Denise12 Report post Posted July 10, 2018 Any advice from anyone about there 1 week post op? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BurgundyBoy Report post Posted July 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Denise12 said: Any advice from anyone about there 1 week post op? Yikes. Some people are doing great and ready to go back to work, and others are barely able to crawl about their rooms. How are you doing?? That's the key question!! I was walking 3-4 miles a day, starting to swim, doing my liquids, and exultant a week after surgery. The hardest part at that juncture was the prohibition on eating anything solid. I chewed up stuff and spit it out in order to get mouth feel. At about a week I had turned the corner from postop recovery to feeling like this was REALLY going to help me shed the pounds. I think I lost nearly 30 lbs in the first month. Um, let's see, advice... how about, avoid anything that gives you terminal munchies? You'll be chewing and spitting all night if you're not careful... 3 athenarose, Ladybugzzz86 and tracyringo reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladybugzzz86 Report post Posted July 11, 2018 Only advice I really have is aim for your protein and fluid intake goal - everything else will work itself out and walking is both a life and mind saver, so do what you can tolerate for exercise. Just be sure to pace yourself 4 tracyringo, cinwa, athenarose and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BurgundyBoy Report post Posted July 11, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ladybugzzz86 said: Only advice I really have is aim for your protein and fluid intake goal - everything else will work itself out and walking is both a life and mind saver, so do what you can tolerate for exercise. Just be sure to pace yourself Ladybuzzz86 is spot on. Walk walk walk walk. Then walk some more. You don't have to be a jock to enjoy the physicality, authenticity, and in-the-moment reality of a walk. 2 Ladybugzzz86 and tracyringo reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinwa Report post Posted July 11, 2018 Other than having a drain hanging from my just below my left breast, still on a clear liquid diet and feeling a little tired early afternoon, I was able to get a good amount of walking in and felt reasonably normal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BurgundyBoy Report post Posted July 11, 2018 56 minutes ago, cinwa said: Other than having a drain hanging from my just below my left breast, still on a clear liquid diet and feeling a little tired early afternoon, I was able to get a good amount of walking in and felt reasonably normal. I think I was taking naps too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
