mi75

You're being very "good" for that "last supper." No dessert? Or two? :-)
Mine was mild; I had two knockwursts and baked Beans. Oh well. But now, I enjoy some filet mignon or other meats. Hey, protein!
Enjoy, whatever you eat, and remember, you'll likely still get to eat foods you like, just not in the same amounts. Have fun!

i wish you both the best of luck! i'm 11 days out and doing really great. i feel well, no side effects, no nausea/vomiting. off ALL my pre-op meds except for 1/2 of 1 blood pressure pill (i was taking 10 pills a day pre-op) and feeling just awesome!
i've been outside more in the past two weeks than in the past 3 years combined, just to be out there is awesome! already starting to see a little difference, it appears that my weight won't fall off in the same pattern it came on.
please let me know if there are any questions i can answer!

I do not have a card concerning my bariatric sleeve procedure. I just simply tell the wait staff that I have had this surgery & may I select food from the kids menu. I have never had anyone say no. I had one restaurant bring me a tiny bowl of Soup & I wasn't even charged for it. I mostly eat at restaurants where they know me & they always ask how I'm doing. I will get an extra plate & eat from my boyfriends food or will order from the side dish part of the menu. The kids menu is still a lot of food & I usually bring home half of that!
I'm one of those people that doesn't care if people know I have had this surgery. I've been amazed at the people who know others who have had some sort of bariatric surgery & I like hearing how those people have done. I get a lot of encouragement from some unexpected places. Let's face it - we need all the encouragement we can get.

i wish you both the best of luck! i'm 11 days out and doing really great. i feel well, no side effects, no nausea/vomiting. off ALL my pre-op meds except for 1/2 of 1 blood pressure pill (i was taking 10 pills a day pre-op) and feeling just awesome!
i've been outside more in the past two weeks than in the past 3 years combined, just to be out there is awesome! already starting to see a little difference, it appears that my weight won't fall off in the same pattern it came on.
please let me know if there are any questions i can answer!

mine was good, but i'm only 11 days out and still on full liquids. our town does a big fireworks on the lake so hubs and i watched it from our yard. no food involved, he made some sandwiches and chips for himself and i had my usual creamed Soup for dinner!

mine was good, but i'm only 11 days out and still on full liquids. our town does a big fireworks on the lake so hubs and i watched it from our yard. no food involved, he made some sandwiches and chips for himself and i had my usual creamed Soup for dinner!

i agree. i had gall bladder attacks for almost a YEAR before i had it out. two days after that surgery, i had a stone which lodged in my greater bile duct. MORE pain!
sounds exactly like it to me...sadly even after your gb is gone, you can still have problems with stones, a story i am all too familiar with. it's all on me though, i never followed the diet that they encouraged after my gb surgery...

me! i find it amazing how much food people BELIEVE they really need compared to how little sustains the body.
i am only 10 days out. i too, of course, was one of them, and one of the BIGGEST eaters ever. i could easily down 4000 cals a day before surgery. i understand food addictions for sure...

me! i find it amazing how much food people BELIEVE they really need compared to how little sustains the body.
i am only 10 days out. i too, of course, was one of them, and one of the BIGGEST eaters ever. i could easily down 4000 cals a day before surgery. i understand food addictions for sure...

Congrats MI! Thanks for sharing your menu.
I had my follow up appointment today - 15lbs lost and all is well. Dr. said to continue to follow the plan to a tee and I will see the results I desire. Its going to be a long road ahead.

i think that it is probably fine! i am on full liquids too and i have an actual menu page that my nut gave me. it calls for 3/4-1 cup of cream Soup at both lunch AND dinner time, plus 1/2-1 pudding cup for a snack, 1/2-1 yogurt cup for a snack, two Protein shakes, 2 cups of milk, and unlimited water/SF popcicles, broth, etc. for the day. i am doing what they told my and i'm already down 22 lbs 9 days out.

P3 packs, available at the grocery store right by the lunchables. these little packs of smoked turkey cubes, cojack cheese cubes and almonds. 13g Protein, around $1.30 each. really easy and a perfect little portion. there are also the REV packs which sport some good protein and they are more like a little turkey/cheese/flatbread wrap.

P3 packs, available at the grocery store right by the lunchables. these little packs of smoked turkey cubes, cojack cheese cubes and almonds. 13g Protein, around $1.30 each. really easy and a perfect little portion. there are also the REV packs which sport some good protein and they are more like a little turkey/cheese/flatbread wrap.

i was using a drinkable liquid Calcium for the past few months and just CANNOT now that i'm post op. it just doesn't sit well at ALL.
i asked my nut and she said i could maybe try a petite version of regular Calcium and use a pill cutter, or look for a chewable.< /p>
does anybody know of a good chewable calcium OR other option? maybe Viactiv? Gummy? i'm not sure which to try and don't want to do anything wrong. i'm only 8 days post op but doing awesome and don't want to mess up anything!

