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Yes. Take your omeprazole- completely changed the game for me Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Lift weights. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Congratulations!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hey friends, I am 4 days post op, and I've been experiencing these wave-like pains in my stomach. I dunno if it's spasming or gas or hunger pains. Anyone have any guidance on this? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I hope so too. I'm in this phase now Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm glad you're talking to a therapist. There's nothing wrong with you, but I generally think every person should see a therapist- especially those of us undergoing such drastic life changes. We can't unpack all the body image baggage you (or any of us) have in one post, too, so it's imperative to seek consistent and in-depth help. That being said, I do think it's normal to be afraid to "mess things up" with so much riding on this. You've had surgery, you've accomplished a lot in the past few months. But you can only do the best you can, and life if full of trial and error. When I had the lap band put in I was 21. It was much needed but also I wasn't emotionally ready for the change so I over ate a lot, ended up vomiting a lot, etc. if you've only had that happen once- that's just u figuring out the limits of your new body, not you failing at this. You've lost 32 lbs in 2 months- that's nothing to sneeze at. Failure isn't possible unless when you fall you don't get back up. As long as you get back up and keep going, you're not failing. And I don't see you staying down. Success is not linear- keep pushing and even if you gain weight, stumble, fall, you're still better than where you were. As far as body image issues- I think u have to do positive affirmations. Look at side-by-side pictures of yourself. Track ur progress by weight, pant size, and measurements. When u start seeing all the different ways your body is changing, it'll start to become apparent to you that things are actually different now. With such rapid weight loss, it takes a time for your mind to catch up. It'll get there though! You got this. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I feel you- I had such a hard time on it. Honestly, I ended up eating cucumbers or lettuce with lemon and a tiny bit of feta once a day. I needed the crunch and it helped with my fluctuating blood sugar. The point of the diet is to put u into a ketogenic state (less than 20 net carbs a day), limit your calories as much as possible, and get u used to drinking instead of eating. I'm not gonna condone you cheating, but just sharing what I did to get through it. I lost 18 lbs and had surgery Wednesday, so I think it was fine. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Wow @@tlg6 that's amazing- you will be such supports to each other! I pray you both have textbook surgeries and easy and swift recoveries! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

No that's not normal. They probably gave u too much heparin Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Oh wow!! Such bad timing hope you feel better!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Oh man. I was sleeved on the same day. So sorry ur having a tough time! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

GENEPRO tasteless Protein powder has no texture- try that! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Fever? You should go to the ER. The chills and stuff are worrisome n could be an infection Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hmm well I'm glad it's normal. I'll call my doc in the morning n let u guys know what he says Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

There will always be reasons not to do things- but in the end, are the outweighed by the reasons to do them? That's what matters. I hope you get your clearance soon!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Gas x and walk 5 mins every hour. I feel a discernible difference after walking Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

A bunch of shit but all I used were: gasx strips, phone charger, slippers and socks, laptop to watch Netflix, change of underwear Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

WLS still has a stigma attached to it- and that's fine. You're doing this to save you're own life. So if people are gonna be judgmental or awkward about it, ask them if they'd prefer that you have diabetes, cancer, knee and hip replacements, etc or have this surgery. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Protein powder and bars Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hey everyone! I am getting sleeved tomorrow and I'm as nervous as all get-out. This will be my 6th surgery over all- when I was a kid, I had open heart surgery. Then I had a lap band in 2009. Two skin removal surgeries in 2013. And I had a lap band removal in 2014. Now, I'm getting the sleeve. I have this nervous feeling that my body wont be able to handle anesthesia for a sixth time. I know there are a lot of people who have had more surgeries than me, but my anxiety has to manifest somehow, I guess. I'm also excited, though. Here's a little bit about my back story: I was 385 lbs at 21 years old when I had the lap band in 2009. Lost 170 lbs and ended up being around 212 lbs at my lowest, after skin removal. I was a size 10/12, down from a tight size 28. In 2014, I had weird abdominal pain and swelling they couldn't figure out (turned out to be a kidney infection) so as part of the testing, they did a CT on me. When they did the CT, they found that the lap band had moved from its position. Explained the year and a half of upper abdominal pain I was ignoring and my weight gain. I had gained about 30 lbs by then. They removed the saline from my lap band and I instantly gained 10 lbs. So when I met with my surgeon, he gave me three options: (1) fix the band, (2) remove the band, (3) convert to a sleeve. He was pushing for the last option, but I was sick and incredibly gun shy about having another surgery. I was not ready to have them do anything else to my body. And my husband and I also wanted to start trying to have a baby, and I would have been postponed by at least a year. So I told him to just take out the band. I knew how to work out and eat right and I had worked my ass off before, so I didn't see why I couldn't do so again. Probably the worst decision I have ever made. I experienced injury after injury that led to more and more weight gain, compounded by the depression (triggered by a lot of things, not least of which was losing one of my biggest life accomplishments, weight loss). Two years later, I'm 322 lbs (as of today- my highest pre-op weight was 338, pre-liquid diet), I'm on a CPAP, my knees creak all day, I have a bulging disc in my back, I can feel my skin stretching around my plastic surgery incisions (which is another huge worry of mine- the plastic surgery recovery was far worse than the lap band itself, so I really don't want to have to redo it), I'm prediabetic again, my PCOS is back, and my life is basically on hold. My worry that I would postpone trying for a baby for a year became 2 years of weight gain that will lead to at least another year, if not longer, of postponing the baby. That's 3 years, instead of the 1 if I had gotten the sleeve 2 years ago. But hindsight is 20/20, I guess. And if I wasn't ready for the sleeve, then I wouldn't have done well on it. So I'm glad that I'm doing it now. And I already feel better after losing 18 lbs on the liquid diet. My clothes fit better, I don't hear myself breathing as loudly as before all day. It's only gonna get better from here. I can't wait to get back to working out 6 days a week. Besides the clothes and the confidence, the thing I miss most is being strong and working out. I was doing an hour of cardio 6 days a week, yoga 5 days a week, and strength training 4 days a week. At 212 lbs., I was fit, pain free, with a flat stomach and probably no more than 30 lbs to lose. I need to get back to that, and continue down to a lower weight. If you pray, please pray for me tonight. If you don't, send out good vibes into the universe for me. And if you need a prayer, I'm happy to pray for you too. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yup cried. It's hard, hang in there Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Wait- I'm having the same pain Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

congratulations @@gryffen! And thank you ❤️❤️ Thank you so much @@vegbeth and @@laney Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I was nauseated for sure- part of your body going into ketosis. You'll feel better in a couple days. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you @@laceemouse! ❤️ Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App