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Best day so far - I am 8 days post op. I feel pretty good about today. No pain meds since 5 pm yesterday.  Drank 76 oz fluid 72 oz of protein 3 meals all vitamins 40 min o...

Low fat cheese? - I am 8 days post op. My plan says I can have low fat cheese now. Does this mean I can have a slice of cheese. That I get to chew? Lol prob a silly question but just wondering.

Not doing well with the protein shakes - Uh. Yea. The protein shakes. I started protein shakes and it tasted fine. I had a strawberry mousse from Nectar. Everything seemed to be fine then a few hours later I had diarrh...

1 week post op - Wow! Made it thru week one. Quite a roller coaster. I had a great surgery, no complications. I try to keep my pain controlled with meds. Everyday it seems as though I have to ta...

Binder and Ted house - I forget how long I am supposed to wear my binder and ted house. I will be 1 week post op tomorrow.

Feet and hands - Well I am 6 days post op and I can tell I have lost weight in my feet and hands. My wedding ring is getting loose. I haven't been able to take it off in 10 years. My ring is sta...

No appetite - I'm 6 days post op. Yesterday was a bad food day for me. I had absolutely no appetite. I had to make myself eat at least half of my lunch and I didn't even attempt to eat dinner...

Side and stomach sleeper - I miss sleeping on my side or my stomach. I am only 3 days post op but I really want to sleep on my side or stomach, I'm afraid I will bust open my stitches.

3 days post op - After surgery I have done fairly well. I had a lot of nausea the first day but meds helped and then it went away. I'm still in a lot of pain. Keeping on top of the meds but they...

9 insciscions! - I am one day post op. The doc said I carried my weight well. He had to end up using the longer instruments. I'm guessing that's why I have 9 insciscions instead of the usual 5. ...

Tomorrow is the big day! - Oh my word I can't believe I am packing my suitcase for my surgery tomorrow! I am hungry!! Lol everyone be thinking about me and if you pray please say a prayer for me. My surge...

Biggest fears... - Sounds silly but pre op my biggest fears are as follows: 1. Losing my hair 2. Looking old and wrinkled 3. Failing at this new way of life

Telling hubby my weight - DH keeps asking me if I'm going to tell him my starting weight. I don't want to yet. I told him I would tell him eventually but I wasn't ready yet. Anyone else have advice about...

Frustrating news!!! - I just got a call from the hospital telling me the doctors office got the pre authorization from the wrong state! I had to call the insurance company to see if they will cover m...

Dec 19th! - Dec 19th! Can't believe it!

One more week!! - Oh boy! I'm starting to get emotional now. One more week to go until my surgery!  I gave up caffeine months ago. I have lost 11 pounds since I started this whole process back in...