makayla07

It happened to me. You need to make sure the meat you are eating is not dry. It needs to be moist. Your sleeve may not be ready for chicken or steak. I am just five months out and I just started to eat chicken and steak. Has to be tender not dry eat small pieces chew good. Even now I don't get that many pieces down. What I do get a bit more Down of is taco beef and chili. It goes down a lot easier. Good luck don't push it your sleeve may not be ready.

Go read the previous post about protein shots. They are no good for you they are a waste Otr sleeved posted to my post why. Read it please. I wasted time on them and my hair is paying for it. I was not informed well.

I was sleeved in the end of August. You most likely just want what you know you can't have. You are use to eating the junk. Make sure none of it is in te house. Maybe you need to go to a support group meeting. Do you have them do you attend one a month ? When I want to snap mysel back I just go and see the people who are in the beginning phases when I see them it brings me back to reality almost like a slap in the face. I will say I will never go back. It's not worth it. Maybe you could place that energy to want to eat cupcakes into exercising, walking ect. Maybe you need to place a photo of the old you 65 lbs heavier next to the new you. Maybe that will motivate you. Good luck

I have never heard of triage being taking blood and EKG ect. I have heard of taking a temp Bp and small history then telling you to go wait to be called Sounds like a strange triage. Don't let anyone make you feel you did the wrong thing. Never ever take a chance especially when you have had such a major surgery. That's what an er is there for. What if you just said you didn't want to over react and something was or is going on that needs immediate attention. Pick your head up you did the right thing.

I thought Once you are in a room at an er. Your are a patient. Why is gods name would they send you back out to the waiting room ?? what state are you in ? That's terrible te doctor told you thy you should have called your surgeon. You need to tell him I am wht is called a human being I panicked. Why don't you call and consult with my doctor. Thats why they get paid the big bucks. What does he think your visit there is free. So aggravating. Don't worry you will be fine. Good luck remember you are the patient If you are not happy wih te doctors bed side manor ask for the supervisor or patient advocate to talk to. You can tell them how that doctor made you feel.

I took it the day before surgery. Well it kicked in the morning of the surgery mixed with nerves for fours hours eww thank god my surgeon was running two hours behind. I was in the bathroom up until 1/2 an hour before they took me in. That would not have been good. How would I have gone in if I was still going. I know TMI. I only drank 1/2 the bottle. Imagine the whole bottle. My preop instructions which are so general said the whole bottle. When I double checked on my last visit he said oh no just drink 1/2. I mean that could have been a disaster. Stay home until you are all finished literally. Is this because you have not gone to the bathroom. They told me to take a stool softener and with in 12 hours I was fine. I just took one a day until I was kind of going on my own. Good luck

If you really have such a craving down the road why don't you get the low calorie non butter popcorn at the store pop it at home and bring a small snack bag to the movies.

Lol I am from Long Island NY. I had my surgery Aug 27 2012. I always had to keep on top of my weight and watch everything I ate all of my life. I was always worried to become overweight. I was 140 since I have been 18 I am 5 foot 6. When I had my kids is when I packed on weight but I could always loose it with due and exercise. My fourt child passed away in feb 08. I have never been te same and packed on some major weight. Between the anti depressants an the medicine to sleep at night I was a mess. The weight was a major issue. I finally decided I needed to take the step. I knew this would be hard. I am the worst with food. I don't like food i could care less. My problem was bread and pasta pizza my favorite. I don't like pies cakes chips ect. I am the pickiest person I hate fish I don't like meat ever since I had my third child I can't stand the smell and blood. I hate veggies. I have no excuse. I guess because I always ate next to nothing my from middle school on. I never tried different things. I can't stand the smell of fried foods. I can eat anything spicy I have bad reflux. So it's not even worth it I will burp it for hours. I am in a bad way. This is not good at all. I am kind of scared. I have been pushing to eat chicken but it gets stuck and what does get in is not enough. So you kind of have the picture of my little situation. It's not good. What do you do for a living ? Inquiring minds would love to know.

If it is from the sea it is not for me.lol I pushed myself to eat the tuna with a teaspoon of light mayo. I almost lost my cookies. It was 19 grams of the protein I did get. It was one of those lunch pouch things. ????????that's what my face looked like eating it.

Today I tried and tried and tried. I felt like everything I was turning around I was trying to get the protein In. All the trying only gave me 45-50 grams of protein. I even ate tuna that mades me want to throw up. I ate eggs. I ate chopped beef. Some peanut butter. And a half of a Atkins bar. I could not fit anymore what the heck is Wrong with me. I am so going to go bald. I am so sad and frustrated. ????what am I going to do everyday struggle this horribly ?

This goes out to OTR sleeved. You seem to know your stuff with the protein supplements ect. I am frustrated. I have been having a super hard time getting protein in. Not even coming close to the amount I am suppose to everyday. The hair is falling out in clumps I am going to be bald soon. I have been drinking the new whey I can't tell if after reading your response if i am even absorbing it. It says protein matrix ids proprietary blend of collagen protein isolate, whey protein isolate , casein protein isolate. It is lactose free it says complete source of protein containing all essential amino acids. Lactose free gluten free sugar free and fat free. Is this acceptable. I can not get much food down at all. I am almost five months out. Please let m know if this drink I take once a day is for nothing.

At five and a half weeks it is good to eat carrots apples and strawberries.? I have a no no list for the first six months I don't know where I put it. Darn. Celery is to stringy and chewy. My dies is so limited and I am almost five months post op. not too many things go down.

Wow my t is not going in. I can spell sorry about that lol

I am from long island New York.

I did not have the gas pain issue. My sleeve buds in the hospital did pretty bad. He said walking was the only thing that made him feel better. So we walked up and down the halls together. Try walking. If you can't get water down sugar free ice pops you know the colored ones they are great just suck on them. That will keep you hydrated. Drink small sips when you can. Ice pops that are sugar free you can have as many as you need to get through feel better. I will pass some get I worse than others.