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I can sit most of the time but I get up and move around the office a bit and I went back at 1 week! The first day I was tired but other then that I've been fine!

SF/FF Pudding can be found at any grocery store!! It's in a blue box and there are a few flavors but not always a lot. I bought Chocolate, Vanilla, Cheesecake and Butterscotch!

11 Days Post op and OMG I feel Great! Okay well actually I'm pretty sore this morning because we walked NYC last night (went to the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City and DH had to have Grays Papaya before his surgery!!)! LOL I really am doing really good though! Incisions are healing really good and they ITCH like crazy!! The gas pains come and go now about twice a day or so and they are still pretty intense when they hit but at least they aren't there all the time anymore! Everyone I see says they can tell in my face that I'm loosing but of course I don't see it! LOL

My full liquid diet isof the following (I may actually have each one though) Milk Carnation Instant Breakfast Fat-free, sugar-free yogurt juice Strained fat-free cream Soups sugar-free pudding Sugar-free hot cocoa Protein drinks Next week (week 2 of full liquids) I should be able to add in Fat-free/low-fat cottage cheese egg substitude, scrambled egg whites, scrambled

Oh I'm not eating NONE of that!! That is just what I'll make for DH and DD!!! I'm being SUPER tight on my post-op diet!!!!!!!!! According to the info I got from my NUT I can't have potatos (mashed or baked) until like 3 weeks from now!!

OMG So not what I need right now! I'm 1 week post-op and I think I have a cold I haven't had a cold for YEARS!!! My throat is scratchy and sore, coughing, sneezing (which totally HURTS) and running nose!! UGH! I have SF cough drops and I think I'll take my daughters cold medicine!

Please keep praying and I will pray for you as well!!! I have said it before but I am seriously working on fear that something bad will happen so I am following everything to a T!!!!!!!! Luckily though, I don't feel hungry at all but I know I must eat and drink! So far today I am actually got down 29oz of Water, 2Tbls of Jello and now I'm working on a little SF/FF cheesecake pudding!!!!

WOOHOO!! Doc said I am doing Great! I got my drain out, which totally didn't hurt at all! YAY! When I got them out after my breast reduction it hurt SO BAD! Talked with the doc for some time just making sure everything I am experencing is "normal" and she says it is expect one small thing. I have been having 4 BMs a day since Saturday so she thinks I might have a bacterial infection which is actually caused in like 1% of patients from an antibotic that they gave me right after surgery! LOL We are going to give it another day or two and see. She also thinks it might be the tea so she doesn't want me to drink anymore hot tea (wasn't drinking that much anyways!) I got moved from Clear liquids to full! YAY!! Tried a few sips of Instant Breakfast with milk and it just felt Heavy in my tummy so that was it! I made some Jello tonight and am going to try that once it sets! I just a SF hot coco with Water and see how that goes! I like the feeling of hot stuff going down, it just feels better! LOL So all and all I'm doing really good! I ended up going into work after the appt and it was good to be back! And I'm down 15lbs since surgery!!! YAY!! I haven't even ever lost that much weight in a month before let alone a week!! But then again, I had 0 calories this week!!!

I am 9 day post-op and it's getting WAY better then it was!!!!!!!

Well I'm on liquids and it's just me, DH and DD so it won't be too hard at all!! DH bought a package of turkey medaillons with gravey and a thing of mashed taters, green beans, rolls and apple pie! I'll cook that for them and I'll have whatever I feel I can handle that day that is liquid! LOL Now Christmas will be different - I should be right about to start regular food then and we are going "home" to visit family!

I too say go to spend time with your family but if you really don't want anyone to know you can just say that you aren't feeling that great! Good Luck!

My pre-op diet was supposed to be a protein shake in the morning, light lunch and a protein shake for dinner! MANY nights I ate a dinner (just small and low fat) and I was just fine! I lost 8lbs those two weeks!

I've been reading through posts for a few weeks now and I am floored by how many people's drinks have "low" calories. The shakes I have (powder with milk) just the powder alone has 60g! Its the 100% Whey Protein AMP from GNC. It's three scoops and 12oz of milk. I've been drinking these twice a day for almost two weeks now and they are pretty good! My NUT says 60g of protein is exactly what I need each day!

I don't really have a choice to not go back to work. I work for a Goverment Contractor and they didn't renew our contract so this is my last week. I must finish everything up!!

WOOHOO!! I got mine out today too and it wasn't bad at all! When my drains came out after my breast reduction THAT HURT BAD! LOL I'm down 15lbs too!!! YAY!!!!! I got moved to full liquids today from clear!!

