MouseOnTheMile

When I sat them down to bring up WLS to my parents for the first time, my father was of course skeptical that I was making too dramatic a decision and there was other things I should continue trying. Then he said:

"Although I understand why you want it, I've been worried about your weight for a long time, but how could I bring it up without hurting you?"

His concern was touching and what he said sealed the deal. I was always worried my parents were disappointed in my weight problems and though it was concern, not disappointment he voiced, it reaffirmed those feelings. How could I go on living the way I was knowing the people who love me most saw me the way I feared strangers did. No, that statement pushed every other "what if" out. I'm 7 nearly weeks post op now, my dad came with me to TJ for my surgery and I hope this year will bring all positive changes!

last time I was at the Dr they told me "no milk"...not even skim, they want ALL my liquids to be 0 calorie! (it made me sad...I was craving milk at the time)

shannon

Sad!!

Whew! I tried habanero hot sauce on my eggs this week at 3.5 weeks out. My sleeve was okay with it, but my colon was not! . Let's just say I won't need any Miralax this week. Haha!

Hahahaha you poor creature, I've never had the issue of hot food giving the other end a toasting. Lucky me I guess

Just love indian foods and afraid I won't be able to eat spivey foods again. I love spicy foods.

I ate Sriracha at four weeks out with zero issues! Sleeve doesn't mean hot sauce is off limits, it's a delicious low calorie condiment. Just take it slow and see how you feel

First time adding to this thread! I am six and a half weeks out, cleared for all food by my surgeon. Sometimes I feel like I eat more than many people this far out are capable of. Depends on what it is, some Proteins are much easier than others!

You got this Mazzers!! Let us know how it goes when you're out!

I agree, they are a liquid. And they count towards your Water intake.

Anybody know how long it will be until I can eat most normal foods without feeling nausea? I am 6 weeks post op and cannot get a Protein Shake down. I have tried 4 different brands, tried them cold and also warm, tried shakes mixed with only Water. No luck. Also I am afraid to try raw vegetables yet. I did eat tomatoes and that was ok. I haven't tried too many new things because I am scared, but not being able to drink Protein Shakes worries me. I was drinking them fine in the liquid stage.

I'm 5 and a half weeks out and can eat almost anything with no nausea. Again everyone's different. I used to get nauseous until I literally FORCED myself to eat around two and a half weeks (purées). It was bad at first but I kept everything down and I felt better with every bite.

Protein shakes are still a no. Water is still very hard. But food is a non-issue. Weird how your body refuses such things. Hope it gets better for you guys soon :/

That's a good idea... I might switch to once a month now, on the 12th of each month, since my surgery was April 12th

I weigh on the 12th as well! But my surgery was November 12th

I only weigh myself once a month. Helps me to not see the stalls and just notice a downward trend. Doesn't seem like many people use this approach though, perhaps the curiosity is too great but I just don't want to obsess.

Congratulations!

So here I sit in the Salt Lake City airport. I was supposed to be in San Diego 3 hours ago. My original flight from Idaho to SLC was cancelled because Salt Lake closed the airport due to snow. The soonest they could rebook me was Saturday!! So I drove down to SLC to try and get on another flight. Well I got on a 10pm flight which puts me in to SAN too late to get picked up by OCC. So I have to get a hotel near the airport and shuttle back in the morning to get picked up and go straight to surgery. Meanwhile, my sister is sitting at the Marriot by herself with nothing to do cause it's raining.

I've got over 3 hours before my flight boards, so I figured I'd watch a movie on my ipad. But the SLC airport wifi sucks ass, so here I sit...... Normally, I'd plop down in the nearest bar and drink till flight time, but I guess surgery with a hangover probably isn't advisable

But the worst of it is I now have a 281 mile drive home on Monday instead of 65

Guess I'll see ya tomorrow, coopspa

that sucks I'm sorry to hear about all the hijinx!

So I have a ? For all you who are further post op than me! I had surgery 11/6 and my sex drive is basically zero!!! Anyone else have this problem?! My poor hubby! We have been married a year and he is losing patience and so am I! What's wrong with me??

I have a very high sex drive, a little less time out than you are but although the drive hasn't changed too much, dehydration has taken a weird effect I didn't think of before surgery. Needless to say its an embarrassing problem I have never had to deal with before and I hope it goes back to normal the further out I get! Maybe that plays into your lack of drive as well, remember all your hormones are completely bonkers right now. Give your hubby some attention and I'm sure things will return to normal once the hormones settle.

HG is right Kindle- this does suck sometimes. Mind you, I'm still early in the process and it is most definitely a "new normal." I go in the grocery store now and I walk around and I don't know what to do. I don't know what to buy to eat. I see all the food and it's no longer appealing. It makes me nauseated most of the time. I definitely have thought did I do the right thing- could I have made a change in my relationship with food without doing this? I don't think I could've honestly. But was this too extreme? I don't know. I can't change what I've done, but did I do the right thing? I had to make a change and I have to stand behind my choice. I see other people eat and I'm jealous! You know what else- I watch food chowdown shows that I never watched it this much before. It's crazy! Don't know why I'm doing it. This is definitely a weird time for me. I'm figuring out what I can eat and some days it works and some days it comes back up. I know it's just right now (well I hope it's just right now) but it doesn't suck any less.

Wow, you're further out than me but sounds like your sleeve is giving you a much harder time than mine is, which makes me both happy and sad. Almost like I wish I was playing vomit Russian roulette because then maybe I'd have better success long term!

