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Congrats on your surgery... Boy do I remember the days of Mushy foods . It is all trial and error. I will never forget when I got the go ahead to eat mushy ... I tried tuna fish ... all I did was a little tuna and mayo ... OMG ... I spent the rest of the day in the toilet ... I don't think I chewed enough... so I went back to what I was taught to chew atleast 30 times .... I did find that using Papaya Enzymes helped me after a meal. You might want to try those , you can get them at any pharmacy .

How in the world did she forget your pain meds ... I see who your doctor was ... where you at Fairfax or Fair Oaks ? I hope I got the right doctor .... I was supposed to see him for my hernia mesh repair but I am electing to go to UVA .

And yes .. sitting up after WLS does help that is why most surgeons ask you if you have a recliner ,, as laying down is so hard ...

I am glad you are here .. if you need anything please let me know ..

Best to you on your journey and please keep us posted .
Hugs,
Tink

Just starting mushy food now.  Did fine until I attempted white fish.  It was painful for a few minutes so I guess I'm not ready for that.  Didn't throw up though so that's good.  Haven't felt nauseous once since surgery.  Everything fine.  No complications but still a bit sore.  It's manageable though.

My only complaint was the day after surgery, the nurse took away all the pain meds and even though she said she would come back with lortab, she forgot.  She finally showed up mid afternoon and I reminded her I was in pain (massive migraine as well)  She put something totally useless in my iv.  I didn't get real relief until 3am on my second night there when the night nurse brought me the lortab.  I slept sitting up to ease the pressure on my new pouch and I high tailed it out of there as fast as I could the next day.

YAY......Tink has been such a support to me over the years....I'm so glad she got this recognition.....

Usually when someone says to “get a life" it
is meant in a derogatory manner. For our
purposes as WLS patients, it means that we
are reinventing our lives after our surgery.
Before surgery, most of us spent
considerable time thinking about what we
were going to eat, what we wanted to eat,
what we did eat and feeling guilty about it,
thinking about eating, planning, food
shopping, considering what we were going.....

SEE THE LINK BELOW FOR THE REST OF THE HANDOUT ...



http://images.obesityhelp.com/forums/ohsupportgroup/GetALife_August%202010%20Handout.pdf

THANKS  ,
TINK

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON THE BEGINNING OF YOUR JOURNEY ! 

The pain will subside , and you will begin to see such changes begin. The excitement is just getting ready to start for you . You have been given such a wonderful gift and I am most positive you will be very successfully and you will be amazing .

Never forget where you came from .. always believe in YOU .. This is your time to shine and I have no doubt you will be a Star ...
Please keep us posted on your journey. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask .
Best to you always ... and again .. Congratulations ! 

Tink