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I ate chili when I was toward the middle of week 2 without Beans. I eat tomatoes every day now and I'm on week 5. No problems with them.

I had a band to sleeve revision all in one surgery on June 1st. I had the band in 2012 and the first 2 years were fine. Then I started throwing up everything I ate including even something like Protein shake. I kept going to get the fill adjusted and never could get into the green zone. So in April the doctor removed all the fill and then I had the surgery.
I haven't thrown up or slimed once. I can eat chicken again. I haven't found any lean Protein or non-starchy veggie I can't eat. I can eat fruit. The amounts are still small and I still get full quickly. But it stays down.
I don't miss having that port at all either. Mine would move and rub on a nerve and hurt like heck like I was being stabbed.
My sleeve surgery was really easy. No complications, no problems with the liquid stage and no problems so far with the real food solid stage. Very little pain in the hospital and didn't take any pain meds once I got home. The hardest part was the 2-3 weeks of sheer exhaustion. The first week I had to sit on a chair to dry my hair or put on makeup and after a shower I had to sit on the bed for about 5 minutes before I could get dressed.
I don't regret switching one bit at all. I feel normal with the sleeve. When we go out to dinner I don't have to get up to go to the bathroom because what I just ate is coming back up.

I chose the sleeve because I did not want the malabsorption issues with the bypass. I also didn't like the idea of messing around with my intestines.

One thing that I found helped was using my son's old toddler spoons and forks. He's 7 now but I still have the Thomas the Train set of spoons and forks and I use those. Little teeny tiny bites - I cut my food up to the same size I used to cut up for him when he was 2 or 3.
Chew everything to the consistency of applesauce before swallowing and one bite at a time.

I chose the sleeve because I did not want the malabsorption issues with the bypass. I also didn't like the idea of messing around with my intestines.

I only liked Syntrax. I liked the chocolate truffle best. But I also like the caribbean cooler, Crystal Sky, Peanut Butter Cookie, Twisted cherry and strawberry.
I have the grape but haven't tried it yet. I did not like the Cookies and cream but then I don't like Oreos either.

My surgeon told me he only removed 70% of my stomach instead of the typical 80%. He didn't want to wrap the stomach too tight because of the scar tissue at the spot where the esophagus goes into the stomach. He wanted that to line up better to avoid the chance of leaks.
I still have good restriction but no throwing up and pain when I eat. So far, everything stays down. I was never able to eat chicken with my band and now I can. I like the feeling of eating small portions without getting sick.
And I do not miss having that port at all!

My food scale
I also have to use to straws to drink or it's not happening.
My couch - I'm a full time teleworker from home and sitting in a regular chair at the desk doesn't work. The couch with my laptop is much more comfortable.
My Water bottle that I now take around everywhere.

My food scale
I also have to use to straws to drink or it's not happening.
My couch - I'm a full time teleworker from home and sitting in a regular chair at the desk doesn't work. The couch with my laptop is much more comfortable.
My Water bottle that I now take around everywhere.

My surgeon told me he only removed 70% of my stomach instead of the typical 80%. He didn't want to wrap the stomach too tight because of the scar tissue at the spot where the esophagus goes into the stomach. He wanted that to line up better to avoid the chance of leaks.
I still have good restriction but no throwing up and pain when I eat. So far, everything stays down. I was never able to eat chicken with my band and now I can. I like the feeling of eating small portions without getting sick.
And I do not miss having that port at all!

Now when you are at work, just think about all the nasty coworkers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and then touch that food. They're picking at those donuts with filthy hands and sneezing on that pizza before taking some. You know they have to touch every donut before they get the one they want.

Heck when I weighed 395 I used to eat an entire large pizza with extra cheese, a pound bag of potato chips, a pint of ice cream and most of a box of chocolates for dinner on a regular basis. We'd go to this Chinese restaurant and I'd eat 2 deep fried appetizers and then have a deep fried entree.
I could have easily eaten that meal and not thought twice about it.

Now when you are at work, just think about all the nasty coworkers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and then touch that food. They're picking at those donuts with filthy hands and sneezing on that pizza before taking some. You know they have to touch every donut before they get the one they want.

