2 Weeks Post-Op

I'm very pleased with my recovery so far. Very little pain and I feel great. Not to mention I've lost 14 pounds. The most important thing I've learned is to eat tiny bites and very slowily. If you don't, it can get very uncomfortable.

Maureen Sounds like you are doing great!!! Patti

GREAT Job! How exciting! I didn't think you could eat anything the first two weeks? Is'nt it liquid only? I guess each doctor has there own plan. ANYWAY FAB FOR YOU HATS OFF!

I did liquids only for the first week & was told that if I was tolerating well I could graduate to soft mushy, although I pushed the envelope to 1 or 2 Ritz crackers with very thin small pieces of cheddar cheese & found it not only tolerable but a cracker helps with hiccups & burping at least for me. Believe me, when I tell you the solids I eat are extremely small amounts, take tiny bites and eat slowly. Good luck

Hi Maureen...we're surgery buddies. Congratulations to the both of us on our 2 week mile marker! I hope that everything has gone well for you so far. As for me...I'm still sore on the tummy (surgery incisions)! I am just ready to get out there and live!, so it gets kinda depressing to not be in the full swing of thing just yet; but, I know it is coming!!! I've also lost 14 pounds (as of this past monday; hadn't weighed since). Once again, congratulations!!!!! P.S. I'm not eating solid foods...just started on noodle soup, mashed potatoes, grits, and oatmeal! Also, do you have a walking regemine yet?

Every once in a while my port site gets a bit tender (I had the Lap Band) and basically says "excuse me but SLOW down". I tend to push a little harder than I should in most everything I do, just the way I am, sometimes I pay sometimes not. I have 2 2-year old Labrador Retrievers and take them walking at least a mile or more every day. I was told no house-cleaning for a month...please with 2 rambuctious dogs, I have already vaccuumed a couple times... being very careful not to use my tummy muscles anymore than than when I walk across the floor. I find the more active I am the faster I heal, the faster I'm back up to speed. You must use caution though not to hurt yourself. Best of luck to you D.C.