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I have a ton of recipes from back in my Weight Watcher days that all have the points listed. A lot of them don't have the nutrition information. Obviously, post VSG, I now want to track other things like Protein, carbs and calories. Is there a website on line or a program I could buy to plug in my recipes to get the nutrition informaiton on them? Thanks!

In already a member of mfp. Didn't know I could use it to enter recipes and get nutritional information. I'll check that out.

Good luck to you on your journey. The men and women here are awesome and very supportive at all stages of your journey. Remember, if you do have hoops to jump through, you will get through them and make it to your surgery date.

I ate anything and everything I love right up until my two week preop diet started. It was kinda like having my last meal over and over. Amazingly, I didn't gain weight. On my 2 week preop diet I lost 14 pounds. Since surgery 9 days ago, I've lost another 10.

I had to do a preop diet that was a shake for 2 meals, 3 high protein snacks and 1 meal that included 5 oz. of lean protein and 2 cups of non-starch veggies. I lost 14 pounds in 2 weeks. You might try it. It's good practice anyway for the liquid diet you will have to follow postop. Good luck to you!

Cute story! Sounds like you and your hubby are very excited and that you will be great parents. Congrats!

Good luck. I've said a prayer for you. Update us when you can.

Thanks for sharing that.

I am only 8 days (well 9 now that it is past midnight) post op and after surgery I had quite a few moments of "what the he#@ did I do to myself?" moments. What I figured out was it was directly due to my pain level. I haven't had any of those moments in days now. I'm actually very excited for the journey ahead of me. Best of luck to you!

Thanks for your suggestion. I am extremely picky about artificial sweetener and it took me forever to find a protein source I could tolerate. I still like it postop but my new tummy sure doesn't. On the next couple of days I plan to get the little 2 oz. cups with lids and portion it out so that I a, drinking it slower and throughout the day.

It is my understanding the portion of the stomach that produces ghrelin is only removed in the VSG procedure. During my seminar the physician was very detailed about each procedure (band, VSG, RNY) and their advantages and disadvantages. He never mentioned that the portion of the stomach that produces ghrelin was removed during the RNY and I think he would have if it was. Also, in all my research, I never read anything about the ghrelin producong portion of the stomach being removed during the RNY procedure.

Yeah, following the postop diet and not cheating is a huge key to not having leaks. My doctor keeps his patients on a 3 week postop diet. He has a no leak record on people who didn't cheat that. Good luck to you.

I had mine out in 2007. If you start having pain on the right side of your abdomen toward the bottom of your rincage, it is most likely your gallbladder. However, gallbladder pain can radiate too to other areas. Just be aware of it and check with your doctor if you have any abnormal pains. Especially due to the higher risk of having issues with it. For me, having my gallbladder removed was much easier than my VSG.

Congrats on meeting your first goal! Let us know about that Genie Bra. I always wondered about those but am still to big to try them out.

I'm on day 8 of 21 of my postop liquid diet. I look forward to the replies. Good question.

Nerves before surgery are completely normal. Best of luck to you in your journey. Keep us posted.

Hang in there. I promise it does get easier. After a few days, I started feeling amazing.

Brag! We love to hear all types of successes here. I have my first postop appointment next Monday and can't wait to see where I'm at. Congrats on your success so far. Keep it going!

Congrats! I was sleeved 8 days ago and am very excited for the journey ahead.