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Hi guys I am new here and looking for September surgery buddies!! Mine is scheduled for the 12th! I am so excited! Who’s with me???

He said there is a possibility of regaining the “hunger” after 6 months so that was his reasoning for wanting it all gone by then. Apparently he is the only doctor that is so strict cause everyone I know said a year as well…

I hit one for a while but am 45 lbs away from my goal and according to my dr I only have a few more weeks to reach it. He wanted me there by the 6th month and I don’t see it happening… I am so disappointed!

Ok how is everyone doing??? Where are all of you on your journeys???

Guys this is your que to exit it’s about to be weird. Ladies stick around for the fun!!! So today I decided after work I needed to decompress. Which means self care night! This usually entails a long hot shower shaving exfoliating you know the works. All the things that make us feel normal again. I have lived in this house since 2019 and have NEVER attempted a “bath”. Let’s face it my bathtub looks like it is just big enough to fit a baby hamster in. But tonight I felt like I would give it a shot… I FIT COMFORTABLY!!!! Then to top it off it came time to shave and my cat is visible. I can see her and all her glory with minimal movement!!! I have not shaved with out fear of snagging that beautiful little sailor In so long!!! Let me tell you it was wonderful!!!!

NSV y’all!!! I can’t see my stomach past my titts😂😂

Y’all I had my last family get together last night and I drank 4 glasses of wine instead of eating… for someone that hasn’t drank in a hot min I don’t feel like I reacted badly. I have a slight headache this morning but wasn’t plastered last night. That side of the family is definitely the dysfunctional side and you need something to get through the night!

Well I didn’t do terrible for thanksgiving. I stopped when I felt full and didn’t feel like I over ate. That being said I came in last night and ate a piece of ham. Of course I was ok with the ham but promptly went into a sneezing fit. I sneezed so hard it caused me to puke said ham up… what the crap is that??

How did everyone fair during thanksgiving???

I no longer have a favorite food🥲 I have not been able to eat anything twice in a row without it making me sick. I have very much been the “what settles once won’t settle again” person…

Y’all I hit oneder land today! And my nsv for now is my ass is no longer so big a pup can sit on my hip between me and the car door while I drive and not fall through the hole. Side not pupper is ok and was only stuck in that hole for a second before I stopped and retrieved him and rearranged the seating for him lol!

Hi guys! My name is Samantha and I am new to the site. My sleeve surgery is scheduled for September 12,2022! I am excited and nervous at the same time! My support system is kind of lacking due to no significant other and one child being away at college. The only one left with me is my wild child and there is no telling how much help she will be! I say that with the most love possible. She is amazing but tends to act before thinking🤣 So who wants to saddle up together and help support each other through this???

I didn’t even bother asking. I did tell my dietitian I did it after the fact and she said if I was weak and run down then it was a good thing especially if it helped. I even went to a dr appointment with a friend and happen to just throw out the question and the dr said just do it. Our drs want us to rely on fluids protein and vitamins. I am not sure they really want us to seek other options. Not saying they are that way out of malice or anything but I don’t think it would be a healthy option to do it often.

Guys I am telling you… actually screaming from the rooftops… find an iv bar pay the money get the iv. Make sure you choose the one with the most vitamins! Ask for their input they know what you need!!! I was there it will help I promise.

Get the IV treatment!!! I did and it helped so much and I went down a little sooner than you. I think mine was around week 3!

My dogs are officially my clean up crew and they are loving it. They get all my healthy food that I can’t finish. Tonight my little baby ate all my broccoli and my big baby at all the chicken! My big boy is a husky and absolutely refuses veggies, but my little girl is a jack russel and schnauzer mix and loves all plants😂 funny how different they can be!

Girl I am 5’4 and started at 238. I feel that is an extremely high weight for my height. But apparently it might not be. How tall and where did you start and where are you now? I am at 208 currently.

I am 5 weeks post op and have been stalled for the past couple weeks. I guess I can’t really complain about that though cause I did drop 30 pounds in the first few weeks. Things got so much better for me as far as nausea when I decided to go against the plan of puréed food and just skip to soft food. My body tolerated that a whole lot more. Is it why I am stalled? Maybe… but in the long run I had to do what was best for my body. I was not getting the nutrients I needed to even survive. Hopefully I am on the back end of the stall and about to start dropping again. I have been super busy at work and at home. I did have an upset by losing a baby(puppy) but she was my baby! Life goes on though and we persevere! Y’all all keep up the good work! No one has left that I know of I think we have all just been busy in our own ways! And for those that wonder about the earlier dirty and sick posts that situation seems to be better since I moved to soft foods as well!!🤣

Ok guys types and tricks to breaking stalls!! AND GO!!

It is definitely a brand that will get the job done! Just don’t take the recommended dose on the back. Take the children’s dose!

Dulcilax! It’s says gentle laxative!!! My hind end says not so gentle! It hit me about like a Mac truck on the highway! We are talking shaking, nausea, irreparable damage to my toilet along with my pride! After two rounds of this with the second one not being anywhere near as horrific as the first I was so nauseated that I thought I would take the prescribed medication for that and it didn’t even make it down before it came back up! So my ears are currently the only orifice left unviolated at the moment!!

Ok guys I swore to share the good the bad and the ugly so here goes… I have not been active in here much lately because I have been absolutely exhausted with work. I left work early to visit an iv bar yesterday! If you are weak and exhausted from lack of vitamins just go do it trust me!!! It makes a huge difference! On top of that I have never been regular with the potty and that has gotten worse since surgery. So tonight I took it upon myself to take something to help out in that area. For the love of all things holy if you feel the need to go this route DO NOT TAKE THE DOSE RECOMMENDED ON THE BOX!!!! There are approximately 10 steps between my bed and my bathroom if in a hurry and I promise you I made it about 3 of those steps… I have managed to clean myself out and also managed to have the rest of the medication my stomach couldn’t handle come out the top side. So now I am laying in my bed contemplating my life choices and exactly how I might go about recovering from this horrific night… it is well past my bed time and I am terrified to go to sleep!!! Send prayers for my dumb self please!!!

I will be 3 weeks post op tomorrow. Would it be safe to just eat normal food?? I know every plan is different and it is against my plan but if others are ok I am willing to try cause I know I need to eat.

So far anything purée is out. Chicken, tuna, potatoes, eggs… nothing! But I can eat a hot wing and deer sausage without getting sick. Leaning towards it being a texture thing.

I can’t even eat more than 4 thumbnail size bites