Day 4 ramblings... not happy

landdnurse2
on 12/8/11 5:00 am - Midwest City, OK

Were you sent home with pain medicine? Are you taking them routinely?
I was sleeved 12/1 home 12/3 after needing 2 units of blood. I was taking liquid lortab until today. You need to take your pain medicine if you are hurting.

HW 321 (9/08) SW 312 (1/11) Pre-op 280 (11/1) Surgery 270 (12/11)

Daisy_Rose
on 12/8/11 5:02 am

VSG on 12/05/11

Yes, sent home with liquid Tylenol 3. Taking about every 6 hours, which then puts me to sleep and I'm supposed to walk, yeah right!! :)

landdnurse2
on 12/8/11 5:31 am - Midwest City, OK

VSG on 12/01/11

sip, sip, sip. rest then walk. You will make it through. Even if you just walk around your house. Helps with the pain and gas.
You can do this!

HW 321 (9/08) SW 312 (1/11) Pre-op 280 (11/1) Surgery 270 (12/11)

kimbethin
on 12/8/11 6:46 am - CA

VSG on 06/20/11

I agree with landnurse- the more you walk the better you will feel and sip sip sip! Every day after surgery feels better. I like unflavored protein in flavored yogurt. We all have the "what have I done moment" You won't regret this, I promise.

putting one foot in front of the other...

SassyItalian
on 12/8/11 7:08 am - Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis

VSG on 12/21/10

try putting a pillow against your stomach when you bend or stand. it does help relieve the pressure.i had almost no pain post op so im surprised, i know everyone is different though.

and unflavored protein powder doesnt mean it has no taste, it just means there is not vanilla or choc flavoring to it. as the others said, you must mix it into other foods, but even then i could barely stomach it. your best bet is your shakes. make sure you are drinking high protein shakes (30g) and you wont have to drink as many to get in your protein.

hope you feel better soon.

                      HW: 258lbs  SW: 240   CW: 140 I am 5 foot 7 and 30 years old
                 VSG 12/21/10  Plastics: Tummy tuck, breast lift, and augmentation 11/3/11
                                             Soon to be veterinarian!! xoxo

BethR311
on 12/8/11 9:24 am - Fort Wayne, IN

VSG on 10/10/11

Sassy had a great idea about the pillow! Also, could it be your gallbladder? Not likely though.

If you're having pain, try a half or 2/3 dose basically around the clock. What I'm making a poor fist of saying is you want to stay ahead of your pain. Catching up to it is hard! Maybe call your doc for a non sleepy pain med?

Hope you feel better soon!

Open yourself to possibility and possibility will present itself.

hermio
on 12/8/11 2:31 pm

VSG on 12/05/11

Daisy, I am right there with you except my pain has gotten less and less each day but the gas just seems to keep manufacturing itself. There is no way this much gas was used. At night I sound like two whales mating and someone pulled the stopper in the tub (gurgling like crazy). I walk walk walk and I release release release. then when I sit down for a few minutes I hear the same noises and pangs in my abdomen.

1st Goal 225 2nd Goal 200 3rd Goal 180 Trying 1st = 3 mo 2nd = 6mo 3rd = 1yr GW 180

Dec 5, 2011 VSG, 5'7" Male, HW 320, SW 276, CW 235, GW 190
Loss by Doc Visit 1mo=18 3mo= 26 6mo=??

DrHollywood
on 12/8/11 8:38 pm - Harbor City, CA

VSG on 02/01/11

make sure your drinking 2 to 3 oz of water every 15 minutes.
hang in there... this is a normal feeling and will pass.
the first 30 days are the toughest because you are trying to figure things
out. " It will get better, I promise!"

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                         "Keeping The Faith!"   "Slim by Summer!"
                                    HW: 250 - SW: 241 - CW: 154.7- GW: 140


1 month: 22 pounds (216) 2 months: 12.2 pounds (203.8) 3 months: 10.6  (193.2)
4 months: 9.7 lbs (183.5) 5 Months: 6 pounds (177.5 ) 6 Months: 12 lbs ( 165.5)
7 Months 7.1 lbs (158.4) 8 Months +1.6 pounds(159.8) 9 Months 2.7 pounds (157.1)
10 Months 8.1 lbs (149) 11 months +2 pounds ( 151) 1 YEAR!!! 2.6 pounds (148.4)


                                  Hit "One-derland April 9th, 2011   (199.7)

                                  "Half-Way Goal" April 25th, 2011 (194.8)

                                  "Happyland 80`s" May 14, 2011 (189.6)

                                   "Groovyland 70`s" June 20th 2011 (179.9)

                                    " HippyDippyland 60's" July 16th (169.8)

                                       " CQQL-land 50`s" August 25th ( 159.8)

                        "Normal BMI" 24.8 October 21st, 2011 (154.5) I am 5`6

                                 "AWESOME-land 40's" Dec 1st 2011 (149)

                              "Century Club 100 Pounds" Dec 1st 2011 (149)

                                ' ONE YEAR SURGIVERSARY!!!"

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