blackbetty

Hello. I have pain 2 years out and it may just mask the problem but Phenergan has been a huge help because I just stopped vomiting after 2 years. It allows me to get food down and stay down but since my sleeve is to small it takes all day to get in proteins and fluids. It doesnt have any side effects to me and I cannot hardly tolerate most medication. Hope you are better real soon so you can start enjoying your new journey

Hi. I'm 2 years post and my typical day is decaf coffee in the morning and all of my snack protein bars are single digits in carbs and sugars. as well as my yogurt fat free and single digits also in carbs and sugars. I add splenda and sugar free syrups to it and it does not leave an after taste. I also may have fat free cottage cheese with sugar free jelly added to it. All of these are only a half a cup. I was the smallest patient my doc had done but I have secondary asthma related cushings syndrome and this was the best approach to keep me from getting so big that I would die. I have never been a, able other than the snack bars really move on to real foods, so I'm constantly munching on a little something and drink tea with splenda. I've just started being able to drink water again. Anything I had before surgery I couldnt hold down after. I do the fruity protein shakes made with water. They are my main food source with the other stuff I mentioned. I will also be working out again starting Monday. I had a mini stroke, and it caused problems with the Parkinson's I found out I had. So as of now I'm still seeing my surgeon every few months because it will not be a success until I can eat real food but when I do it feels like glass cutting my insides out and another man came in saying the same thing. I do nothing and lose 2 pounds a day. I was also my surgeons first patient to go right before surgery diabetic to hypoglycemia. In February of this year I finally stopped vomiting and have regained several pounds back but that was due to steroids for pneumonia. So please do not get discouraged if you stall because it will get better, because of the vomiting I met my goal in 4 months and bypassed it by 22 pounds. I get my cooler packed each morning and it goes with me everywhere. I can tolerate sometimes low sodium ham with a slice of fat free cheese rolled up. I started at 210 and got to 145 in 4 months and 123 a month later. I maintained that until the steroids which took me back to 138, but I did the same thing as a 5 day pouch reset that does exactly that. It resets your mind and body against the carbs and you can do this anytime. I hope tis may help in some way. This is now our lifestyle and this site is the best site I have found. So do not worry, we are here to help, support, and encourage you on your new journey.