shrinkinmama

Hey all. I'm reaching out to all my sleeves for help! I sit at a desk all day and don't have easy access to a microwave. I'm looking for snacks that I can keep in a cooler at my desk. Right now I keep lunch meat, chicken salads etc and cheese. I'm getting very bored and if I don't eat every few hours I'm starving. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. I need hep from u veterans

I found out that my sleeve is twisted or I have a kink...however you want to refer to it. I am scared to death to be converted to the full sleeve now. I have never even hear of this happening and I can hardly find any info on the twisting. Has any one had this or know anything about it. or been converted?

Hello! I had a sleeve done in April and 4 months out if became kinked and then just on this past Monday 6 days ago i was converted to a Bypass. When I had the sleeve done i could only sip little tiny bit of even Water and it would hurt. It took forever to progress to more liquid and food. Since day one out of my surgery when they would let me drink I was able to drink normal just like I was prior to the surgery, Also i am able to get the pureed food down no issue at all and I NEVER have a full feeling. I dont know if the bypass full is the same and the sleeve full but either way I dont feel full. Dont get me wrong I dont keep eating but it is rather disturbing that I dont feel anything at all when I eat. It kind of concerns me. Is the food just slipping on through? I was hoping that someone maybe has experienced this before? I am really anxious about it and am reaching out for help from all of you all. Thanks.

dear Lord I am dying here. I am 10 days out and the main incision is so painful. It hurts the same amount today as it did on the day of surgery. I cant walk with out holding it. I want to cry it hurts so bad. I had my drain out two days ago and thought that would help but the pain in unbearable. I take tylenol and it is not doing an thing.... how long did you all experience pain? Is it normal that it is lasting this long?

i had mine 10 days ago and wondering how long this horrible pain is supposed to last for? Im struggling with it. I take tylenol and oh lord i feel like i am walking around with a knife in my side.

Hey all I am 10 days post op and the main incision site is just as painful today as it was on the day of surgery...when will it stop. is this normal?

Hello! I had a sleeve done in April and 4 months out if became kinked and then just on this past Monday 6 days ago i was converted to a Bypass. When I had the sleeve done i could only sip little tiny bit of even Water and it would hurt. It took forever to progress to more liquid and food. Since day one out of my surgery when they would let me drink I was able to drink normal just like I was prior to the surgery, Also i am able to get the pureed food down no issue at all and I NEVER have a full feeling. I dont know if the bypass full is the same and the sleeve full but either way I dont feel full. Dont get me wrong I dont keep eating but it is rather disturbing that I dont feel anything at all when I eat. It kind of concerns me. Is the food just slipping on through? I was hoping that someone maybe has experienced this before? I am really anxious about it and am reaching out for help from all of you all. Thanks.

I just was converted a week ago from the sleever bceuase I had a kink in it as well. I have not found anyone with this issue and i feel so very alone and I am scared at the least....Lets just say going through it the second time I think is worse. I hate ever last second of this hell... The issue that I am having if u want to call it an issue even is that i dont feel any restriction or pain when i drink or eat puree. It is so wierd becuas the first time I could barely take asip and it would hurt. I know I need to talk to the dr again about it but I was wondering if any one has experiecned this before?

Hello! I had a sleeve done in April and 4 months out if became kinked and then just on this past Monday 6 days ago i was converted to a Bypass. When I had the sleeve done i could only sip little tiny bit of even Water and it would hurt. It took forever to progress to more liquid and food. Since day one out of my surgery when they would let me drink I was able to drink normal just like I was prior to the surgery, Also i am able to get the pureed food down no issue at all and I NEVER have a full feeling. I dont know if the bypass full is the same and the sleeve full but either way I dont feel full. Dont get me wrong I dont keep eating but it is rather disturbing that I dont feel anything at all when I eat. It kind of concerns me. Is the food just slipping on through? I was hoping that someone maybe has experienced this before? I am really anxious about it and am reaching out for help from all of you all. Thanks.

Aparently in about1% of people the stomach can twist. I was having pain on my left side for about two months now. My stupid surgeon too, my gallbladder out and guess what i still had the pain. I had ever test under the sun except an upper gi. I found another surgeon at loyola and he told me that my stomach was tiwsted just by talking to him. he did the upper gi to confirm and also scoped me again as my other dr did. I am just annoyed that my other surgeon did not catch any of this and i dont even know how to go about dealing wiht him. I have been out of work and now have to be out of work again and have no time left. I will be going with out money for a while. I wish i could sue him. im so frustrated.

