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211 And thanks for doing this!

Man, all this and I am the one on her period!

If the noodles were covered in sauce, they probably just slid right through your anamosis (especially since you waited 15 minutes)... and then the meatballs went into a (probably) empty pouch. This is why I eat for no more than 10 minutes, then stop. The stomach can empty oh so fast with some foods. Since you are going plant-based, let me recommend bean noodles for pasta. They are basically all protein and fiber. Shoot, even meat-based keto dieters can probably eat them! Be prepared to get full on a much smaller portion. Here is one for sale (I get mine at my grocery store). There is the nut. info on down the page. https://thrivemarket.com/explore-cuisine-organic-black-bean-pasta-spaghetti-shape?utm_source=google&utm_medium=pla&ccode=FIRST3&ccode_force=1&utm_medium=pla&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Shopping_Food_Beverages&utm_content=854183006003&utm_term=google-pla_na&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6uCJ4qvt1gIVAVqGCh3kbwMWEAQYASABEgIaK_D_BwE

Hola, Depende de las reglas de su póliza de seguro. ¡Buena suerte!

I'm sorry my long-winded post drove everyone off the deep end I thought I made a good argument.... * Thinks to self: "Maybe everyone is just exercising too much"...

Ok, I can see it now. Everyone jumps on the "exercise is da bomb" train.. "let's all get out and run a marathon this time next year". The people this board is catering to are almost all newbies. They are newly out of surgery, trying to recover.. they are 100+ pounds overweight (and most of us didn't get that way by walking 5 miles a day). Muscles can grow in weeks. Bone and ligament strength takes a year or more. Lots of people are busy, going to work, maintaining their homes, caring for their families. The surgery comes along and takes months of recuperation, and introduces a completely new lifestyle that they are expected to carry on forever. Do you think that the whole package may be asking just a bit too much? Patients' to do list after leaving the hospital: Care for your wounds, and watch for signs of infection for the next month. Relearn how to drink Relearn how to eat Watch and count every single thing that you are eating and drinking Learn how to shop Learn what complications you may or may not be experiencing to figure out if you should contact someone, or if it's normal. Learn how to poop more, or less. Learn how to feed the cats when you can't pick up more than 10lbs for the next month and a half. Learn how to sleep when the normal position hurts Learn that weight loss doesn't happen nearly as quickly and consistently as was imagined Learn to trust the process Learn that going for a walk leaves you more breathless postop than preop Learn that the vitamins that you have to take will actually make you sick and you have to find some that don't Learn that loose skin has to be contained, or rashes develop Learn what dehydration feels like, and how to prevent it Learn that you're now sensitive to dairy (or other common foods) ... Ok.. you get the point. For some people, all of the above comes naturally and there is no trouble. But, from the questions on this board, those people are few and far between. Adding intense, mandatory exercise on top of all of that might just cause some heads to explode. Dr. V is saying.. hey, let's get control of all these issues.. get calories up a bit and your heads on straight, figure out the early challenges.. and THEN introduce a more rigorous exercise routine. Don't bite off more than you can chew, and don't feel GUILTY about not wanting to bite off more than you can chew. If everyone says, hey, exercise is REQUIRED, NECESSARY, PEER REVIEWED, and you won't be successful without it.. that is putting ANOTHER burden on people that are in a delicate condition, and is possibly a contributing source of much of the emotional turmoil we see on this board. I never said people should sit on the couch for the first year. But I'm saying taking a little walk, or easy yoga, or a swim is going to be just fine.. and to save the harder stuff for later. People that are chomping at the bit and capable and desirous of more intensity.. well, they'll tell themselves that my advice is for all those couch potatoes and not THEM. So they'll ignore it and do what they want. That's fine. Nothing wrong with that. My goal is not to get everyone to hold him/herself back. My goal is to say, hey.. you don't have to kill yourselves. Bite off what you can handle right now, and take on more later when you're ready. And the reality is that people that bite off too much at once do tend to hurt themselves. Slow and progressive advancement can help prevent many of those types of injuries. (And allowing time for weight loss, will also help take some of the pressure off of delicate joints). I'm thrilled that early, intense exercise worked for you, Jess. You are an inspiration! It's just not for everyone.

It's a non-sweet type of bread that is kinda chewy, almost like a bagel, but shaped differently. They frequently turn them into breakfast sandwiches (McMuffin style).

Unfortunately, the nervous system is notorious for its inability to regenerate (that's why paralyzed people tend to stay that way). Weight loss and diabetes improvement will likely not completely cure existing neuropathy. However, it may prevent it from getting worse, and having less weight means less pressure on those damaged nerves, so they may feel a bit better. I notice you are a DS patient. That procedure packs the most "punch" of the bariatric options. If anything can help your diabetes, that one will. Having just done a bunch of research on vitamin requirements, I do feel inclined to mention that the vitamins are not optional. Some vitamin deficiencies can cause permanent neurological problems, the same way that diabetes can. But, there are worse things than popping a bunch of vitamins Congrats on making the decision to change your life! Good luck!

Woo hoo!

Only everyone. Can last a week or two. No biggie.

