Hi, my name is Valerie and I had my surgery on December 1. I am feeling sore still in one of my incisions, but I think I'm mostly on the mend. My worry is that I don't seem to feel any restriction when I eat. I was on liquids for a week and now I can have mushier foods. I try to limit what I eat, but I don't have any real guidelines from my doctor--like how much I should eat etc. I see him on Tuesday, the 16th, maybe I will learn more then. I went to several seminars before my surgery, but not with this particular doctor. I finally chose this doctor because he was closer, but maybe I should have gone with ones farther away. They seemed to offer so much in the way of post-op support and educational materials. I didn't even see my doctor after my surgery. It was just a nurse who sent me home. I feel kind of abandoned. He got my $13,000 and I get to figure this out by myself. I don't feel like I've lost any weight. In fact, when I first went back to work I had to wear my velour pajama pants, because I couldn't get anything else on. What if I went through all of this and I just stay fat? I'm really worried about that. It's going to suck if I go in for my two weeks and I've actually gained weight.
