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When I had a similar problem, my surgeon recommended Miralax, a stool softener and hitting my daily water goal every 24 hours. He told me to take my nausea meds if needed but to get my water in. I carried it with me everywhere and took a sip every 10 seconds. It took about 48 hours but it worked. Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

Here's what mine look like. I will be two weeks post-op tomorrow. Not bad at all. The surgeon put glue on mine rather than steri strips and it flaked off a few days ago. Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you jaejae79, I'll try that tonight. Hopefully it will do the trick.

Were you able to do the ricotta bake as part of your puree stage? I'm interested in trying it. Anything to get off the protein shakes. Blech! Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

It's crazy how different they are. Do you think any of them know for sure what they're doing? :-) I never had to do clear liquids following surgery. I was started right away with full liquuds and smooth purees. At 2 weeks post-op I get to do regular food diced small. They said the size of a chickpea or smaller. I thought I was confused about not having to do soft foods so I asked again yesterday. I've seen other people who have a 5 stage diet that progresses clear liquids >>full liquids>>purees>>soft foods>>small dice>>regular foods. It makes me nervous like maybe my surgeon is rushing the progression but I guess he knows what he's about and I'm so tired of liquids I'm not going to argue. Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

I've been having a problem with severe nausea following my vitamin. I'm 10 days post-op. I tried taking it at night but then couldn't sleep. This morning I was feeling great until I took the vitamin then had to run for my Phenergan. I don't know if the issue is trying to take too many pills too close together. Trying to swallow them too fast. Drinking too much water, etc. I have to take the multi vitamin, pepcid, metformin, and a hormone pill. Is that too many to take in succession? Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm able to get my fluid and protein goals with the phenegrine, it's just incredibly unpleasant. My surgeon put me on full fluids when I went home from the hospital originally and it seemed to be going ok but then the hot flashes started yesterday. I've been doing 2 pure protein drinks, around 80oz of water and 4-6 oz of soup spread throughout the day. I probably have 2oz of protein drink or soup every couple of hours then sip water in between. I can't stand the constant sweetness of all the protein drinks but haven't found anything else that has that much protein so I keep defaulting to them. My surgeon said I can have anything that can be pureed to a smooth paste or pourable liquid. I'm scared to try anything past broth, yogurt or protein shakes with all the nausea I'm having though. I think I'll try going back to just water, broth, and tea for a few days. Hopefully it'll help.

I had my surgery last Wednesday, 8/9, and thought I was doing great. No trouble hitting water/protein goals until yesterday when I started to feel really sick every time I drink anything. I get hot, start sweating like crazy and feel like I'm going to pass out. I had to start taking phenegrine again every 4-6 hours to keep anything down. I also have no energy and go back to work tomorrow. I don't know how I'm going to make it. I fall asleep if I sit still for more than a few minutes. Has anyone else had this problem with hot flashes & nausea? Is there anything that helps? I had a post-op follow up with surgeon's office today and they blew it off. I had lots of vomiting in recovery after the surgery so they said it's probably just inflammation and it would go away eventually.

My surgeon had me start on full liquids when I got home from the hospital yesterday. The list he gave me included grits, cream of wheat and mashed potatoes thinned. I keep picturing those tiny grit pieces getting stuck on my staple line. Is this a typical stage one diet or is it usually clear liquids only? I'm only 3 days post-op and am nervous about eating anything except broth, yogurt and water.

My doc said to shoot for 64oz a day but I wanted to know how much you were actually able to drink. Every little sip is like a hammer to the stomach..

I had my sleeve procedure yesterday. I would like to find out approximately how much you were able to drink at one time? I have only managed to get in 10 oz of water, 3 oz of broth and 3 sips of protein shake for the whole day. Is that normal? My tummy is grumbling a lot but I'm scared to take in too much and get sick.

Your surgery is tomorrow? Please keep me posted! I go Wednesday. I don't know if it goes against board protocol but I'd be glad to give you my email address if that's easier. I wish you the very best of luck. I sincerely appreciate all the encouragement and advice you've given me. I keep coming back to some of the things you've said and it makes me feel more comfortable with this decision.

I've been on it for 10 years and it hasn't helped with weight loss. It's delayed the onset of diabetes though so at least there's that. I wish I were a pro at weight loss. I've never lost more than 20-30lbs. I've always been very active and was never overweight until I got pregnant the first time. I've been gaining and losing the same weight since then. My A1C has been steadily going up even though I'm following the diabetic nutrition plan so my doctor asked if I had considered weight loss surgery. I'm still having trouble getting my brain around it. One minute I feel like it's the right thing to do and the next I second guess myself and think I'm crazy for even considering it. I wish I felt certain either way. I've already paid for my endoscopy Tuesday so I don't know if I can even cancel and get my money back at this point. Surgery is scheduled for Wednesday so I'm hoping for some great revelation by then

I guess not, my insurance approved me. I know 60lbs doesn't sound like a lot comparatively but I'm on the verge of Type II diabetes and my cholesterol is 2x what it should be so it's impacting my health significantly. I know people who need to lose twice as much who don't have health problems like I do so I think this is a good choice to make for my health.

I was diagnosed with type II diabetes in November. I've been hovering at a BMI of 33-36 for the past 9-10 years, since my first pregnancy. I haven't gained any weight in 3 years but haven't managed to lose more than 5lbs either. I'm 5'8", 215lbs right now and need to lose about 55lbs. I know it doesn't sound like much to some people but it's having a significant impact on my health. I am active but unfortunately all my exploits also make me very hungry. If we go ride for a few hours, I'm not hungry at all for a few hours but then I get ravenous and stay that way the rest of the day so I end up eating back everything I burned off. I do plan to take it easy until the doctor clears me to work out but I have a 10k trail run scheduled for November. It will be a fun camping weekend with friends so I'd really like to do it and can walk it if need be. My biggest concern is fluid out vs fluid in because my doctor really emphasized not letting myself get dehydrated. He wasn't able to offer me any advice on the type of longer workouts I'm concerned about so I thought I'd check here.