Hello Everyone! New Sleever, excited for the journey! R

[kikicoates78 220]

Start weight at preop liquid diet start: 273

Pre op after liquid diet: 265

1 week post op: 257

Day of Surgery pic! Can't wait to add my progress pics!

Edited November 2, 2014 by kikicoates78

[#9grammy 274]

Hi Kikicoates78, I also am 1 week post op. Still sore but only taking pain meds at night to sleep better. Having hard time getting liquid in, on all shakes now with cream Soups. Trying to get those shakes down, takes a long time for one.

How are you doing, getting your 60 Protein in and Water. Whew this is really the hardest time of this surgery I think.

I gained 11 pounds while in hospital! Got it off and now at 199 that was my scale weight when I went in.

Today I asked myself what did I do? I'm tired and worn out most the time. I wake up 4 am and that's when I do have energy?

But reading all the posts so many months worth this too shall pass

[kikicoates78 220]

Hi Grammy!

I guess u had a lot of Fluid retention in the hospital!

I'm not sore anymore, I walked my butt every hour. I didn't take any pain meds after I left the hospital. I am just like that. I have a high tolerance. I did have problems at night. sleeping was miserable and probably should have taken something to ease my uncomfortableness.

I'm still tired, I sometimes think I'm superwoman and so too much. Then I'm beat. I have slept a lot (not good sleep) but I'm finally feeling a little more energy.

It's EXTREMELY hard getting all ur Fluid in. I am close everyday but never quite reach it. Just making the best choices I can. I'm pleased with the results so far, just wishing it would be phase 3 already!

Glad we get to share our progress together! ❤️

[#9grammy 274]

Hi, oh what a rough night I had tonight. Migraine from hell...

Started about 6 pm, haven't had one that bad in years, took a good 3 hours to get through it, then started up again, took excedrine migraine then wondered about my stomach.

Drank some low calorie g2 for carbs, bit of a jolt. Hungry so had 1/4 applesauce cup few min ago. So far so good.

Keep up the hard work there, in a few weeks we will be flying high.

[kikicoates78 220]

Yeah, I'm at a 1/4 cup limit on anything. Still took me 2 hours to finish my 11oz Protein Shake this morning. Ugh.

[#9grammy 274]

Had my first day out... Had a Drs apt. Waited there for almost 2 hours what a killer.

Then we did a bit of running here and there. Went to SAMs club, seeing now I'm having a problem with the chocolate premier shakes I got a couple boxes of vanilla.

I know I'm 57 yrs old but heck it bit me in the butt today,lol.

My **wounds** lol we're all closed with a glue, all 6 of them. The one where the tube came out is left open to drain. How were yours closed up? Just never have had the glue before, looks funny hanging off on some of them. Sure hope they don't scar bad.

[kikicoates78 220]

I had steri strips. I also had a umbilical hernia repair which they used the glue. It looks kinda icky. But the others all look fine. All steri strips are finally off. All 6 of my incisions are closed up. I never had a drain put in. I have been on the go since post op day 3. Lol I have a 5 year old and she ended up with an ear infection. Sooo mommy didn't have time to be down! Grocery store and Walmart wore me out good today though.

[kikicoates78 220]

Oh no the premier chocolate is the only ones I can stand. Not sure what I will do if I can't anymore!

[kikicoates78 220]

I am 36.

[kikicoates78 220]

And I don't care about scarring. lol my stomach is a road map of stretch marks. So a few more little marks won't hurt

[#9grammy 274]

Yes I too have a road map of scars from my first born, he was a super size baby and to this day he is still super sized. He won't even consider this surgery, says he loves to eat and he's a healthy fat man.

He may be healthy now but give it time, he's got the heart issues on both sides of the family. I can't even scare him to lose some weight. His job is a 911 operator so he sits 12 hrs a day, rest of the time he's in the bed, not up unless he's off a couple days.

Wow sorry got odd on the wrong side, guess that's my rant for the day.

[kikicoates78 220]

It's funny, I have 3 kids. None are over weight. I have been teaching them healthy choices for years, but when it comes to me I didn't take care of myself! I was never heavy as a child though. It all happened after kids. Lol I have yo-yo'd for 20 years. Mostly up! I too am a healthy fat person. I don't take medications. Lab work is always great but as a nurse I know that it would not last forever! The older I got the more worried I got. I am very glad I took this step. Seems a little blah now during this hard phase. But it will get better