Now when you are at work, just think about all the nasty coworkers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and then touch that food. They're picking at those donuts with filthy hands and sneezing on that pizza before taking some. You know they have to touch every donut before they get the one they want.

Now when you are at work, just think about all the nasty coworkers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and then touch that food. They're picking at those donuts with filthy hands and sneezing on that pizza before taking some. You know they have to touch every donut before they get the one they want.

Now when you are at work, just think about all the nasty coworkers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and then touch that food. They're picking at those donuts with filthy hands and sneezing on that pizza before taking some. You know they have to touch every donut before they get the one they want.

Now when you are at work, just think about all the nasty coworkers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and then touch that food. They're picking at those donuts with filthy hands and sneezing on that pizza before taking some. You know they have to touch every donut before they get the one they want.

You might be surprised to find you don't like those things anymore or you don't like the way they make you feel.
I was totally craving ice cream. I had a bite and it was awful. It was totally sickeningly sweet and cloying. I tried it again a week later and it was the same way. The sugar free fudgesicles taste much better to me now.
We went to a birthday party Friday night and I had a bite of the cake. Same thing - it was sickeningly sweet and nasty.
And a nice medium rare ribeye or filet mignon or NY strip tastes so much better to me than pizza now - yum!

I'm on week five post surgery.
Breakfast has been a Qwest Protein bar because I can't stand the thought of another shake right now. They have 20 grams of Protein, 7 to 10 grams of NET carbs and are low sugar. Sometimes I make scrambled eggs. Sometimes I have slices of deli meat and cheese spread with light chive and onion cream cheese and rolled up and cut into pinwheel bites.
lunch is between 3 to 5 oz of protein - I alternate between steak, chicken, pork loin, lobster, shrimp or crab or salmon or some other fish. If I have room after eating the protein I eat a small salad or sliced zucchini that's been dipped in egg and Parmesan cheese and baked. I also sometimes eat green Beans.
dinner is a repeat of lunch with a different protein.
In the evening I usually have either a sugar free Popsicle or a sugar free Fudgesicle.

Now when you are at work, just think about all the nasty coworkers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and then touch that food. They're picking at those donuts with filthy hands and sneezing on that pizza before taking some. You know they have to touch every donut before they get the one they want.

You might be surprised to find you don't like those things anymore or you don't like the way they make you feel.
I was totally craving ice cream. I had a bite and it was awful. It was totally sickeningly sweet and cloying. I tried it again a week later and it was the same way. The sugar free fudgesicles taste much better to me now.
We went to a birthday party Friday night and I had a bite of the cake. Same thing - it was sickeningly sweet and nasty.
And a nice medium rare ribeye or filet mignon or NY strip tastes so much better to me than pizza now - yum!

My first follow up with my surgeon was 3 weeks after surgery. The next one is scheduled 6 weeks after that.
The NUT first appointment was the week after surgery with the follow up scheduled for about 8 weeks after that.

Now when you are at work, just think about all the nasty coworkers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and then touch that food. They're picking at those donuts with filthy hands and sneezing on that pizza before taking some. You know they have to touch every donut before they get the one they want.

Now when you are at work, just think about all the nasty coworkers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom and then touch that food. They're picking at those donuts with filthy hands and sneezing on that pizza before taking some. You know they have to touch every donut before they get the one they want.

I'm on week five post surgery.
Breakfast has been a Qwest Protein bar because I can't stand the thought of another shake right now. They have 20 grams of Protein, 7 to 10 grams of NET carbs and are low sugar. Sometimes I make scrambled eggs. Sometimes I have slices of deli meat and cheese spread with light chive and onion cream cheese and rolled up and cut into pinwheel bites.
lunch is between 3 to 5 oz of protein - I alternate between steak, chicken, pork loin, lobster, shrimp or crab or salmon or some other fish. If I have room after eating the protein I eat a small salad or sliced zucchini that's been dipped in egg and Parmesan cheese and baked. I also sometimes eat green Beans.
dinner is a repeat of lunch with a different protein.
In the evening I usually have either a sugar free Popsicle or a sugar free Fudgesicle.