Mello1

Yay Kristal! Thanks for checking in! I couldn't tell you what the pain is, but I would imagine that it's related to the incisions -- I know for me, sometimes I get pain in other areas than the main area. I was thinking about getting a bariatric girdle (it's not called that, but I can't remember the name) to help hold my gut in, but they told me that I didn't really need anything like that. We shall see....

We are entering Week 2 of the March surgery group! Week 2 folks, are you ready? March 9 Angie526, AuntCyn, highlyundermedicated, Nette200486, Wendy128 March 10 Confidently_Me, Nermada, Wellness Warrior, NewEnglanderGal, Amy Franks, finding.me, saracha March 11 MaineDoc, 3charrm, lily66, asnirak March 12 ronjsteele1, anyu3379, Jay2016, GAJeepgirt March 13 Q75j25 March 14 Amie

Well, I'm closing in on week 1 of my liquid diet; I seem to have gotten into a routine. I think I have all of the things in place that I need for the hospital and post-op. I was a bit bummed out because the kidney specialist wants to re-run some labs and my pre-op appt. has to be re-scheduled, but I decided not to allow these matters to take away from my laser focus now. Also I just received some new books on bariatric recipes post-op for the puree, soft and beyond phases. One book, The Complete Bariatric Cookbook and Meal Plan' by Megan Moore, RD, CSOWM, CD answers a lot of questions that many have had post-op. I also got 'Comfort Cooking for Bariatrics Post-Op and Everyone Else' by Lisa Sharon Belkin which is a book with lots of illustrations of quick foods one can fix. In the Introduction of Ms. Belkin's book, she list her 'mantra' to her commitment to maintain her weight that she got from someone who was asked the proverbial question of how long and how did she lose half of herself in weight. I thought it was pretty profound: It has taken me every day. Not six weeks, not six months. Every day. I start again every day. I gave up bad habits one at a time. I gave up excuses. I gave up blame. I gave up sugar and bad carbs. I gave up short cuts and fake stuff. I took advice from my body about wat was working and what wasn't. I took advice from people who had won, not people still at war. I focused on one path instead of chasing miracles. I celebrated every win. Some days it was a new number or a new size. Some days it was an airplane aisle with turning sideways. Some days it was someone saying, "All the cute clothes are for little people like you." Some days it was just being able to put the bread down, spit the sugar out, or stop before regret! And honestly, some days I celebrated being able to start again tomorrow. I made time for success. I prepped, I planned, I scheduled it. Success in anything has to be scheduled. I quit waiting for a better time. This is now my mantra. The time is now. My success has been scheduled.

Welcome JLynnY to the March 20th group! March 2 Skywolfe, Earthquake88, AnnieK1073, Rearguard, Slimmy-Mommeee, onmyway11 COMPLETE March 3 Glannin, BigInJapan, Byrd0315, Katheryn0303, Tamarita, CammyC, Kristyle, mooki, Krimsonbutterflies, ChelleFord COMPLETE March 4 lucia.vsg COMPLETE March 5 KSMermaid, gucci2018, ERYNN123, gcampbell99 COMPLETE March 6 Pansypicker, Amber77, LeeLee Luv COMPLETE March 9 Angie526, AuntCyn, highlyundermedicated, Nette200486, Wendy128 March 10 Confidently_Me, Nermada, Wellness Warrior, NewEnglanderGal, Amy Franks, finding.me, saracha March 11 MaineDoc, 3charrm, lily66, asnirak March 12 ronjsteele1, anyu3379, Jay2016, GAJeepgirt March 13 Q75j25 March 14 Amie March 17 Mello1, smile-everyday March 18 Hop_Scotch, Teres36 March 19 medicpup2, MMurphy1015 March 20 JessicaMNCat, fiddlinjellybean, JLynnY March 23 KingTeresa 2006, Believe0xandx0conquer, RPilch March 25 Sozamy March 24 heavenlyscrts, jDubs, AngienHarry, SleeveCanadian, Learning2LoveTina, Melodyadea March 26 Cia2020, OnMyWay1956, Marthalynn, richiewho March 27 Ayemeeb, Eribur March 30 Stanlak, Starla K, Milly221, Dymin210 March 31 KhoricRitter

You had your surgery already?

