Kalah7Renae12Vera Member

I am so glad to hear that you have not had any serious complications. I am prepared to be uncomfortable since I am getting the 2 for 1, but thanks for the reassurance, you are right, it is a small price to pay for the positive change this all will have on my life. Congratulations on your weightloss

The doctor who prescribed me is aware of my surgery.. I told her that instead of the oxy to prescribe me Vicodin since it doesnt hurt mu tummy as much, today is the first day trying it out, no problems so far so its looking good, thank you for your response

Oh I assure you I have no qualms about the post surgery liquid diet, nor the pre-op one, I am extremely dedicated to this change and I have come a long way to get here... The only issue remains how sick I feel when I take the pain meds without food and how much pain I feel when I dont take them. I am doing everything in my…

I meet with my surgeon the 21st, the gallbladder problem just arose so we havent had the opportunity to go over it yet. I wasn't aware they had liquid painkillers, I will have to look into it, thanks. Though I am optimistic these cysts will clear up before the surgery so that I wont have to be taking the painkillers…

My facility's step 3 diet 4 weeks before surgery is 8 ounces of protein shakes 3 times a day for meals and 4 ounces 3 times a day for snacks... full on liquid. At first they said I needed to be on the liquid diet for 4 weeks since my BMI was over 50 but now that I got my BMI under 50 I am wondering if I will only have to…

I have gone to get this one on my tailbone lanced over 7 times, but it keeps coming back. I am so sick of lancing as every time I go I cry and scream, the local anesthesia has little to no effect for me, and the doctor bills just keep adding up.

Yes, they are VERY painful, I started getting them while I was pregnant, and was suffering after my c-section trying to recover from surgery while having the cyst... yuck :( Did they say what caused yours?

That's right where mine is.... lucky kid!

Thank you! Is this something can find over the counter say, at Walgreens? I am down to try just about anything, these suckers are painful!

Yikes! I wasn't warned that the gallbladder surgery would be such a pain... I had a c-section in July and I was told the Bariatric Surgery would be easier to recover from than the c-section was, but I never asked about the gallbladder. I decided to combine the two for financial reasons, plus my husband is the only one that…

Well it is a relief to hear that a cracker with my pills would probably be acceptable, thanks for the advice, I guess I do stress a lot. I am in no hurry to get off of the liquid diet, I know that pushing the healing process of the new pouch is not only risky but it would ruin the entire point of everything this surgery…

Looking forward to getting to know you!

Thanks ladies! I love open diaries, I always find neat little tid bits to try that are low calories which I havent tried yet!

Thanks :) I'm sure you're right, just not ready to take everyone's crap.

LadyOfTheRave: Yes! I have begun the part-liquid diet mandatory for pre-op and so far, so good! In all of my pre-op classes the instructor says it is extremely rare to not gain any weight post surgery once you hit the plateau phase... what's important is that you are taking responsibility for it and doing something about…

KingCesarRock: Agreed! So many people think that bariatric surgery is a fix-all, but it still requires so much hard work and dedication... good for you for jumping back on the horse, keep up the good work!

I see so many older people going in and they say they just wish that they had done it sooner so they could have enjoyed their life, that is why I am finally following through despite some peoples' disapproval, it's my life and I want to MOVE!