IrishCowboy

Since I started this I lost 45lbs. I 30'ish of that is pre-op. I had plication done on the 2nd of April. I seem to have stopped at 220. I am 7 days away from the soft food stage and being able to exercise. Is the slow loss normal?

I had surgery on the 2nd of April 2013. For the most part it was a good experience and I feel fine. I am not hungry and am not forcing myself to drink calories. I try and stick to a shake in the morning and strained soup if I get the urge. I think the hardest time I have had was with the smell of food. Once in a while I will get a shooting pain in my abdomen but that has subsided. Another issue that I want to see if anyone else has encountered is the area where the IV catheter was placed. The nurse or technician had issues finding the right spot. Which is normally an abnormality for me as I have given blood multiple times and never had an issue finding a vein. I thought it was simply sore and gave it time to go away but I am no concerned. It has not gone away and in fact is bruised and very tender. I can feel the vein and it feels solid or hard in some spots. I was 265 when I filled out the paperwork for the surgery. I was 238ish when I had the surgery and am just under 225. I was losing 2lbs per day and it has slowed to under 1lb or so with little intake. Is this normal? What should the rate of loss be during the "liquid diet" period? Thanks for any response.