GREAT poll Alex! I chose 'other'. My big hold up was actually food. yes, the thing i wanted to get away from was the thing that held down the pause button for me for over a year.
It's hard enough to admit you have a food addiction, but like most other addictions, 'just quitting' is almost never possible. I simply was not ready to bid farewell to my friend, food.
Now I am 3 days post op. Only 3. But...well, besides the soreness and the drain I have to deal with, I already feel better!
Today I went outside to just stroll around the yard while my hubby mowed the lawn. My husband came up to me and wiped a few tears and said to me "it's just so good to see you outside again after so long"...you see, it had been at least 2 years, maybe 3 since I had gone outside to bask in the sun, sit in a lawn chair, just enjoy the fresh air. before surgery, my only priority was sitting inside and eating as much as I could. Now i KNOW that this surgery will change my life.

i am a nurse and worked in surgery, so the thought of anesthesia was very real for me.
however, i have great faith in the anesthesia team at the institution where i had surgery and i knew they would look after me.
one of the main things is to make sure your cardiology clearance includes the topic of anesthesia clearance and it should be fine.
on the other hand, i KNEW if i didn't do this i would die in the next few years anyway.

my drain came out this afternoon and i feel great! so GOOD not being tethered to something...the actual removal was WEIRD and kinda painful because it felt like it was wrapped around my guts and she had to pull a bit, but it was over in seconds.
EVERYTHING so far has been great. no complications, no unforseens, no nausea/vomiting, etc. onward!

i can. really no problem. i am having two 25 oz Protein shake/milk drinks every day plus these little 10oz bottles of Water, and i'm using a half of a crystal lite in them for variety. having 3 of them a day if i can but yesterday i only got in 2.
i am really going beyond what my requirements are, but i am always concerned about dehydrating and such...i am 7 days out.

my drain came out this afternoon and i feel great! so GOOD not being tethered to something...the actual removal was WEIRD and kinda painful because it felt like it was wrapped around my guts and she had to pull a bit, but it was over in seconds.
EVERYTHING so far has been great. no complications, no unforseens, no nausea/vomiting, etc. onward!

my drain came out this afternoon and i feel great! so GOOD not being tethered to something...the actual removal was WEIRD and kinda painful because it felt like it was wrapped around my guts and she had to pull a bit, but it was over in seconds.
EVERYTHING so far has been great. no complications, no unforseens, no nausea/vomiting, etc. onward!

i continue to thank everyone for your honesty. i know the work we have all done to lose our weight. however, we are all human and we have to be realistic too!
my two kids are happy and supportive and were really joyed to hear that eventually, many months into my recovery, we will be able to have an outing to their favorite place.

GREAT poll Alex! I chose 'other'. My big hold up was actually food. yes, the thing i wanted to get away from was the thing that held down the pause button for me for over a year.
It's hard enough to admit you have a food addiction, but like most other addictions, 'just quitting' is almost never possible. I simply was not ready to bid farewell to my friend, food.
Now I am 3 days post op. Only 3. But...well, besides the soreness and the drain I have to deal with, I already feel better!
Today I went outside to just stroll around the yard while my hubby mowed the lawn. My husband came up to me and wiped a few tears and said to me "it's just so good to see you outside again after so long"...you see, it had been at least 2 years, maybe 3 since I had gone outside to bask in the sun, sit in a lawn chair, just enjoy the fresh air. before surgery, my only priority was sitting inside and eating as much as I could. Now i KNOW that this surgery will change my life.

it irks me when people think we are 'jumping into' WLS. it's not exactly a decision you make on a Monday and surgery that Friday. this is a LONG process, many months for most.
it also revolves around a food ADDICTION. i once retorted back to a colleague who questioned me the same way "would you discourage an alcoholic from going to AA"? and dropped it.
another poster said it best, people are terribly misinformed.
rest assured in the decision you made for yourself is best and keep your eye on the prize. good luck!

it irks me when people think we are 'jumping into' WLS. it's not exactly a decision you make on a Monday and surgery that Friday. this is a LONG process, many months for most.
it also revolves around a food ADDICTION. i once retorted back to a colleague who questioned me the same way "would you discourage an alcoholic from going to AA"? and dropped it.
another poster said it best, people are terribly misinformed.
rest assured in the decision you made for yourself is best and keep your eye on the prize. good luck!

I was sleeved May 8, 2013 and my wife July 8, 2013. While my surgery and recovery were textbook, hers was a bit more challenging. She had two hernias repaired and it took about 3-4 weeks for her to quit complaining...uh-hm, I mean start to feel better!

Now, that period of time is a distant memory! I am down 119 lbs. and hit my original goal around 5 months ago.

My wife is down 80 lbs. and hit her goal about 3 months ago (She looks fantastic, but she's on a mission to lose more...I told her not to get carried away, I don't want to feel like I'm hugging a sack of hammer handles!).

It is perfectly normal to question whether or not this was a good decision, especially during the first few months. Don't worry, give your new tummy time to adjust...it will get better.

You're in for one heck of a journey...hang in there, it is definitely an incredible ride!