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I wish I had really understood the psychological impact of losing weight beforehand. Massive weight loss may trigger a lot of painful emotions and make you come to painful realisations as well. As an example, these two things are what I am struggling with most: 1. People treat me differently (makes me feel anger and grief) 2. Men are noticing me again (triggers anxiety and fear) I really thought I had all my ducks in a row before surgery, but I’m glad I have a therapist I know and trust who can see me at the drop of a hat. I’d really recommend anyone to make sure they have solid emotional and psychological support before starting all this. 🍀

Congratulations! Looking forward to following your journey! You came to a wonderful place of resources and great support!!!!

I'm sorry you've had such bad GERD. I suffer from it too now which is why I told my surgeon that I wanted the bypass instead of the sleeve. This forum is where I found out about the prevalence of GERD worsening after sleeve. Good luck with your revision!

I feel your pain. Eight months since my first appointment and I can't a straight answer on the status of my insurance approval from the patient navigator. I understand that they can't perform any RNY surgeries due to COVID, but that doesn't mean the entire practice should come to a halt.

I guess I got lucky, my coordinator was very responsive both by phone and email. Each surgeon in the practice had his/her own coordinator, so one person wasn't doing the entire office.

Welcome & congrats on your surgeries. First, as long as you keep your purées thin (use stock, gravy, milk, Mayo, etc. to thin out what you’re blending) you should be ok. The purée should still not be lumpy or contain anything coarse. Think baby food. You can blend a lot of things including tinned fish, poached chicken breast or thigh, boiled eggs, etc. I love soup. You can throw anything in a pot to make a good basic soup. I usually start with the holy trinity (diced onion, celery & carrot) & then add whatever meat &/or, vegetables, legumes, etc. I have. Whilst on purées you’ll have to let the soup simmer for ages to ensure everything is really well cooked & breaking down then blend the life out of it. On the soft food stage you don’t have to worry too much about about blending the soup if it’s been well cooked. Plus it always freezes. Second, don’t be surprised if food you expected you’d enjoy you don’t or your tummy doesn’t like it. Your taste buds & sometimes sense of smell can go haywire for a little while & your tummy can be very fussy. It’s always fine to go back a stage if you find your tummy is not ready for the denser food. We all heal at our own pace. I ate a lot of runny scrambled eggs though it would take 3 days to eat two scrambled eggs. Some people struggle with eggs so be warned just in case. Yoghurt & yoghurt drinks are always a good option during the purée stage. My surgeon recommended 1/4 to 1/3 of a cup though I could always sip on more soup over a longer period of time. But check with your medical team - I’m presuming you can still contact them for advice. You still won’t feel full or your restriction until you get onto solid food. All the best.

How are you feeling? Did you figure out what it was?

I wish I knew that some people never lose their hunger after surgery. No one ever mentioned this as a possibility and when I told people - and mentioned this on this forum! - people said, no, it's just head hunger. When I told the psychologist for my surgery center, she said that 20% of her patients never lose their hunger. It's very hard because you can't eat much at once, and it's not good to graze, because then you just "eat around" the surgery and don't lose weight. They ended up putting me back on metformin, which has helped a lot.

I'm sorry this has been a difficult journey thus far, and sorry to hear about your dog. It sounds like you need nausea meds to get the nausea/vomiting under control. Hopefully if the nausea and vomiting ceases the pain from vomiting will get better and you will be able to tolerate more foods and liquids. I'd talk to the doctor about meds.

According to my surgeon, it's really hard to stretch out your stomach. It's not as easy as just overeating a few meals, so take that worry off your mind. She also told me to focus on protein. If full when done eating protein, don't eat anything else. Then veggies. Then grains. So eat one thing at a time and stop when you're full.