Exercise has its time and place. But, when taken to excess, is more harmful than good. Excess depends on the individual circumstance, and can be a surprisingly small amount. (For example, doing toe touches the day after surgery). Bariatric patients tend to get super excited about their journey to health, and like to overdo too soon. My personal thinking is the human body isn't designed to carry so much weight. I love rules of thumb. So, a fit person of normal weight can carry a 50 to 80 pound pack on a hike without hurting themselves too much. So, smaller women shouldn't start doing super intense exercise until they are about 50lbs from goal, and larger men ..80lbs. Now, what is super intense? Multi-mile runs, heavy weights, HIIT, and bootcamp type stuff. Walking, yoga, swimming, bike riding, light to moderate weight lifting... all these things can be done as they are comfortable and doctor approved.

Yep, keep on top of it. In the meantime get your nutrition through liquids. Clear liquids are thinnest, you probably have to water down your protein shakes. It's like being back in the clear and full liquid phases.. get at least 60g protein a day, 64oz fluid, powdered or chewable vitamins. If you can't meet these goals (at least 40oz fluid), and you can't get in with your doctor, go to the ER.. at least for fluids. If you can tolerate milk, add that to your day for a protein and calcium boost. When you have a stricture, the low carb portion of postop life doesn't matter as much as meeting your nutritional requirements.

"only able to sleep about 2-4hours at a time since surgery" Umm.. this is why you are so tired! Instead of trying to watch TV, go to bed! Even getting 2 hour naps spaced throughout the day may get you rested enough to be able to start sleeping through the night. Sleep meds may be needed for a while until your sleep schedule improves. Melatonin is a great suggestion to try without a prescription. Lay off of all the exercise until you get your 8 hours of sleep. Daily activities are enough for right now, because the exercise is increasing your adrenaline, keeping you awake. Weight loss happens when you sleep. Healing happens when you sleep. Not falling asleep while driving and killing yourself and family... happens when you sleep. Good L... NIGHT.

Ahh.. I see. First off, you are very petite. 1500 calories is appropriate for a 6'4 male bariatric patient (and most of THEM don't eat that much during weight loss). Your new nut sounds much more knowledgeable. Did she recommend a calorie count? 900-1000 is probably a good level for you. (If she recommended less, that is ok too.. time is of the essence at this point). You will need to stay away from grains for the entire weight loss period, and possibly forever. Starchy veggies (beans and potatoes) can take their place when appropriate. (Some people have problems with potatoes, but I suspect it isn't the potato that's the problem.. its the butter, sour cream, bacon, and cheese they load onto said potato.) When we tried gluten free, we were starving All. The. Time. This time we aren't hungry. I'm not because of the surgery, but my hubby isn't hungry, and he didn't have it. The only difference I can tell is beans. We now eat black, kidney, or pinto beans every day. (He eats 7oz, I eat 3.5oz, drained). We eat them with eggs (me 1, him 2) and salsa, no added fat other than what is in the eggs. We were pleasantly surprised to find that when eaten every day, gas isn't an issue.

Gallbladder problems can cause this type of debilitating nausea. That definitely sounds like the picture you are painting...

They describe it as the size of an egg, but it should be able to hold 3-4 ounces of soft meat by now. (Like a whole can of tuna if you don't add a bunch of stuff to it). Eat until you are satisfied, but not stuffed, and you don't have to worry about stretching your pouch. Your stomach will naturally hold more over time, so that's why you have to pay attention to what you are eating, not just how much.

Yours is a very interesting story. There are people for whom surgery fails, but I hadn't run into any on the board. I'd love a bit more info. Stats.. height, starting weight, current weight. During the first weeks postop, before you could eat all those calories and bread, did you lose weight? What were you consuming at that time? What happened on the preop diet? (What did your preop diet look like?) On a personal note: the last diet I tried before deciding to get surgery was a gluten free/sugar free one. I stayed on it for 6 weeks and lost 15lbs. I didn't count calories (but they were assuredly lower than normal). I appreciate your help!

I feel sheepish.... Mirrors confuse me (maybe because I hid from them so long.... ).

At 3 months you should be able to eat more than that (at least of soft foods). Has it always been this way, or have things gotten worse? Sleeves can develop tightening (strictures), twists, and kinks. It's fairly rare, but possible. Please contact your surgeon so you can be evaluated to see whether this (or something else) is a problem.

An easy way to broach the subject without saying a word is to wear a sleeveless top and not hide your arms. I assume your arms have enough looseness to coorelate with the rest of you. Anyone that sees that super dangly armskin (like mine), is gonna know something is up.

During the first 2 months postop, the days just dragggeeedddd.. by Thursday I started reading the page for the next week's diet that would start on Monday. I didn't jump ahead, but it all just seemed to take forever! But, time passed, and by time I had enjoyed the regular diet for a week or two, it already seemed like ancient history. Use this time to learn as much as you can about postop nutrition so you can go forward in health and skinny-ness. Vitamins are a special topic that is underappreciated until a deficiency shows up. Sleeves and bypasses both need 'em.

If you can tolerate milk, then drink lots of that. 8 or 10g/cup for regular 2%. More for Fairlife. Milk also counts as a fluid and has calcium and vitamins. It does have carbs, but that's a judgement call. I didn't worry about the carbs during the healing phase. (I stayed under 100g).

Where are you getting your protein? Did you find a shake you can tolerate? Egg protein, maybe?

Everything is fine! It IS surprising when all of a sudden you can eat more. I'm at 6 months and have noticed a big increase in how much I can eat, seemingly overnight.

Sounds like everything is going great! Stalls happen. There is no way to prevent it or stop it. Just go with the flow, stick to your plan, and eventually it'll break. In the meantime you don't have to keep weighing as often.