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I am approaching my 4 weeks post op...I am down 51# slowly but surely. My problem I'm having is my blood pressure and my sugars are starting to creep up...I talked to my pcp about it and he want me back on the meds..I've been taking low doses of insulin and the bp meds but the bp meds make me super dizzy...I cut it in half and still dizzy...I'm barely eating so I don't understand why my sugars would be creeping up...anyone able to shed some light?

So I am 3 weeks post op 8/9/17 and lately have been dealing with constipation in a way...I go but it seems like I'm not done...(sorry tmi) so I've been doing milk of magnesia, smooth move tea, and just started miralax...anything I eat or drink legit hurts my stomach...it feels like I have a little person inside punching my stomach...I called the surgeon but he doesn't seem concerned just wants me to take miralax everyday or twice a day...says I might be dehydrated...I try to drink as much water as I can...then sometime I get a sharp pain in my lower right side not often but when it comes I have to breathe it out...I'm in the puréed stage but I don't want to eat/drink anything anymore cuz of the stomach pain...any suggestions? Saw my pcp yesterday and my blood pressure is high 180/100....unfortunately I'm in a bind because my Medicaid ended yesterday due to being $50 over in income...so going to the dr or er isn't an option unless it's super serious

my pcp put me back on my meds but then they were making me so dizzy i almost passed out. i cut them in half but still dizzy.

Maybe that's why Its high I haven't eaten much at all these last 4 days...my stomach has been hurting and I haven't had much of an appetite...when I was on my liquid diet and the first couple weeks after surgery it was pretty normal...but I've been kinda constipated sorta and have had pains in my stomach so I went back to liquids like water and maybe a protein shake/water

I've been on them a very long time...I was diagnosed in 2003. Was able to go off for a few years but then had to go back on so lately about 7 years

My dr told me he would not operate if it wasn't under 8.0....I worked hard for 3 months and got it down from 9.0 to 6.2....

Lets go for 345

I understand why i don't seem to get responses when I post...i really want to give up on this forum but unfortunately I am still able to get useful info just lurking...it's nice to see OTHERS get support they need..feeling let down and emotional [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]

Apply it can't hurt one is Bariatric advantage you can get 90 days supply free. The other one is celebrate again 90 day supply but for a year. Just my 2 cents...

9/1 CW 359 GW 250

8/25 CW 362 GW 250

Use fairlife skim it has 13g protein

Oatmeal cream of wheat grits

I made my daughter homemade turkey chili and pureed it. it was actually quite good. lol

my dr told me straightforward on my discharge day. dont go home and eat solid foods like a burger. he said "you will die" not get sick but you will die. I heeded that warning and am following his rules to the letter. which i think that was his point to FOLLOW HIS PROGRAM

Hi I was sleeved 8/9/17 at st Josephs hospital in Chicago by dr lutfi...I'm in elmwood park...suburb borders Chicago...looking for sleeve buddies

My daughter is having gastric bypass right now as we speak by dr guske

I WAS CONFUSED LOL

you are gonna do great!!!! prayers for you

Sometimes they don't I lost 34# and didn't cheat.. my calorie intake was 500-600 daily and my dr said my liver was huge...it is what it is...some don't shrink and some do...some people are born with large organs...he still was able to do the surgery...his concern was all the scarred tissue from a failed lap band I had removed back in 2010. I lost 85# but I was over restricted so much everything I ate mostly soups. I threw up...it got to the point I couldn't even swallow my saliva.... Point is follow the instructions of ur dr office to the letter..only have 800 or less calories watch sugar/carbs

I feel the same way...I had my surgery on the 9th

Im not sure if the sleeve is not working for me. I did well on my pre op diet. I lost 34# and then 10# after surgery 8/9/17 when I was weighed 1 week post op. I have since stalled and the scale hasnt budged. I work out at the gym 3-4 times a week and for my meals i eat 4oz at a time. example breakfast is 2oz greek yogurt light n fit, 2oz low fat cottage cheese. then mid day a premier protein shake for a snack. then later 2oz scrambled egg and 2oz ricotta bake. later a protein water till i get home from work and dinner is usually a a soup or a protein shake. any suggestions how to shake it up some?

yeah I think I ate it too fast also. I probably wouldnt have eaten that much if I would have gone slow

omg I thought I was alone in this one. I can eat 4oz of pureed no problem and the same with cream soups strained. i was able to have an entire can of Campbells with one can of fairlife skim milk to thin it out. i was quite full and probably wouldnt do it again. yesterday I was able to eat a single serve oikos yogurt. it was the first time i actually felt a normal comfortable full. But today I had 2.6 oz of a tuna packet and 2oz of hummus went down well tasted good but 10 min later it was at my throat. i was very uncomfortable. took longer to get relief than it it took to eat it. Im so confused