post-op

Hello everyone! My name is Amy, I'm 53 and am 3 weeks post-op (gastric bypass). I'm doing fairly well, am 23 pounds down since surgery and am definitely on a learning curve. I keep trying to push the schedule laid out for me by my care team and while some things work, other times I forget...

Hi! Currently 6 days post-op from VSG, I’m wondering how much other people were walking at this point. I’m still feeling fairly ‘blah’ and hoping each new day is going to be the day where I make the turn and start feeling better. Somewhat difficult to explain, just kind of blah. Lol. I’ve been...

Hi everyone, So I'm new to the group an looking for some help and input from others. I am currently almost 7 weeks post-op VSG (10/13/16). I have lost 35 pounds so far which is great but some of it is not for good reasons. The first two weeks I was doing great aside from the usual discomfort of...

I am going for my pre-op testing next week and then I get my surgery date. I want to know what everyone's diet was like for the first two weeks. What did you eat/drink? What brand is your go-to protien drink? Have you tried the new IsoPure Zero Carbs? What brand vitamins did you...

Hi all! I'm new here so hope I can get this right. I had my surgery on Feb 19th. Due to the fact I live so far away from my dr, I don't see him for my first follow-up until this Friday (3/7). One of the things I'm wondering about is, has anyone else had really bad back pain at about the T4-T9...

I wish that someone had told me that the post-nasal drip from my allergies would have no place to go with my small stomach and that I would wake up nauseated most days.

My husband is having surgery at the end of the year. We both enjoy making love tremendously and are wondering when others get their wants and desires met after surgery. It obviously is dependant on each person, but we just wanted to get a thought on how long between surgery and our next extra...

. . . . . continued . . . . . 14 months: I wish I’d known: 1. that smells are so much stronger now and can make you ill 2. that skin is not always so elastic when it's going down as it was going up in weight 3. that your relationships change so much because you change, not just...

. . . . . continued . . . . . Post-op five months: I wish I'd known how REALLY IMPORTANT it is to get enough protein! Yes, my doctor and my dietician both told me that, but I'd never eaten a lot of protein, so for some reason I just assumed I'd be OK if I didn't get as much as they said...

These thoughts on "things I wish I'd known" were compiled by LisaM on thinnertimesforum.com. Originally compiled in 2007, the "thoughts" were updated in 2010. They all come from people who have "been there, done that." Though the post is lengthy, I encourage you to read through to the end...

I am so lucky that the first month has gone really well for me. No complications and have been eating soft foods since a week after surgery. I still struggle to get either enough water or enough food in for the day. Am working hard on getting enough of both. I have a question though: I've...