Its a start!

and I will glady take it! I lost 13 pounds since surjury!... WOW... ... Got my steri strips removed, left the stitches in for another week since my incision wants to open a little after he removed the steri strips (lap). Still cant work in the yard. Still on full liquids for another week but I just fixed some cream of mushroom soup and visialized cube steak right in the middle of it...yummmmmmm...LOL. I can do this another week. Anyone else have follow ups today? Hugs, Sandy

Wow Sandy that is great. Mine is tomorrow and I hope I do as well ... 13 pounds in one week, amazing! Blessings to you. Liz

Hey Sandy Sounds like you're doing great. I had my surgery on the 4th too and like you I was down 13 pounds today. My first follow up isn't until Next week though. I had lap also, but have staples instead of stitches. They pull and itch worse than stitches and get hung on my clothes. Doc said I could keep the bandaids off to give the incisions some air, but I can't handle it without them there to offer some protection. Other than that I feel WONDERFUL!!! Been off pain meds since Friday! Have not yet tried the cream of mushroom, but the cheesy cream of broccoli is good for me. Sorry you're still on full liquids (I'm up to pureed) but you can do it no problem. It sounds like you're in great spirits! Meg Lap RNY 4/4/05 #'s lost 13

My follow up is 4/19! And yes, I too have been thinking of eating meat! A pc of grilled chicken thigh, a juicy hamburger (sans bun), and mostly eggs...I loved eggs and hope I still do and that they agree with me!! LOve them soft boiled, poached, scrambled or fried...with onions or cheese mmmmmm. Maybe after 4/19..I am following MD orders. I have found that making my own protein drinks are better than atkins or worldwide ones. Can barely stomach them now (excuse the pun). I made a chocolate one I got as part of a sample pack with non fat milk and ice cubes...blended by pulsing on ice crusher ...soooo good I could actually drink the full 5 oz..over an hours time. And it is part of my liquid as well. Doing so much better 6 days out..really did not think I would! julia

YEAH SANDY 13 pounds is jsut awesome so far. Hope it keeps coming off for you! Becky

Becky!!! As you can see Ive been MIA this past week. I feel alot of fatigue and trying to up my protein so I feel better. All I want to do is sleep and I cant do that so I went and picked up an ISOPURE ready to drink protein supplement ( 40 gm protein in one drink, I tried the Apple Melon) and had that last night with a cup of pintos n cheese from Taco Bell. I wont get on mushy foods till Tuesday but I figured Ive got to get in protein anyway I can or Im going to be in the hospital! I didnt eat them together. I ate about 5 bites of the pintos n cheese first then just sipped on the drin****il I finished it. I feel better today so I bought a packet of ISOPURE strawberries n cream (42 gm protein with carb countdown milk 12 gm protein,= 64 gm protein) and Im working on getting that in now, in between nibbling on my left over pintos n cheese. Still not getting in all my water or even close to it either so still doing the trial and error stuff but I know I have to get my strength back so Im working on it. GREAT to see you!!!! Hugs, Sandy

13 pounds in one week!!! That is great!! I can't wait to get going on this next week myself. Keep up the good work Sandy, and think of me on the 18th!! Linda

Congratulations Sandy!! I had to go to my doctor today because of a wicked cough - totally unrelated to surgery, hubby has it too, it's bronchitis - and I couldn't believe that I was actually excited to get on the scale! 18 pounds down! On a doctor's big scale!! I think the nurse thought I was nuts.

wow! we are going at the same rate... I lost 13 pounds since our surgery date. I was on clear liquids but i cheated and went to protwin shakes, i feel less dizzy, i see the dr. tomorrow. kim 328/315