Welcome saracha to the March 10th group! March 2 Skywolfe, Earthquake88, AnnieK1073, Rearguard, Slimmy-Mommeee, onmyway11 COMPLETE March 3 Glannin, BigInJapan, Byrd0315, Katheryn0303, Tamarita, CammyC, Kristyle, mooki, Krimsonbutterflies, ChelleFord COMPLETE March 4 lucia.vsg COMPLETE March 5 KSMermaid, gucci2018, ERYNN123, gcampbell99 COMPLETE March 6 Pansypicker, Amber77, LeeLee Luv COMPLETE March 9 Angie526, AuntCyn, highlyundermedicated, Nette200486, Wendy128 March 10 Confidently_Me, Nermada, Wellness Warrior, NewEnglanderGal, Amy Franks, finding.me, saracha March 11 MaineDoc, 3charrm, lily66, asnirak March 12 ronjsteele1, anyu3379, Jay2016, GAJeepgirt March 13 Q75j25 March 14 Amie March 17 Mello1, smile-everyday March 18 Hop_Scotch, Teres36 March 19 medicpup2, MMurphy1015 March 20 JessicaMNCat, fiddlinjellybean March 23 KingTeresa 2006, Believe0xandx0conquer, RPilch March 25 Sozamy March 24 heavenlyscrts, jDubs, AngienHarry, SleeveCanadian, Learning2LoveTina, Melodyadea March 26 Cia2020, OnMyWay1956, Marthalynn, richiewho March 27 Ayemeeb, Eribur March 30 Stanlak, Starla K, Milly221, Dymin210 March 31 KhoricRitter

Welcome Teres36 to the March 18th group! March 2 Skywolfe, Earthquake88, AnnieK1073, Rearguard, Slimmy-Mommeee, onmyway11 March 3 Glannin, BigInJapan, Byrd0315, Katheryn0303, Tamarita, CammyC, Kristyle, mooki, Krimsonbutterflies, ChelleFord March 4 lucia.vsg March 5 KSMermaid, gucci2018, ERYNN123, gcampbell99 March 6 Pansypicker, Amber77, LeeLee Luv March 9 Angie526, AuntCyn, highlyundermedicated, Nette200486, Wendy128 March 10 Confidently_Me, Nermada, Wellness Warrior, NewEnglanderGal, Amy Franks, finding.me March 11 MaineDoc, 3charrm, lily66, asnirak March 12 ronjsteele1, anyu3379, Jay2016, GAJeepgirt March 13 Q75j25 March 14 Amie March 17 Mello1, smile-everyday March 18 Hop_Scotch, Teres36 March 19 medicpup2, MMurphy1015 March 20 JessicaMNCat, fiddlinjellybean March 23 KingTeresa 2006, Believe0xandx0conquer, RPilch March 25 Sozamy March 24 heavenlyscrts, jDubs, AngienHarry, SleeveCanadian, Learning2LoveTina, Melodyadea March 26 Cia2020, OnMyWay1956, Marthalynn, richiewho March 27 Ayemeeb, Eribur March 30 Stanlak, Starla K, Milly221, Dymin210 March 31 KhoricRitter

Congrats! I will add you to the list!

Yay!!! Thanks so much for posting! It really does help to here what people are going thru the first few days. I'm just bracing for the pain and gas, but I will order my sister to demand that I'm up and walking -- no matter how much I may whine!

Welcome, welcome!!!! Added you smile-everyday to the list!

Krimsonbutterflies posted in the Post-Op thread; okay, having the typical gas discomfort and incision pain. She is walking it out.

You should contact your doctor just to make sure everything is okay. Are you drinking your water?

Hi surgery twin! Me too! I just want the date to get here already!

Aha. What do you mean by hormones and contraception? It may well be the medication you've been switched to. You may also wish to have a conference with your doctor or bariatric surgeon about that.

Hey everyone! The first week of March is almost complete and the following folk should have had their surgeries by now: March 2 Skywolfe, Earthquake88, AnnieK1073, Rearguard, Slimmy-Mommeee, onmyway11 March 3 Glannin, BigInJapan, Byrd0315, Katheryn0303, Tamarita, CammyC, Kristyle, mooki, Krimsonbutterflies, ChelleFord March 4 lucia.vsg March 5 KSMermaid, gucci2018, ERYNN123, gcampbell99 That's 20 folk on their journey to a new life! When you feel up to it, please check in and let us all know that you are okay so that we can cheer you on!

