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I'm almost 9 days post op now and things are great! I tire easily, but I'm able to take bigger sips at a time and i'm eating an ounce at a time with no problems. I'm also down 9# since surgery! Woohoo

We'll, now I'm 1 week post op and things have changed. I've had very little pain but as of today my energy had dropped to almost ziltch! I'm really focusing on hydration and protein. My Dr's protocol allows soft high protein foods at this point so I'm glad to be off liquids!!!! It's so interesting how all of our body's react differently to the same procedure.

I finally discussed this with my Dr. And he said that the no NSAIDS forever rule is for the bypass patients. After 4 months I can take them sparingly. What a relief!

I wonder if it's one of your other pills bothering you? Talk your your Dr.

I'm finding that my overweight friends are the least supportive. I really didn't expect this. One of my most overweight friends responded by telling me that she had a good friend at work that had WLS and they are no longer friends because they have nothing in common. That really set me back. I didn't even know how to respond.

Go to Soma if you have one near you. If not it's worth going to a specialty boutique to be fitted properly.

My Dr. Said to stay away from anything with more than 5g sugar per serving

Thanks everyone for all of the advice. I'm post op day 6 and things are looking up. It's still a challenge to get all of the water down every day, but the pain is almost gone. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I can't wait to chew some food at this point. It's really funny, I read post after post before hand and still was unprepared for reality of what was to come. I've had my meltdown already and the "what the heck did I do" moment. I guess I just had to live it to believe it.

My starting weight was 210#. I'm 5'2". I had surgery 6/5/15. I lost 16# before the surgery and am currently at 187#. I'm losing about a 1/2# a day since surgery. I was expecting a much slower progress but the weight is falling off. My Dr has a goal weight of 130#. I'm so glad I strictly followed the preop diet. I think it's helping in my recovery.

Thank u! I'm currently experimenting with different temps. I think the cold is what's aggravating my pouch. How many and how often did u take the gas x strips?

They did, and honestly was trying to avoid them, but my husband just made me take a dose. I'm going to try to stay on top of the pain meds from here on out

I had my surgery today at 11:30 and I am so shocked at how very little pain I have! No nausea right now, but I haven't started my clear liquids yet. I'm walking and pulling 3000 on the incentive spirometer. I really just had to share this because its pretty awesome!!! I guess I was expecting the worse. I'm 5'2 #215, SW 195#. I followed a preop diet of strict carb/starch restriction to lose my weight. The Dr said by detoxing from sugars and starches and caffeine before hand is probably why I'm doing so well.

They make posture belt/braces too.

It's very true. Our insurance has a bariatric surgery exclusion. The company gets to pay lower premiums when they exclude certain things.

Mahickmore, you and I have the exact same stats! I hope I'm as successful as you've been. My surgery is 6/5/15.

Tramadol! I totally forgot about that. Thank u

Thanks!

That's just horrible! I'm sorry you went through that.

Where do you get the Syntrex Necter?

Try it without the B12. I had to really shop around before I found a B12 that worked. I use a liquid B12 that goes under the tongue and it works fine.

My Doc Recommends Biotin to help with hair growth and zinc to help with shedding

I'm scheduled for June 5th

That is a great link! Thanks for sharing the guidelines

I'm an RN too. I worked 14 years in ICU but have taken off the past 6 years to stay home with my son. My surgery date is June 5th. I'm looking for a buddy!!!