Harder than I thought....

[Armygalbonnie 643]

I had surgery on Tuesday and all went well. I really thought I had myself prepared for this. I have felt much worse than expected. Day 2 was the worst but I'm slowly getting better. I have to keep reminding myself that what I am going through is short term and I do this by going back and reading everyone's success stories. I can see the silver lining.

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[KristenLe 5,979]

Glad all went well! I felt the same way - what the hell did I do??!!! By day 4 - I was already much better. Walk as much as possible and take anti-nausea meds!

[_Kate_ 2,224]

@@Armygalbonnie

Congratulations on the surgery.. be kind to yourself and you will have a speedy recovery

[blizair09 3,250]

I started to rebound on Day 3 and it got better steadily every day after that. Glad to hear you're improving. Getting out and around (with ample breaks as needed) was a key to me feeling better.

[Butterflywarrior 241]

I had my surgery the 24th of last month and the two days at the hospital were pretty dang hard and uncomfortable.

I'm doing really well considering all things but the scale isn't moving and that's scaring me.

[KristenLe 5,979]

I had my surgery the 24th of last month and the two days at the hospital were pretty dang hard and uncomfortable.

I'm doing really well considering all things but the scale isn't moving and that's scaring me.

My scale isn't moving either. I'm just silently screaming at it knowing I shouldn't be paying attention to the scale right now.

[blizair09 3,250]

I had my surgery the 24th of last month and the two days at the hospital were pretty dang hard and uncomfortable.

I'm doing really well considering all things but the scale isn't moving and that's scaring me.

My scale isn't moving either. I'm just silently screaming at it knowing I shouldn't be paying attention to the scale right now.

I feel like I am a fairly even-tempered guy, but I was about to throw our scale off of the terrace by the end of the second week of my "three week stall." But, it finally passed, and I have been in a free-fall ever since. I bet that's going to happen for both of you before too long as well!

Now, if I can just get to my next milestone before the stall rears its ugly head again!! :-)

Hang in there!

[rolosmom7 740]

I had my surgery the 24th of last month and the two days at the hospital were pretty dang hard and uncomfortable.

I'm doing really well considering all things but the scale isn't moving and that's scaring me.

My scale isn't moving either. I'm just silently screaming at it knowing I shouldn't be paying attention to the scale right now.

I feel like I am a fairly even-tempered guy, but I was about to throw our scale off of the terrace by the end of the second week of my "three week stall." But, it finally passed, and I have been in a free-fall ever since. I bet that's going to happen for both of you before too long as well!

Now, if I can just get to my next milestone before the stall rears its ugly head again!! :-)

Hang in there!

I'm with you. Good thing there aren't any neighbors behind our house! One day I'm going to toss that thing in the lake!

Not really, but I know exactly how it feels.

[Armygalbonnie 643]

I had my husband hide the scales. My first f/u appt with my surgeon is the 17th. That's when I'll get weighed. It will drive me bonkers but so will my obsession with thinking I need to weight every day.

[rolosmom7 740]

I had my husband hide the scales. My first f/u appt with my surgeon is the 17th. That's when I'll get weighed. It will drive me bonkers but so will my obsession with thinking I need to weight every day.

Haha my husband told me this morning he was going to lock it up and only take it out on Sundays. I don't think he was kidding...

[highfunctioningfatman 2,675]

I hated my old scale. It was a super fancy pile of crap. I was soooo tired of it and what it represents. I took it out about a month pre op and shot the thing to pieces with a .357. Mentally that was exactly what I needed at that point. Just before my pre-op diet I was teaching a defensive driving class. I was talking about using backup cameras. I was stressing the importance of using mirrors and The Back-up Camera together as tools. I always stressed that a mechanic doesn't use just a screwdriver, he has an entire box of tools. That is when it hit me right between the eyes that I needed a scale. I don't hate the scale anymore. There are days that I don't like what is happening but I know that the number on the scale is just that. A number. It doesn't define me. Keep up the work you guys, we'll all get there if we do!