Congrats!!  Glad to hear everything went well!

Melissa,

Congratulations on your surgery, I am so glad that everything went so well and you are feeling great.  Welcome to the losers bench!

Hugs,
Barb

Yes this is normal.  I had my surgery on the 14th and I too have been itching.  The most basic answer without being complicated is that the itching is caused by the new growth/healing tissue at your incision sites.  This will subside and you can put anti-itch cream on it.  It is important not to scratch at your incisions though(I'm sure you know this) You don't want to open them up, or introduce bacteria from your nails to the healing wound.

My surgeon's nutrition after wls manual states a minimum of 800 kcal (what is that?!) for less than 3 months out and then up to a minimum of 1000 kcal after that.

Well, I got only approx 620 cal today...not sure what that means in "kcal" though...

I only feel 'full' after the first few bites if it's certain foods like cottage cheese or tuna fish on triscuits.  I feel full too late when I'm drinking protein shakes.

Karen C.---> i48.photobucket.com/albums/f238/thatgirlfromflorida/808499.j pg is out of surgery!  She had it at 7:45am this morning-she just texted me and said she didn't really have any pain just nausea!  Hooray!  So thankful!  :)