Doxie Mom of 3

I was 6 months out before I tried coffee again but then I had a very rough start post op. I always use fat free vs sugar free in my coffee but that is what I was drinking before surgery. I eat/ drink everything else sugar free because sweetness has intensified 100x's post op which really doesn't leave too much that is not carbonated but that is ok because water works for me. Good luck. Just try a little at a time and see how your pouch tolerates it.

It is interesting how Dr.'s have different views. My Dr.'s rule is 30/60 which is hard like you say because it is not like we can chug-a-lug water. Hahaha.

I went to the dr last week for severe dry heaving & nausea and explained that it is hard to eat because I do not get hungry. Does anyone else have this issue? She sent me right over for an upperGI and will have an endoscopy soon. The upperGI showed everything ok but omg I can't eat and have no energy. Any recommendations greatly appreciated.

I am 4.5 mo out and recently nausea is kicking my butt even with nausea meds. Even Water makes me sick. Today made an appt to see my dr to see what is up. Hopefully she can shed some light. Keeping fingers crossed.

I too have this problem along with excessive dry heaving at times. Ughhh... I can hardly eat anything and hate to try new try new things because of these two issues. I am 4 months out and eat very little at all. I have an appt with my Dr. in a couple weeks so hopefully they will recommend something. Good luck to you. I hope this improves for you.

My doctor advised me skin removal surgery is very common after wls. Working out will help but it is possible for it to be an option for you when you get to goal. My BFF lost 130 lbs and still needed a tummy tuck. It is all a personal choice. For me the focus is getting to goal and then I will worry about excess skin. Good luck to you!

Thank you everyone for responding. I will be downloading that one today. Have a great day!

Good Morning! I have downloaded several food tracking apps but haven't found one that fits my needs quite yet. What I am looking for is one similar to the weight watcher one that has an extensive food database & caloric/protein calculations etc. Just curious as to what you are using. Thanks in advance for your recommendations Have a great day!

One other thing I recently learned is your Dr can provide you with a card that confirms your surgery and you present it to the waiter and they will often really adjust your size meal and price. Wls is so common now that a lot of restaurants want to cater to us. Some restaurants won't let you order from the kids menu unless you are a kid but with this card they may now. We have a lot of friends that like to go to buffets and I told the cashier I had wls and she charged me the kids rate. That was really nice since all I ate was a very small amount of mashed taters and small amount of cottage cheese. That way we felt like we could still go with our friends and save $$ too. Good luck!

I know this post is a few months old but wanted to add lemon helps with nausea. I drink ice tea with lemon when I go out to dinner because I do not eat much when I do and it helps with that kind of food where I am not sure 100% how it is prepared. Good luck!

I too have a med pill container for morning, noon, mid-day, and evening. I have to take lots of pills as I am sure a lot of the gastric bypass ptients do as well. On Sundays I fill it for the week. I work from homwe so leave it at my desk and take them throughout the day. I have room for improvement inactually taking them that is for sure but I am getting there. I need to do a food app too so I can show my Dr. what I am eating. Good luck to ya!

I had medial gastric bypass and did not have a drain. But I do remember my drain from my gall bladder surgery and it was a pain to deal with and painful period.

I concur with the above posters. When I eat I use a small bread plate or my small child sized Mickey Mouse bowl or ramikin for soups etc. small bites and put your utensil down in between bites. Small utensils I have not tried but my Dr. Did mention it now that I read the above post, I had forgotten about that. Love this board

I am 4 months out and have tried hamburger, turkey meat, pork, halibut, tilapia, shrimp, and chicken. At this point the only thing I can tolerate is on occasion chicken and have no problems with fish & shrimp so I try to stay with that. My friend who had the sleeve eats turkey Jerky almost daily to get in her Protein. With jerky though you need to watch the sodium. Good luck to ya!