Amy Elizabeth
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should i be this hungry?
Amy Elizabeth replied to brookeacomer's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm pretty sure this was my biggest complaint last week!! CONSTANT HUNGER!!! I wasn't sure if it was hunger pains or gas pains that I was suffering through. I made some really runny potato Soup and that helped fill me up. I'm still on liquids now but have started eating things like spaghetti REALLY blended into Spaghetti soup. (very low amount of noodles in there, really really soupy) It's yummy and it helped. My biggest complaint is everything I could eat was sweet!!! I was so sick of sweet food that first week that I was about to scream!! Now I'm happy with my runny potato soup and spaghetti soup. lol. Hang in there, it'll get better! I can't imagine how much I'm going to love the mushy phase coming up! -
Help, Pain left side under rib??
Amy Elizabeth replied to armywife4life's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have it too but I had it before my surgery so maybe it is something different. Muscle relaxer stops mine and that's the only thing. It's really flared up this week (I'm 2 weeks after surgery). Finally took a muscle relaxer this afternoon and it's gone now. . . but it'll be back tomorrow. . . I've been to the hospital for it and they have no idea what causes it. I think it's either a pulled muscle, or gas. . . Good luck!! Take it easy! Heating pads work for me. .. but only while I hold still! -
Just wanted to come say hang in there!!! I questioned whether this was worth it on Saturday and I'm not entirely sure it is yet. .. but hopefully you will get to feeling better soon! (Hope I do too!). Healing will be a good thing!
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Hang in there clcort!! I know it gets better!!! I'm not having the same problems you are but I have noticed I have some intollerance to milk and orange juice and they both make pretty sick to my stomach. I make it almost 3/4 of the way through the day now without any pain medicine and I've been able to sleep in my bed for the last two nights!!! Those are big steps I think!!!! I'm pretty sure it gets back to feeling normal!! Otherwise no one would have told us to do it!
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Hope you are doing well being back at work!!! I did too much on Saturday too! Paid for it that evening!!! Today has been pretty good. . .
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Thanks for checking on me!! I crashed bad on the evening of my 4th day. Lots of pain and miserable, but I'm doing okay now! I've lost 23lbs so far. . Doctor says everything looks good. I'm scheduled for my first fill on April 27th. That will be the beginning of the downward spiral I imagine!
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I'm supposed to be on liquids for 2 weeks but I started eating potato soup yesterday and I finally felt good. Decided my entire problem was being hungry. So now that I have my soupy potato soup I'm good!! I feel like a new person today!! It's my 4th day post-op and I feel so much better! I actually slept in my own bed for an hour or so last night!! Whoo hooo!!!!
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I'm actually on regular liquids now, not clear. I feel pretty hungry but NOTHING sounds good. Or tastes good. . . it's impossible for me to eat. . I have to force myself just to drink water right now! Sigh. I'm sure it'll pass and I'll be able toe at again. . but I really don't know what I want to eat on this liquid diet business!
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Glad it's going so well for you Hunzi!!! I'm doing pretty good as well!!! Just generally sore and exhausted!! I don't really have too much gas pain so I'm thankful for that!! I'm so excited the worst part is over!!!
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I'm feeling better today!!! Just exhausted!! I think I'm going to wean myself off my meds so I won't be so sleepy!!! It seems like I barely wake up before I take more pain meds and go back to sleep!! I walked outside tonight to go look at my horses and it was so nice to be up and moving!!
I've got my gas-x close that's for sure!!! And my heating pad is my best friend!!! And I sooooo can't wait to meet hot Amy!!!
I'm with you on the hunger pains!!! My doctor won't let me have any sort of real food until I believe week 3 after surgery!!! But oh how tempting some mashed potatoes are! lol. And I HATE mashed potatoes! It's funny you mentioned the hunger pain because I can't decide if I'm in general pain or if it's hunger. .. and I'm starting to think it's just hunger!!! Good luck tomorrow with your post op checkup!! Hope you get to have real soft food!!
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I'm glad to hear it gets better fast!! lol! I'm only 2 days out from surgery and I feel much better. My biggest complaint is the exhaustion!! I think I might wean myself off of my pain pills so I won't be so sleepy anymore!!!
I'm hoping I have an easy time too!! So far no nausea really, can't wait until I'm six weeks out!!! I've got the gax-x going just in case!! lol. It's nice to have someone to chat with on here!!! I'm ready to have real food! lol. Or at least something a little bit more real than ensure!! Won't be long!
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I'm in Texas, so far so good!!! I'm tired of being tired so I think I may try and wean myself off the pain meds, cause they are KNOCKING me out!!! Mostly the only pain I have is some mild gas and just a general feeling of pain around the incision site!!! Won't be long and we'll be on real food again. . .and loosing weight!!
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After surgery ? what is your post op guideline?
Amy Elizabeth replied to tcbgirl's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Mine is day one post op, clear liquid, weeks 1 & 2 post op Full liquids (including Soups and stuff) Weeks 3 & 4 Blended food, weeks 5 & 6 mushy food, 6 & 7 carefully back to somewhat normal Weeks 8 and onward, normal And I'm supposed to get 70 grams of Protein everyday, no matter what stage I'm at! -
Hi PrincesaJenE, I saw under Texasnol's post that you had a similar amount of weight to loose! I do too!! My starting weight is actually 358 I believe and goal is 180! I was banded yesterday, March 31st! I hope you are doing better! It's good to hear from someone just a bit further along than me that it gets easier!!!
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Hi! I too saw you have the same amount of weight to loose as me (maybe a little less cause you're taller by 2 inches) and thought it'd be fun to keep up with you!!! I was just banded yesterday (the 31st of March). My starting weight was 355, goal is about 180. . . I'm glad to hear it gets better! lol. Surgery hurts!
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Hi Hunzi, just checking in, hoping your surgery went well!! I'm glad mine is over, just looking forward to not being so sore!!!
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Hope your surgery went well!!!! Just had mine as well!! Boy does it hurt right now!!! I'm looking forward to being healed!!
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Hi Rapunzle!! Hope your surgery went well!!! I'm sore today but I'm hanging in there!!! It hurts worse than I thought it would but it's going to be okay!
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How are you doing now? I just had mine done yesterday and it hurts a lot more than I thought it would, but I'm hanging in there!! I hope you are feeling better by now!
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Thanks so much for the kind words Vanessa!! I'm so glad to hear it gets better!! I'm so sore right now and it's hard to lay down to sleep even!!! But it could be worse, I've heard others say they were in more pain than i am!!
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That's my Dad, my horse Sterling and me when I was 15. . . Sterling is about to be 21 this year and I'm about to be 30!!
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I'm Not Telling Anyone I'm Being Banded.....
Amy Elizabeth replied to laurenlee's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yep, I feel pretty much the same way knewme. I told My Mom & Husband & Dad, and just 3 friends. I didn't even like the fact that my friends told their significant others. . . but what do you do! I don't want what I think other people are thinking to influence me in any way. I'm terribly shy about my weight and I know it's obvious when people look at me, but I don't want them to know I needed a lapband. . . I don't know why. I just don't. So you're aren't alone!! I don't have to take off of work really so I didn't have to make up anything, and I've decided if someone asks how I'm loosing so much weight (can't wait for that!) I'm going to say smaller portion size & more exercise!! Which is the truth!! -
From the album: My life. ..
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From the album: My life. ..
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