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I know this is an OLD thread, but I just had to come back and share that I got a positive hpt yesterday!!! First time I've ever passed a pregnancy test Tomorrow marks my 10-month surgiversary, I'm going for bloodwork to confirm the pregnancy. Woo!!! Miracles do happen ladies!!!

Congratulations I was sleeved in May and just had a positive hpt yesterday (first one in 17 years!) so I'm in a similar boat, very much panicking and worried about things going wrong. I'm also exhausted and my boobs are killing me, oy. Hang in there, and if you ever want to chat hit me up!

Thanks! My biggest issue is, I'm a stay-at-home furmom and if I don't prep my particular food I'll just end up grazing out of the fridge all day. It's kind of a mental thing, by making up my stuff beforehand and putting it into my little containers, I get it in my head that this is "my" food, the stuff that's best for me, I don't need to be eating anything else. Kinda weird I know, but it works for me.

I'm 6 weeks post-op and cleared for "normal" foods, so I'm looking into doing up a week's worth of meals or so at a time. I just tend to overthink stuff like this, so I wanted to get some input, see how other folks do it. Do you make up full meals in those bento box things? I can only eat a few ounces at a time, depending on the food, so I got some 4-oz containers and was just planning on divvying stuff up into those, to have things ready to eat (so I don't have a chance to make bad choices) and for portion control. What do you guys think?

It's important to wait to improve chances of a healthier pregnancy and healthy baby. Oh I know! Like I was saying to my hubs the other day, "I'm still learning how to feed myself, I'm nowhere near ready to eat for 2!" LOL It's just that we've been trying for what feels like forever, and to have to wait even longer...it's exhausting.

I haven't actually used mine yet, it's manual, a Veggetti. Looks fairly simple to deal with. I think the starchier veggies won't be as messy (less Water in a zucchini than a cucumber). Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Mmm, one of my faves for sure... I am the thorn in your crown But You love me anyway I am the sweat from Your brow But You love me anyway I am the nail in Your wrist But You love me anyway I am Judas' kiss But You love me anyway See now I am the man who yelled out from the crowd For Your blood to be spilled on this earth shaking ground Yes then I turned away with a smile on my face With this sin in my heart, tried to bury Your grace And then alone in the night I still call out for You So ashamed of my life, my life, my life But You love me anyway Oh God, how You love me Yes You love me anyway It's like nothing in life That I've ever known Yes You love me anyway Oh Lord, how You love me -Sidewalk Prophets "You Love Me Anyway"

So glad to find this topic! My family's having a July 4th shindig and I was looking for a bari-friendly dish to bring. Just got a spiralizer today so thinking about a faux Pasta salad with zucchini and carrot noodles.

My surgeon said to avoid pregnancy for a year. After 16 years of trying, not sure we can wait that long...

Yep, me too, 4 across the middle and one up almost in between my boobs They're all healed up but the scars are DARK, really surprised me. Hope they fade in time.

I LOVE the Power Crunch bars! They're thin crispy wafers and SO good! Can't wait til I can have them again.

My program actually recommends baby food over pureeing your own. Just the plain stuff, stage 1 and 2, nothing with rice, noodle, or potato. I'm also still drinking quite a few protein shakes/smoothies. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Had my 2 week followup today and can now officially move on to purees! Doc says I'm healing well but still gotta take it easy, no lifting more than 10 lbs for 6 weeks. Also gotta work harder at getting all my fluids in. So I have a bunch of baby food stocked up and I am SO looking forward to eggs and cottage cheese and anything other than stupid Protein shakes! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

1 week post op and I guess I feel ok, the only significant pain I have is the incision just to the right of center that my stomach remnant was pulled out of, it's pretty sore. I've been eating and drinking pretty casually, not measuring, and I think I've been consuming too much honestly. Not to the point of extreme pain/nausea, it just seems like I'm eating/drinking a lot. I mean, over the course of a day I can put down like 2 cups of soup, 22 oz of Protein shake, and 16-24 oz of other fluids including Water. Does that seem like too much for only a week out? My first followup is Wednesday and I'm looking forward to being moved onto purees. I'm still trying to interpret everything my chatty lil sleeve has to say, every gurgle and growl, what means "hungry" and what means "full," I do get a pain smack in the center of my chest that kinda radiates up under my ribs, feels like gas but it goes away fast. I don't know that I've actually lost weight since surgery, guess I'll find out Weds. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I've lost about 10 lbs on the preop diet (all liquids), so my liver should be good and shrunk by now. I check in at 7 am and surgery is about 9:30, that's eastern time. SO ready to meet my new tum and start this journey! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Oh I am SO ready! I've been packed for a week, lol! Sick and tired of this liquid diet (cheated and ate a meatball out of my hub's Pasta ). Had my pre-op yesterday and I'm more convinced than ever he's the best doc on the planet, really went out of his way to answer all my questions and allay my fears. Peed in a cup, had some blood drawn, all results normal, good to go! I'll find out tomorrow what time I have to be there Monday. Today I went and got my hair did, it's WICKED short, easy to care for and if any falls out it won't be such a big deal I'm just anxious and ready to start this new chapter of my life! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Awesome! I will totally follow you! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hey surgery buddy! Mine's the 16th too! I have an Instagram as well, but I'm documenting my journey on my blog, lifeasateeshirt.wordpress.com. There's a whole thread of us May 16ers here on the forums http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/366513-may-16th-surgery-buddieslets-do-this-together/%C2'> Join us, come say hello!

A bra??? In the hospital? No way! If I can get away with not wearing one, you better believe the girls are gonna be free! Heck, I don't even think I'm taking my dentures with me, won't need em anyway My surgery is the 16th and I'm already half packed

I've had scheduled surgery before and I'm STILL flipping out, lol! Mine's the 16th, so really close, and believe you me I'm a nervous wreck. This is a HUGE undertaking we're doing! I've looked into WLS on and off for years, finally sucked it up and went to a seminar last year, started the program in December, jumped through all those hoops like you, and here I am. I find these forums amazingly comforting and a wonderful source of support. We have GOT this! *hugs*

Nope, no change, my ticker in my sig says 1 week but on my blog it says 1 week 1 day. I did clear my cache, even restarted my browser, no change. Help?

Hey, so I copy and pasted the HTML code from my ticker here to use on my Wordpress blog, but it doesn't update like it does here. Does it just take a really long time, or do I need some special code, or what?

I'm pretty much with you, I'm still pre-op (8 more days!) but I started a blog and I share it on Facebook. To me it's kinda the same as my PCOS, there are a lot of people out there who are completely ignorant about it and have no idea what we're going through, so I'm trying to educate folks. I'm not a particularly shy person, I can actually be quite blunt (when people have asked me why we don't have kids, my standard response is "my ladyparts are broke"), so sharing what's going on doesn't bother me. I think if I was having the surgery out of some sense of vanity, just to be skinny/look better, I might be more reserved about it. But I'm having this surgery to be able to have kids and to save my life, and like you said there is no shame in that!

Right there with ya! Taking it one sip at a time (this all-liquid diet is rough, you're so lucky!). I see my surgeon on Wednesday, sign the consent forms and get my preadmission testing done that day. Seems like this 6 months has just flown by!

Ok, it's current right this minute I'll keep an eye on it, and if it doesn't change tomorrow I'll let you know. Thanks!