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Hi, not trying to be rude, what type of talking is this, it is hard for me to detangle your words. Are you doing this from a phone, text talking?

HI, 3 weeks post op and 205, starting at 220 surgery day, 232 pre-op diet. Hopefully next week, I will excercise too.

I was getting sick to the stomach every time I drank protein drinks or any other drink (gatorade G2), besides water. Prior to surgery I could not consume a lot of fake sugar, the fake sugar is making me nauseated. Aspartame, slpenda, are not workin with me. I know that there are new healthy sugars out there, but does anyone know what is the best and in a protein drink? Even the protein drinks with low carb have some type of fake sugar. I will drink water until I can find something that is low carb without aspartame, splenda or anything similiar. Gotta find something quick, don't want to drink high carb drinks and protein drinks. Water is fine.

I have muscle milk light, I can tolerate it a little bit. Premeire Protein where did you buy it?

That is what I am thinking, I am on my pureed stage, and I can eat refried beans. Monday will be 3 weeks post op, I can start soft foods then, like lunch meats and flaky baked fish. The next week regular foods. Thanks so much for your response.

I was feeling great until I drunk a protein shake, now i am nauseated. I feel good when I get my protein from other things, like pudding, scrambled eggs, and soy milk. Can't wait until regular food stage. Makes you not want to drink any protein. I'll make it, but nausea is not my thing.

Its the fake sugar in the protein drinks. If its going to be low carb it will probably have aspartame or some other kind of synthetic sugar.

Today, I was 2 weeks post op, and I started pureed foods for one week. I can hardly eat anyting, full after two bites. I can have scrambled eggs on this level, and it took me all day to eat two eggs. Before preop diet 232, before surger 220, and 207 today. 8 more pounds until onderland. I am excited, about not being able to eat a lot at one sitting. I can eat every hour, but not a lot, and that is good. I see myself at goal already. Hitting the gym, if the doc says so, tommorrow. Also, had a lot of acid last week. Incisions healing, but was hurting. I willl ask for a acid reducer, which one is the best?

Thank you for your response. I tried Isopure and it was okay in the beginning, but now the acid irritates my stomach. I like your idea about the powdered fat free milk.

I can only start pureed this week, soft foods next week. I am eating baby food fruit, toddler pureed, scrambled eggs (it says I can have it on the pureed list), 1tsp of Peanut Butter mixed with my Protein shake. Peanut butter is on the list. Light applesauce, and cream Soups blended. Soy Fruit and protein milk, really good, don't drink much but it helps the acid calm down. Drinkng Water. The Protein Shake makes my tummy nauseated a little, so I will drink it much slower tomorrow. Hot and Sour Soup with an extra egg from Chinese restaurant, without the mushrooms, and I don't eat the meat and veggies in it, just the juice and eggs bits.

Congrats!

There is a thread on here titled "Tricare Advice" by Char, and it is very informational for retired and active duty. It helped me when I sought to revise, and I followed her instructions, and it was smooth saling from there. The thread is called Tricare Advice and it is about a year old. Just google "tricare gastric sleeve", for some reason I can't find through the search on here.

Yes, I had mine done on 2/27/12 at Moncreif Army Hospital at Fort Jackson. I was a lap-band revision, so I did not have to go through too many ropes. I had to see the NUT, had an upper GI and EGD, echocardiogram. I saw the surgeon on January 31, 2012, and was scheduled for surgery on 2/27/12. Very easy process for me, we are tricare retired, but I did not have to go through tricare at all. I called the surgery center and they took care of the everything. I will pay 34.05 out of pocket for the hospital stay. I am two weeks post op, and feel great, some acid. You will love your experience, they treat you real nice. For the lap band it was about three months before surgery. This was a civilian doc in Atalnta. I had to see a pscyh, Nut, Lung specialist, sleep study, and I had already worked out for months to lose. My PCM knew this and passed on the information. This was tricare approved, because we were still active duty in 2008. My doctor at Fort Jackson told me that since I had the lapband already, it would be a shorter wait time. If you are new to WLS, it will be probably about a 2-3 month wait. Tripler may have a longer wait time, because of more patients and not as manysurgeons. My mother-in-law and father-in-law live in Guam and my father-inl-aw has been to Tripler for surgery a couple of times. I don' think your wait time will be that long.

I buy from ebay too, and you are right, I worried at times, will it fit? I am an ebay seller too, and when I lost weight with the lapband, I kept some of my vintage clothes instead of selling them. However, i can't wait to buy vintage off of ebay too, without worrying.

I can't wait to be able to buy me a pencil skirt sut, a black one with a peplum jacket. A size 10 one.

Awesome, you look absolutely wondeerful. I like your style too, the short set and shoes, tight. What an encouragement, thanks for sharing.

Enjoyed our post.

Just got back from 2 week post op appointment, and the staples were taken out. The largest incision no longer stings/hurt, it was the staples. Also, she prescribed nexium for my acid. My weight today was 205. I will see the doc again in 4 weeks.

I had some prisolec at home, and it really did not work well for the acid. I will see what the doc says tomorrow at the 2 week post op visit. How is the prevacid working?

@sleeve of steel, I am two weeks post op, and I appreciate your post. I was thinking the same thing about my weight loss when I am able to eat solids in two weeks. I know it will take me probably a couple of weeks to adjust, but in the past I had to eat to lose.

Sleeve sister here too, same day. No, I have not felt bad about eat/drinking full liquids. I am bearly drinking or eating anything. You will be okay.

Yes, I agree, start later, pureed foods like baby food. I will eat baby fruit stuff next week. Then after that its soft foods.

I am a week post op and I had it all day yesterday, water helped a little, made through until today. Okay today, try just water, nothing acidic.

It will get better, I was sleeved on the 27th too and I can't eat soft foods until the fourth week. I wish I could, I start pureed foods on MOnday.

Thanking God for your good report.