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I am 13 days post RNY. No matter what happens to me, I am in heaven that I went through with this. The alternatives were more frightening.

I wasn't left with an incision like that, but I'm on day 13 too. The only pain I still have is on my left side. I was so concerned that I kept calling the doctor's... and wondered if it could even be a new hernia. I was just told that left-side pain is normal for a long while. I don't know what to say other than to constantly clutch a large pillow to 'cushion the blow' of breathing, moving, coughing, sneezing, laughing... I still can't get in and out of bed without clutching a pillow.

I lost a total of 18 lbs pre-op, in a span of 6 weeks. After the first three weeks, the NUT asked me to increase my Protein and take it easy, because I had met my first half of the requirements.

The pickle juice will mask the flavor and add liquid for pureeing, while adding no calories. If you don't have any, use olive juice :-)

This morning, I weighed in at 223. I'm so pissed that I am losing at more than a pound a day, and I won't get to see 222 on the scale tomorrow!!! LOL

Just having fun post-op :-)

I did @@magpie30 idea today. I picked up a cheesecake flavored pudding mix by Jello. Absolutely incredible way to pack a punch.

You can add protein powder to this and some milk to help it absorb. You cannot taste the 'chalk' in the cheese.

Just added some to my tuna to help it get down.... Sadly, my NUT says that avocado is one of those 'once a week foods'

I made mashed potato with broth and greek yogurt (for protein). Then, I pureed minced onions with the mashed potatoes and more broth, and it was yummy.

I froze in 2 oz condiment containers. They reheat in the microwave beautiful, but the lids curl up.

I blended tuna with greek yogurt and pickle juice. It was awesome. Today I made an omelette with that tuna.

Why not opt for RNY once and for all?

Awesomeness! When you come to, start drinking broth rather than Water. There are 6grams of Protein in every cup of clear chicken broth. It promotes muscle repair and energy!

So I discovered Jello's instant pudding with cheesecake flavor. I mixed it up with cottage cheese, milk, Protein powder, and cool-whip. Fiesta!!!! http://www.jello.com/product/sugar-free-desserts/cheesecake-fat-free

Sorry, I just edited the original post to add protein powder. That was the whole point of this! :-)

No, the link is to the Jello product. I used 2 cups of cottage cheese, and 4 tbs milk, and a cup of cool whip. Someone else posted a recipe like this here, and I was excited to try this flavor.

No complications, but I tend to be a miserable grouch after procedures. I worry that the left-side pain is a hernia. Since starting on purees, my blood pressure is finally normal, and I'm beginning to get back some energy every day. I am walking a bit straighter every day too.

I am flying on 8/8 from NY to California (LA then SF). I will be six weeks post-op and expect to be down to a size 16 at least. I plan to leave my hanging 2x/18 clothes there and leave with a new wardrobe from the thrift shoppe. If anyone has or needs any of these sizes, then let us meet up! What is particularly annoying is the nightwear/comfy clothes/bra expenses every few weeks!

I'd pay for shipping size 16 to New York. You can stuff a USPS pre-paid box.

What is dat exercise you speaketh of? (I'm 12 days post-op and am still wincing with every step I take)

Honestly, I wish I ate that eclair when I saw it two days before my surgery. It will forever haunt me. Come on everybody, lighten up!

The doctor warned me about sudden lactose intolerance after surgery. So far so good, knock on wood.

I was losing a pound a day, and then suddenly one week out, I was losing four pounds a day! Three days of that, and I didn't lose anything for three days... this morning I weighed myself after a three day stall, and lost another 3 pounds. I think it is a strange hormone/pms/bowelm chain of events which cannot be considered on a daily basis. Think holistically in the greater scheme of things.