newfmom

I was sleeved on May 25th, 2012 by Dr. Roc Bauman in Concord, NC (he is in practice with Dr Villeneuva). He was a general surgeon before years before he specialized in bariatric surgery. I really like him and the staff at his office! The hospital that he admits to is CMC-Northeast. Their staff and nurses are second to none! I was admitted for two days and never had any complications! One really helpful thing he requires is that you see a nutritionist once a month or a year following surgery! I started out at 229lbs and am currently at 146lbs! Goal is 135!! I would highly recommend Dr. Bauman!

Down 43 total since 5/25.

I found the first two weeks to be the most difficult to get in all my fluids and protein. (Sleeve date 5/25). When I saw my Dr at a week out I explained this to him and he wasn't concerned. Your stomach is still healing. You still have a lot of swelling. Sugar free popsicles were good for me. And just remember to sip. Your protein drinks count towards your fluid intake too! Good luck to you. I felt miserable at about 4-5 days out but then it did get better. I still have bad days every now and then but overall I am so happy with my decision! I hope you are too!

I will be two weeks out on Friday. Highest weight pre op was 229...218 day of surgery ...233 when I came home....207 this am. Talked to my nutritionist today and she said to expect to lose about 10 lbs a month. I would love to prove her wrong!

I was also sleeved on the 25th. About 4 days out I broke down and tried some cottage cheese. I did this because for some reason that day, I could not tolerate any more protein shakes or broth. The thought of them made me sick. Those small few bites made all the difference in the world! The next day I felt much better!

Sounds like acid reflux. Are you on a daily acid reducer like Nexium or Prilosec ? I would definitely call your Dr.

I use the IUD Mirena and love it. I tried the depo shot after my second child and I HATED it!!!!!!!!! I had started to lose the weight from the pregnancy and as soon as I got the shot,I stopped losing and I gained 20 lbs!

I think I have watched more Food Network now than I ever did before the sleeve. Call me crazy! I am still very early on in my recovery....I am only 10 day post op but I love watching it! I really don't have the desire to eat right now. Some things smell and look good but food just isn't very appealing. I am very sure that this will change and fairly quickly, but I will take advantage of it now. I am -21 lbs now, down 11 preop and -10 Postop, 79 to go.

I was sleeved on the 25th and two days ago, I too was miserable and questioned my decision. I was having a hard time getting my protein shakes down and even water tasted weird. I finally decided to try some cottage cheese just to get something in my system. I only ate a few bites and mushed it up really good. Let me tell you, I felt so much better. Yesterday I decided to try making my protein shakes with water and ice instead of milk and fruit (they were too sickly sweet). It was so much better. I used one scoop of my vanilla protein powder, 1/2 cup water plus a cup of ice, and a little bit of vanilla. It tastes like snow cream. Not too sweet. Tomorrow I am going to try a chocolate one. Good luck to you! Thoughts and prayers go out to us all!

Did better yesterday by eating just a few ozs of cottage cheese. Then today I tried making up my protein shake with water and crushed ice instead of with milk and fruit. Much better...not nearly as sweet. Plus that gave me a third of my protein requirement. I am still taking the nexium but I haven't had any acid reflux yet. Tomorrow is my one week post op appt with my Dr. Hopefully the scales will have moved down again. I was 218 right before surgery and came home from the hospital at 233. (Dang fluid). I weighed this am at it was 212. I will be so glad when I make it back into the 100's!!!!!

I have to admit that I cheated today. I just couldn't drink any more shakes. Everything tastes so sickly sweet, I just can't stand it. So, I decided to try some cottage cheese. I didn't eat much, only 2-3oz, but I felt so much better after I got something in my system. It tasted so good and didn't hurt my stomach at all. This may be my new staple! One good bit of news today is that I finally lost all of the water weight I gained in the hospital. Now to start on the real weight loss! Can't wait!

I have been taking Nexium.

Felt pretty good when I came home from the hospital on Sunday. Yesterday was an ok day. I was able to get in about half of my protein and most of my fluids. I had one episode of nausea, but never threw up. Today has been a big struggle. I have had a really hard time getting anything down. All the protein shakes now taste sickly sweet and water tastes funny too. I tried the unjury chicken soup and felt awful after eating that. Thankfully I am not feeling hungry but I know I need some nutrients. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks everyone.... I am home from the hospital now and am feeling pretty good. I am still a little sore but not bad. I also am so relieved that I haven't had any gas pains that so many people wrote about. I am still retaining a lot of fluid so my weight is still up. I hope that being up more and being more active will help that. I am tolerating water/crystal light better and had some chicken broth last night that tasted very good. I am going to start on the protein shakes today and see how that goes.