If you could give newbies just ONE piece of advice

Lkn4ward
on 10/9/10 9:09 am - Phoenix, AZ

Jenna I'm so glad you posted this because I thought I had done something wrong already! I'm barely more than a week out and my doctor said I was doing so well that he moved me to solids at 6 days out. I can eat 2 ham and cheese rollups at a sitting (over the course of about an hour). I'm definitely not full from one to three bites and now I'm feeling a bit better about that!

Hopeful and Lkn4ward....no turning back!

AmandaID is my

SW 364/CW/150/GW 150 - 5'9"

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on 10/9/10 9:05 am, edited 10/9/10 9:14 am

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on 10/9/10 9:08 am

DS on 09/23/10

Shakes.

So damned sick of shakes at this point. GIMME MEAT.

My one thing: abdominal surgery is HELL if you're ticklish. I had four episodes in the hospital where someone was either prepping me for an abdominal needle jab or checking out my incisions where my uber-tickle reflex kicked in, causing my entire abdomen to seize painfully (pulling at the incision sites****il I could force myself to calm down so the professionals could do their thing.

Ye gods. I never thought being ticklish would be an issue like that, but OW.

PamtasticNewLife
on 10/9/10 9:10 am

Get up and move get active as soon as possible after your surgery.
Enjoy the little WOWS as well as the big..
Take some before pics to remind yourself what you've overcome. And take lots of after pics to remind yourself of your journey.,
Pam

beemerbeeper
on 10/9/10 11:19 am - AL

DS on 09/30/09

I'm taking names of folks who can't count. LOL. But all good.

jonathanac
on 10/9/10 9:23 am - NY

DS on 07/13/10

Find a great surgeon with a lot of DS experience.
I almost didn't do enough research and I believe I was lucky I found one of the great ones in the end

Highest:454~Surgery:415~Current:227~Lost:227~Goal:220