mandmom

4 1/2 months post op....my hair keeps falling out and getting thinner!

Hi everybody so yesterday was my 6 week post op gastric sleeve date. I have lost 20 lb in the six weeks. My question is this, my doctor is not allowing me to eat any real food! He wants me to stay on two protein shakes and one protein bar a day with 1 oz only of egg or yogurt or cottage cheese. 1 oz is two bites. Have others doctors had them on this after the surgery? Is this normal? Help!!!

Why do you think that is that your doctor my doctor are so adamant about keeping us on shakes and not teaching us how to actually eat real food with our gastric sleeve? He also wants me losing at least 3 pounds a week. Which is not easy I am a 59 year-old post-menopausal woman who has arthritis. Although I have been doing at least two and a half pounds a week. I'm just really concerned that she's not taking my health and the longevity of living with the gastric sleeve to heart

He tries but I find less expensive just as good replacements. I just don't get it I want to learn how to eat with the gastric sleeve I don't want to be on protein shakes and protein bars for the rest of my life

15 days post op and my abdomen is hurting more now that the first week! I've felt a "pulling, tearing " inside a couple of times when getting up. Is this "Normal"? Also, losing very...slowly...☹ To me anyway. 8 pounds in 15 days!

Omgoodness I SO needed to hear this! I lost 21 pounds before my surgery 15 days ago and have loss "only" 8 pounds since! I'm praying that I begin loosing bigger weight

Had my surgery 2 days ago. Alls well if feeling like I was hit by a truck counts..lol..seriously I'm doing better since my Dr allowed me to have a protein shake today. 1 ounce at a time. Soo my concern is..IM HUNGRY.. granted I hadnt eaten anything since Sunday. Anyone else??

So I had my gastric sleeve done yesterday morning all went well I feel well I'm going home in about a half an hour but I got to tell you I'm hungry. Is this normal? I was kind of afraid of this. Although I have to remember that when I do start eating in a month or so I don't know how long it takes it will be very little and I won't be able to eat as much. Anybody else hungry after their operation?

Yeah I think you're absolutely right it's not head Hunger if I think back to the last time I ate anything even a protein shake it was 3 days ! of course I was hungry. Thank you for the validation. I hope it gets better when I get on the pureed as well. Then I got to think well I can be hungry all I want I still can only take a limited amount in.

Had my surgery 2 days ago. Alls well if feeling like I was hit by a truck counts..lol..seriously I'm doing better since my Dr allowed me to have a protein shake today. 1 ounce at a time. Soo my concern is..IM HUNGRY.. granted I hadnt eaten anything since Sunday. Anyone else??

Good for you!!

So my sleeve surgery is a day and a half away. Tuesday morning first thing in the morning. I have been on a liquid-only diet and I'm going crazy ! LOL around food I'm not always rational so I don't know if this feeling is because my body is hungry for food or if my mind is hungry for food. It makes me so scared that after the surgery I'm still going to be starving for food emotionally and mentally. I'm a bit scared

Me too!! Me too

Mine is Tues the 12th too! Omg I'm nervous, excited, scared, STARVING

What is the purpose of these shakes? I've lost enough weight pre-op to have a BMI of 37 so my liver is not big. Why do some drs want this and others just say nothing after midnight night before surgery?

March 12!!! Nervous.... Excited...

Me too! My date is March 12! I'm excited and nervous about all post-op entails! Do you have to do a pre-op bowel cleanse?? 🤭💩💩💩

Just thought I would ask here why the pre and post diet for the gastric sleeve require no caffeinated coffee. I know it's long been believed that caffeine acts as a diuretic, and it does to those people who don't drink it daily. However there has been new studies that show that if you have been a caffeine Drinker for years the diuretic portion of caffeine is not going to affect you. If there is any other reason not to drink caffeinated coffee I would love to know. Thanks

I have been drinking half regular and half decaf for years now and so I've been cutting down even on that. I love love love my coffee. But I want to be successful in the post-op phase and the healing as well as I do not want to have that coffee withdrawal headache 😢... Thank you for your experience you've given me hope

Good morning everybody I have a tentative date for the end of September so it's coming up pretty quick. I have some questions about vitamins. I been told that I will have to get the chewable. Vitamins. Although after doing some research I have seen others just crush or pulverize they're normal vitamins and take them that way. How long will I have to be on chewable or crushed vitamins? I am on a very limited fixed income so purchasing specialty chewable vitamins is really cost prohibitive for me. What are people's experience with post-surgery vitamins? Also how long before I can take my vitamins in the normal way. Thank you

So I'm very frustrated! I quit smoking 12 days ago and I'm doing the Nicorette gum. I've already gained back 3 lb of the seven I lost in the past two and a half months! I am so so so frustrated! My tentative procedure date is September 24th and I cannot gain any weight before the procedure! What do I do? HELP...

Glad I'm not the only one who has this problem

Me TOO!! NOT SURE HOW TO GIVE IT UP!

Yes only supplement. I take a large multi.

So glad you DID listen to your body! Equally glad you are doing well.