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  1. shazwott13

    3 hr car ride day after surgery

    shazwott13 replied to Sophie2017's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    I had my surgery in Mexico on a Friday afternoon and was released Sunday morning. We had a 10 hour drive back to Denver and I was just fine. I moved the passenger seat all th way forward and reclined my back seat. It allowed me to sit comfortably in the back with my feet up. The ride was perfectly comfortable
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    Bariatric sleeve

    shazwott13 replied to Maya321's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    Go to vitamin shoppe and get a single packet of syntrax nectar. It mixes with water and is truly the best flavor out there. I had trouble with any protein powder mixed with milk, but this mixes with water and goes down very easily. It comes in fruit flavors or chocolate and vanilla.
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    I actually eat gerber stage 1 prunes. It taste super good and seems to work well
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    Coffee?

    shazwott13 posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    Just curious if anyone drinks coffee and if so, how soon you were able to start after surgery? I usually enjoy decaf but its always been hard on my tummy so I haven't even tried. Its not on this list of things my dr told me not to do, so I though I would ask others. School starts next week and I wanted to know if I can partake (I will be 3 weeks post op and on soft food by then)
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    By law, you don't have to tell them what type of surgery it is. Although you call it elective, it is still considered a medical necessity by most states and most insurance companies. If your insurance covers it, than it is not "elective". I agree that scheduling it to coincide with normal holidays would be helpful (if you get holidays off). I know many that only take a week off, so if your job is not super physical, you might not need the extra time (with the sleeve). Gastric bypass is more complicate and a slightly longer recovery (my mom had bypass)
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    Sleeping post op

    shazwott13 replied to Maryland135's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    If you have a recliner, you can sleep in that for a little while until you can sleep on your tummy again
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    Phase 2 Diet

    shazwott13 replied to chamilton0323's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    depends on what your surgeon's phase 2 is. If it is soft foods, they need to be cooked super soft, but if its whole liquids it needs to be pureed (according to my surgeon's packet)
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    First day of soft foods and I celebrated by going to outback with my sister and ordering the plain grilled tilapia.  I've never had a more delicious meal!!! It felt so good to feel normal again, even though I only ate about 1/4 of a thin fillet :).  It also felt good needing a large to go box and knowing that I had 3 more meals left!

    1. natasha0820

      natasha0820

      That's so awesome! How are you feeling?

  9. shazwott13
    I start soft foods phase on Friday and I'm confused. Since I got my surgery in MX I don't have a nutritionist to ask. I emailed my coordinator but her response made no sense and I think she just made it up. Here is what the instructions are: I asked her, whether I am supposed to wait 30 minutes between eating and drinking the shakes because it specifically says NOT to eat and drink at the same time. She said I can drink a protein shake while eating because it is a thicker consistency. This is simply not true, my shakes are super thin and the whole point is to not wash down the food. However, if I wait 30 minutes I will be eating and drinking all day long. If you had surgery here, what did your nutritionist tell you about soft foods phase?
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    Please help...soft foods phase

    shazwott13 replied to shazwott13's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    OMG...you a life saver!!!! Thank you so much for this
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    Please help...soft foods phase

    shazwott13 replied to shazwott13's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    thank you, that makes more sense to me than what this lady tried to tell me
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    Protein Question

    shazwott13 replied to NewCL's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    if you go to vitamin shoppe, they have syntrax nectar trial size packets in different fruit flavors so you can try them for a couple bucks and see which flavors you like
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    I am also 5'6" and although I haven't lost a ton, I have gone up and down all of my life and found that 20 lbs equal a change in size for me
  14. shazwott13

    I’m so worried that I am already failing at this.  My mom had gastric bypass 15 years ago and went from 330 to 240, but then never lost anymore.  She has gone between 240 and 280 every since.  Two nights ago I added baby cereal to my bedtime protein shake and I make about a cup of it.  I usually have no trouble drinking a cup of liquid.  It poured easily off a spoon but was thicker than my normal shake.  After I ate it I felt satiated and fell asleep.  At midnight, I woke up to let the dog out and made another cup of it.  I realized at that point that I was overly full (I wasn’t in pain or nauseous, just super full). ).  It made me feel like a loser because what I realized is that I should have only had 2 tablespoons of it because it counted as a pureed food instead of a shake.  I was just thinking that when my nephew was little the only way to get him to sleep through the night was to ass cereal to his bottle, so I was trying the same thing with me.  I’m such an idiot.   

