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I had help for a day and a half and I have a toddler. I was fine, don’t get me wrong I was sore but felt pretty good overall.

I take a B complex and I’m wondering if it’s sufficient. How much B12 does your sublingual supplement offer?

I was the same way. I only had trouble with liquids the day of surgery because of nausea. After that it was smooth sailing. By one week post op I could take normal somewhat large swallows (large for a bariatric patient anyway). I am now able to eat soft foods and I have a nice tight restriction so don’t worry. I was also afraid that I had a huge sleeve or something since it was so easy to drink fluids.

I grab a sugar free fudge pop. It’s sooo good. Or sugar free pudding. Both of those feel like dessert to me.

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I had my surgery on the 17th as well. I’ve lost a total of 14 pounds which is what you lost in the first week! I’d say you’re doing really well! You’ve got me beat by 1-2 kg. I feel really happy with my progress though! Don’t worry, the scale will continue to move we have to remember that!

Did you have a hiatal hernia repaired? I did and was having hiccups that wouldn’t go away, it was pretty painful. My nurse told me it was from the hiatal hernia repair.

I am 15 days post op and have been able to take normal drinks for at least the last week. Fluids have gone down very easily. That was my biggest fear going in to surgery was not being able drink very much. And for the first week I had to take it real slow but then I noticed it started going down very easily. I don’t have to “sip” anymore, and the temperature of the liquid doesn’t make any difference for me. I’m very thankful for this.

My surgeon and hospital accepted care credit as payment, you may look into that. See if they’ll accept it and if so, apply and see if you get approved.

On my plan we were allowed full liquids which included protein shakes and creamed soups the day after surgery. At 14 days post op we are allowed to start soft foods (my program does not do a puréed stage) which includes tuna/chicken/egg salad, refried beans, scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, string cheeses, and Greek yogurt. There are a lot of differences in each program. Just wanted to share what and when my plan allows food. And in my opinion it’s fairly early compared to others. My advice would be to definitely take it slow, take small bites, and pause after you swallow. I think probably the best things you could “cheat” with would be like creamed soups and thinned out Greek yogurt. Just my opinion.

Holy moly that’s a lot in a week!

I started feeling hungry again at 4 days post op. A friend of mine didn’t experience hunger until 2 months post op. Everyone is different.

Yeah I understand, I hated having to do the pre op diet but I do feel like it helped prepare me a little for what was to come. I personally wouldn’t recommend getting started on the pre op type diet before it is necessary only because it’s very hard and it gets old reallly fast! You’ll be doing plenty of liquid type diets pre and post op, take this time to just eat healthier, drink lots of water, and take a 30 minute walk everyday. That’s my suggestion.

Oh yuck! Thanks for the info I’ve contemplated freezing them before.

Yep mine feel the same. I’m 12 days post op. And when I stretch it sort of looks like there is a small area under the incision that is like cinched? Not sure how to describe it. Like maybe there is a stitch in the fascia.