biddykm

I was sleeved December 18th.. I'm down now 69lbs.. How's everyone else doing?

I was sleeved on Dec 19th I weighed 246 Pre-surgery Day of surgery I weighed 231 I can't take credit for dieting. I lost due to stress. My dad is dying of stomach cancer and the sleeve surgery was his gift to me. He wanted to see me healthy before he passes. So as of today post surgery I weighed 197... So I am excited to say I am under 200... Feels good! So that's a total of what 49 lbs? I think. It has not been easy. I still throw up about once a day. I miss food. I crave food. I don't get enough Protein or fluids. And I lie to my family and friends when they ask if I'm able to eat. I havent had any sweets or carbonated drinks since surgery. I don't crave it. I drink Water and blue Powerade. I've learned thin chips stay down easy. So I eat a few chips to keep me from feeling sick. My favorite foods are pizza and sushi. The pizza sauce still burns like fire and I've tried to eat sushi a few times. It instantly comes up. So I do get depressed when I think about my favorite foods. I barely eat lately bc I hate throwing up. I have close friends that had the sleeve after me and have yet to throw up. I try not to get upset but it pisses me off. I still throw up after 2-3 bites. Eating hardly seems worth it. Anywoo.. Hope everyone is doing better mentally than me.. Bc today I'm hungry and frustrated.

Doctor did put me on Prilosec. Weird how I've never had heart burn before. I didn't know what it felt like. But It has helped just hasn't made it disappear.

Ok, thanks I will definitely try peeling off rice. Bc I sooo miss sushi. As for the pizza.. Do u still use pizza sauce or cut sauce out all together? I really think the sauce is what's burning going down. Don't be bitter.. This girl is hungry. Hard not to lose when ur starving to death.. Lol It's got to get better.

It's been a while since I've been on here. I'm curious to see how everyone is doing. I was sleeved December 19th and I'm only down 24 lbs. I really thought it would be a lot more. So that's depressing... I still throw up at least once a day. Usually 2-3... I'm on Prilosec now and it's gotten a lil better. I'm not at the point were I love the sleeve But hopefully I'll get there..

I had the same problem. I even started regretting the surgery. Wondering what kind of life this is vomiting all the time. No matter what I drank, I threw up. No matter what I ate, it came up. I knew I wasn't overrating or eating to fast bc the FIRST bite made me sick. I went back to doctor. And I was told 1 in every 10 experience this excessive nausea and vomiting. And that it WILL get better. Blue Powerade was the only thing I could hold down and not very much of it. I was so thirsty and had cotton mouth. No energy at all! Doctor said my stomach was still swollen on the inside and once the swelling went down some I would feel better, I just needed time. And he was correct. A week later the vomiting has improved. I still vomit 1-2 times a day but I can hold string cheese, and popsicles down. I was so very emotional but it has gotten better. I was sleeved on dec 19. Hope u feel better

Tomorrow I go for my checkup. Thank goodness. What happens on the first check up anyway? When do these little strips of tape come off? I was sleeved on the 19th and honestly I haven't even tried to worry with getting my protein in. I'm just trying to survive getting anything in at this point. I throw up EVERYTHING. I literally throw up atleast twice a day. Vitamins, protein drinks, u name it. The only thing I don't throw up is crackers. And thats not on the list, I know but I'm starving. My mom cries all the time, everyone is thinks ive made a mistake. And honestly I miss my life. Bile burns BTW... I eat 1 bite and it feels stuck in my throat. Why bother weighing anything. 1 bite is not to much. Im emotionally not doing well. I cried all day yesterday. This sucks!

So I went yesterday. I had lost 16lb in 2 weeks. I was kinda disappointed considering all the vomiting I've done figured it would be more. Anyway, we talked about the constant vomiting and they said 1 in every 10 people go through this. Lucky me! But that is should get better soon. And everything was fine. I went to do some blood work to make sure I wasnt dehydrated. They are suppose to call me today with results. I am officially on mushy foods. They said I can have anything I can mush with my folk! I am sooo excited! I go by in 2 weeks for more bloodwork and a week after that for my next appt. They also took my little bandages off. Can't believe how great they look. U can barely tell already.

8 days later and I still have not used the bathroom!! Anyone else having problems?