I think we all go through tough periods but I don't think any of us did anything but the right thing! This will give us a future that without it was just a pipe dream.

I love my sister to pieces but she has got a big mouth so I don't feel telling her would be good. She would be seriously itching to tell someone. I'm trying to think of something I can possibly tell her if she starts asking questions about my eating habits. Maybe I'll tell her it's a new diet fad I found online or something. The diet being 'the newborn stage' diet. Where you start from the beginning and work your way up.

I told my coworkers a tale that is 90% true. Told them I had surgery to remove a portion of my stomach. I didn't say it was for weight loss, I said it was because I had benign polyps forming that were creating scar tissue on one side of my stomach so they removed it. Hence the liquids to mushy to soft to solid food transition. It also explains way I'm eating such small portions. They didn't doubt it for a second because its only a little bit lie and mostly truth. Makes talking about it really easy lol

I only had one instance of gas pain, for about ten minutes in my left shoulder, two days after surgery. Again, has nothing to do with BMs or farting, the gas pain is in your body tissue and is completely separate from your GI tract.

One month out and I feel 90% back to my old self, except for getting hungry so much more often! Every two hours or so, I have to eat something. I also don't know about your postop diet from your surgeon but I have very few limits at this point. Still eating mostly meatballs but have tried other things with lots of success, does seen like much bothers my sleeve (except for too much of something lol).

Good luck on your surgery! Keep us posted.

When you get to Tijuana, and the Mariott, walk up to the hill to Walmart. They have a really beautiful koi pond and a Starbucks and lots of stores. Like an open mall. And maybe they will be having tequila samples at Walmart still and your companion can try out some true Mexican tequila in Mexico. If you want to get out try to make it to Avenida Revolución Street. Big tourist area with shops where your companion will get a tequila shot at EVERY store. Also the tortilla Soup is awesome and the Mariott and watch for Fredricko in the red coat at the front door. He speaks wonderful English and knows the answer to everything we asked! Alberto and Manuel are great hotel staff also. Have Fun!

I loved Fredricko! We couldn't make it out to get any souvenirs which my mother asked for. Asked him if there was somewhere across the street and he said no, sadly. So we went back to our room and finished packing (we left the next day). In the morning awaiting our ride in the lobby, Fredricko comes up to us and gives us a small baggy with different key chain souvenirs!! We tried to pay him for them but he refused and sent us on our way with a smile. I couldn't believe he went out of his way after he got off work to get a lovable tacky keychains for my mom, unbelievable. Above and beyond doesn't cover it.

Good luck ladies! Don't be scared or nervous, it's a big change but I doubt it's one you'll regret. Just remember what ever it was that was the "final" straw for you. Mine was a cranberry juice drinking video my sister took of me. I knew I had put on weight in the last year but my word! So many chins! Seeing myself that way when I didn't feel that big solidified everything for me. I was so determined that I felt neither fear or worry, just stubborn grit that no way was I going to go another year without changing my life. I hope to be goal by my 26th birthday.

Keep us posted with how everything goes! We look forward to seeing your beautiful smiling faces on the other side.

One month out from surgery (had on November 12th) I lost 15 pounds. Plus my 14 on preop diet, 29 pounds down since October 28th, that's not too bad I suppose but I do worry I'm failing! Fat brain again I suppose

MOUSE!!!

Weighing monthly is a BUNCH smarter than weighing daily!!!

And I have been in a stall (at 6 months) for over a month. My fat brain Skippy says I need a cookie. Skippy is wrong.

I love Skippy, I've read about Skippy's adventures in sabotage on other threads and it makes me laugh every time!

I think I'm so scared of failure that the curiosity of weighing daily isn't even there... I'm just plain scared...

I had surgery with Dr. Ortiz @ OCC July 11. lost 116pounds/ no problems. Definitely plan on going back for plastics in September.

That's amazing!! Congratulations on your success!

I'm only 4.5 weeks out and I'm already scared of this! Some days (or foods) I seem to be able to eat more and some days it seems like a lot less. I feel full quickly (maybe 3 oz or so) but I get hungry often, every two hours or so. Thanks for posting, maybe I can save myself some worry around the 6 month mark

I'm 4.5 weeks out and am just able to take long deep drinks of pretty much any liquid (water can still sometimes be a challenge). Had some chocolate milk yesterday and was surprised how many mouthfuls I could drink before I stopped due to not being thirsty anymore haha. I would say even this early out I'm able to drink the same way I would before surgery (though I don't think it's chugging, just able to drink a steady amount without stopping).

Sorry to interject, today was my one month surgiversary. Took my weight and measurements for the first time.

HW:259

SW:245

CW:230

Lost 14 pounds preop, and now 15 post op for a total of 29 pounds I'm down 1" in my neck, 2.5" in my waist and 4" in my hips. Didn't take leg or arm measurements unfortunately. Could be more but at least its something. And weighing monthly has prevented stress over stalls so far so that's a positive. Hurrah!

Hey guys- I'm getting confused with the pre-op diet stuff- liquid diet includes Protein drinks right? And that's what u r supposed to the 2 wks before surgery right? When r u supposed to do a clear

Liquid diet? That's only things like broth and Jello right?

Clear Liquids is the first three days after surgery, that's when you do broth, sf jello Water etc. yes, the preop is including the Protein Shakes.< /p>