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Man!!!! I haven't updated here in awhile! Let me give you the skinny, (see what I did there??). Ok I am now 3 months and some change out of my surgery. I have lost a total of 45 lbs, and 8 inches. I am down almost 2 pants sizes. I can fit into size Large shirts. As far as dresses go, I can wear a size 14 in a dress. Here is me in the dress I wore to Casino Night at Penned Con 2017. Size 14, and I wasn't the least bit uncomfortable!! The other picture is of my crossing my legs without being in pain or being uncomfortable. I know that I am saying uncomfortable alot, but, when you are 240 lbs crossing your legs is very uncomfortable. When I was able to finally cross my legs again, that was a huge victory. I have noticed that if I eat certain things, my stomach will hurt. Not very painful, but it is a ache that really make me not want to eat the rest of the day. So with the holidays coming up, you may be asking what I will be able to eat. Well, I can eat whatever I want t
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Week 4 Post op- more like a rant than anything

I know that I skipped last week, but I had nothing new report. But this week I have a little rant... So I belong to several support groups on Facebook, and the majority of the posts that I see on there are people that are really excited about something that they eat or they found that they can handle, or even if it is just a question they will ask it. Now being in a support groups you tend to think that people will be supportive and answer the question with answers that will help you. But, the responses that these people are answering with are nothing like being supportive. For example, I found Fairlife Milk yesterday. I put on one of my support groups that I used that to mix my protein powder for a total of 44 grams of Protein. I don't drink this all at the same time, it takes me an hour or more to drink all of this. The comments that I received were: -You can't digest that much protein at one time- to -Your body will only consume 30 grams of protein at one time. There wer
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Week 2 Post op

Week 2 has been so much better than week 1. My pants and shorts are loose! I can fit into shirts that I haven't been able to fit into (comfortably) in years! The energy I have is amazing!! Tomorrow I have my 2 week appointment. Hopefully the doctor will tell me I can go to soft foods!!! I'm tired of drinking my meals! The one thing I have noticed in my support group pages:  the ones that have had the surgery are wanting to know when they can go back to the way they were eating before they had surgery. Here's my two cents on that. I didn't comment on those pages because I would have gone off. They had the surgery to help them lose the weight that they were unable to lose by themselves. Sure, you can eat whatever you want to, but you need know that the portions are going to be significantly smaller. Like to the point that you are literally taking one or two bites of something and you will be done. If you go back to the way that you were eating before you had surgery,
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1 Week post op!

I haven't written much since last week. I feel that a weekly update is better than a daily update.  So I weighed myself on Friday. That weight was 215.7. If you've been following along, that is roughly 18 lbs lost since the day of surgery!! I am on full liquids. I can have soup, protein shakes, sugar free jello, broth, and water. Not many options, but the soup is a nice change of pace! My clothes are feeling a little looser, but not much. I can tell a difference at least. I have a bunch more energy now. Yesterday, I cleared out my flower garden in the front. I could have continued, but I need to get a saw so I can cut a tree down that has decided to take up residence in the front yard. I am drinking/eating anywhere between 40 and 75g of protein. I am trying to get all my water in (64oz) but it is really difficult. I keep at it though. Hopefully next week I will be on soft foods and I can start eating eggs and other soft foods again! I miss chewing.
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Post-op day 3

So far I haven't taken any pain meds. I will probably take some tonight so I can get some sleep. So far I have managed to drink 1.5 11 oz bottles of protein shake. Some water, 3 teaspoons of malt o meal and some egg drop soup. Of course taking very tiny sips and making sure I am not over doing it.  I have been waking around a bunch more today. I haven't been wearing my compression socks because I have been walking around. But when I go to bed tonight they will be back on. I walked down my stairs to do laundry and to see if our basement flooded. It only did where it normally does and it wasn't that bad. Walking felt great and I did burp up more gas. I'm feeling better Day by day. The incisions are not as bruised as they were before and they are less sore.
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Post-op day 2

Being home is wonderful! Jay has been nothing but supportive and helpful with everything. The kids have been helpful as well. The dog and cats won't leave my side. The liquid hydrocodone on the other hand hates me! It irritates my stomach and makes it hurt, like physically hurt. So now I get the joy of crushing up extra strength Tylenol and putting in something that I can take it in. I'm almost to the point where I don't need medication, but it sure would help when I'm sleeping. Getting water down is a little more difficult than I thought it would be. I drink water no problem, but I'm use to drinking it quickly and with a straw. Now I have to drink it slowly and with no straw. My two week follow up appointment is the 8th. Hopefully by then I can move to soft foods. I can't wait for eggs!!! Next week, or when I feel less sore, I'm going to hit the gym. Treadmill at first. I don't want to over do it. But I'm excited that for once in the 9 years I won
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Day 1

I woke up several times during the night. But that is to be expected. I couldn't get comfortable until they brought me a heating pad for my back. As long as I keep up with my pain meds I'm good. When they told me of the gas that they pump into my body to open up where they needed to cut my stomach is no joke. The discomfort from the gas is terrible. But I've been walking around and it has started to disappear. Breakfast and lunch and dinner will be broth with protein in it. Tomorrow I get to start back on my protein shakes. I can't wait! Hopefully in 2 weeks I will be on soft foods!
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