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Girl, I think every female in this forum has the same fears! My sister has graves disease and her hair will thin from time to time. I hope that the loss will stall gor you! Sending good wishes your way.

Try benefiber, you can mix it with your foods, drinks. Does not change texture or taste. I've been sneaking it in my family's meals for years...they are none the wiswer! Hehe!

Congratulations! It will take a couple of days until you don't have that pain. I started feeling better on day 4. Take it easy, you'll start to feel better slowly but surely!

Lol... I have talked to several people I know, all of which have been sleeved. Most started mushies at two weeks...I thought I would follow suite. No big deal. What mushies I ate were definately mushie...I know what the doc told me, I shouldve listened, but I am ok. I will start my mushies in Monday. Like a naughty child, I thought I'd get away with it. :001_smile:

I had to set timers to help remind me to sip, sip, sip! After a while it gets easier and becomes habit! Good luck!

Jen, I have not had the expirences that you are having, however you are in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery!

I have had a couple of laproscopic procedures done, both my doc said the same , that your body absorbs it after a period of time. Never asked further than that because the pain left and I totally forgot about it:). All I know is it hurts when it gets into your shoulders!

I am two weeks out today. My day usually consists of a protien shake (yuck) in the morning, two thin slices of turkey and 1 slice of lf cheese at lunch and for dinner tonite I had 1/2 pc crisp toast and 1/2 of a scrambled egg. I like malt o meal, grits, , black bean soup, Low fat refried beans. Tomorrow I might try some chicken salad!

My doc explained the gas thing to me like this: because the gas is not actually in your stomach, bowels, etc., rather in your abdominal cavity. Your body has no way to "pass" the gas, your body simply absorbs it over time.

Russell I'm two weeks out and have the same sleep issues. I woke up this a.m.at 4:45 ugh... Finally went back to sleep! Thanks for the pm the other day.

Has anyone started mushies early? I'm 11 days out and have had some mashed potato, carrot and malt o meal. I'm tolerating it just fine, just curious if anyone else has done the same?

I agree, Jay Robb has the best protien so far. I cannot stand protien supplements. By far this is the best I've had, it tastes like vanilla pudding..no after taste! Two thumbs up!

Congratulations! You two will do great! Sip,sip,sip..walk, walk, walk!

My thoughts exactly.. They do come from mother earth;). They are ok in moderation, don't think I could eat a whole potato with all the trimmings if you held a gun to my head!

Lol Edz i went to a movie tonite with my daughter and all those people with the crunchy popcorn!!! Ugh, I got through it because it wasn't my stomach that was hungry, but my brain. Something about movies and popcorn, but I did it! So I came home and heated up some black bean soup! Yum! It really is hard being on full liquids, bit this is a marathon not a sprint, I have to keep telling myself...btw, we have the same sleeve date!

I cannot stand protien supplements, the smell, the taste .. Yuck. So in the a.m. I drink 1c of skim milk w/ a serving of no sugar added carnation inst breakfast, 1/3 c non fat dried milk and 2 scoops of beneprotien. That gives me 32 g of protien. Then I'll sip on milk again later in the night. I try my hardest to sip on water or decaf iced tea and even sometimes crystal light. But honestly it can be too sweet. I am a diet coke addict... I drank at least 3-4 route 44's a day. So I know how you fel...but if your like me you don't miss them much, or anything for that matter :thumbup1:. The no chewing has been hard, but I know I can do this. My doc doesn't want me to focus on caloric intake right now, so I eat as much as I can take, which is very little:). It will be an incredible journey!

Wow. That's all I can say.

Thanks everyone. The things I have been eating are very thin and I chew til there is nothing left to chew. I went to diiner last nite with the family and thought a musher carrot and bite of potato would be better than a heavy cream soup ( that's all they had). I'm not crazy enough to go wild and try chicken or anything that solid, but have needed a "chew"

Today is day ten. I feel better than I have in a long time! Not hungry for the most part and when I do eat, I get full really fast. I'm on full liquids , but cheated a little with mashed potato and a cooked carrot. Tolerated it very well. I think I'm over all my weird little hang ups. Love my sleeve!

Congrats! I am now 10 days out and feel great. I did sneak a couple bites if mash potato and one cooked mashed baby carrot ! YuM! .... Tolerated it all very well and chewed til there was nothing left! I'm so glad to hear you are progressing so well! I've also lost 20 lbs and feel better already! Keep up the good work.

Frankie, i am 8 days post op and feel hunger also..the funny thing is when I was at the doctor they asked if I have been hungry . I told them no, not really but I get this pain in my stomach, like it wants to growl... She said " um, hon, that's hunger!" it has been soooo long since I was hungry, I forgot what it felt like. Sad:). But when I get those feelings I usually take a bite of sf jello or something and that helps. It is starting to decrease, my worst day was day 5. Everything looked good.

Ok so I guess i never realized that I'm a big yawner. Since being sleeved a week ago, my yawns are almost "gaspy" if that makes since. Can you damage your sleeve by taking in such big breaths... I know crazy question, bug my tummy feels diff after a couple of big yawns :/

Your doctor would not give them to you if they weren't necessary:). Although you will be suprised how little pain you will have from the actual surgery. Not to say there is no discomfort, gas etc. But for me there was relatively no pain. I take a pain pill for my back and it has not effected my sleeve. I'm exactly one week post op today!

Congratulations! What great news! You are now officially on your way! Yay, you!! My insurance will not do wls. Period. I was self pay... But God made it happen for me:). Good luck to you!

Ohhhh I'm definately in my pity world. I want to chew food ,dad gummit!!! Igo from cranky to exhausted. Ready for normalcy;)