futuresupernurse

I just LOVE this thread!!!

I was weak the 1st week as well. I don't think I was hungry. I had horrible diarrhea and I was totally weak but it got better.

I would like to join. Me too.

I didn't know about it

I am on full soups. Any and all ingredients. It's liberating to have some variety in what I can eat. Idk. Solid food is challenging to me. It's uncomfortable so I actually choose liquids sometimes. I am excited that my sweet tooth has not returned. I crave salt. I'm excited overall.

I have a lot of terrified family members that make unsupportive comments. I refuse to keep my lifestyle change a secret or pretend all of a sudden the natural way is working. So I explain I don't want to take medicine for 3 conditions for the rest of my life.. My whole family is overweight.. So it's an entirely new way of thinking

I have a lot of terrified family members that make unsupportive comments. I refuse to keep my lifestyle change a secret or pretend all of a sudden the natural way is working. So I explain I don't want to take medicine for 3 conditions for the rest of my life.. My whole family is overweight.. So it's an entirely new way of thinking

We are surgery buddies. I had a bypass on the same day. I'm sorry this happened to you.

Yes I think it is par for the course

The pain has not been bad. I was feeling really weak. I am on a liquid diet and things taste different also. So I haven't really been interested in a lot of intake so that coupled with the diarrhea has really just made me want to crawl in bed and never get out. I will say my diarrhea has improved and so has my energy along with it.

I do a lot of education on wls.. In my circle there is a serious lack of knowledge

My only complaint is some pretty intense diarrhea. I guess bc I'm only eating liquids maybe my stools are liquid. I'm around 20 lbs lost

When is your surgery? My surgery was 02/12/16

You are new like me. My surgery day was 2/12

My surgery lasted a little over 3 hours. I had a revision of a nonadjustable band to a bypass. I chose the bypass because it is tried and true. When I got my band it was the new thing. It really sucked when I began to have issues, bc a lot of surgeons did not know enough about it.

I am not sure why the differences. My Dr only required a soft diet 2 days before surgery, a liquid diet the day before, and nothing after midnight. But my Dr requires a 3 week liquid diet post op and I see a lot of Dr that progress sooner.

Yes my Surgery was 02/12/16. 9 days post op.

At least you know this will be short lived!

Do you have a surgery date? I failed my sleep study also but my surgery was only 10 days out, so my doctor felt i would be ok without a CPAP. He felt my weight loss post op would prevent me needing treatment for sleep Apnea. My husband has a CPAP and let me tell you i am ok without it. Sent from my LG-V496 using BariatricPal

How does this work? Do just monitor the calories? Does your Dr give a meal plan? Are you able to eat from a list of food choices? This sounds challenging.

I went to see my Dr today bc 3 days of diarrhea was really starting to worry me.. Anywho I found out I am 15.3lbs down only 6 days post op.. Im pretty excited about that but I don't feel any lighter. I need my energy to return.. Im truly dragging.

I passed the test but I had to take it to be considered.

Hang in there it does get better! My surgery was two day before yours and Monday at work for me was a killer and I sit all day. It is better now. Taking short walk breaks of 4-5 min few times a day. I am worried about getting all the Fluid in but we can do it! I understand your exhaustion completely just hang in there and try to move as much as possible. I only lost 6 lbs first week which was disappointing considering taking in zero calories and my dr told me yesterday that revisions loose slower sometimes. We can do this! Don't be discouraged! Yes!! We can do this!! It seems I have not lost any weight. I want to think my scale is broken but I am thinking perhaps I just need to stay off of it.. lol. I now have diarrhea to add to my list of complaints. I am thinking its hard enough to get fluids in for them to just pour out.. sad face

We should be buddies. My surgery was Friday 2/12 and I really had high hopes of returning to work Monday after my revision on Friday.. That has not been the case.. I'm exhausted and sore.. I can't even motivate myself out to the store.. I am trying to avoid a problem with my liquids.. It's not hard to get them down.. Just time consuming and at this point I want to sleep

Feb 12 revision from VBG to RNY