahoo! You're almost there!

Hey ladies & gents: congrats to the new sleevers and esp. Those who made it through the snow to the hospital by sled or skis! Hang in there with hicchups, gas, etc. Walking really IS the cure to much of the post-op challenges. I see my surgeon this mornin' for my first post-op follow up nearly 20 lbs. down! :0) Probably going to return my "UN-flavored" UNJury. Sweaty Ass is a pretty accurate description! LMAO! I TRIED to like it, in two different soups and vanilla sf pudding but it was VILE - ironic given it's "UNFLAVORED" right?! I was taken in by their responsive nutritionist who replied to my emailed questions about their high-sodium soup and to ask how the heck they came up with the name UNJury (it's supposed to be the opposite of INJury... uuuhhhh, ooookayyyy??!). They nicely provided a small food thermometer cuz the temp can't exceed 130 deg. for hot liquids or else the powder starts to turn into wallpaper paste. Their "reason" for the 770 mg. sodium chicken soup is that reg. canned soups are much higher and their taste tests found lower sodium soups don't taste as good with their protein isolate --- duh, no kidding!!! I must admit that their "Chocolate Splendor" IS the best tasting chocolate protein supplement I've tried. It doesn't have that wicked diet taste like most others so I'll stick with that one and find other low sodium soups that are at least palatable. On a separate note, please get the flu shot. My girlfriend just died of flu complications yesterday at age 50 leaving behind a 20-yr-old son and 5-yr-old twin girls. Life is precious. Cherish life! Happy Valentines Day!! <3

Apologies - I have a habbit of using emoji-cons. Please ignore the gibberish within my last post. It started with a 4-leaf clover and then I inserted clapping hands/applause. Use your imagination folks! :0) Jencovi: my husband IS 1-in-a-million. NO ONE in our family stays alone in a hospital overnight. Luckily my room had a chair that pulled out into a "bed" for him. I needed him to help me disconnect and reconnecf the multitude of hoses etc. from the IV pole and these funky "leg compression cuffs" every hour so I could shuffle to and fro from the bathroom. The nurse was wonderful about takin' care of business too but she had other patients too. It was great having his help - and MUCH less scary. Whenever my breathing became too shallow the pulse-ox sensor triggered an alarm. It was hilarious 'cuz my hubby would wake up and yell, "BREATHE!!" LOL!!! It's been just over a week since 2/3 and these details are already starting to fade in my memory. Thanks for prompting me to recall this part of the journey. I AM lucky to be married to one of the good guys.

????good luck to everyone about to be sleeved‼️ Congrats to all those in the first couple of days of recovery???????????????????? SarahJane and Jencovi, thanks for some of the best laughs I've had in ages. Go Xanax! I actually had some expired leftovers from a long time ago. I planned to take one the night before surgery but was afraid I'd oversleep (even though the potency would be reduced). I really wanted it once I got to the hospital but my amazingly calm husband calmed my nerves.

Jencovi we'll be with ya at the Dr. appt. and beyond. Yes, you've totally got this! ????

Be strong and brave zoumommy and lulusmom! Sending healing thoughts your way! To those in the L.A. area, my surgery was on 2/3 at Kaiser WLA. I'm sure Cedars-Sinai is top-notch too. One day soon we should get together and toast to our mutual success over some Isopure and water!! Ha ha!!

More general advice -- be sure to stay ahead of your pain by keeping up with meds. post-op. Otherwise it feels achy each time you sip of anything and it makes it tough to get those ounces into the new tum-tum! You can feel it goin' down -- not in a good way. I was 'trying' to be good by going to bed at 11:30 vs. trying to stay awake to watch more of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. I took my last pain pill at 7:45 pm so i could take it again at 11:45 pm (every 4-6 hrs as needed). Stubborn me wanted to wait the full six hours until 1:45 am (or later). Well I just woke up now (it's 4:15 am) and... Ooooo it doesn't feel very good swallowing the four pieces of my "split in half" broken pill. ???? moral of the story: post-surgery is NO time to act 'noble' and stuff! Just TAKE IT! You'll sleep and get back to sleep MUCH better. xoxo????

On your way out, tell the dicky/bitchy wait staff they're being filmed for that TV show, "What Would You Do?" and that they'll be featured on an upcoming episode to expose how poorly some places treat their customers. Ha ha!

Hi Superfatty, you're soon gonna have to change that screen name to Superskinny! Thanks for clarifying -- for ggdrop on my behalf that Yes - It was only on Tues. night - my 1st night home after 2/3 surgery that I suffered with my bed. Also, pill swallowing wasn't nearly as painful as feared. Jello is a great trick. Just wrap the pill in jello, tilt your head back and place the little blob toward the back of your tongue. It slides right down once ya get the hang of it! ???? cwang, thanks for all your sweet notes. I don't mind your references to Jesus - but please understand that I happen to be Jewish, so it's better not to assume that everyone is a Christian. G-d bless. I'm excited to move from Stage 1 (clear liquids) to Stage 2 (full liquids) tomorrow! Lost 17 lbs. since HW and 8 are just since 2/3 surgery! So proud of myself. Haven't been on all liquids for this long since my tonsilectomy at age 17!

Let's see, Day 0 was the day after surgery (Tues). Today, 2/5 Wed. Was Day 1 and I've felt my sleeve gurgle a lot -- which feels somewhat like hunger pangs pre-surgery - but I'm NOT actually hungry - just trying to sip as much protein (Isopure) as I can - which hasn't been anywhere near the 30 oz. goal - more like 12 oz. today & 8 oz. yesterday. This is tough!