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Ten days post-op. I got high compliments from the NUT and team at the surgeons office for filling my freezer with six weeks of high-Protein purees. I am proud to say that I have been able to get 60 grams of protein in ever day without protein shakes! I personally think that it is a huge achievement, and I'm quite proud. I wish I can afford the shakes, but I have to save my nickels for the Vitamins now.

I'm a composer. I'm weird that way. That's how I cope. In the music that I composed through my RNY journey, you can hear some thoughts and emotions, I think. The first one is "Anticipation", night before (you can actually hear the colon prep kicking in!) The second one is "Acclimation", ten days post-op. Anyone else just as weird as me?

I don't recognize my post-op body. I mean, I just deposited my Breakfast with a vengeance, before I was able to finish my lunch. Is this a temporary plumbing recalibration?

I am mainly experienced 'highs' only. I am worried. I get hyperactive and super-excited from small milestones (like being cleared for full liquids). I was hyperactive after my first yogurt. My friends are tired of my euphoria for mundane stuff.

@@music1618 Tell me please how long those lasted for you. I am frightened. I have been a physical mess my whole life. I am SO not looking forward to trading that for being an emotional mess. I want to give my social worker friends the heads up, so they can let me know when I'm being cranky. I doubt I'd be able to tell.

Ahhh, I yearn for that. I'm motivated to keep hoping.

I'm nine days out. My paranoia is intense, as some people posted about not having the same timbre and projection post-op. But I believe in the slow buildup. This morning, I spoke with a friend on the phone and got so winded after a few minutes, that I actually shut up and listened - a new milestone, LOL!

That's it. I'm done. How do I disable food ads on FaceBook and Hulu? I don't mind ads for laundry detergent, cars, paper towels, and Auto insurance.... HELP!

Day 9, and I'm loving them tacos! I cooked Beans with chicken and taco seasoning. 2 oz pureed plus 2 oz shredded cheese totals to a meal of 13grams of protein!

RJ! ((((hugs))))

If it is subcutaneous and obvious, shouldn't it be debrided?

Walk! Burp! Sip! (lol, I hear march music in my head). That was the reason why I have absolutely no gas pain or discomfort after surgery. The first four days, I had to set a timer to get me dancing. I set the timer for ten minute when I sipped. Then, I paced slowly until it rang again. By then, I had burped and moved enough to tolerate the next sip. It was worth the diligence.

Example of menus? Maybe it isn't a lot, you just think it is?

Yesterday was day 8, first day on pureed. My BP was NORMAL for the first time since the surgery - a sure sign of solid recover.

I have a heckuva story to tell, and was wondering if any of you here maintain WLS blogs and earn something considerable from posting recipes and affiliate links?

Yes. I'm on day 9 and still burp after every sip. If you don't, you will experience real pain inside. So the burping is a good thing. In fact, I wove it into my sipping routine: Sip, walk, burp, sip, walk, burp....

The nurse at the office commented at my one-week post-op that I have been calling 'every day'...um, kind of, yeah. It was the hospital, then the discharge team, then the ER when I was re-admitted, then the visiting nurse, and then one day, me... so yes. I feel like I should wait for the openings to be less tender, so that someone poking around can better distinguish between my grimaces. How long until the left side pain dissolves completely (like when coughing, stretching, laughing) ?

@@RSM 79 Do you feel that the burp/potty issues are the prime suspect for all these complex emotions?

Did the doctor's office give you a Protein chart? I went down the list and picked the foods that had the most protein. Then, I cooked them in preferred ways, and pureed them with milk and greek yogurt. Tip: Pickle juice is a calorie-free to offer flavor and mushability. Also, homemade chicken broth has 6 grams of protein per cup. I used that as well for blending. I made portions of tuna salad (yep, with greek yogurt and pickle juice! I did add a blended celery) chicken pureed, had to add minced onion or it would be awful chopped liver! Yep, you heard it. Nice and creamy, with greek yogurt and minced onions refried Beans... chicken zucchini casserole. If you pureed before you bake it, then you don't pureed it after baking, yum.

I had RNY two days after you. I still cannot go outside, because I am so shaky, I'm terrified of falling. In the hospital, I had trouble breathing. Instead of getting asthma treatment, they told me I was anxious and hyperventilating. Who knows. It's really frightening to the body to undergo these changes, and the brain takes a while to catch up with the forced changes.

6 days post-op, and my BP is climbing every day. yesterday it was 176/86. This morning, I feel like I will pass out. I don't understand this. Since starting my BP meds in November, my BP as stabilized in time for surgery. The minute I was done with the surgery, my body has exploded. I don't know what this means. The doctor's office is saying that it is my pain levels, because I am not taking anything for it. Honestly, I don't think I am feeling much pain! I feel uncomfortable, and that is normal. I thought the weight loss was going to solve this. I really don't know how to proceed.