Welcome GAJeepgirl to the March 12th group! Welcome smile-everyday to the March 17th group! Welcome Dymin210 to the March 30th group! March 2 Skywolfe, Earthquake88, AnnieK1073, Rearguard, Slimmy-Mommeee, onmyway11 March 3 Glannin, BigInJapan, Byrd0315, Katheryn0303, Tamarita, CammyC, Kristyle, mooki, Krimsonbutterflies, ChelleFord March 4 lucia.vsg March 5 KSMermaid, gucci2018, ERYNN123, gcampbell99 March 6 Pansypicker, Amber77, LeeLee Luv March 9 Angie526, AuntCyn, highlyundermedicated, Nette200486, Wendy128 March 10 Confidently_Me, Nermada, Wellness Warrior, NewEnglanderGal, Amy Franks, finding.me March 11 MaineDoc, 3charrm, lily66, asnirak March 12 ronjsteele1, anyu3379, Jay2016, GAJeepgirt March 13 Q75j25 March 14 Amie March 17 Mello1, smile-everyday March 18 Hop_Scotch March 19 medicpup2, MMurphy1015 March 20 JessicaMNCat, fiddlinjellybean March 23 KingTeresa 2006, Believe0xandx0conquer, RPilch March 25 Sozamy March 24 heavenlyscrts, jDubs, AngienHarry, SleeveCanadian, Learning2LoveTina, Melodyadea March 26 Cia2020, OnMyWay1956, Marthalynn, richiewho March 27 Ayemeeb, Eribur March 30 Stanlak, Starla K, Milly221, Dymin210 March 31 KhoricRitter

So what are you supposed to have weeks 2-9?

She posted in the post-op thread. She should be home by now. She was experiencing a lot of cramping and she said that they gave her some meds for that.

I use the Lose It app and I've logging for over a year straight.

Hey post-op March girl! Glad to see that you checked in! Just keep walking and 1 oz/15 mins. I agree with the others -- take the meds until you are out of discomfort.

Welcome Rawjewl to the March 10th group! Welcome Erin13 to the March 17th group! March 2 Skywolfe, Earthquake88, AnnieK1073, Rearguard, Slimmy-Mommeee, onmyway11 COMPLETE March 3 Glannin, BigInJapan, Byrd0315, Katheryn0303, Tamarita, CammyC, Kristyle, mooki COMPLETE March 4 lucia.vsg March 5 KSMermaid, gucci2018, ERYNN123, gcampbell99 March 6 Pansypicker, Amber77, LeeLee Luv March 9 Angie526, AuntCyn, highlyundermedicated, Nette200486, Wendy128 March 10 Confidently_Me, Nermada, Wellness Warrior, NewEnglanderGal, Amy Franks, finding.me, Rawjewl March 11 MaineDoc, 3charrm, lily66, asnirak March 12 ronjsteele1, anyu3379, Jay2016 March 13 Q75j25 March 14 Amie March 17 Mello1 March 18 Hop_Scotch March 19 medicpup2, MMurphy1015 March 20 JessicaMNCat, fiddlinjellybean, LisaB6889 March 23 KingTeresa 2006, Believe0xandx0conquer, RPilch March 25 Sozamy March 24 heavenlyscrts, jDubs, AngienHarry, SleeveCanadian, Learning2LoveTina, Melodyadea March 26 Cia2020, OnMyWay1956, Marthalynn, richiewho March 27 Ayemeeb, Eribur March 30 Stanlak, Starla K, Milly221 March 31 KhoricRitter

Welcome Erin13 to the March 17th group! March 2 Skywolfe, Earthquake88, AnnieK1073, Rearguard, Slimmy-Mommeee, onmyway11 March 3 Glannin, BigInJapan, Byrd0315, Katheryn0303, Tamarita, CammyC, Kristyle, mooki, Krimsonbutteries, ChelleFord March 4 lucia.vsg March 5 KSMermaid, gucci2018, ERYNN123, gcampbell99 March 6 Pansypicker, Amber77, LeeLee Luv March 9 Angie526, AuntCyn, highlyundermedicated, Nette200486, Wendy128 March 10 Confidently_Me, Nermada, Wellness Warrior, NewEnglanderGal, Amy Franks, finding.me March 11 MaineDoc, 3charrm, lily66, asnirak March 12 ronjsteele1, anyu3379, Jay2016 March 13 Q75j25 March 14 Amie March 17 Mello1, Erin13 March 18 Hop_Scotch March 19 medicpup2, MMurphy1015 March 20 JessicaMNCat, fiddlinjellybean March 23 KingTeresa 2006, Believe0xandx0conquer, RPilch March 25 Sozamy March 24 heavenlyscrts, jDubs, AngienHarry, SleeveCanadian, Learning2LoveTina, Melodyadea March 26 Cia2020, OnMyWay1956, Marthalynn, richiewho March 27 Ayemeeb, Eribur March 30 Stanlak, Starla K, Milly221 March 31 KhoricRitter

Woo Hoo! I have a surgery twin! What's going on with your diet and my birthday is on the 19th! I actually started my liquid diet on Sunday.

You are free to post in the March threads if you like -- I can add your name to the list.