May 2024 Surgery Buddies 😁

[Rjelly Bean 0]

I'm in the same position, I've got two incisions that won't heal either. I'm four weeks post-op. Luckily I've no infection but the stinging and pain under the wound are unreal sometimes.

I'm down 32 lbs including pre-op diet.

[NJ-LV 11]

2 minutes ago, Rjelly Bean said:

I'm in the same position, I've got two incisions that won't heal either. I'm four weeks post-op. Luckily I've no infection but the stinging and pain under the wound are unreal sometimes.

I'm down 32 lbs including pre-op diet.

Six months out, one incision hasn’t healed. It’s the one where the stomach was pulled out of. Bodies heal differently, it’ll eventually go away.

[Calli 13]

6 weeks! I was staring to struggle with Water water water. Flavor mixes give me heart burn. Dietitian recommended using fruit juice to flavor the water. Its good! But be sure to really dilute and just flavor the water or it will go right through you ( sugar in the juice).

[SR2024 3]

So I was recommended an absorbent dressing my one is called aquacel.

It seems to have improved the healing process and sped it up. Be warned when you first apply it, it does open up the wound a little as it sucks all the crap out of the open wound.

[berryfungurl 0]

I was wondering how much weight you are all losing daily/weekly. I was losing .5-1lb daily for the first two weeks and now I’m just consistently losing .2lbs per day. I just hit week three so not sure if this is a kind of stall?

[JadeMonk80 8]

I’m at exactly 7 weeks post op. I’ve lost 25 lbs since surgery. I lost 15 lbs in the first 2 weeks then I stalled for a few weeks. People kept saying, your body is still healing, which was true. At 4 weeks my stomach was not inflamed anymore, the incisions looked good. Around the 5th week I started losing again. I do weigh myself daily, but I look at lbs lost weekly. I’m not particularly in a rush to lose a lot of weight super fast because I don’t want the loose skin. As long as I am losing and feeling good. Although I wasn’t losing weight during my stall, I was losing inches. I use bands to exercise my arms and legs, and I walk.

slowly but surely!!!!!

[Rjelly Bean 0]

I lost 12lbs the first 2 weeks and I've lost 2lbs each week for the last 3 weeks.

I only weigh myself once a week, as I'm afraid I'll become obsessed with weighing myself.

I'm delighted with my NSV, needing to wear a belt with my trousers, and having the towel completely cover me after my shower.

[Rjelly Bean 0]

On 6/21/2024 at 1:00 PM, Calli said:

6 weeks! I was staring to struggle with Water Water water. Flavor mixes give me heart burn. Dietitian recommended using fruit juice to flavor the water. Its good! But be sure to really dilute and just flavor the water or it will go right through you ( sugar in the juice).

I am so bored of drinking water, I'm fine in the morning I do some clear Protein, and have a few different flavours. I usually finish that in the early afternoon, and then I start to struggle. I'll try some fruit juice and see if it gives me some more motivation with it.

[Calli 13]

On 06/22/2024 at 12:31, JadeMonk80 said:

I’m at exactly 7 weeks post op. I’ve lost 25 lbs since surgery. I lost 15 lbs in the first 2 weeks then I stalled for a few weeks. People kept saying, your body is still healing, which was true. At 4 weeks my stomach was not inflamed anymore, the incisions looked good. Around the 5th week I started losing again. I do weigh myself daily, but I look at lbs lost weekly. I’m not particularly in a rush to lose a lot of weight super fast because I don’t want the loose skin. As long as I am losing and feeling good. Although I wasn’t losing weight during my stall, I was losing inches. I use bands to exercise my arms and legs, and I walk.

slowly but surely!!!!!

6 weeks post op. 21lbs since surgery and 25 overall from highest weight. Im losing about 1.5-2lbs a week. But i can go all week and not lose an ounce. Then suddenly 2 lbs are gone! They say the insides with staples still need time to heal. Just because you cant see it have to remember those sutures heal slower. I have to remember just because something doesn’t make me ill doesn’t mean i should eat it! I had 2 Cookies at a wedding. Didn’t bother me at all but i didn’t drink after and i probably burned all the calories walking and dancing!

[Bypass2Freedom 197]

I'm officially on a stall 😅 been stuck at the same weight for a week or so now! It's frustrating, but I know it'll pass!