Diahanna

I was sleeved 12/14/17. Everything went well, I recovered nicely and I have lost 99 lbs and my BMI is currently 23; weight 144lbs. However, I know for certain I’m not getting nearly enough calories / day. There are so many foods I can’t tolerate (mostly all meats) and I only eat 1/4 of what I put on my little kid plates that I’m still using since surgery. There is only one meal that I eat everyday that doesn’t bother me; it’s breakfast. Everyday, I eat 1 egg, 2 pieces of bacon, and 1 slice of toast and I feel fine. But anything else, I feel terrible after I eat. I get hungry but I feel so nauseous and bad after I eat, that I wished I hadn’t eaten. Am I eating too fast? I’m considering checking in with my surgeon to see if this is common or if I need to be checked out. Oh, I also have the worst problem with IBS. I notice that certain foods (Fried foods, Carbonation, anything breaded, and alcohol) sends me to the bathroom that there are times, I don’t feel I can hold it long enough to get to the restroom. Also, admittedly, I do have an issue that I’ve never been able to conquer waiting 30 mins before I drink anything. So I wonder if my stomach issues with eating could be caused by me trying to drink while I eat. If anyone has seen this before or knows what I could possibly be doing wrong, I would appreciate any advice you can give. Thanks! Diahanna

I’m about 18 months out op; I was sleeved 12/14/17 I’ve done really well; I had outpatient surgery, my recovery was relatively easy, at my one week follow up the nurses commented that I was recovering very well to only be a week out. However, I have found that a lot of foods I just can’t tolerate anymore. Most of them the effects are so bad they aren’t even worth the few minutes of reward eating them. Most meats are out except for seafood, and soft meats like beef liver, all fried foods cause the worst flatulence it’s not even worth the embarrassment. However, I had a salad last night, lettuce, cheese, egg, few croutons, and blue cheese dressing and I literally had to pull over on the highway on my way home to vomit. I’ll admit, I haven’t tried salads because I’ve tended to stay close to what I know I can tolerate but I didn’t expect that I’d be pulled over on the side of the road over a salad 18 months out. Is this abnormal? Was it the lettuce? (Which I suspect caused it.) And If anyone has any suggestion for flatulence, omg I would be forever in your debt. I don’t feel I can eat anything even working a 8hr shift because of it. It’s so embarrassing!!!! Help!!!!! Oh, before sleeve = 244lbs Sleeved 12/14/17 = 238lbs Today = 150lbs

Great job!

I was sleeved 12/14/17 so I’m about 15 months out and I have this same problem. I’m almost certain it’s the food. I notice it happens when I eat anything fried, carbonated beverages, or any foods high in sugar.

I was sleeved on 12/14 and I was outpatient. The first night I was having dry heaves every few minutes and had between 20-25 episodes of them. I didn't have them after the first day. The meds they gave me for nausea did help but didn't stop what I experienced on the first day. However, they subsided and I got through it. Sip, sip, sip, and walk, walk, walk. If you don't feel them going away, call your doctor or nurse and ask them what causes it and if you can do anything or take anything for them to go away. All the best to you!

Thank you so much! I have really been really struggling with waiting in between bites. This is the biggest change for me and I'm glad to hear it won't always be that way. I bought a timer and I just sit here and push food around with my spoon. But if I hurry I end up not feeling good. Lol

If I'm never able to tolerate bread again, I won't be mad. I know it's a big trigger for me so I will consider it a bonus if I get sick thinking about bread. Which reminds me, my sister was cooking pork breakfast sausage on Christmas morning and the smell was so overwhelming I started to feel like I was going to vomit. I was curious if my surgery had something to do with that because I have always eaten pork sausage. I didn't attempt to eat any, just the smell was making me ill.

DLovely, I posted this but nobody has answered so I figured I'd run this by you.[emoji4] I was sleeved on 12/14 so I'm only 2 weeks and 1 day out. I'm currently on purée only for 3 weeks and it's going ok. However, I'm finding it very difficult to wait 2-3 minutes in between each bite. 1. Why do we need to wait so long? 2. It's very hard to sit and look at food for 3 minutes and just pushing my food around with the spoon. Any ideas of what to do? 3. Will I always have to wait so long between each bite? I'm just curious about this because I'm finding that this is my biggest struggle. I have noticed that when I eat too fast that my chest starts burning and I get nauseous. Thanks for any advice you can give!

