Arabian78

I wish I had this problem. I'm supposed to be eating 600-800 calories a day and some days it's really hard not to go above 800. I don't know why. I'm not eating carbs, only lean proteins, but I seem to be hungry like every 2 hours. Sometimes I even wake up at 2 or 3 a.m. STARVING. Anyone else having this problem? I don't know how to keep my calories down without getting hungry. Oh, and I have no problem eating 4 ounces of a lean protein. Maybe my sleeve isn't small enough.

I had to start a few days early because I was so sick to my stomach with liquids and purees. The doctor said I could and my stomach was much better when I did.

NutraMetrix (or maybe it's NutraMetix) makes a really good liquid vitamin. You can get it in multivitamin (with or without iron) and also calcium citrate. It's a powder that you mix with water.

Just curious...you're allowed to have this already? I had my surgery one day before you and I'm still only allowed Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, mashed potatoes (all soft foods). I'm getting sick of the same few things pretty quickly.

Don't be scared. Everyone is different. I only had problems after my surgery, but since you're already one month out you should be fine. I love my IUD and wish I had gotten it years ago.

Same thing happened to me. Hadn't had a period since August when I got Mirena. Then 10 days after surgery, I get a full blown period. Followed by a UTI. The nurse at my surgeon's office said it's just because of hormonal changes.

I also 3 weeks out and I was having the same thing. And then the other day, it just stopped. No more pain when I eat or drink. Can you call your surgeon and mention it?

That's so funny Apple! I was going to go to that one too last night. Maybe we'll meet in real life at one of the meetings!

I had a sleeve done on Feb. 26th. I came home 3 days later. Once I was home and off my pain meds, I started with diarrhea all day long. The diluted Gatorade that I drank all day just ran right through me. Because of this, I was not well when I went in for my one-week post-op appointment. I had a really low blood pressure and really high heart rate. My doctor said it was because I was dehydrated from all the diarrhea. He did not approve me to move onto protein shakes or my vitamins, and I was not approved to go back to work. He wanted me to stop my blood pressure meds and to just keep sticking with diluted Gatorade and broth. I wasn't to see him 2 days later (which was yesterday). Yesterday, my blood pressure is still low, heart rate is still high. I still have diarrhea all the time. I'm still not allowed to go back to work. I'm a teacher and I really can't take anymore time off. I've had IBS my whole life so I was always worried about that before having this surgery, but my surgeon said I would be fine. Its only going to be worse when I start the protein shakes as they made me sick before the surgery. I wish I never did this. I feel like I'm never going to be able to go back to work (we only get 7 sick days a year so all of this time is unpaid) or leave the house again because of the diarrhea. Will this get better?

Ahhh. Sorry for the multiple replies! This website is wonky for me on my iPad.

I wish I could say I'm doing better, but I noticed on Wednesday that I basically stopped peeing. I'm drinking 64 ounces a day so I should be peeing a lot. I was only going once a day. I called my surgeon's office Friday morning, but they don't see patients on M, W, or F because he's in surgery so they told me to go to the ER. I did and it turns out I have a bad bladder infection, probably from the catheter I had while in the hospital. So they put me on an antibiotic and now the diarrhea is back

I wish I could say I'm doing better, but I noticed on Wednesday that I basically stopped peeing. I'm drinking 64 ounces a day so I should be peeing a lot. I was only going once a day. I called my surgeon's office Friday morning, but they don't see patients on M, W, or F because he's in surgery so they told me to go to the ER. I did and it turns out I have a bad bladder infection, probably from the catheter I had while in the hospital. So they put me on an antibiotic and now the diarrhea is back

I wish I could say I'm doing better, but I noticed on Wednesday that I basically stopped peeing. I'm drinking 64 ounces a day so I should be peeing a lot. I was only going once a day. I called my surgeon's office Friday morning, but they don't see patients on M, W, or F because he's in surgery so they told me to go to the ER. I did and it turns out I have a bad bladder infection, probably from the catheter I had while in the hospital. So they put me on an antibiotic and now the diarrhea is back

I wish I could say I'm doing better, but I noticed on Wednesday that I basically stopped peeing. I'm drinking 64 ounces a day so I should be peeing a lot. I was only going once a day. I called my surgeon's office Friday morning, but they don't see patients on M, W, or F because he's in surgery so they told me to go to the ER. I did and it turns out I have a bad bladder infection, probably from the catheter I had while in the hospital. So they put me on an antibiotic and now the diarrhea is back

I'm having the same problem. I had my sleeve Feb. 26th. I initially lost 13 pounds (plus 10 on the pre-op diet), and the scale hasn't moved in 2 weeks. I've had a lot of complications (severe diarrhea, bad dehydration, and now I have a bladder infection most likely from the stupid catheter they insisted I have, so the antibiotic is causing diarrhea again). My blood pressure has also been low so my surgeon had me come off my BP meds and one was a diuretic. I was thinking I was retaining water and that's why the scale hadn't budged, but when I was I needed the ER on Friday, trying to determine why I wasn't peeing anymore, the ER doc said I wasn't retaining water. i can't get the shakes down without being in severe pain so I know I'm not getting in enough calories or protein- maybe 300 calories a day. So why am I not losing? I'm sorry you're going through this too, Voltar0. You're not alone. It sucks!

Initially my doctor didn't want to take anything like Imodium because he said your body is telling you something by wanting to get rid of everything. Maybe he thought I had caught a bug?? I called on Friday and he said I could go ahead and take something for the diarrhea, but it didn't help at all. Yesterday I started the probiotic and I am happy to announce... i took a solid poo today!!! Haven't had diarrhea all day! Sorry for the gross details, but I thought you guys would want to know. I think it's the probiotics. I actually left the house and did a bit of shopping! Not sure why my weight hasn't dropped in like 5 days, but I'm just SO happy to hopefully be back on the right track. Thanks for listening about my toilet troubles!

Dr. Gandsas said not to have any protein shakes yet. Even without them, I'm still running to the bathroom all day so I don't think it's an intolerance to lactose.

I'm about the same today. I really don't feel horrible, it's just the constant running to the bathroom that is no fun. The probiotics are Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics Original Formula. You take one twice a day on an empty stomach. When you first bite into them, they are crunchy but keep chewing and it sort of turns into a "chew" consistently. They aren't flavored but they are gross or anything. I really hope these help. (Crossing my fingers)

I just got some. The owner of the local health food store said he was surprised my doctor didn't recommend them after a surgery like the sleeve. The capsules were huge but he had some that are soft chews. I'm hoping this is the answer.

It's funny you mentioned whisking the egg in the broth. My doctor told me yesterday to try that. I had it twice yesterday, but it's very painful getting the egg to go down. My doctor said to put 3 eggs in, but I only put 2 in and I could only eat about half. Then I was miserable for like 3 hours. I don't think I was ready for that so now I'm hesitant to eat it again.

Hi James. You know, probiotics is a great idea. I'll try to get some today. How did you get your protein in when you were lactose intolerant? Not sure if that's what's going on with me since even Gatorade made me sick, but I'll definitely try the probiotics. Thank you!

Hi Apple. I was only in the hospital for 2 nights, came home on the third day. That's the standard for Dr. Gandsas's patients. I have tried IsoPure, Nectar, Bariatric Advantage, and Orgain. I just got some of the unflavored IsoPure yesterday. I tried to add it to some skim milk but it was HORRIBLE, like I wanted to vomit after a sip. I just made some broth and added it to that and it curdled like cottage cheese. I was able to get a few bites in. I think I'll just keep drinking the flavored stuff. I have diarrhea whether I drink it or not.