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Soups might help, or at least keep you hydrated

That’s a good range for this stage. I’m 7 weeks out and was about the same then. I’m eating a bit less now due to being busy, but was over 1,000 a couple of weeks and still lost weight.

Love the idea of entering a contest. I thought of going to weight watchers where I failed miserably and joining for fun... would like to see the look on the snarky skinny old lady who did weigh ins and always had a comment....

You guys know how to eat. My dinner was not photo worthy. I had 2 chicken sausages. Not fancy, but filling and only 160 calories, but 26g of protein. Every night is around 4 oz of lean protein.

Thanks! Updated it in my smart tube. Looks like there is low risk in a blind NG insertion for a sleeve, but a bigger one for RNY

I was thinking about it, but can’t think of why after its healed a sleeve would matter in an emergency (I don’t have any other allergies or conditions to list).

Soft meats or cheese are best for me. Ground turkey with taco seasoning, some refried beans and a dab of sour cream is really good. I’m also eating a lot of chicken sausage (low calorie, high protein, interesting flavors). No carbs for me, no sweets, tiny portions (3oz) and a LOT of chewing.

That’s a really large weight loss in a short time. You must be thrilled! Any idea how many calories a day you are getting? Do you track protein at all? One risk with not eating the right stuff is you miss the protein goals and lose a lot of muscle - of course you can rebuild that later if you want.

Have been thinking the same thing..... I’m glad my program prepare me so well. They required an info session, where each possible surgery was explained in detail including complication rates, post op diet and long term changes. A nutrition class was required, as were 2 nutritionist meetings where the stages of the diet were discussed, things like chewing, telling if you’re full, vitamins and food tracking was covered. They required you to track the food and wanted things like carbonation and coffee stopped pre surgery. Post surgery they follow up with a meeting for each diet stage, an in hospital consult and then regularly for years. The hospital had everyone on the same floor so nurses were experts in the diet and they had very specific requirements for “meals”, walking and getting discharged. Everything is tracked in a big binder we need to bring everywhere and the surgeon, assistance and the nutritionist constantly refer to it and use the same systems so they are in sync. I think it’s about the most well coordinated medical program I’ve seen actually. They also do their own reporting and internal statistics and constantly check you against those to make sure you’re within spec for everything from weight to vitamin levels. I suspect some programs are very different, so it pays to show arround and get a top tier center.

Loose would be a nice change. Pre surgery never had any issues. Post surgery I have a no fiber diet for now, so miralax is my friend and required daily. Intake is minimal and so is output.. not sure how that will play with IBS.

If the dr said go to the ER you should. Not being able to take a full breath could be a sign of a blood clot. With that said I had something similar. I had a lot of pain breathing in right after surgery on my left lower chest. The pain went away, but taking a full breath was hard for a couple days. Due to another complication I landed back in the ER and they did a full work up. They found a small pleural effusion on the lower left lung, which I’m guessing caused the initial pain and breathing issue. They said it was common after surgery and they didn’t need to treat it (it also wasn’t related to the complication I had). You may have something similar, but should get it checked out!

Are you allowed purees or just liquid ? If you can have purees a pureed soup is fairly satisfying at that stage. If its just liquids some of the protein shakes have additives that are suppossed to help hunger. I used premier shakes and while they don’t satisfy the mental part of eating they do make you full and take away the physical hunger.

If he got a flu test you may be able to get a prescription for tamiflu now, which could help you avoid it totally or lessen it. The risk is it can make you nauseous (I’d rather have the flu myself!). See what your DR suggests. You will probably be fine, but I’m sure it won’t be pleasant. The biggest risk is dehydration.

You probably picked up a lot of water weight, especially if you were dehydrated going in. They pump you full of tons of fluid during the surgery, which due to the trama gets stored in your body in different areas. It’ll take a week or more for it to come out, but then you’ll see a big difference. Hang in there it gets easier.

I couldn’t lay on my back for the first 10 days or so. It was just uncomfortable, not sure about a wrong feeling, but definitely didn’t like it. Sitting up was hard too because of the incisions. I had a lot of trouble with recliners as well because it compressed my abdomen, which hurt. Ultimately I had to setup myself in bed similar to a hospital bed. You’ll likely be fine to lay flat in a few days.

Low electrolytes can also cause a lot of this, my dr had me double my intake of electrolytes due to some nausea and dizziness and it seems to have helped.

Many of the patient care techs at hospitals are nursing students and would likely jump at the chance to do a simple job like this. We actually hired one to help out with kids after my surgery. The challenge is I'm not sure how you would meet one to ask if your not in the hospital...

Great job hanging in there and getting through it!

Second the soups. Lentil soup is great puréed. Chicken salad is ok, tuna salad is terrible. Yogurt was a goto for me

Awesome! The stall is history!

I've had the same with this surgery as well as with another large scar. It can be quite painful if you really stretch it, but it's just scar tissue. I talked to my surgeon about it at my last checkup as well

You can also water down protein shakes and just sip that all day. Just make sure your plan isn't only 'clear liquids'. I would start some miralax asap as well otherwise you'll be very unhappy with the first BM. Smooth move tea is good too, but is a stimulant laxative and not a good idea for longer periods of time

Most programs and insurance require a BMI of 40 or over or 35 and a comorbidity like diabetes or another weight related condition. Your back issues might be considered a comorbidity.

I usually have 3 meals and 1 or 2 snacks.

That’s pretty quick, but during the puree stage (often a week out) you can puree meat (I did chicken). Some people have said that in the hospital the food wasn’t in sync with the diet plan. Did you mention it to the nurses etc to see what they said? I doubt it will do any harm, but I couldn’t have imagined eating that a couple days out (I couldn’t even get shakes in!)