annebqui

Wow, there are so many people who are doing terrific on here. Congrats! I turned 51 two weeks after my surgery. I just met the BMI to be approved by my insurance for the surgery. I had my surgery a little over a month ago. I went back to work at 3 weeks, but I work from home, so that makes it easier. I get out and walk every day, but I'm not doing as much as some people on here. I have to really push myself. Yesterday I walked a mile. I was only in the hospital 1 night. The first 3 days I would have been happy to die, but after that the pain went away and it was much better. I am still always tired, and I hate having such low energy. This is my big complaint. Some days are good and some I can barely get off the couch.

naan - If you have a smart phone, there are apps that help you put your pills in and an alarm will go off when it is time to take them. I use Pill Reminder, but I'm sure there are others. My doc & nutritionist told me that I could start having veggies after 3 weeks, but to introduce them slowly and stay away from the really fibrous things such as the stalk of broccoli and some lettuces. Ask you doc if you can start on them. My doc and nutritionist gave me a whole booklet they prepared of all of the food stages and what I could eat.

I'm glad (though sorry) to hear that others are having problems with foods too. There are things I just can't even bear to taste. Are you tolerating the Atkins bar ok? I have some Quest bars, but have not tried them yet. I can handle fish and ground meats. Anything else is hard to tolerate. Luckily I haven't thrown up from anything yet, but I've had some powerful cramping in my stomach area a couple of times. I just wish I could manage the liquids better.

Hello fellow December Surgery people! It has been a month since I've had my surgery. How is everyone else feeling? On the plus side: I've lost just shy of 30 lbs in a month. (High of 250, down to 222 now.) I've lost a lot in my face, less in the belly and boobs (I could use some loss there.) I really notice in bed at night that I can breathe more easily. I'm having no pain. I've mostly gotten the constipation under control. This was after considerable pain, enemas and more. I'm walking every day, though in reading on this forum how much exercise people are getting I feel like a slug. Right now I'm getting about 3/4 of a mile before exhaustion kicks in. After 3 weeks, things started tasting a little more normal. Before then, every liquid tasted horrible. I don't really have any cravings, for the most part. Though I saw a commercial on tv the other day with a bread roll and wished I could have one. I can even watch the food tv channels, appreciate the food and not desire it. And I don't really feel hungry at all. I'm taking my Vitamins every day. I went back to work after three weeks, though to be fair I work from home which makes it much easier. There are still things that I'm struggling with: I cannot tolerate Protein shakes. They make me nauseous. So I struggle to get in enough protein daily. I'm maxing each meal with protein, which means I'm not really getting any veggies and I really miss veggies. I have no idea when I'll be able to get in enough protein. I really struggle with any artificial sweeteners, particularly in drinks. Water finally tastes normal, and milk is ok, but I'm awfully bored with them, and feel I'm not getting enough liquid each day. I find it hard to not drink while I'm eating. A few times I've done it and then realized that I should not have. I also find the sipping part difficult. It takes so long to get the liquid in! I feel tired still every day. Really tired. I'm sure that this is due largely to the struggle of getting in protein and liquid each day. How are the rest of you doing?

Hi All, I had my gastric bypass 4 weeks ago. I'm doing pretty well, though as we all know, it is an adjustment. I'm working hard to get in my liquids and Protein, and the nutritionist is happy with my progress. I'm trying to walk every day. My problem is that some days I am just absolutely exhausted. I'm not sure exactly why. It could be not enough protein, or pushing too hard the day before. Has anyone else had this? And how do you cope with it? Anne

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the feedback and and I'm glad to know I'm not alone. I am very on task about etting my Vitamins every day. I have an app that reminds me! I think it is just what you are saying in that some days my body is just reacting to the lower calories and getting used to things. I hope that it will end soon. Some days are great, and others I just can't get off the couch. I'm keeping a journal to see if I can find any trends that would indicate what it might be, but it might just be adjusting to the new life. The good news is that with the lower calories the weight is coming off

Hello everyone, My name is Anne. My surgery was on December 16th. I had a gastric bypass and the doc also fixed a hernia he found while he was in there. I had incredible pain in the hospital where the morphine didn't do anything, and they gave me something called liquid tylenol on top of the morphine. That really made a difference. I only stayed in the hospital one day. I had tremendous pain the first two days at home and then things rapidly improved. I was only on pain meds for less than a week. My biggest issue was that until yesterday I couldn't stand the taste of any liquid except for milk. Water tasted horrible and no amount of flavorings helped. All of a sudden yesterday everything went back to normal and Water tastes ok now. Thanks goodness. The other problem that I'm having is with constipation. It is a constant battle. Mostly I've spent up until now just kind of out of it while my body adjusted to the low calories. I started at 250 and am down to 228 today. Like some others have noted, I don't seem to be losing weight in the belly area. Hopefully that will change soon. I've been trying to get out and walk every day. I'm working on building up a little more each day. I don't really crave any food, with the exception of really wanting something crunchy. I'd love to eat a vegetable that was not mush. I start work on Monday, and I'm hoping I can make it through a day.