    1. Nhope

      Nhope

      Please be kind to yourself! You're changing a lifetime of eating habits. It's like you're relearning how to eat, which means you have to find out what works and doesn't. And remember--bypass 15 years ago is different than bypass today. You get to forge your own path.

  15. shazwott13
    so the loose stools are super normal. I did not have gurgling on the left side, but my mom did because her surgeon leaves the severed stomach inside the abdomen (because it has no effect on the body and is extra tissue in case it is needed in the future). The gurgling she had was the remnants of her old stomach that was no longer attached. Do you know if this is what your surgeon did? The gurgling could also just be your intestines.
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    Hair dye after surgery ?

    shazwott13 replied to Pooka's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    in my pre-op classes they said that you will lose hair at around the 6 month mark (no matter what). They said its not enough that other people notice, but you will start noticing it in your brush and in your drain and they told us not to freak out. If you normally lose hair when you get it dyed, then it will cause more hair loss than you otherwise would. However, they said by the 1 year mark you will be back to normal. I have super thin hair naturally, but I will be dying my hair before school starts because I figure I will lose what I will lose and having gray hair makes me self conscious.
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    The only thing that has ever worked for me when I have cramps is Ibuprofen and now I can't have that. Tylenol never works. Does anyone have anything the have gotten from their doc or figured out something else that works?
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    omg...I can't believe that people not only think like that, but have the audacity to say it. Honestly your HR person could be sued. My sister is getting sleeved in September and wants her husband to keep it from his parents because her mother in law has said similar things in the past when she brought up that she was contemplating it. Being overweight I have been judged all my life. This is my biggest fear about what will happen if people find out I had the surgery. I'm a teacher and I did it over the summer.
  19. shazwott13

    10 days post op and I have lost 20 lbs.  I'm far enough along that I am no longer scared to death of blood clots or leaks and now feel like this was the best decision I made in my entire life!  I love the idea that I will forever be able to get full on a children's size meal. 

  20. shazwott13

    nsaid alternative for cramps?

    shazwott13 replied to shazwott13's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    I still have some meds from the hospital, but I'm kind of thinking about what the heck I'm gonna do long term cuz eventually it will run out and I'm never supposed to take nsaids again
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    1week post op and hungry

    shazwott13 replied to Jennifer143's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    I had the same issue and it definitely isn't head hunger. I feel like I'm constantly "eating" if you can call full liquids eating, lol. However, what I have found is that my go-to should be protein shake, because it will keep me not feeling hunger the longest (but is also a little harder to tolerate). It is especially distracting at night and interferes with my ability to sleep. This is what I have done... I make sure to drink at least a little protein shake right before bed. Something else that helps ease the hunger is a few ounces of tomato soup made with milk so if I don't fall asleep before my stomach starts growling again, I get up and make some soup. Warm things ease hunger much better than cold things. I'm guessing this will not be as much of an issue when we can eat solids again
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    I am starting my week 2 post sleeve. I am a teacher and will be going back to school week 3 and then we have a 3 day teacher retreat week 4. At the retreat, everyone has community meals and its somewhat frowned upon to skip activities because the point is for us to bond like a family. I will be eating most normal foods by then, and we have a menu ahead of time so I can plan ahead and have something else on spaghetti night. However, I am really self conscious right now because I am still learning to eat. My school director and team lead both know about the surgery and I work in an amazingly supportive environment. They know that I got this surgery so that I can continue to teach (I had begun using a wheelchair at work because my weight had damaged my knees so bad) My question is...should I let my director know I'm not okay eating with the community because its too soon, or should I try to eat with everyone else?
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    59753bde8442f_beforepic.jpg

    From the album: Before pics

    Me with my son on Mother's day 2 months before my surgery

    © all rights to these pics belong to me and may not be used without my written consent

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    Before pics

    shazwott13 added images to a gallery album in Before and After Gastric Sleeve Photos

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    From the album: Before pics

    Me doing a group team-building activity the last day of school

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