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my program stated not to take pills untill 1 month out, unless they are really small (dime size or smaller)

thanks so much you guys for your support and kind words.. it helps a great deal :smile2:

Just checking in, sorry I have not been in touch for a while. It has been a bad couple of months for me. My brother commited suicide last month and my mom just passed away on the 19th. sleeve wise I am doing good though.... hope to see you all at the next meeting.. take care everyone

you can drive as soon as your off pain medication I was on pain medication for about 3 weeks I was in the hospital 2 days, but I also had a hernia repair no advice on protien drinks.. , they make me throw up my stomach was swollen for a couple days.. I was on a clear liquid then full liquid diet for the first couple weeks, but did experience some pain when I was advanced to pureed foods everyone is different though, so just think positive and hope for the best :biggrin0:

I have had a white coating on my tongue for over a month now. My Dr gave me medicine for oral thrush and also what they call magic mouthwash and nothing has helped. she said she does not know what it is and if it does not cause me any pain then not to worry. She did suggest I email my bariatric surgeon to see if it has to do with my surgery. Still waiting for an answer. just wondering if anyone else here has had this problem, i am around 9 weeks out from surgery. Thanks

Welcome and I hope your journey, (whichever you decide to take) is a succesfull one :-)

I had about ten treatments over a year ago. It slowed down the growth but never stopped it. I now have to shave my chin everyday.. so it was pretty much a waste of money. They say it dose not always work on everyone so you take your chances. I had a lot of dark hairs also.

wanted to say it was nice meeting everyone on saturday, Ali, Chrissy, Ashley, Michael Lee I hope to meet you someday too :-) thanks for the info, no questions right now but I am sure I will have some soon oh and I have a size 34 bougie just ate my first piece of pizza (bout 1/4th of a slice) so far so good.. pizza is about the only thing I have really been craving since I started this journey. good luck riley with the body bug, and swrktp I hope they find out what is causing you problems and that is is easly fixed :biggrin:

Hey Ali thanks for thinking of me.. I am doing better, I still have bad days but not as many. I have more energy, but still get tired easily. My biggest problem is just getting enough food in, I still only get about 1/4 cup of dense protien in. If I eat soup or something less dense I can maybe get in 1/3 cup. does that sound about right for 9 weeks out? Hope to meet you on Saturday Sherri

Thanks Sparkle I have read several articles on ketosis, I don't think that is it because they all say it only lasts for about a week. I have had this for over a month. I will look into buying some ketosis stix to check though. Thanks again

I am still here, just been busy. I am going to try and make it to the meeting this Saturday. Hope to finally meet some of you then. Sherri

I am going to Vegas next month and I will be about 2 1/2 months out from surgery by then. I would love to be able to have a drink socially here and there, but I don't want to harm my tummy. has anyone tried it that soon and if so was it ok? Thanks Sherri

I am 7 weeks out and I can barely eat 1/4 cup of food three times a day. I actually just sent a message to my surgeon about not getting in enough Protein He said it is not something to worry about, that peoples concerns on that are misguided I get maybe 15-20 grams at most in a day. I do sprinkle unflavored Protein powder on my food when I can tolerate it.. I hope this helps some.. just wanted to let you know, you're not alone. :-)

Hi It's normal. I had that hot sharp pain for about 4 weeks. It was mostly in my biggest incision, which is my lower right side. I am 7 weeks out and I still get a twinge here and there but it is for the most part gone. Hang in there, and ask for more pain medication if you need it.. I did.. Take care Sherri

This information came from user TIffykins Here's some questions to ask your surgeon: 1) How many sleeves have you performed? 2) How many leaks, major complications, deaths (with all bariatric surgeries)? 3) Leak stats, most surgeons should have less than or equal to 1%. 4)What size bougie do you use? 5) What type of aftercare do you offer? Labs pulled when? How many follow up appointments can you expect? 6)Will you have access to a nutritionist? 7) Does he have any patients that have provided testimonials that you could read or contact them for personal experience? 8) How many nights in the hospital? 9) How many leak tests? Hope this helps.. good luck Sherri

I was out for 4 weeks, I tried going back after 2 but I was too tired and weak and still had incisional pain. good luck to you:smile1:

I started with a BMI of 45, surgery day 40. my surgeon used a 34, but he said that is what he uses for everyone, he felt 32 is too small

thanks everyone for your support. It was good to hear that my food/water intake is on par with what everyone else was at my stage. ash- I have been using the mouthwash or swish and swallow for about 2 weeks now.. no change... I have an email into the dr to see if there is something else i can use Riley- my hormones are really messed up because Tom has visited me once before surgery and 3 times since so I do have an appointment scheduled with my ob. Thanks John- I lost 36 lbs pre-op and 27 post-op, it has kinda stalled the last few days, but I am not complaining monique & ali- thanks for the encouragement I hope to get a chance to meet all of you at the next meeting

is this just my luck or have others gone through the same? I am a little over 5 weeks post op, I am in the soft food stage. I am nauseous morning noon and night. I throw up occasionaly and can barley get in 1/4 cup of food. I take in less then 300 calories a day and feel terrible. I get in about 30oz of water.. I have oral thrush now too, which makes everything taste bad. I have never had this before and even with medicine it's not going away (been about 2 weeks) I feel depressed a lot now and feel like I will always be this way.. The Dr. said I could feel this way for another couple months, I just don't know how I am going to manage, I can barely function at work I am so tired and nauseous. has anyone else felt this way ???? p.s was at the meeting on Saturday but did not get the chance to say hi afterwards. only person I recognized was John. Hopefully will meet some folks at the next one thanks for listening Sherri

Iwas sleeved 6/22 and except for the usual incisinal pain all was right until this past friday. Now everything I eat causes pain. It almost feels like my stomach has spasams or is contracting or something like that. I have not gone off my diet at all, on full liquids now. Even Water hurts now. I am calling Kaiser Richmond tomorrow but was wondering if anyone else who is sleeved has had this happen? Please let me know Thanks Sherri

Hi all I am going to try and make it this time to the support group this saturday. I was just wondering if anyone is in need of size 22/24 pants/shirts? if not I am going to donate to goodwill Thanks

wanted to say thanks to everyone for helping me get back on track Friday was a very bad day, could not keep anything down, not even water Today on the other hand was much better, I am hoping this is the start of better days to come.. and Ali yes I do have the carafate and it helps but does not seem to all the time.. again thanks everyone for your support, it means a lot

Hi Everyone, just wanted to check in. I can't say my recovery has been smooth. I am not having stomach spasams anymore, but my problem is I can barely eat or drink anything. I feel full after about 1/8 cup or less of anything, and the full feeling lasts for 3-4 hours making it hard to drink. I feel weak and tired all the time. I have been out of the house a few times and get tired so fast I actually hesitate to eat because I know how bad I will feel after. I am begining to wonder if I will ever be able to eat somewhat normal again I am 3 1/2 weeks post op, and looking for any words of encouragement, or anyone who has had similar problems and made it past them. Thanks for listening Sherri

Contrats.. good job.. keep up the good work Sherri

as far as being dehydrated I would go to the Dr, they might give you IV fluids to get you back up to where you should be. for the BM's, I am still on full liquids and am experiencing the same as you so I don't have an answer there.. Hope you feel better soon Sherri