One week post surgery

[lolo3374 11]

Today marks my one week post gastric sleeve surgery and I could not be happier! I am down 12 pounds this week. I am doing well getting 64 ounces of Fluid in a day in reaching my goal of between 30 and 40 g of Protein. I have been drinking the Premier Protein shakes which are 30 g of protein and only 1 g of sugar. And then also I live on chicken and beef broth because I love it! I eat a lot of Popsicles and Jell-O neither of which are sugarfree base on my physician stating I needed a little bit of the sugar for the carbohydrates, as I am a diabetic. Or at least I was a diabetic before the surgery we will see how it goes. 12 pounds can truly make a huge difference as you can see from the picture below

The first picture was taken in a week before surgery the second was taken this morning!

[Sophie74656 1,572]

Good job! Getting all your fluids in can be hard

[Sandee29 113]

Way to go! Good luck with your journey!

[carcan73 34]

How many days did it take you before you could return to work? I am considering the surgery, but I just started a new job about 8 months ago and I don't want to be out too long. I have an office job with no manual labor, would it be possible to have surger on a Friday and return to work on Monday?

[NYCGAL000 59]

You look gorgeous! My surgery is July 14th i have to do all liquids 10 days before...did you have to do that? was it torturous?

[Jengo825 37]

You look beautiful!

[char3672 292]

How long did it take for you to be able to get all of your fluids in? I'm only day 2, and I am still having so much trouble getting it in

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[Inga1018 11]

How many days did it take you before you could return to work? I am considering the surgery, but I just started a new job about 8 months ago and I don't want to be out too long. I have an office job with no manual labor, would it be possible to have surger on a Friday and return to work on Monday?

I had the same issue, 10 month. Had VSG on 6/7 was back at work 6/16. Scheduled back 6/14. And then only for 4 hours. It was a lot harder for me than I thought. It took me awhile to bounce back. I still have my job but would definitely wait. If you're worried I would schedule it for a Friday or Monday at you 1 year anniversary, when hopefully you get a week off.