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No, but it happened to me a long time ago with another operation.....went away after a few weeks.
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In 4 days, I will be 2 weeks post op with my sleeve. The first week was predictably difficult on my all liquid diet and I struggled to get enough protein and liquids. My surgeon authorized me to move to pureed foods after 7 days and since then, I have been feeling much better. I have been sticking to 3 ounce meals -- about 5 times a day -- and have been eating various pureed items such as butternut squash soup, sweet mashed potatoes, tuna salad, egg salad, hummus, etc. along with at least one protein shake a day. I feel like I have a notable appetite and was somewhat surprised by this since I've read that in the first few months, there is usually little to no appetite and you would have to be reminded to eat. Anyhow, I am wondering if having an appetite and even craving some of the pureed foods I am eating is unusual this early? Thanks for your insights.
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How Much Did You Lose 1 Month Post Op
Lilee84 replied to lovePINK's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Happy Birthday! I'm one month and 4 days out and I've lost 30lbs since surgery. Just remember that everyone loses differently and experiences different things at different times. I never stalled, but that's not to say I won't, so my progress may slow. Hang in there, you're doing great! -
How Much Did You Lose 1 Month Post Op
ProudGrammy replied to lovePINK's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
hi lovePink The one thing we can all be sure of during our weight loss journey, is that we will lose weight differently. some people will lose weight quicker than others (i.e. you men) some people will just have normal stalls, and others will lose at slow but steady rate. It will depend on your metabolism, excercise, and just stuff in general. So trying to answer your question, I had lost 18 lbs after 3 weeks - which i was happy about. So moving right along, i think the weight you have lost is terrific, and once again, everyoe loses at their own pace - keep on keepon on. continued best kathy -
How Much Did You Lose 1 Month Post Op
kristine34 replied to lovePINK's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
HAppy HAppy Birthday!!! it is one month fro me today and have lost 20lbs. i walk 2x aday for 15 min with weights on my anckles up and down the 5 flights of stairs at work. plus walk all day at work. i did have a stall for about a week and half. -
One week today I was sleeved and I've lost 15 lbs since surgery!!! Feeling better too just tired...
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Stalled weight loss at three weeks post op
KimmerAnn replied to RDBrown71's topic in Duodenal Switch Surgery Forum
I stalled at three weeks too! I was super bummed!! I still am lol. Today is the first day of my fourth week and I I havent lost anything in 7 days. I just had my post op today and DR said my weight loss is good ( 18 pounds since August 16) I'm hungry about every three hours but she said that was ok - as long as I stay within 600-800 calories. I was just expecting to lose steadily for the first few months. Ugh!! I guess all we can do is hang in there -
Help. Afraid I've messed up
Who Dat 70461 replied to hollym123's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
The accident sucks, however don't allow obstacles to detract you from your objective! Unfortunately, this is simply a hurdle to overcome and there will be plenty of others throughout the rest of your life! You can and will overcome each and every one of them, however you have got to want it! When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you or you can let it strengthen you. Good luck and Godspeed for a quick recovery...you got this! -
Oh Lord have mercy. What a huge emotional state you must be in, so sorry. I am glad you came on here to ask for support. Can you lean on a close family member? Or a minister? My first granddaughter, Alexis died at 18mos at the babysitter's. Funeral was the coldest iciest day in February and the blackest day of my life. Then 5 months later there was a murder-suicide in my family. I was shaken to my core and had to talk to my priest several times as I could not reconcile the anger and disbelief - it was my brother and his illicit girlfriend, they were both married. He had three grown daughters and she had two little girls that were left motherless. I cried and prayed and cried and prayed, it was not the brother that I had known. That was 20 years ago and I still have no answers to it. Turning to food will not really provide any fix for your anger and grief, as soon as the food is consumed it will be there just as big as before. There is no going back. Don't be too strong, go ahead and feel the grief. I wish I could hug you right now.
