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Evening everyone' date='

I have a question! When should ur bowels start working post op? Sorry if it's TMI[/quote']

Bec I was about 8 days, but once I started on puree food it helped. Take something like Benefibre with all meals and i ended up getting an over the counter laxative to get things moving in the end. Good luck

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Oh and Lissa you look amazing!!!! I hope my loss goes as well as yours.Mine has slowed up.Lost first week and a half but now it has stopped .Didnt expect it to stop yet.

I actually gained weight at times initially - an I was on TPN for two months so go figure! I learned that I am a problem-weigher so keep my weighing to weekly at the most and the scales are in my office at work so I removed temptation :)

Oh and thanks :)

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I have had a BM almost every day but almost all very loose. Bring on the solid food!

I had a bit of sharp pain in the stomach area today. I think it must mean more nerves are healing. It didn't really worry me.

I need to make an appointment with my GP because I'm almost out of nexium. And I woke up early this morning with reflux. First time it had ever happened. I propped myself up and slept a bit more and it went away. Just odd. But I don't want to stop the nexium yet.

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Thanks everyone for ur answers.

Well today was alot better with my meals and Fluid. I had a shake for Breakfast and had 150mls in 1.5hrs. Also 1/2cup V8 veg/fruit juice. I just had 150ml of my shake for dinner but only took 1hr. Also have been sipping on my Water and been having my panadol. I'm feeling better today. But gees it's hard to get everything down!!! Lol. It feels like I've been eating/drinking all day lol

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Thanks everyone for ur answers.

Well today was alot better with my meals and Fluid. I had a shake for Breakfast and had 150mls in 1.5hrs. Also 1/2cup V8 veg/fruit juice. I just had 150ml of my shake for dinner but only took 1hr. Also have been sipping on my Water and been having my panadol. I'm feeling better today. But gees it's hard to get everything down!!! Lol. It feels like I've been eating/drinking all day lol

That's exactly how I felt in the liquid phase. By week 2 I could do 250 ml in an hour. You'll get there! It is a lot quicker to eat on purée.

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Hi all- a quick progress shot <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> down 77 kg and it's 9 months post sleeve. I have 5 kg to my surgeons goal and about 20 until mine (although once I hit the surgeons goal' date=' I will just keep losing until I am happy with how I look and my body will also let me know I dare say about where it wants to sit lol). Have a happy Thursday!

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You look wonderful Liss - what an inspiration you are for all sleevers - in fact everyone on here is pretty inspirational for taking control of their lives!

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Evening everyone' date='

I have a question! When should ur bowels start working post op? Sorry if it's TMI[/quote']

I have never really come right - I am on osmolax all the time and have not been able to give up the Nexium.

I imagine I will be on these two for life as I had issues even before I lost weight.

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Hi all :) here is a photo of my new size 16 dress from Birsdnest. It's reversible so it's like two dresses in one which I love as I travel a lot with work :) can't see it but I am wearing cute calf length boots which is a NSV on its own :)

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Lissa, you look so good! I would never guess you were ever obese. Wow!

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Oh wow thanks, Misty! it's been a dream come true (the weight loss)...It sounds corny but I am starting to feel like I am becoming the "me" I always should have been :)

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It doesn't sound corny at all!

As for me, I got angry with a colleague and decided to leave and come home early. But then I felt guilty and logged back in from home. I don't think anyone noticed my tantrum. :P

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Well I had a good morning today. But then at lunch time I had some Soup (same type I had in hospital) and then I started getting bad pains in the tummy :( i went for a walk this arvo and feel better but my heart starts beating hard and there is a little pain and then it goes away. I'm going to see how I go in a couple of hours and if I need I'll call my doctor

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I hope you're feeling better now, Bec. I think the aches and pains are pretty normal the first week, but if you feel like something's wrong, call your doctor.

Well I ate TOO MUCH for dinner, So that's what that feels like. I felt like I had the worst gas bubble all throughout my stomach area. It was hard to even move. Just a couple of spoons of salsa on top of my half cup of food. Ugh. Live and learn!

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I hope you're feeling better now' date=' Bec. I think the aches and pains are pretty normal the first week, but if you feel like something's wrong, call your doctor.

Well I ate TOO MUCH for dinner, So that's what that feels like. I felt like I had the worst gas bubble all throughout my stomach area. It was hard to even move. Just a couple of spoons of salsa on top of my half cup of food. Ugh. Live and learn![/quote']

It's a yukky feeling and I used to push it too often at the beginning. Over time it becomes easier to automatically stop before you feel uncomfortable. My doctor suggested to eat until I was full then stop one or two spoons beforehand!

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I ended up calling the surgeon as my heart has been beating all over the place. Also I've been very light headed! Well I now just have to keep taking my pluse and temp. If they get high I'm to call him and then go to the hospital!! So I'm now resting on the couch

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