I have to get a bypass and have had the sleeve since April. I have lost 60 lbs but now my sleeve got twisted and it hurts when i eat. Im so depressed to have to go throuhg the process again. All i want to do is eat junk and its almost like i am back in the mind set that i had prior to the sleeve. Has tis happend to any one. am i going to loose alot more weight? I have been stalled for a month now as well. THanks for any help you can give

I had a sleeve done in april and now i have a kink in it. basically it is twisting and it hurts when i eat.... i am getting converted to the bypass in 3 weeks. I am scared becuause i know it will be different but also becuase i have to go through the process of starting over after the surgery is done

So, I am realy not sure what to eat these days. For breakfast i will have a hardboiled or scrambled egg. Then lunch its basically wahtever. I will have a little lettuce with dried berries and chicken and dressing wiht other veggies. snack of baby bell cheese... However, the issue at hand here is that i love chips and i love crackers and theyseem, along with cookies to go down the easiest. I guess I just dont know what to eat that is easy. I am only cooking for me so what i have done is made a bunch of turkey meat balls. turkey burgers, qinoa burgers and froze them so i can have one at a time for lunch or dinner. I make smoothies in the morning with protein powder and then kale, blueberries greek yogart and milk. Does this sound right?

Hello Everyone. So i have beenhaving thing horrible sharp stabbing pain in myupper left abdoman right below my rib cage...this happens about 10 minutes after I eat anything. So I went to the dr and he said it may be the gallbladder. So i did the HIDA scan as recommended and immdediately had the gallbladder removed.. That was on Tuesday. Today is Sunday and I am still having this pain. I was going to give it a few days and see what happens but now I am going to call the doctor tomorrow. Perhaps it is something else and my gallbladder was just a coiencidence along the way. Has any one experienced thisbefore. I am desperate for ansers.

yes they did check it before and during...he said it was fine... so now it is out regardless and stilli have this pain

Hey every one, I am struggling... i feel like i can get the protein in but then there is never room for veggies or fruits unless i whip up a smoothie. I miss the crunch and stuff so now i fined myself eating chocolate and potato chips..craving for the sweet and carbs is terrible and i dont want to do my self a diservice so soon after the surgery.. what do you eat on a daily basis?

I ended up paying just a couple hundred on a 60k bill so it was well worth it but i also had previously hit my deductable... either way it is so worth it and you can always go on a payment plan. I would call your insureance company and ask them how much you will pay out, you can be sure it will be at least 50k. I was in for 4 days too..

I have been taking my Prevacid so I dont think thatis the issue. I have tried the jerkey and i feel like that is so salty. I have done peanutbutter but they also warned me about the fat in that. I feel like no matter what there is too much salt or fat and that all we are left with is fish. Dont get me wrong fish is good but lord how much can one person eat. I do like this jiffy pop idea. I never thought about putting peanut butter on popcorn. The protein bars they sell are so caloric as well. I did see a receipe for one and was going to try that. It seems like it might be better than the store bought ones. I really appreciate your ideas and i will use some of them that I am not already using. Im on a stall yet again and it has only been 2 months... just getting frustrated yet again...

Hey all so my husband wants red lobster. Have you eaten there? What do you order? I'm a little over two months out. I still can't eat a lot but I sure want to

Hey all, I just started week 4 and I am so through with purees. If i have to eat something like that again I hope im 90 years old. With that being said I am looking for ideas of soft stuff to eat that will be easy on the sleeve. Any help is greatly appreciated.

So I am 5 weeks almost 6 post op. I was doing very well and now that i am almost done with all my post op restrictions I find my self starting to eat whatever I feel like. The soft stuff just does not even taste good to me. I ate a few sugar cookies today...not too proud of my self. Last night I had a couple too. The day before i ate some m and ms and pretzles bits with hot wing flavor. I just seem to be eating whatever i can put my hands on and what is good for me and I have no desire for anything else. I am having struggles in my personal life and I am an emotional eater so that is where the problem is lying. I feel sad about my marriage and I feel alone and then I just automaticly think to myself what I can eat. I even thought about my old friend mcdonalds but becuase of the bread I dont. In addition I think part of this is becuase i have been stalled for 3 weeks so that is adding to the feeling of failing. I did great the first 2 weeks of the stall and this week is just going horrible. Has anyone else had this experience? I really need help

Hello all. strange question...not sure if this is WLS related or not but I thought that I would ask. Over the last two weeks my feet and ankles have been swelling and just this weeked they have gotten so swollen that they wont go down and I have pitting...where you can push in and the indention stays there. I am a bit worried and not sure why this is happening. I know that I am not eating more salt than i would have before. Im almost sure its less and I have never had this issue. I am drinking water too...Any ideas?

So i went to the dr and he said that the water retention can happen when you have a major surgery. Basically he said dont worry about it right now since im only 6 weeks out, I was hoping for a better answer than that.

so they have no idea what is causing the water retention and basically toldme to just see what happens for now... ughh

Lord help me!! I am about to start eating any kind of food and i know i cant just jump into whatever but i am at a loss as to what to eat. I almost feel like to forgot how to eat like a normal person. What do you all eat on the normal diet. I need ideas please!