Awesome!!!! Walk, walk, walk, and sip some more.

I ain't gonna lie, it was Christmas morning and my family had cinnamon raisin toast and I'm only 2 weeks post op, I took a small piece no more than the size of a quarter maybe even a nickel and I was vomiting 5 mins later. I'm sticking with my purée and doctor instructions now after that fiasco. I just want to try it. [emoji52]

Each surgeon is different but my surgeon based the preop diet on bmi, it can be 1-4 weeks or longer. If your bmi is 40 and under, he only has you do 1 week. Congrats on your approval!

Thank you so much! I thought my days of having bread were over. My friend who was sleeved in March said she still can't tolerate bread so I thought it was something that I wouldn't be able to eat at all.

Next time somebody tells you that you took the easy way out, you just tell them, "As Frank Sinatra said, I did it my way." [emoji4]

Awesome! You're doing it; keep pushing!

I was sleeved on 12/14 so I'm only 2 weeks and 1 day out. I'm currently on purée only for 3 weeks and it's going ok. However, I'm finding it very difficult to wait 2-3 minutes in between each bite. 1. Why do we need to wait so long? 2. Anyone found something to do in between each bite that has worked? I'm really struggling with this; I'm thinking about starting a craft because it's very hard to sit and look at food for 3 minutes and just pushing my food around with the spoon. 3. Will I always have to wait so long between each bite? I'm just curious about this because I'm finding that this is my biggest struggle. I have noticed that when I eat too fast that my chest starts burning and I get nauseous. Thanks for any advice you can give!

Omg! So you are able to eventually tolerate bread?

Good luck! I agree with Creekimp; sick, suck, and stroll! Those are the keys to successful, quick, recovery! You got this!

Interesting; I wasn't given one of those.

You should ask surgeon. Where I was sleeved, the doctor did a scope 2 weeks before my scheduled surgery where they put the camera down into your stomach and take pictures. I don't know if that is standard practice for most bariatric surgeons but i figured that he wanted to get an idea of what he was going to be working with by doing this procedure. The bloodwork and EKG was also done in advance of my surgery date to make sure that I was healthy enough for surgery. I would ask your surgeon what pre op tests/procedures that they run to minimize complications during surgery. I would also ask him under what circumstances would the surgery be cancelled. I know for my surgeon, if you hadn't follow pre-op diet and the liver wasn't shrunk, he would cancel surgery. (At least that's what I was told.) Good luck!

I've noticed that having high protein shakes gets my bowels moving. I think it's because I'm making them with 2% milk and I'm not lactose intolerant but it does make me have to go. I feel like I'm actually having better bowel movements since surgery then I did before. I didn't have my first bm after surgery for 5 days and I started to get a little worried because I had been taking stood softeners and I still hadn't gone. My doctor told me that if I hadn't gone in 5 days to try Ducolax suppositories, which I purchased but I never had to end up using them. You can also buy fiber powder to add to your liquids/food and that should also help. Good luck!

I was sleeved outpatient on 12/14. As soon as I woke up in recovery I wanted to sip water and they let me have ice chips. They asked if I wanted to try walking and I did because the gas pain was terrible. I was the first patient of the day, arrived 730am, surgery started at 830am, and I was home by 230pm. The first night I had a lot of dry heaves I guess that's what they call vomiting but nothing coming out but a little spit. And a also had a great deal of gas pain which I didn't think viciodin helped at all with; not sure why I was even given them. I did walk a lot because I had to get out and walk my dog so the gas pain was gone after exactly 3 days. In hindsight, the first 2 days were rough, the only thing I would have done different was to have someone keep my dog for the first 2 days. My long haired Chihuahua is extremely spoiled and it was very difficult to recover with him wanting up on my bed and jumping down every other 5 minutes. I'm exactly 2 weeks and 1 day out and I feel good. Best decision I made. ♥️ 5'6" 44 years old SW: 244 CW: 226 *12/14/17*