I'm having a hard time determining when I'm full? The feeling that something is stuck? Does that mean I've over eaten? Of course, throwing up and hiccups.. I get that.. But I'm not catching on easy to when enough is enough???

I was wondering the same thing I can eat a half a cup of Jello and start hiccuping. But I can eat the whole cup of yogurt. Unless I hiccup I'm not sure I can tell I'm full?? And I am not getting anywhere close to the correct amount of fluids or Protein...

I was sleeved in December 19th and would love to find others with Similiar surgery dates for advice. I haven't been able to drink anything other than Water yet. I've been to nauseated. But today I'm hungry. And I know I'm going to need advice of what I can drink the next 2 weeks. I weighed today and I've lost 10lbs but I'm sure it was water weight. But hey 10 lbs is 10lbs. I haven't started my meds back but I know I need to try to start soon..

I was on clear while in the hospital. But Actually now that i think about it, in the hospital they brought me Jello, chicken broth, coffee, and tea but I couldn't hold any of it down that day. Tooo nauseated. I went home the next day. And the nurse called to check in on me that evening at home. She told me whenever I was ready I could start full liquids. Yogurt keeps me going. food cravings are gone. I have to make myself eat and drink. I forget. Now today I did have a few pitches of very liquid-like foods at Christmas dinner. I had a pitch of mashed potatoes, and a pitch of sweet potato casserole, and a pitch of the filling on a deviled egg. And when I say pitch I literally mean touching my finger to the top of it and licking my finger. I was sleeved on December 19th and I weighed today and i have already lost almost 20lbs.. December 19th 231.6 or 231.9 (which ever) December 25th 212 I'm excited! Hoping for 135 by July so me and my honey can go on a CRUISE!

So I attempted Walmart today. I really just wanted to get out of the house. It's only been what 5 days so I have this tendency to hold my stomach w my hand when i walk on that one incision that your stomach came out of. Anyway... As I'm shopping, I notice another lady holding her stomach in the same way. We kinda caught each others glances and she says have u had surgery? I laughed and said yes and u? She says yes I had the sleeve... I was like me too!!! How funny... We exchanged stories and I told her about this app. Hope she was able to find it. So Lizzie let me know if u did... And good luck

I actually had this conversation today. I take a 1000 mg of metformin I had my surgery on the 19th and was so nauseated that I was unable to take my meds day after surgery. Anyway yesterday I started back and afterwards I felt really bad and almost zombie like. So I called the pharmacist and she said most definitely I needed half that dose. 1.) some meds crushed absorb differently 2.) our diets have changed which could make our meds change. I took a half day and felt soooo much better. Also I remember during my pysch evaluation he told me some of my meds would most likely change. Im No doctor... But I take tyroid, metformin, OCD, cholesterol and Birth control meds. And I was told that all would prolly change except tyroid.

I found some Protein drinks at Walmart that some of u might be interested in. I think they were 1.88 a piece I've only tried the purple one and it not the most fabulous smoothie ever. But it's tolerable and seeing how my stomach is very sensitive thats important. It contains 30 grams of Protein a bottle so thought I should share.

I'm 5 days out. Do I need to be crushing my metformin? I took a picture of it beside an Advil to so its size. Don't wanna cause a leak...

I have a lot to learn.... My diets in the past were one meal a day and hrs and hrs of exercise. Always worked. Now I'm 32, w a 5 yr old and a full time job. Hours of exercise just isnt realistic anymore. Time to learn nutrition do's and don'ts

Well dang I thought I found something good! So find high Protein and low sugar?

Ok they vary and I'm new to this.. Never been one to look at labels. The front says no sugar added Ok then I go to nutrition facts on back Sugars 28g That bad?

Traci, U have me sooo excited. I'm hoping I can have eggs after a week. I think mine is 2 weeks... I would be so much happier if I could have something I like, like eggs!

I actually didn't have to do liquids before surgery. Dec 19 was surgery After surgery I was on Clear Liquids for two full days. And doctor told me when I was ready I could move to full liquids. He said I could try and i would now almost instantly if I was ready and I wasn't. Mouth started watering instantly. But yesterday tried same things again and had no problems. My stomach constantly gurgles??? Like an aliens in there.. Not sure if I'm hungry, full or adjusting to foods..

What about fat free sherbet? I was craving ice cream.... It's liquid right?

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