SthrnChic

Stay on the miralax! I was stupid, had a BM 2 days after coming home and stopped the miralax thinking i was good. Nope theres a reason there was like 50 packs in my prescription! A week later i havent been to bathroom and im DYING of constipation. Did not know such a hell existed. Ill not stop the miralax again until its gone!!!!

Again i feel for you. I have a 4 1/2 yr old. And ive cried a lot and feel very sad. Im even at my bff's for the weekend (drove 5 hours...me and my 4 yr old) and her house is my happy place. Yet im crying here! Hang in there. I suppose it can only get better!

I'm feeling the same. Also having some emotional problems. Feeling useless like I can't get anything done. Feeling bad for my 5 year old I can't do much with him cuz I'm healing..a lot going on at one time rhen dealing with the food issue...it's very tough and I don't think I was mentally prepared. Sent from my SM-G900V using the BariatricPal App

Feel your pain. I believed "them" when they said you get a 6 month hunger holiday and wouldnt want food at all. Im one week post-op and starving. I get my protein in. And im still desperate for food. And sad and depressed. Realizing those feelings were expected, im gritting my teeth and bearing it. But i thought it would be more mental. Not physical. I physically am brought to my knees by the smell of food. It all looks n smells great. Nothing looks bad.

Anyone have similar symptoms or can tell me what this might be? I have pain that comes in a wave at varying frequencies. I cant say its everytime i drink something but certainly a lot of the time. It also happens spontaneously without my having drank anything in a bit. It almost feels like a gas pain but i know it is not gas. I had surgery 6 days ago. I feel good otherwise. No fever or nausea. I called the on call fellow and was told if i had no fever and could keep things down there is no concern. ????

Thx for the reply. It is not a burn. Its a pain like a gas pain. Goes away in 3-4 seconds but hurts like dickens in the wave! I am taking pilosec twice a day (regular routine rx for everyone my dr operates on). I had some mild heartburn off n on prior to surgery. But this feels nothing like heartburn unfortunately. I hope it gets better soon. Ugh.

Im having surgery thursday april 7 and simply requested vacation for those days and following week. I am not required to elaborate on vacation plans. We have pto so vacay and sick all the same. I am telling noone at work about surgery because im scared to death of being fired for the heavy claim on our insurance. Working for a small employer with less than 50 employees, my claim negatively impacts rates. While HIPPA exists and they should not be able to find out what im doing, they woukd be able to put 2 n 2 together. I want plausible deniability so am remaining mum to even my closest work friends. However i wont out and out lie for if there were complications, god forbid, that kept me out of work for weeks or months, id have to tell it and not want to be caught in a lie. Im a valued employee and been here 8 1/2 yrs buuuuut rather safe than sorry.

Nomoreweight and reallyrosy, how much do u exercise and do u follow the diet strictly? Important to me because im still pre-op...

I hear almost everyone relate to being "near goal" or "at goal" or "maintaining goal." I dont have a goal. Should i be concerned? My surgery is coming april 7.