Any February 2014 Sleevers?

[Brightfuture058 26]

Hey everyone, I just found this website and love is so far. I'm 3 1/2 weeks out and was given permission to start soft foods. I'm finding that my stomach just isn't happy with Breakfast. lunch and dinner are usually ok but I'm having trouble with breakfast. Not sure if I'm doing to much for dinner and it's effecting my breakfast. Other than that feeling good!!

[val1chan 1]

Remember that it's normal to have a bit of a stall around the 3 week mark. The dreaded stall for your body to play catch-up. So put the scales away if it starts getting to ya.

But it's only been a week... That's the scary part

[cwang2680 79]

Discharged. Headed home soon. YEAH! Mild pain. Very tired.

[LaurenB8604 29]

My doc told me to take the Fiber daily until I add veggies back into my diet if that helps. I am on much different diet than everyone else. I started purées on post op day 3. I start soft Proteins next Monday. It makes me feel like this isn't going to work. Like I love my dr and trust him, but I've literally cried over it to my husband that I'm already like eating food and a lot of people on here are still on liquids. I've been swallowing pain meds since my last day in the hospital. I'm just feeling like this isn't going to work.

Awww Glitter although there are different meal plans, each Dr is different!! I know you are going to do GREAT! How's the food going is it staying down? And believe me I am still on puréed Soups till Monday and I am dying for some scramble eggs!

[Sarahjane79 397]

Girls. I learned a valuable lesson today. Be kind to your abdomen. Baby it. For a long time. Cause one day, you might be putting on your boot, and then be in level 2000 pain. And you'll call your doc and talk to a nurse. She will then tell you it sounds like you probably pulled/ripped apart the muscles that are starting to heal and grow back together. And she'll ask you how bad the pain is, and your response will be: it hurts to even live right now.

Holy. Sh!t. I wasn't even in this much pain after surgery. I can't move and it hurts to breathe. Back to pain meds and at some point when I can move, the couch. Uggggg.

I was gonna finally drive today!

[Sarahjane79 397]

Stupid phone. Or pain meds. Or both. Haha.

Edited February 28, 2014 by Sarahjane79

[SuperFab 689]

I know SJ, I was packing and I swear I hear something pop and it literally felt like I'd been stabbed. I gasped n fell back. Freaked my friend out. I couldn't catch my breath and I laid there holding my side. Today I had to see the doc and am now all codeined up. Even after the pain meds I can barely move. I kept saying I think I popped something open and crying like a baby to the doctor.

[bodie602 16]

Hi everyone. Just wanted to give an update. I had surgery yesterday but they couldn't do it laparoscopic so they had to cut my belly. I won't get out of here till tomorrow or Sunday. My pain level is a manageable but up there.

[Sarahjane79 397]

I know SJ, I was packing and I swear I hear something pop and it literally felt like I'd been stabbed. I gasped n fell back. Freaked my friend out. I couldn't catch my breath and I laid there holding my side. Today I had to see the doc and am now all codeined up. Even after the pain meds I can barely move. I kept saying I think I popped something open and crying like a baby to the doctor.

Yup. Exactly how I felt. The pain meds (I took 20 ml even though the dose is supposed to be 15ml) have kicked in, and I don't care about a whole lot right now. Hahaha. I'm just afraid of what I'll feel like when they wear off. It hurt to even breathe. My poor dad was outside waiting to take me to my car. I called him inside, and basically cried and said fukk a lot. Haha. He felt so helpless. So did I though.

Oh well. I'm just glad I did it now and not next week when I HAVE to go to school.

[Sarahjane79 397]

Hi everyone. Just wanted to give an update. I had surgery yesterday but they couldn't do it laparoscopic so they had to cut my belly. I won't get out of here till tomorrow or Sunday. My pain level is a manageable but up there.

Glad you're doing well! How come they couldn't do it laproscopicly?

[melessig 8]

Hi everyone, I am Angie and I had my surgery 2/11. I was pretty miserable until like 6 days after it, getting rid of the gas was so hard. I have a question, everything I have makes me burp right away. I sip Water, Protein Shake, Soup and all is the same. Is this normal?? Also I lost 17lbs but nothing in the last 3 days and that freaks me out. I am so glad I found this app, thanks

Hi Angie. I also had mine on 2/11. I lost the same amount and then stalled a few days. Then today was down another 2. I've been lucky to be off of work this whole time and going back to full time on Monday. I also burp a lot, but it seems to be getting less and less. For some reason I find the easiest thing to drink is Powerade zero calorie, fruit punch flavor. So much easier than drinking water and less burping.

[Sarahjane79 397]

The good thing to come out of today is that I lost another 3 pounds! So down 29 total, 13 since monday. Holy crap.

[bodie602 16]

Because of other previous surgeries. There was too much scar tissue.

[*Glitter*In*The*Air* 35]

Awww Glitter although there are different meal plans, each Dr is different!! I know you are going to do GREAT! How's the food going is it staying down? And believe me I am still on puréed Soups till Monday and I am dying for some scramble eggs!

Thanks

Food is staying down well. No real issues with eating. I'm allowed 4 oz max puréed Protein (I do 3 oz and don't always finish) three times a day plus I have to take in 64 oz fluids. I can't drink for 90 minutes after I take my first bite of food. That makes it hard to get my liquids in.

[Mackadoo19 9]

Girls. I learned a valuable lesson today. Be kind to your abdomen. Baby it. For a long time. Cause one day, you might be putting on your boot, and then be in level 2000 pain. And you'll call your doc and talk to a nurse. She will then tell you it sounds like you probably pulled/ripped apart the muscles that are starting to heal and grow back together. And she'll ask you how bad the pain is, and your response will be: it hurts to even live right now. Holy. Sh!t. I wasn't even in this much pain after surgery. I can't move and it hurts to breathe. Back to pain meds and at some point when I can move, the couch. Uggggg. I was gonna finally drive today!

Omg!! Same thing happened to be today!!! I was at work sitting at my desk and I reached down to move my bag which gad gotten stuck under my chair and I heard "pop, pop, pop" followed by a few seconds of serious mind numbing pain. I called my dr thinking I ripped my staples out, she assured me that was next to impossible, thank god . Now my stomach is really sore, not excruciating but tender. She said I might have ripped some internal stitches or the muscles that we're knitting. Seriously WTF!