Justinh125

Usually also creatine because that's a good indicator if your urine is diluted. Many of those "detox" pills have creatine.

Actually, all the Water they tell you to drink dilutes your urine. Those "cleanse" things just try to mask the fact that you drank all the water.

That's an awesome idea! I'll have to give it a try--I keep over-guessing how much is the correct amount and then I feel lousy (or worse-it comes back up.)

Like some, I was told to never chew gum again because they were worried it would get "stuck." That being said, I cheated and chewed gum anyways, being SUPER careful not to swallow it. Now that I'm allowed to eat "real" food, it doesn't seem to bother me at all and I just don't chew gum.

Chew a whole lot. Then just try small amounts and see how it goes. Some food agrees with me more than others. I actually found it harder to get pureed foods down vs. soft foods.

The broth they gave me after surgery was more salty than ramen. It went down fine. I've never had issues with excess sodium, so perhaps I'm not the right person to answer this question.

Also, I found it extremely helpful to walk as often/possible as my doctor allowed. The walking seemed to speed up the healing process.

Your new sleeve is going to be extremely swollen right after surgery. What you are feeling is probably the Fluid running into what is currently a very tiny hole, and it's probably not all fitting quite yet. As the swelling goes down, you have a little more room for food and fluid. Eating and drinking everything feels different to me. Big time different. Probably will never feel quite the same. Remember, the stomach itself doesn't have pain receptors, so you won't necessarily "feel" the swelling as you might if you had that type of operation on your hand or something.

I doubt your doc would spend the extra expense in testing unless he/she had reason to believe there was already something seriously wrong. Every test is expensive for them, so it adds up.

My most recent girlfriend purchased clothes from there, and I had no idea it was a "big girls" store. I never really realized that until someone else pointed it out to me....though I doubt my ex would ever want bariatric surgery, I never really thought of her as big, so I guess that's why I didn't realize what Lane Bryant was....

Another one for me: I won't miss being the first one to crack a "fat joke" about myself to clear the air. I always would do that to try and save myself from embarrassment. Be nice to not have moments like that anymore.

For me all sensation of hunger came from my brain, or at least I couldn't tell the difference between "real hunger" and "head hunger". It all felt the same. Feeling is similar now but only tiny amount of food needed to make me satisfied.

You are lucky. I wanted them to shoot me when I woke up from surgery! The gas pain was shocking so I'm glad you didn't have to feel that.

I remember a time where a girl I thought I was going to marry left me for a guy 100lbs lighter. I'm not going to miss that crap at all. She left me for a skinny little guy...maybe one day I'll be the skinny guy in the story.

Eggs was one of the first things I ate. tolerated well

It's all about pacing and learning what portion sizes are right...something I'm still learning. For example, what I used to make for breakfast: 4 scrambled eggs w/cheese 2 sausage links. What I cooked today: 2 scrambled eggs no cheese --And it turned out that it was WAAAY too much to eat, so of course I didn't eat anywhere near 2 full scrambled eggs! I took it slow, ate what I could, and that was that. Next time I know I can't do more than 1 egg probably.

Well, there would be no grounds for a lawsuit if the doctor harmed me in the ordinary course of the surgery. Unless you have a really messed up surgeon that is grossly negligent or something, or live in a jurisdiction with more "patient friendly" med-mal laws, the doc would practically have to chop you up with a chainsaw for you to have a claim. And furthermore, I totally fessed up and told him, and he said "3 slices of pizza 5 days ago isn't going to make a difference today." He also pointed out that I shouldn't ever, nor would I probably ever be able to eat 3 slices of pizza in one sitting ever again anyways. But see, I lost 7 lbs in the 3 weeks before surgery. He can't say "eat pizza" because then people would eat pizza every day and gain weight before surgery.

I think you misunderstand the word "scam." I don't think anything they say is a scam at all. It's all legitimate good advice. What I meant was that, doctors have to protect their patients for the "worst case scenario." Example: Let's say Stomach Medicine A will cause your stomach to explode post-surgery for 5% of the patients, but not cause any problems for 95%. The doctor would be out-right unethical to say anything other than, "if you take Stomach Medicine A, your stomach will explode." Now, for 95% of the people, it won't happen, but the doc needs to look out for the 5% that might have the problem. It wouldn't be a "scam" at all. It would be ethical. Would I choose to gamble that I could be one of those 5%? I guess it's up to me if I'm willing to gamble with my health. Would I have felt bad if they had to cut me open for surgery because the pizza made my liver too big? Probably, but I took a risk, and they were able to do it laproscopically anyways.

To be clear, I'm following my surgeon's advice NOW, post-surgery. I basically had a breakdown of sorts and ordered pizza before surgery. Also, (and maybe this is Justin the lawyer talking,) the surgeon's guidelines are there to protect them from liability as much as to help you get the best results. If I was advising a surgeon, I would tell them to error on the side of extreme caution when advising patients about anything. For example, my surgeon's "official" recommendation is that I wasn't allowed to drive for 2 weeks post-surgery, but the same surgeon told me in real life "off the record" that I could start driving again as soon as I quit taking narcotic pain meds.

I'm 3 weeks yesterday, and I spent all day either visiting my clients in jail, or representing them in court...on my feet a lot and I felt fine, and my clients got some favorable outcomes. I think 3 weeks you should be fine as long as you walk a lot and stay hydrated. Only thing anyone noticed is my boss asked if I "didn't like" my lunch because I only took a few bites and boxed it up. I explained (vaguely,) that I had to have surgery due to some health problems (which is true,) and that I now feel full very quickly.

Feel free to send me a message if you want. Not sure if I can answer, but I'll try to answer or point you in the direction of resources that can answer your question.

The pre-op diet is partially about trying to shrink your liver. When you are in a negative energy balance (calories in < calories out,) your liver will burn its fat for energy. This makes the laproscopic procedure easier. But I wasn't perfect on my pre-op. Don't tell anyone, but I totally snuck down a big greasy pizza like 3 days before, and it wasn't a big deal. The day before surgery, make sure you do exactly what they say, and the day of surgery, do exactly what they say. I don't think it's a huge deal otherwise.

It gets better. For me, I had to learn to quit eating after a very small amount of food--before I feel full. If I start to feel full, it's too late and I'll start to feel "more than full" soon after, so I have to estimate and just take a few bites. For me, this is tricky, because I got to be a big guy by eating a LOT more than "a few" bites per meal. So it's a huge change from eating like it's the end of the world vs. eating a tiny little bit of food each time I eat. On the other hand, when I stepped on the scale this morning and saw a number I haven't seen in years, the "rough moments" were totally worth it! I'm shrinking!!! You will too!!!

One thing I'll say is that even though I'm eating less than ever before, it really doesn't feel like a "diet" at all. When I'm hungry, I eat! But after a few bites, I'm full and enjoyed the food for what it was.

Just don't drink that "vitaminwater" beverage. Just sugar water and same as soda