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I had a wine Spritzer about 2 months out, and it wasn't a problem. I am not a big drinker to begin with,so I really just took about 5 sips and was done.

My liquid diet was for 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after..... after a week I could add creamy Soups....etc NOw I can have shrimp, fish, and shredded chicken. I will say I lost 23 lbs those first two weeks, and no I have stalled for 2 weeks. I am very discouraged.

I'm at a dr.s appointment now, but when I get home I'll post both soups recipes , black bean and potato. Both are puréed and low fat and approved by my dietician. I could only eat about 4 small spoonfuls, but it's real food!!! Also I added unjury to them so they are packed with protein!!! After my drs appt my husband is taking me to Thai and I'm going to have the lemongrass soup strained and with unjury. I can not stomach any more Jello or plain broth. I'm just trying to be creative!! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Good luck Patrick!!! You are going to do great!!!

Hey girls! Glad to see some people that were sleeved around the same time as I was, June 28th. My diet is 7 days of clear liquid all I had was sugar free Jello, and SF popcycles and crystal light lemonaid. I'll be honest I disnt get a lot of Protein in, but I was good taking in liquids. The chockem broth was making me vomit just from the smell!!!!My nutritionist gave me the ok to have a Protein shake yesterday. I had a smoothie king gladiator with strawberries and mangoes. It was so good!! It lasted me all day. Today I could start on creamy soups and I made a lowfat potatoe Soup replaced cream with chicken broth and a little low fat sour cream. I puréed it really good and was able to have four small spoonfuls. It was so good to taste something normal!! I did put some unjury powder in it. Some other souls you could do a puréed black bean soup. Would love to hear more of what you guys are trying and eating!! I've lost 20lbs since being home!!! But I did gain 7 from my surgery.

Hi, I am 7 days out and can have creamy Soups. I found a weight watchers recipe for low fat cream of potato Soup with low fat sour cream. I left out the bacon and puréed it really good. I was able to have four small spoonfuls and it stopped my craving.

Yes when I met with Dr. Chu to sign my consists,she put me on a liquid diet. I followed it pretty much,but I did cheat and have some of my favorites for the last time. A Sub Sandwich, Mexican etc. The last two days I followed it strictly. I love smoothie kind smoothies, the gladiator with mango and strawberries, I was able to have one yesterday for the first time. Up until then I wasn't able to get much Protein in, and it was very sweet to me when before it was perfect. Just now my husband brought me a creamy lowfat potatoe Soup,I was able to slowly get in 4 small spoonfuls and I feel kind of sick. on a sidenote, Dr.Chu said my Liver was not fatty at all. Oh and I also had my gallbladder out and a hiatal hernia fixed.

I started at 334 over Christmas I gained 345 At my consult appoint I was 336 and was told not to gain more than 5 lbs Day of surgery I was 333 When I got home I was 341 Today, 7 days later I am 322. I just want to tell you, that the only part that I was scared of was when I was in the Operating room, but I was out in 5 minutes. A kind nurse held my hand until I went to sleep. It's just so overwhelming. There are like 30 people in the room doing all these things........... When I woke up, I was afraid and tender, and I begged to have pain meds, but i wasn't really hurting. The recovery nurse was kind of mean to me. Once I got to my room, I was up walking in 2 hours. The nurses were great! NO pain at all. It felt as if I had done 300 crunches in my upper adominal region. I left at 10 am the next day. The hosptial is so nice (Our Lady of Lourdes) Caroline my nurse was super!! And they have a movie channel!! I watched Crazy Stupid Love and Pillow Talk. Hope this helps! Good Luck!

Hi! My name is Jenny, and I live in Denham Springs, La. My insurance (Humana) covered my sleeve at 100% so I was limited as to where I could go. In the Baton Rouge area I would find a Surgeon, but then the hospital they used was not "hospital of exellence". So I had to go to Layfayette which was a pain (the drive to and from), because it was a 8 month process. I used Dr.Chu, and she is great and REAL. I've only seen her twice. Once for a consult, and once the day after my surgery. Of course I saw her during my surgery but I wasn't awake for that. I'm a little disappointed that no one has called from their office to see how I am doing. I had my surgery on Thursday, June 28,2012. I think the real star of the show at that clinic is Kate Roundtree the Nutritionist!! I love her and she has helped me so much. I feel like I can ask her anything. Just yesterday I emailed her a creamy blackbean Soup recipe and she looked it over and oked it for me. Love her! Because I just recently went through this surgery I'll be happy to answer any questions. I had a wonderful experience, have experienced no pain and am so ready for some mushy foods!! I would love to have a close to me support group if anyone is interested. Jenny