17 days post op,...WOW!!

I can't believe the difference in just 17 days. I went for 16 days without weighing myself and could tell just by my body that I had lost. My gut is smaller, my jeans are loose, my chest is smaller, my face is smaller, heck, even my calves are smaller LOL i weighed myself last night, and I am at 261. I was 284 morning of surgery, and 292 when I left hospital, so that is an awesome loss!! My husband can't get over the change already and keeps freaking out LOL (in a good way) It's strange, I've lost this much weight before (not this quickly mind you) but my body never seemed so drasticly changed. This is truly wonderful and I can't wait for even more to come off!!! April open rny 2/10/05 284/261/140

April, Glad to hear you are doing so well! I am waiting to lose this swollen pooch of a stomach! When did you find your swelling was pretty much gone? I am only 4 days post op and my husband says you can see the lose in my face already! Best wishes and prayers for you! Diana

Diana- the swelling took a while, in fact even today I still feel like there is SOME swelling. Mostly muscles I think. And they are still sore, but my incision looks great. Give it time. It'll go away.

wow ! You are doing good. My surgery was Feb 7 I was at 291 18 days later 18 lbs gone. Keep up the good work. what are you eating/ drinking now?

You are doing great. I'm 2 days behind you and my pre-op weight was 334. I was 348 when I left the hospital a week later. I'm down to 322, as of yesterday. My tummy is still a bit swollen, but I've lost the fluid I gained in the hospital. For the past week, I've been losing 2 lbs. a day. Jeanie in MO DS 02/12/05