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While you are waiting for your sleeve to stretch out a bit, try yogurt or cottage cheese, eat 5 times a day, more liquid proteins and veggies (V8), etc. It is really important to get your calories up to a sustainable level.

Hope they can help figure it out. Are you getting some fat in your diet? A bit could help lubricate things... coconut oil is usually good.

It won't be a problem. Ask the nurse when you are changing into the gown what they want you to do. I doubt a tampon will be a good idea because you may not feel like dealing with it after. Even if you aren't having a period, many times one will start due to the trauma. Definitely not a silly question!

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Ha! Go ahead and take some miralax each day. Even though you are on liquids, you still want to go 2-3 times a week. Your body produces waste even when not eating. (Old dead cells and the like).

Oh, and they won't notice your diet. If they offer you a bite of something, just tell them it looks really good, but your tummy is upset. Or you could say the doctor has you on a special diet. Either way would work.

Now, my youngest is 11, so it has been a few years, but honestly I think I would just keep it to what they will experience. "Mommy has to go on a little trip for a few days. You will be taken care of by... I'll be back before you know it, and if you are good, I'll bring a present!" Don't mention what is happening while you are gone, and when you do get back, just say you strained your belly and are sick, so that's why you are sore and resting. There will be time enough later to be honest. At the moment they are really too young.

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Sounds like something is going on. Maybe low blood sugar, if you on any medications, they may need to be adjusted. Hopefully you aren't getting sick. Call your doc, and hopefully he/she has some answers..

My preop diet had me feeling that way for the first few days. Drink, pee, drink. Guess I got used to it after a bit because that got better.

Yep! It's good to think of this surgery like having a baby. Women typically don't go back to work for 6 weeks after delivery. Some bounce back to normal in a couple weeks, others take a couple months. Everyone is different. Hope you feel better soon!

3 weeks is still early. Stick to liquids for another 5 days, then try purees. Are you getting your liquids and protein in?

It is important to take the prescription acid reducers (or whatever the doc suggests). Once your stomach is healed, you can play around with natural remedies. Ulcers are serious.

It seems to be most common for the first week. If it continues beyond that, you can ask your doc. (even a couple weeks might be ok. The body often responds to trauma with an increase in temperature to ward off any buggies. It doesn't mean that infection has started. If infection does start, that's what those higher temperatures are about). Temperature is just one piece of the puzzle, always monitor how you feel as well. After day 4, you should feel a little better each day. If you suddenly feel worse, that is cause for a call to the doctor. I'm sure you'll be perfect! No worries!

That aspirator is sooooo important. My MIL's hospital didn't stress its importance, and her sticky lungs turned into partially collapsed lungs. If you don't have one, take deep breaths making your belly expand outward, frequently. (About 5 breaths every 15 minutes). The fever won't be an issue unless it gets high. Tell your doc if it gets over 101, but if it gets to 102, call your doctor AND go ahead to the hospital or wherever they recommend.

Interesting! Thanks!

My MIL (71years old) had a pan. surgery a couple years ago. She hadn't lost weight, (she was 280lbs) so the flap they removed was 30lbs. She had complications. -Partial collapse of both lungs -Blood clot in a lung -Sepsis (Staph infection) She had to spend several weeks in the hospital, and was pretty much out of commission for about 2 months. Now she WAS much older than you, and everyone is different. But it is really a big surgery, made bigger still by not being at goal weight. She lost her belly button, and talk about apple shape! She looks like Mike on Monsters Inc. But, she can now wear a swimsuit without her belly dangling out of the bottom, no more sores, and she has a lap. Ultimately it was worth it because she is still here and healthy now. This is a big decision, but it is you that has to live in your skin

I am 17 days from surgery (18 incl. today). I went through all the horror stories early, but am concentrating on the successes at this point. Everyone is so different in the immediate post op period, so I hope I feel well soon, but if it takes a month, I am prepared for that too. Incisional pain seems to be an issue for up to 2 weeks. I plan on not stepping on a scale for at least a month. We'll see if I can stick to that. For the last month I have been sticking to a modified all liquid diet. It took a little while to get used to, but it isn't so bad now. My actual preop diet starts Monday. I am kind of relieved to have a strict meal plan post surgery. I won't have to think about what to eat so I can concentrate on healing. Once I am healed, I want to concentrate more on what is happening in the gym than the kitchen. My biggest issue with food has been needing to eat a lot to feel full. It seems like it will be nice to learn some table manners and eat like someone other than a starving military man

How are you supposed to know what to eat and when? Sheesh. There are lots of bariatric centers that publish their post op meal plans. Johns Hopkins has one, and I've seen several others. I would link it, but don't know how on my phone. If you need more pointers, be sure to ask! Good thing you found this board...

Baby food is disgusting. Better to take a day and make your own and put it in the freezer. If you like the idea of the little jars, you could buy it and dump the contents. Ice cube trays give a tidy way of portioning out food (freeze in the tray, then bag the cubes).

God loves you any way that you are. He loves you with every bite you eat, and every bite you don't eat. There is nothing you have done or could do that would change that. That is what is so special about Him. Unlike mere mortals that can waiver in their relationships, God is eternal, as is his love for His children. Just as He loves you, He wants you to love yourself. Love every fat roll and stretch mark. Love every mole and dimple. Accept yourself as you are in this very moment, and any change that you make in the future. And accept how you have been. God gave you the tool of food to help you get through the rough Patches, but now that you are considering surgery, He is giving you a new tool. God wants you to be happy, but it is up to you which tool you pick up that will make you feel that way. Sometimes what makes us happy one day, week, month, or year won't continue to do so forever. We all keep growing and changing. Life is a journey, and the rough patches are just as much a part of that journey as the easy ones. Just as every journey can take a new direction at each crossroad, so to can you in your life. God has given you the freedom to make your choice. But He is there, watching every path, so no matter which you choose, there is no path that leads away from Him. [Hugs]

DS patients do require protein above the level of sleevers, so there is definitely some malabsorption going on for the typical patient. It's impossible to say where along your intestines your malabsorption is taking place, but it seems logical that by bypassing any of your intestines, you might be bypassing some of the healthier parts, thereby worsening your condition. However, the actual biology may defy logic, (as your postulation suggests) so your doctor would know the answer better than I.

Also called an Omega loop, it is made by attaching the small intestine to the stomach pouch without the second attachment (intestine to intestine) further down. There are good youtube videos that show the process. It is called a mini bypass since there is one attachment instead of two.

Like toot says, sounds like a classic gallbladder attack. You need an ultrasound to confirm, and they will want to do surgery to remove it. If you don't have one, then I'm at a loss..

They are cute, but not sure I like the writing on them. Thanks for the B.B.B. pointer, been looking for them!