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Post op port pain
littlebit181818 replied to nursekathy2u's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Sorry to say, I was banded on July 22 and still have port pain. You have a foreign body in your stomach and your body does not like it one bit. It is much better than when I was three days out and each week it eases a bit. My doc says 6 to 8 weeks is normal. I am 55 so everything takes a bit more time then when I was younger. Small price to pay. I fit into pants today that I have "outgrew" before I could wear them. Good Luck -
Those of you that take anti depressants...
zeniada replied to spoiltmom's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I find that when I dont take my meds regularly (like this past week) I start to feel sad, mad, tired and irritable make sure (which I'm sure you are) your taking them regularly and see your doctor as soon as can be arranged...Good Luck 04948749-FFAB-E84C-90A7-1D94AFDDA05E 1.03.01 -
Pricey is the opperative word. It was 20 bucks for the 2lbs of ribs, which was mostly bone. But in restaurants, they only give 2 of the ribs and it's a $40 meal. I've never seen lamb shanks for sale. I actually have been looking for a specialty butcher so I could get duck.. and I found one, then it ends up it's closed! The nearest one is about 30m from my house, and I honestly don't care to drive that far for food. I plan to eventually but not anytime soon. I've never seen lamb in the stores until this week, it was in the seafood section though and I normally skip over that too (I have never been able to cook seafood at home that I thought tasted good). My lamb turned out divine, I loved it. I will be making it again. Woke up this morning, the dog got the tinfoil from the roast out of the trash and was licking it up. She liked it too.
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HELP! I was sleeved on June 23 and my weight loss has virtually stopped! I haven't lost but a couple pounds in 5 Weeks. I am taking my vitamins, working out, getting 60+ protein, and trying to keep low carbs. I am exhausted from trying to figure it out! I am staying at around 700 calories per day and I can't figure it out! I also feel hungry. I can eat about a cup of food 3 times a day plus a couple snacks. Any help would really be appreciated.
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Butterthebean (members name) has this link on his signature which really helped me. Check it out. It really sounds like you need to do something to shock your system. I just broke through a 3 week stall- I know how it feels- we all don't like being there, that is for sure. I really hope this information helps http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html
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Water Weight Gain from Surgery: When does it go away?
cataro replied to zoekids's topic in Mexico & Self-Pay Weight Loss Surgery
It took me about 2 weeks to really lose the water weight. -
Wondering if anyone could help me figure this out?
Foxbins replied to GonnaLoseIt's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I would count all of the Protein grams and guess at the carbs. If you eat 1/4 of the veggies, then count 6 carbs--1/3 of the veggies would be 8. If you want something quick to eat when you are pressed for time, what about steaming or boiling some shrimp? They are good cold with a squirt of lemon and a drizzle of olive oil. Or hard-boiled eggs--I used to boil a bunch at the beginning of the week and make egg salad or just eat them with salt and pepper. They were ready-made no matter what I decided. Also, you could make some turkey chili on the weekend and eat that during the week. As someone who used to live on frozen prepared meals, the food I fix from scratch tastes so much better to me, and I'm not getting all that sodium from the boxed meals. Just a thought! -
I think it can be hard to tell - you have to be eating the right foods to feel the perfect fill - you may get nice and full on a small amount of Protein and vegetables (and perhaps a small serve of a carb) and stay full for ages, perfect! But you could still, if you chose eat 6 Cookies for dinner instead! I think its a mistake to try to find a fill level where you cant eat those 6 cookies personally because you'll then probably be way too tight to be eating a good variety of healthy solid foods. As to the actual amount, well there's plenty of advocates of a half cup serving, but there's a gazillion of us around also who have and always HAVE eaten significantly more than that. The amount of food is right if you're losing nice and steadily 1lb or 2lb a week - averaged out. You will still reach plateaus and hold your weight steady for ages and that's when you have to really examine things to see if you need more fill.
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The perfect fill allows you to eat three small meals a day (and I don't mean only 1/2 cup, small in comparison to what you used to eat...) and feel satisfied between those meals. You should not need a bedtime snack because you should still feel satiated from dinner. You should be able to eat enough real food (not liquid, not mushy - mostly dense proteins, vegetables and fruit) to get 60 grams of protein a day. If you can't eat that much, or are finding yourself going for soft mushy foods to avoid discomfort, you are probably too tight. Food should still be enjoyable with a lap band, not torture! And you shouldn't be walking around starving. It took me 5 fills to feel like that.
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Hi everyone....I will have been banded 1 month on Monday...The first two weeks I was fine..had a little trouble drinking was that was to be expected...well now I am in pain...i have that golf ball feeling in my chest EVERYTIME I drink or eat...once i drink and it goes down i get that golf ball pain....almost like a big huge air bubble.....I am ready for this band to come out now....i cant take this anymore....please someone can you help me and let me know what is happening....i went to the doctor and they did a CT scan and said that it was not my band....what can this be....please someone help me out with some answers or advice!! Thank you!!