Ya know, I slept pretty great in the hospital (except for the wake up for vital stuff!) and then the first night home I was good and since then! UGH! I can't fall asleep until super late and then it seems I can't get comfortable! I'm in the recliner right now since it's so hard to sit myself up but I think I might try the couch tonight after I get my drain out!

I have seriously had my worst day (expect for the day of surgery) today The gas pains are SO BAD!! My lower back, lower gut and Shoulder hurt so bad! I am belching all the time and it doesn't seem to make me feel any better but I can't stop doing it! LOL I tried some broth today but it really just didn't taste all that great (I used to LOVE drinnking broth and having biscuits so I figured I would still like it?) I haven't gotten in NO WHERE near what I needed to for liquids today because the gas has been so bad and tonight I took two small sips of Water and I could tell it wasn't going down I tried being vertical and laying on my left side (what the docs had me do in the hospital) and it's been an hour and I still feel that FULL feeling! I have tried the Gas X Strips but they really dont' seem to do anything! Everytime there is a commerical I get up and walk around my house (every 15 mins or so for like 2 mins), went to WalMart and walked for at least an hour if not a little more following DH around while he grocery shopped and thought I was gonna die (exhausted)!! LOL I have also been using a heating pad on my shoulder and back (a little on the tummy but not much) I just HATE these gas pains I'm in no other pain at all (well a little muscle sore, like I can't lay down and then sit up! LOL) it's just SO ANNOYING!!!! Good thing I guess of the day is that according to the scale I'm down another 7 bls since Thursday! I'm not "counting" it yet though since I plan to have my official weigh day as Mondays (since that was when surgery was!)

I'm not actually NYC but I'm close!! I live in Harriman (up by West Point in the Hudson Valley)! The city is about an hour from me!! I had my surgery at West Point (since my DH is retired military!) We LOVE coming into the city though! Coming in on Wed. to go to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular!

I too am super tried but I keep MAKING myself get up and walk around the house, take the dog for a walk and go to the store!!! Walking is going to help me heal and loose weight as well! Another person here said to eat a popsicle so that there is some calorie intake because that is my problem, I haven't taken in calories but maybe 75 in almost a week now!!! I'm on water and hot decaf tea with a few SF popsicles here and there!

Have you met with a NUT? Mine is going to give me the information and each stage (actually gave me a "simple" book about it already)!! According to my information 4 weeks out would be Pureed/Blended foods! Texture of baby food meat blended canned or cooked meats scrambled egg substitue or egg whiles fat-free/low-fat cottage cheese Skim/fat-free milk Hot cereals (oatmeal, grits) Blended potatoes, noodles or rice Baby good vegetables Vegetable juice Sweet potatoes cooked carrots Unsweetened applesauce Bananas

I use the Wheybolic AMP from GNC and I personally don't think it's too bad! Also look in the recipies area because Tiff posted a HUGE listing of protein drinks to make and OMG some of them sound SO GOOD!! DH and I are going to print them out on cards to take with us when we travel for Christmas! hehe

I am on clear for a full week after surgery (tomorrow is 1 week!) and then I'm supposed to start Full liquids for 2 weeks after that! My doc was very clear that this first week I didn't need to care about anything but getting in WATER!!! Each doc is different and each has their way of doing things and I would assume that he/she knows what it takes for the sleeve to heal and for you to loose weight!! Good Luck!

I'm really interested to see how it goes for me! I was 220lbs when I delivered my daughter (highest weight at that time) and I had to loose 50lbs to have a breast reduction which I did (obviously I gained it back and THEN SOME, like always!) but I did loose it and I had the Breast Reduction! They told me to loose the weight because they were sure I would loose in my boobs, NOPE! Okay well kinda! I was a 42F and I went down to a 40F! LOL So I had the reduction and I've been at a 38D for some time and with the weight gain again, I went back up to a 42D! I hope with the sleeve I still don't loose my cup size, only the band size!! As for finding a bra, I swear by going to an actual department store (Nordstroms, Macy, JcPenny) and getting measured and have them help you find a bra to fit!!! GOOD LUCK!

I too have been using a heating pad (two actually, one on my shoulder and one on my back or tummy) and Gas-X (which doesn't work for me)! Today I bought some Maylox and I don't know if it's helping or if the gas is just getting better but I feel WAY better today then yesterday!!!

I had surgery at like 0830 Monday morning and I left the hosptial around 1030am on Thursday! My swallow test was "slow going" and I have really bad naseousness on Tue night so they kept me until Thur!