any April 3rds?

p3photogal · April 9, 2008

It really depends what your work is, I could have easily gone back to work monday and had surgery on thursday. So One week should be fine as long as you don't have a lifting kind of job. Didnt you say you worked at MW? If so, then you will most likely be going to Dr. Stelmack or Mirza, I met a bunch of employees that were having surgery around the same time as me. the first thing you will do is be sent to a seminar, it's like an hour-two hours long where they explain both procedures to you and give you paperwork to fill out etc.

lam61157 · April 9, 2008

I am a CNA but i dont really lift anything over 10 lbs (babys) i do have to bend . Ohhhhhh just let me e mail you it will be easier . How do i get my ticker on here i do have one . Thanks

Alicia99 · April 10, 2008

Hi P3, I am doing well! Surgery was a piece of cake. We had fun in Mexico. I feel full all the time, or bloated, but not ever hungry. I have cheated on my post op diet, though, and had some salmon last night...it was good, but a good reminder to eat only a SMALL portion, and also DONT TAKE THAT LAST BITE!!!

I am so glad I am a bandster now, and glad the surgery is behind me!!

p3photogal · April 11, 2008

Hey everyone! You all sound like you are doing fabulously! What's your weight loss to date? How are you all feeling? what's going on?!

lol.

I have lost 15 pounds as of this morning went from 230 pre op to 215.2 today! whooo hoooo!

I am feeling GREAT! I am shooting a wedding tomorrow and went out yesterday and walked my tail off shopping with my mother in law, I noticed how easily it was to get dehydrated. I kind of cheated a little. well, not diet wise, it was a GREAT Protein low fat choice, but the consistancy was a lot more than cream soups! I had the turkey and chic pea chili at panera! SO yummie! I had about a half cup, or about 10-12 half spoon fulls. I tried to go more for the chick peas since I knew i could puree them easier than the turkey. One serving of it is 22 grams of Protein and 4 grams fat! I had a few mouthfuls of turkey that had me a little worried i chewed them to nothing, but still they were a little stringy so i was pretty nervous, but it went down ok, and then i just ate around the turkey! lol. I gave my husband the rest when I got home because I didn't want to screw myself up!

p3photogal · April 15, 2008

what are all of you eating? I am on pureeds now but today i had some corn chowder from wawa and had to chew chew chew the corn...I also got some hummus since my nut said as long as I get saltines or the chicken bisquit crackers, I can have a couple of them with it. I just have to let them melt to nothing in my mouth. I am also going to make some egg salad and beat it with the mixer and tuna and chicken salad too. I am so looking forward to this stage! I have had some soft foods like cooked carrots and chewed the heck out of them, but I am really working on staying on the stage I am in. Hunger is started to kick in though, and I have let me schedule slip. how are all of you doing?

dsk · April 15, 2008

what are all of you eating? I am on pureeds now but today i had some corn chowder from wawa and had to chew chew chew the corn...I also got some hummus since my nut said as long as I get saltines or the chicken bisquit crackers, I can have a couple of them with it. I just have to let them melt to nothing in my mouth. I am also going to make some egg salad and beat it with the mixer and tuna and chicken salad too. I am so looking forward to this stage! I have had some soft foods like cooked carrots and chewed the heck out of them, but I am really working on staying on the stage I am in. Hunger is started to kick in though, and I have let me schedule slip. how are all of you doing?

Im eating 3 Protein shakes and 1 can of Campbells Soup run thru a blender per day. Lots of Water too. My doc might yell at me about the Soup since he wanted liquids only for 3 weeks.... but as you said... the hungrys are kicking in. The soup is puree'd so its techincially liquid... right?