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You are not alone. I was sleeved on 2/25/13 and food is the last thing on my mind. I have to force myself to eat and I only take a few bites. I barely get 100-200 a day. I drink about 40 -50 oz Water a day, no Protein drinks because I swell, bloat and vomit after 2 oz and then I can't drink anything for the rest of the day. I am not ever hungry, thirsty yes but sipping is hard. I want to drink but I get that weird pain in my chest if I drink or swallow too hard. My stomach was inflamed & the dr put me on Pepcid & mylanta daily. It has helped. Intake mylanta before I eat anything. I've only thrown up twice since I started the Pepcid. Good luck.

I had to have blood work, h pylori test, 2 chest x rays, EKG test. I brought the orders from Dr. Borland to my family doctor and he sent me to the local hospital to have the testing and that way my insurance paid for it.

I paid $200 for initial consultation, I had to pay $9,600 by cashier checks at least 1 week before my surgery date. I stayed at the Candlewood Suites with my husband. It had 2 beds, a lot of pillows, tv, recliner, desk, coffee pot, toaster, pots, pans, microwave, stove, dishwasher, refrigerator, ice maker and plates, bowls, utensils...they provided dish soap as well. The bathroom was nice size and very clean. My husband was able to heat up canned items or tv dinners for himself have to eat out every day. The doctor came to the hotel every day to check. Plan to stay until Wednesday morning at least. You will need to see him 1 week post op so it might be better to stay in town the full week instead of driving home & then driving back 4 days later. After that I had to see him 2 weeks after the first appt. and I will see him again on 4/1. I live 35 minutes away. A friend who lives in Mississippi had surgery the same day and for the 3 week post op appt she did a conference call with him. Good luck!!!

AWESOME!!! You are an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your pictures

Day 25 post op & I'm down 40 lbs. Woo Hoo

I've had a c section because my big baby (9 lbs 4 oz) was stuck (feet in ribs) and they had to keep cutting. My scar is 14" long. I've had gallbladder surgery I have pins, plates & screws in my left ankle I had my 4 wisdom teeth removed (I was out, iv and all) And this was by far the easiest surgery I've had. The worst part for me was the nausea. The liquid lortab made me throw up so I had no pain meds after I left Hospital that night. (I did out patient) I had trouble drinking because of the nausea but the pain was minimal. And I am a big baby!! I do not deal with pain well at all. It's not bad. My tummy was sore & bruised but I wasn't in pain. A twinge here & there and my belly button was sore but on a scale of 1-10 I'm honestly saying a 3. I suffer from RA, fibro, Sjögren's syndrome and osteoarthritis and those pains are far worse than this surgery pain.

On Monday I was 35 lbs down. So I lost 5 this week.

I got on the scale earlier to see if I had lost between Mon & today & I'm down 40 lbs. WooHoo -- I'm doing the happy dance

3 weeks and I'm still on soft foods, salads, lettuce, seeded veggies & raw veggies are on my after 4 months list. Check with your doctor or nutritionist but I think 3 weeks is way too soon for raw veggies.

I'm 25 days post op and I had soft scrambled eggs once, I chewed until it was mush, I had about 4 bites but they sat heavy for hours. I've had chicken salad a couple times but its not my favorite, the chicken is hard to eat even when shredded. I have not tried bread or crackers yet. I made home made beef stew for my family last week & I mashed up a chunk of potato & carrot and blended with gravy really well and I ate that. I can handle refried Beans ok and I've had chicken broth... My doctor put me on 2 more weeks of soft mushy foods because my stomach is inflamed. (I threw up everything for over a week) He took me off Prevacid and put me on Pepcid and told me to take either mylanta or pepto before meals. It has helped and I'm even able to drink more liquids now that my tummy is being coated. I'm sticking to my doctors diet and I haven't cheated at all. I'm not eating anything that isn't on my list. In 25 days I've lost 35 lbs. I keep sipping Water all day.

I'm 23 days post op and I am in the middle of a fibro flare and my RA is in overdrive. I can not take any of my medicines (pills are too big to swallow) and after I grind them and try to take them I vomit them up. I've just been doing ice/heat and using arthritis creams as well. Good luck, I hope you feel better soon.

Congratulations

Saw my doctor today. I'm 21 days post op today and I'm down 35 lbs. he told me my stomach is inflamed (which is why I'm throwing up so much) so I need to take Pepcid and mylanta or pepto liquid and then try to eat and drink after my tummy calms down. I still can not take whole pills, I either have to grind them or take dissolvable or liquid. I will stay on Clear Liquids, creamy foods, runny beans, thinned yogurts etc for another 2 weeks. He said not to worry about meeting protein requirements that my body will feed off itself and will get what it needs during the next few weeks. The good news is that I'm down 35 lbs (31 since day of surgery) and I'm only 16 lbs away from my first goal.

Thank you Amy. If I come across any other recipes that look yummy I'll let you know.