2 week checkup - down 27 from the high!!

Woohoo! Just got back from my 2 week checkup and things are going well!!! I'm on the liguid diet for another week and then I get to start the mush diet for 3 weeks!! Gotta say, the trip hasn't been as bad as I was worried prior to surgury, but I know that it hasn't been easy for many of us June Babies! Pain Releivers: I was able to get off of them after the 3rd night home and have felt the need for them since. Doctor had given me a Codeine/Tylonal syrup which worked very well when I needed it! Food: This had gotten boring quickly with broths, yogurt and cream of wheat being the staples. I supplement this with 1% milk, Iso-pure and Carnation Instant Breakfast. Treats have been to goto the Chinese resaurant and buy Wonton soup, strain it, I get the broth and my partner gets the solids! Exercise: Only walking up to this point, but the doctor gave me the approval today to goto the gym and use the treadmills and stationary bikes! This should bring some variety to my routine! Incisions: Healing well, with the spray on bandage/adhesives. She told me that these would slowly peel and wear away, but the site look good. She explained the bruising on my left side (small bruise) as due to that was the hole the stapler was inserted through and because its a larger instrument, more bruising would occur on that side! So the downhill weight ride continues from my high of 350 pounds, I am now down to 323. Now all of this hasn't been post Surgical, as I lost probably 5 pounds when I got off my addiction to Diet Coke just prior to surgury! Here is hoping things continue well and hoping things are going well for all of you also!! Robyn

Hey Robyn, It sounds like you are doing so well! Congratulations on your weight loss!!! Keep us posted on how things go. I am just 1 week post-op and am posting updates on my profile. Love, Julia

Hey Congrats on your weight loss. It's been a slow ride. My incisions are not healing as well as we had hoped they would. I'm a diabetic and you know we are slow healers but my energy level is well. Still on full liquids but next week I guess I'll be on the mushie phase. The liquid phase hasn't been a problem with me but the mushie I know will be hard because I have a problem with eating mushed up food from a food processor or blender. We'll get through it.