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I had difficulty for the first few days however since about the end of week one post op I have been able to get 72-80oz of water/liquids down a day with no problem whatsoever. I was so scared about it pre op as I love Water, so I am over the moon that I can drink a lot now! Even my NUT was surprised

"Hopefully, I will be near the top of the patient list. If they go alphabetical... well I'm screwed. My last name start with U". This made me really laugh!! lol Best of luck for tomorrow. I hope they call you early on You will smash it!!

@@cbruce125 Congratulations on your surgery. You sound as if you are doing really well. Speedy recovery !

I have Centrum Liquid and bought it from Amazon. I don't intend to take it for long as it is expensive (and a bottle only lasts 2 weeks) but it tastes nice and I have managed to get it down and it stays down ! Best of Luck finding the right one for you

Another thing to remember is that your period might be late due to your body recovering from surgery!

@@Shotochick You can take soluble paracetamol. I stocked up on some from my GP before surgery and the hospital gave me them as I couldn't have morphine for the first 2 days. When I left hospital they sent me home with two boxes just remember to let the bubbles settle before drinking it. They work !! BTW Welcome to the forums... There are a few UK people here and they are all lovely and very willing to help and support

I was about to answer someone’s post when I thought I'd rather not derail it and instead start my own. This is hard for me as I am not usually a person to open up to strangers so please bear with me. For a long time, even in my teenage years I would be a bit ‘chubby’, not fat but a little over weight. When I look back I can laugh, as my idea about dieting and losing weight, was to drop the 4 or 5 lbs I put on over Christmas or family holidays. I was about a UK 10 which is a USA 8. I heard from my Mum all the time, “If you could only lose a few pounds you’d be happy”. That confused me as I always thought I was happy!! My Mum had a 24 inch waist when she married and had a 24 inch waist after having me 7 years later. She came from the generation where you dressed to clean the house or do the gardening, so I don’t blame her mind set but it hurt me, a lot. When I married my first husband I was already a slim 8 stone 4lbs (116lbs) and only put weight on during my pregnancies and lost it afterwards and was around 10 stone (140lbs). Then my thyroid stopped working, my body ate it up and to cut short a 22 year story of hell and despair I put a lot of weight on. I tried so hard to lose weight but between my thyroid, depression, moving every 2 years (my ex-husband is military) AND my own inability to stop putting food into my mouth, I failed time and time again. Seventeen years ago my Mum told me that she was very disappointed in me. She had no complaints about me as a Mother, she felt I was an outstanding Mum however everything else disappointed her. I disappointed her. She told me, her only child, not to visit anymore as I was FAT and embarrassed her. I haven’t seen her since. I was unhappy in my first marriage and ate as a comfort. I also thought the fat would stop him wanting to touch me. It was a shield and if it was there nothing could hurt me. He wasn’t abusive, we had a good lifestyle and at times a good marriage but there was no real emotion there for me or the kids. I am not blaming him either, he just couldn’t do the connection thing on any levels. After 25 years of being together we divorced. Food was now my partner and I stayed fat. I met my second husband online 7 years ago. Online is easier isn’t it, you type and people don’t ‘see’. People can get to know you before they see the blubber. I was safe and felt secure. Even when we skyped about 4 months after sending emails and chatting on messenger, he only saw my face and you can always angle the webcam to make yourself look 40lbs lighter, only use it at night when the house lights are dimmed and wear black! We finally met and as the saying goes, ‘that was that!’ He saw past the fat. For 3 years he drove down from his home in the north of England to see me (I live in the south) every weekend. The drive was about 5/6 hours and he never ever missed a single weekend. We married 4 years ago this October. Not wanting to sound big headed but he worships me, loves and adores me. He accepts me for who and what I am and I am so blessed. I always kept it in mind in the past that I had to diet for ME. Now I have had the surgery for US. I want to be around for a long time so we can enjoy life together. Doing it for US doesn’t mean I don’t want to be able to buy ‘skinny women’s’ clothes and get into a swimming pool without feeling I was going to pass out with shame. I want to peel back the layers and open myself up to life, grab it with both hands and shake it till it bleeds. I don’t want to waste any more time. So yes ~ I keep to all the rules, yes ~ I’m not rushing to the next stage because I am tired of one week of soft foods, yes ~ I will wait to listen to my body and not my head or my fears, yes ~ I may make mistakes, learn from it and move on rather than sabotage it. Yes. I can begin to love me.

Thank you so much to those who have replied. Not sure why I posted this today but I spent the afternoon crying. Feels like a release of the past. Once again ty for your comments xxx

I will have had 4 weeks off ( I go back a week tomorrow ).

Very best of luck in your journey to a 'new' you!

Amazing... well done !! 70lbs .... massive achievement... Agree !!

Can you not order it online and have it delivered? I found mixing Protein powder with a pint of Water was a good way to get both protein and fluids in, in the first 2 weeks.

If you eat bead and 'things' and he sits back and says nothing, is that the kind of support you want and need? I don't know your relationship, so I could be totally wrong but maybe hes just giving you out a little 'tough love'. Could that be the case?

Is this the right one as on their website it states that for two weeks post surgery the patient will be restricted to liquids before then going onto soft foods?

Steve, Congratulations!!!! Such a success story... Be very proud of yourself, you deserve to be !!

From what I have read and heard on the boards here from others, your body doesn't need more than 25 -30 gr of Protein at each meal. The rest is just a waste.

When did you have your surgery? What stage of reintroducing foods are you at? Did you puree it? Chew it to death? Eat too fast?

Welcome to the forum Jen

Don't worry about weight gain just post surgery. It's quite normal. Congratulations on the surgery and speedy recovery

@@wannaBthinsoon - You don't have to be in a race, and you don't have to loose that same 2# over and over again. They are gone! Love this!

How long ago did you have surgery?

You have been through a massive surgery, hardly eaten for a while and you're not getting a lot of fluids in right now. You're bound to be tired! I was exhausted after the surgery and slept a lot. I'm just at 3 weeks out and still feel tired at times during the day and will nap. . Take it easy and rest when your body tells you to

I was a tea addict before surgery but now only have the tiniest cup of decaffeinated tea every other day or so. Tastes can change after the sleeve and you might find you don't want it anyway.

@ Way to go!! That feeling must have put a big smile on your face