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I think you'll find it's harder than you think at first to even finish 2 tablespoons. I'm nearly 5 weeks out and only barely able to eat an entire deli slice of turkey (thin sliced).

I have a 20-month-old son with autism and it's been the hardest part of having the surgery. Not being able to pick him up during a meltdown means they actually last for hours and hours if my wife is at work. His therapist thinks we're going to be alright and not have any long term affects from it, but I've got to say, coming from a strong attachment-parenting philosophy, it's torture. All said, I'd have the surgery again in a heartbeat. We've gotten help from a neighbor who's been an enormous boon

I still burp FAR more than I'd like, but it's slowly getting better each day. I'm doing much much better than I was at day 4, day 4 was belch-city. It gets better, now at 3.5 wks out, I'd say it's manageable if unpleasant and really, I'm only just barely out.

Anyone close and interested in buddy-ing through this?

Had terrible GERD since I was 5. Had the sleeve and hernia repair, GERD is gone so far (only 2 weeks out though)

New favorite, in a little water blenderize 1/4 c of cherries, then add to premier vanilla stirring only with a spoon. AMAZING and keeps the froth to a minimum

So far so good (mostly) Day 0: YAY! I FINALLY GOT SLEEVED! Too bad my IV blew out, but if this is my biggest complication, I can't complain Day 1: I managed to get in 52 g of Protein and 67 oz of Fluid but... Day 2: Nausea unlike anything I've ever experienced. It took emend, zophran, scop-patch AND phenergan just to let me breathe properly Day 3: Felt much better, met protein and fluids goals. Stopped the hydromorphone Day 4: Took 1/2 mile walk and felt pretty good. Day 5: Took a 1.7 mile walk and felt even better, but gassy as all getout Day 6: See day 5 Day 7: Went in for a 5-hour job interview/shadow. The interviewer had to leave 5 minutes in as an emergency came up(the joys of working in schools) but I learned a great deal about the position and enjoyed myself Day 8: First post-op appointment - this is the part where it didn't go so well. Turns out that, as my doctor put it: "You're WAY overdoing it. None of our patients even tries to walk as much as you have or do a 5-hour anything at this point. I get that you're freakishly healthy for your weight and that it felt good, but no. Don't. Stop. No more than 1/8 mile at a time for the next 4 weeks. But great job on your fluid and protein." I'm SO disappointed. I live in the woods on a lake so I can enjoy the world I live in. I live for my time around the lake and to give it up, even for this short time, is harder (for now) than giving up all the foods-centered time I'm glad to be rid of. But I know he's right and that I need to focus on healing and letting my body not run a GARGANTUAN calorie deficit, only a large one. On the bright side, I managed to eat 1/4 c of applesauce, 1/4 cup of FF homemade 'refried' Beans with Protein powder added, and am going to try 1/4 c of blended chicken salad shortly. So far no problems. YUM! I will say though, the applesauce felt weirdly huge in my mouth after fluids all week. Oh, and my weight loss so far is totally excellent! I can absolutely tell a difference between my 3-weeks prior photo and my 1-week post photo. Like, huge.

Thanks to both of you! @@MoosieGirl, that's where I got into trouble. I was just strolling - preop I was doing 3-4 laps/day at a pretty decent clip, so I figured one meandering lap was perfect Oh, and the pureed chicken was a disaster, 1 tsp in and I was belching a storm and had terrible stomach pain. Since then, cottage cheese has been a huge success

So I've had a hiatal hernia since I can remember, I think it was officially diagnosed when I was 5 and for the rest of my life I've been on omeperazole to keep the reflux in check. When I had my sleeve done on Thursday, my Dr. repaired the hernia as well. However, I've read about a lot of folks on the forum who still had signiifcant GERD post-repair. So far though, with no omeperazole since Wednesday I haven't had even a touch of reflux. Does this mean I'm one of the lucky few for whom the repair was entirely successful? Or have some of you out there had the same experience only to have the reflux return once you were off of the liquid diet?

Congrats Katie, keep up the good work! And I hear you regarding some of the challenges getting shakes down, but you're doing this for all the right reasons.

I'm on day 6 post-op and am still a fountain of gas. I belch uncontrollably every few minutes and when I go to have a BM it's practically a wind-storm beneath me. I'm not in any real pain, but being so full of gas is nauseating and very uncomfortable. I've been walk walk walking (1.7 mi yesterday, aiming for 2 of those today) and getting all of my fluids/proteins in, but still I cannot stop spouting gas. Does this ever go away?

Thank you thank you thank you!

I sleeved with you on the same day at noon. PM me with any questions and I'll do what I can to help. On a side note, as much as I love my sleeve, changing day-of on you like that might well count as malpractice by your Doc. 100% skeevy.

The unjury chicken broth is fantastic. And to spice up without oversweetening my premier shakes I've used a variety of extracts (lemon chocolate and chocolate mint are the best).