Wow, how time flies - I'm 1 week post-op today and am feeling really well. I think I've been one of the fortunate ones as I've had little pain, just some bad hearburn (which has eased now), I'm able to carry on as normal, get a slight twinge when I bend down to tie my laces, but thats all. My incisions are healing nicely, jut some purple/yellow bruising now - so all's good! Back to work next week.
Have decided that Friday will be my official weigh-in day:
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since starting my preop diet on 6 May I have lost: 7.4kg / 16.2lb / 1st 2lb - yeah - happy with that!
So I have done 1 week of the post-op liquid diet.... and am sooooo over soup and optifast - just another week of it to go, how exciting not! before starting the 2 week mushies stage. Am so looking forward to eating something solid and chewing.
The downside of healing so nicely is that the surgery swelling will have subsided and the hunger will return - currently have no fluid in my band and won't have until 17 June, so am expecting the "bandster hell" that everyone talks about to hit me full on in the face!
Have a good weekend all...x
Forgot to thank your family for there support this week !!!
ReplyDeleteI never made the tie in that healing so well = little to no swelling = HUNGRY! I was STARVING by about day 2 on post op liquid diet as well, and I also healed very well after surgery, even with hiatal hernia repair. It was HEAVEN to move to mushies stage. Congratulations on your terrific loss already! I still have no fill in my band, and won't until about ten weeks post op, lol! :-) It really varies doctor to doctor. But adding mushies, then solids, has helped a LOT. I'm hoping to get my first fill about June 10. For me the stage you are in now - liquid diet - really was the hardest, even with no fill now. So if you can do this, you can do anything. ;-D
ReplyDeleteHi Cherie, Thanks for taking the time to comment. Wow - 10 weeks until a fill..... thought I had it tough with 4 weeks!! I'll keep following your blog to see how you are doing, and to gather some hints and tips... Cheers...x
DeleteWelcome to Blogland! I look forward to following your journey. You seem to have realistic expectations, good motivation, and optimism. YOU WILL DO GREAT!!!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for taking the time to comment so positively. I shall sit down this afternoon and have a good read through your blog - thanks muchly..x
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