November 2022 Surgery Buddies

[Fellbunny 34]

My scale at home is broken. For 3 weeks it told me I wasnt losing much at all. At my followup i was weighed and was 7 lbs under what my scale says. Still seems slow but we all have our own normal

[Margolots 5]

I had mine done nov 30 in SA

[Kelseydawn 21]

I had my surgery on November 29!

[KimA-GA 540]

sorry i have been a bit of a ghost! busy time of year for my work and been having to get my tail in gear since i was out or part time most of november …

i hit a stall from nov 23 until today… but woo hoo i went from 329.2 to 326 today!! ding dong the stall is dead !!!

Hw 456 (July 2021)
Jan 2022 440 lbs
June 6, 2022 - 404 lbs
sleeve surgery November 3, 2022 - 351.4
December 3, 2022 - 329.2

December 4, 2022 - 326 !!!!!!

got a long way to go but for the first time in my life i believe not only can i do it, but i deserve a better life

Edited December 4, 2022 by KimA-GA

[NP_WIP 274]

Almost end of week 2, have been feeling great, no pain barely any discomfort and can drink my Water at a decent pace. When I hit my water goal, barely hungry. Tomorrow I start my pureed/mushy stage, excited to try the recepies I have seen online for this stage.

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[NP_WIP 274]

Hello everyone, had my 1st meal outside of liquid, not sure why I chose chili aside from my team saying we could have it. I took my sweet time eating it (about 40 minutes), chewing one bean 50 times and checking my body for signals, I added 2 oz of broth to thin it out and dilute the spices. I was able to have 1oz when I got a hiccup and since that is one of the full signals, I stopped immediately. I'm monitoring myself like crazy to check for anything out of sorts, but I will skip it for a few meals to try things maybe with a little less spice.

Hope everyone is having a great start of their weeks!

[MickeyRome 0]

I had my sleeve in TJ November 22!

[Marni Connolly 4]

awesome! I hope everything went well for you! what doctor did the surgery?

[CharaC 0]

On 12/4/2022 at 5:35 AM, Margolots said:

I had mine done nov 30 in SA

I had mine Nov 30 too!

[NP_WIP 274]

Hello, been trying different foods so far everything has sit well. I had the chili yesterday but after analyzing it bc of the small amount I ate, it was only 2g of Protein so im skipping that for now

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[Fellbunny 34]

I am putting myself back on full liquids for a few days. I was put on soft foods (not pureed) on Nov. 28th, but the last few days my stomach seems to be more upset. I figure maybe I need to restart, slow down, and watch my intake a bit better.

It could also just be Constipation because I misplaced my dulcolax.

But better safe than sorry.

I met a coworker from another department who has the sleeve on Halloween this year. So that was pretty cool. I am thankful for the amount of support I get at work. My immediate coworkers watch my intake more closely than I do 😅.

Edited December 7, 2022 by Fellbunny

[KimA-GA 540]

infection round two

surgery 11/3

went to er 11/11 for infection that burst

thought that it healed up- skin was skin colored, no heat, no hard knot under skin, white scar formed, area was concave..

until sunday….. became red, tender etc… got antibiotics on monday and took two doses; woke up this morning and saw my incision was breaking open subq with thin skin holding it back from bursting … went to my surgeons office and he was i. surgery but i tried to wait on him but it burst while waiting… (i luckily brought a tea towel and most of the infection was caught by it… soaked through and now in the trash). his nurse spent 30 mins cleaning and getting some of the yuck out then sent me to er where i got another ct with contrast, two rounds of antibiotics, potassium and fluids…

sent home again and follow up later this week…. oh the joys that come with surgery

[Fellbunny 34]

Don't let the infections get you down. You have already come amazingly far in this and eventually the infection will give up.

Edited December 7, 2022 by Fellbunny
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[KimA-GA 540]

10 hours ago, Fellbunny said:

Don't let the infections get you down. You have already come amazingly far in this and eventually the infection will give up.

thanks… just more annoyed that i had to go through it again… was nasty, still is… only gained 2 lbs from Fluid from the er visit that will flow out in a couple days

[BlessedMomma91 21]

thanks… just more annoyed that i had to go through it again… was nasty, still is… only gained 2 lbs from Fluid from the er visit [emoji6] that will flow out in a couple days

Oh no! Not again. Praying! You have really had a tough time. Keep your chin up though.. you have already made so much progress and you'll be back to normal before you know it.

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