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Well I have been completing my pre-op testing for my surgery scheduled 3/20/13. Last Saturday I went for my chest x-ray, gall bladder ultrasound, EKG and Lab work. Well Monday I receive a call from the surgeons office. I was thinking it was just to confirm they received all the results and everything looks good or maybe some of my levels are high or low. I listen to the voicemail and it's my actual surgeon calling!! Not his assistant, not a nurse the actual surgeon! I call back immediately worried about what he could say. He tells me my vitamin D is low (ok no biggie!) and my blood test says I'm PREGNANT.....what!?!?!? I have an IUD how could I be pregnant! I have had my TOM for the last 11 days!! Well ironically I had an appt with my gyno for my annual appt that same evening she did an ultrasound and I was in fact pregnant but miscarried......my emotions have been all over the place this week. I have been going for blood tests every 48 hours until my levels come back to normal. I finally received the call a few minutes ago that my surgery is still a go. I am happy that it's a go but my emotions are still all over the place.....how do I get pregnant on birth control.....how do I miscarry and not even know I'm pregnant....I wish I would have never known! Sorry to vent but only my husband knows I'm having this surgery so I feel lonely like I have nobody to talk to!
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For the first six months of my post-op weight loss, the scale was oddly consistent. I have a digital scale that measures to the tenth of a pound, but I never saw gradual drops - just drops of a pound, or a pound and a half. So, I'd go 3-4 days with no change at all, exactly the same weight down to a tenth of a pound, and then I'd lose a pound. Or I'd go 6 days seeing exactly the same number, than I'd drop a pound and a half. Mostly, I found it amusing. I mean .... seriously ... you'd think there'd be at least a little variation from day to day! Now, for the past two weeks, I'm all over the place. Down 2 pounds, up a pound and a half, down .3, up .7, down .5.... I haven't been the same weight two days in a row for the whole two weeks! Bizarre.... Nothing else has really changed, I'm more or less eating the same foods, getting the same amount of exercise, drinking the same amount of Water. Maybe it's because I'm getting closer to goal? Oh well, at least it's more interesting....
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I was sleeved on July 20th and am very thankful for it. I just hate how my stomach still feels and looks so bloated. I have only lost 9 lbs. since surgery. I kinda thought it wouldbe more than that since all I am eating is protein shakes and eggs ( under 500 calories a day). I have started doing some light walking. I hope this is just me being impatient. Any words of wisdom to make me feel better would be great! I would love to hear your post op stories for the first few weeks.
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If I can handle this, I can handle anything
BillOh posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Part of what drove my wife and myself into obesity is the Buffalo Wing. If you want to see part of my obession about wings, go to columbuswings.com. I have been thinking since surgery about my wing website and the great pleasure it was brought us. I am a judge at an annual wing festival and even travel to the national festival, and the Anchor bar every year. This year the judging and the wing event came the same week and my annual golf, hooters, Cininnati Reds game with my friends. Going into this week, I came very close to my goal. Going out of this week I can say I had a wonderul week and enjoyed everything and did not gain weight. Using the things I have learned up to this point has helped me and I can say that I no longer fear going into maintenance mode and gaining it all back. I can work hard, see the rewards and still enjoy life. -
My pysch eval was an 800 question quiz to determine if I was "mentally unstable". I was honest with him and told him in an hour long visit (not including the quiz) that I have diabetes in the family and was concerned for my overall health. He asked if I was a binge eater and I said yes. He just asked when my last binge was. Then he had me promise that I would start so kind of exercise 3X a week and to give up my sweet tea. I told him that I would give that up when I get approved for the surgery and he said that was fine. He also asked that I come in at 20-30 lb weight loss and than again at 100 lb weight loss, just to see how I was handling the weight loss mentally. It was very pleasant and I have never seen a pysch before!
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Good Luck April 4th Avengers!
ColoradoChick replied to ColoradoChick's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I am doing well. Just sore and tired. I have this week off of work so I will just spend it relaxing! The surgery went well - I am so thankful that I was able to stay 23 hours. The IV pain meds were a god send when the shoulder pain kicked in. Good Luck everyone!
