Big Silly

Good morning, it has been quite a while since I have checked in. I hope you are all doing well. I am about 10 pounds away from goal weight. I will try to get a picture up some time today. That blob in the upper left hand corner is gone. :-)

Hi there, been a while since I checked in! Things are going well, I had my 3 month post op appointment yesterday I am down 70 pounds, the doctor and nutritionist are very happy with my progress and say I am right on track. I was worried that the weight is coming off a bit quick, she reassured me that I am right where I need to be. I feel like a completely different person, my energy levels are off the charts, I can go from 6AM until 10PM, I am going to work, working out and currently taking a certification course at the local college. I wish I had done this years ago, I regret wasting the time I have.. I hope everyone else is doing well.

Tomorrow will officially be 6 weeks, while I have lost 50 pounds and I am going to the gym every day. I am still unable to successfully say I have moved into the second phase. I can tolerate some things, ie Tuna, eggs. I have tried chicken and turkey with less success, I also made a chili recipe from a bariatric cookbook, and I feel queasy after I eat that. (I used ground turkey) Most mornings I eat cream of wheat or greek yogurt, and for lunch I mostly have soup or broth.. Same for dinner. Is this relatively normal? It feels like most stuff sits in my chest when I eat, am I still not eating slow enough? How long do you take between bites? How long do you chew?

lol hijacked.. Thanks ladies, I am getting my Protein and Vitamins in, maybe I am not chewing enough. I will be more aware of my chewing habits, and work on my abc's in the process. Good luck to the upcoming surgery too, I was scared to death right up until they injected me.. You will be glad you did it.

Good afternoon, I have my first follow up appt today. Knock on wood, the only issues I have had thus far is elevated blood pressure which was fixed by a medication adjustment also ever since I had my surgery my blood sugar has been pretty low, this morning it was 69 I will speak to the doc about this today. I hope you're all doing well!

I had 1/2 cup of cream of chicken soup... strained. In fact I have been working on the same can of soup for 3 days. lol

Our surgeons sound similar.. He was very verbal about the straws.. He also told me no gum either. His reasoning is straws are a way to take extra air in while you are swallowing, air = no good for us.

Surgery went well on Thursday, came home last night. I have been walking and drinking tons of water. Pretty uncomfortable is the gas pain, I am hoping that begins to subside today.

Good luck!

Was the open RNY your choice or were there circumstances involved?

Started my pre op liquid diet this morning, 14 days...

Start my liquid pre op on Thursday morning of this week. Come on Jan 30th

Well, I was scheduled for Jan 20th... Got a call yesterday, the hospital where I am having my surgery is closing its ORs for MLKs birthday, doctor says that is rather unusual and in the years past the rooms have been open. Anyway 9 more days until I have to start my pre op diet as opposed to today, that is one plus anyway.

That makes 3 of us on the 20th, unless I've missed any!

While the mindset I have on food consumption has changed greatly over the past year, I still want one last hurrah. I live on the Water and seafood is a staple. I know I am going to have to start my liver shrinking diet on January 7th, but the weekend before I think I am going to go out and order a softball sized crab cake, even if I can only get half of it down. Do you have a last meal you are going to eat before you start your pre op?

These are great stories! I really want a 32 oz porterhouse now..

i have a surgery buddy! It's going I be here so fast. I've never had a surgery buddy before! I am pretty stoked and counting the days!

January 20th here!

The University of Maryland Medical Center.. 33 and a wake up!

I'm getting there, I have vitamins and various protein liquid on order. I am sooo ready. I have also been periodically drinking protein shakes in preparation. What hospital will you be having your surgery in?

I am scheduled for surgery on Monday January 20th in Baltimore. Are you as nervous/excited as I am?

So congratulations to the 2 of you with dates! I attended a seminar last Thursday night up in Rockville with Dr. Barry Green. I am left with a lot of questions even asking several myself. I had no idea that forever you will only be able to sip liquid in 1 ounce increments every couple minutes nor that you will have to cut your food up into almost infant like size and take a bite every couple minutes as well. Are these extreme directives or will it vary from person to person? Why do we choose lapband over bypass? As odd as this sounds I think I might be more confused than I was thursday morning. And chimboree, maybe we will meet sometime!

I am predisposed to flipping out over stuff like this, is this typical.. <--- that would be aimed at the old pros...