August 2015 Surgeries

[mrsb1]

Well done everyone who's had surgery losers bench it is from now on am 11 post -op currently 6kg lost xxx here's to more kg , pounds and stone gone forever xx

Brilliant x

 

[weegie]

All went well I ended up with a sleeve

Congratulations . Did you not know before you went under ?

 

[niccie]

All went well I ended up with a sleeve

glad it went well, take it easy x

 

[niccie]

How are all us August peeps doing then? X

 

[IsabellaL]

how are you getting on? I think today I feel an improvement, eating better, moving better but still painful! Op was 22nd, good luck x

I'm beginning to feel human now thanks. Struggled for 1st few days with the pain plus the fact I just couldn't stand the pain meds as they made me feel sick, so did without. A week post op today and much, much better. Just knackered all the time. How are you doing? Is the pain ok? Are you managing your liquids?

 

[IsabellaL]

Nice to see you here again Isabella. Congrats on reaching the loser's bench

Same to all other August oppers, pre and post op. Best of luck !

Cheers Chrissy, glad to be back

 

[niccie]

I'm managing my liquids ok, I have timers for everything so I don't forget. Pain is ok but I've had muscle spasm
On my left side of back because I think I was hunching over and that's worse! Only one more injection to go dressings are very itchy..., argh... I haven't weighed yet, doing it tomorrow but I do look and feel thinner ?

 

[patienceisavirtue]

All went well I ended up with a sleeve

Congratulations !

 

[niccie]

Well I'm down to 102.8kg from 112.4kg pre op, so that 9.6kg in 3 weeks. 3.6kg in my first week after surgery, bmi down to 39 so I've moved into the next section I'm just obese now! X

 

[excitedbutnervous]

Yay who'd have thought we would celebrate being obese haha

 

[niccie]

I know I was quite excited about being obese lol!

 

[IsabellaL]

Yeah it's my first goal to be "merely" obese, never thought I'd see a day when I said that!
Did my last injection yesterday, so that's one milestone, and removed the dressings too. Now just waiting for the sterstrips to fall off natuarally. Then on Friday it'll be puree here I come

 

[niccie]

I did my last injection today, took dressings off too, our hospital likes 4 weeks liquid only, so 3 more weeks to lol!!

 

[Greencheeks]

3 more weeks fluid to! Joy!

Glad your dressings are all clean and off now

Onwards and upwards!

 

[niccie]

Yes exactly. I am always a hot person but I've been feeling the cold the last few days, must because I'm not as fat lol!

 

[IsabellaL]

Me too, have been shivering. 4 weeks liquids is tough, but having said that my two weeks doesn't even allow me yoghurt or whizzed up soup or milk shakes, they consider that part of the puree stage, which I have to be on for 4 weeks. Still I'm looking forward to it as milk and clear broth are getting old fast.

 

[niccie]

Oh I am allowed soup with no bits and yoghurt. Drinking lots of milk x

 

[Loving the Loop]

Been reading about you all being of post op liquid diet, Totally different from what Sunderland told me I was straight onto puree from day 1 out of hospital but they did stress to give the full 4 weeks.

Wish there was some consistency of advice nationwide.

 

[Greencheeks]

I'm supposed to be liquids only but I'm sneaking in thicker things like custard and yoghurt.

 

[excitedbutnervous]

I think the advice is very varied just like the preop diet.

I did 1 week clear liquids and thin yogurts, 1 week thicker yogurts and thicker soups. 1.5 weeks of puree and then moved on to mashed. Tbh my surgery and Nutritionalist disagree too, so who knows