PittsburghRNYgirl9814

I had bypass 9/8/14 and am now having my gallbladder out on Friday. I wish they would have just taken it out when I had my bypass but that wasn't even an option.

Great thanks!

I am almost 6 weeks post op and now need my gallbladder removed. Having it done next Friday and wanted to get input on how the recovery is?

I have been on the soft diet phase for about a week now and am trying to get in more meat/fish and no matter what I do I cannot tolerate chicken, tuna, or turkey. My NUT suggested white fish but when I bake them (tilapia,cod) they are too dry. Any ideas on sauces or other ways to cook fish to make it easier to eat?

I personally like my ninja blender I got it on sale for less than $100

I too had thought of the sleeve but because I had GERD pre op I was told RNY was best

I have lost about 60 pounds total before and after surgery. I was really thinking the same why am I not going down sizes more? But like another poster said I think before my clothes "fit" aka I squeezed into them but I am now finally going down I was a 24 before and now finally can fit in a 20 comfortably. It really depends on where you lose the weight too.

Thank you all I received my genepro today and can tolerate it! Yay!!!

Thank you both very much for the suggestions. I did order a bag of genepro from Amazon so I hope it works out!

I am a little over 3 weeks post bypass and am having severe nausea to the point of looking at protein shakes and dry heaving. My dr is well aware of this issue and I had blood work drawn today- no results yet. My question is I cannot handle any taste of protein powder and I have read that genepro can be mixed into anything and is truly tasteless so I'm wondering if anyone has actually tried it and how "tasteless" it is. Thanks!

Maybe TMI but I did have bowel movements at 1 week granted they were liquid themselves. My surgeon is a fan of milk of mag if constipated so maybe check and see if that's ok for you

When starting my journey and I met with my surgeon she told me I would be off 6-8 weeks because my job is very physically demanding and I work very long shifts with minimal breaks. When they filled out my short term disability paperwork they wrote to be off 4 weeks and said that they never told me 6-8 weeks. Well I am supposed to go to my surgeon's nurse appt on Monday which will be 4 weeks post op and she said she will clear me for work then because, "no one ever takes more than 4 weeks." I am still having issues with severe nausea/energy/etc and cannot really imagine going back to work next week. My question is can they really say that I am ok to return to work when I legitimately feel like I can't? My job is more than supportive and I can take as long as I need off and cannot return as light duty or restricted.

I brought slippers, pajama bottoms, Chapstick, and a huge help was biotene dry mouth wash- my mouth was so dry for the first few days. I also brought my own soap shampoo etc but that isn't necessary

I've heard of the dreaded 3 week post op stall but I am 15 days post op and have been at the same weight for about the past 5 days. I lost 30 lbs preop and 20 post op so far. Is it normal to stall this early after surgery?

My paperwork says no carbonation for 4-6 weeks post op. Doesn't give a reason why to avoid though