Home yayyyy,

Morning all, 

 So I am finally home, Had the most amazing Valentines Day got a gorgeous necklace from Joe and he trish and I had dinner. Then Mandy offered to come pick me up last night so I could sleep in my own bed. I managed to get through the night with some minimal pain because I love to sleep on my side, It was so nice to be able to sleep in my own bed though nothing like somewhere familiar to feel better. I am happy to report that I am up to almost four cups of fluids per day and twice now have had cottage cheese, yesterday I managed to also get in nearly half of a protein shake. I just keep telling myself small steps, baby steps. Now comes the question period. When I went into the hospital i weighed 252 this was after 14 lbs lost on opti-fast. This morning when i weighed myself I am down too 229, This actually concerns me that I am losing so fast is this a problem? I am going to make some cream soups this weekend and see if i can handle them I just kind of feel like this may be happening too fast for my body. How weird is that before I worry I'll never lose any weight and now I am worried it's coming off two quick. Thank goodness for all of you out there I would be so lost if I didn't have a place to post my concerns and questions. Also want to throw out a shout to those who have been so instrumental in my recovery you know who you are I could never do this without you. 

Strain the soups...

Getting in cottage cheese is AWESOME!

How are you doing with Vitamins? Are you getting them in?

I know your protein levels need to come up but that will come. What type of shakes are you drinking? Can you split one up into 1/3 or 1/4 servings and space some throughout the day so you can work on getting more in?

To be honest...

Guelph does clear fluid for the first 2 weeks post op and often their patients see that kind of loss.

I lost that in about 2-2 1/2 weeks myself with a VSG and then I hit the 3 week stall and it sort of slowed right down but the inches kept falling off.

It will slow down... Right now your body needs fluids, vitamins, and protein.

Shell