Sitting is painful!
I am 7 years post op - the pain gets better. But even after I regained 20 lbs - I still need to use pillows, cushions, etc. Even in my car (leather seats). Like a skinny person - I learned to balance on one or another cheek.. while sitting...I hate hard chairs.. but I can sit on one for 15-20 minutes if I need to.
trying to increase your muscles in the butt... that helped me more than anything else...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I got the same one Gwen posted-- think I might have been the first to recommend that one, actually, and it was SUPER helpful! I started using it at about 3 months out, and by maybe 7 or 8 months post-op I didn't need it anymore. By that point, my tailbone wasn't nearly so sore, PLUS my hemorrhoids weren't much of a problem anymore.
I do find that my backside gets kind of sore when I stay in the same spot with bad posture on a not-super-squishy sofa recently. But I've definitely become used to it, and I can just sit on a regular sofa pillow once in a while :)
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
If you were the one to recommend the cushion to me - THANK YOU.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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