Alikiinz

Pack your stuff ahead of time and don’t bring too many things. A charger is helpful but you might not even want to text much on your phone with the IV in your hand... Plan your meals ahead of time, make purées before and freeze coffee ice cubes or make jello if you have room in the fridge. Organize your vitamins and make sure you have everything that you need. Chewable vitamins, b12 strips, and calcium citrate (it’s more absorbable). Don’t forget about protein powder. A unflavoured one helps to add to things like soup when you don’t feel like having a shake and want something savoury. Peanut powder is also nice to have in a shake with chocolate protein to make it taste like a Nutella or Reese’s cup... (haven’t done it yet but maybe tomorrow). I find that adding real coco powder helps with the fake sugar taste and flavouring of chocolate protein. I am more of a savoury person myself. Make a shopping list and do it before surgery. I had to pick up my groceries (I ordered online) and their register was down so I had to go into the store. I had such bad pain from the gas build up.. which reminds me that gas ex helped me the first day after leaving the hospital so you might want to get that too. All the best!

Thank you AZhiker great attitude

I was so happy about my surgery I told a lot of people such as staff, people from my chorus... extended family

Post op almost a week... my surgery was March 11th. My range of calories for the day have been only 700-800 calories and today I’m at 630. I am getting all of my protein in but I am wondering am I eating enough? Being on the liquid diet before I was achieving about 930 calories a day with just the protein shakes plus 10-50 extra calories with sugar free jello and broth. Any advice?

Personally I’m 37 and taking 6 weeks off work.

Yeah I was ok accept for visiting the washroom three times at 6 am 🤣😂

Think I’m in the wrong group I had a roux en y

Found out about this app... my surgery was March 11th

The team introduced me to who was in the room. The anesthesiologist was named Marco and I replied POLO! Lol (I don’t think they like that much) I remember first waking up after my surgery and being in quite a daze. I told the drs “ I had a great nap!” Later on in the recovery room one of the nurses repositioned my bed because my stats were low. I was still a bit woozy and found out that I’d been on fentanyl! My reaction got the reply from a nurse not to worry .... “it’s not the kind you hear in the news”. Up in the room I got escorted with the bed up to the ninth floor which had a better view than my hotel! I was so glad that I asked for a private room. There was someone in the hall that was constantly asking for a nurse and screaming/singing away. A few people came in to get me adjusted and hooked up to machines including one on my neck. That was scary. I could hardly move without setting one off. Anyways later on the pain was unbearable. In my chest it felt like I could hardly breathe and my heart rate was a bit “tacky” aka tachycardia. After taking more pain meds it subsided. The bed was still quite upright. My husband arrived to help me and helped me have some jello (since the IV was in my dominant hand) after 1/2 I couldn’t eat any more. I was in and out of sleep and he said that he was going to leave. (It was only about 6). The day nurse came in to check on me when I called about the machines going off. The pump basically only needed to be reset because of my movement. She told me that if that happened, as in if it starts beeping just hit the reset button. A night a very young nurse came to check on me. She was doing the rounds and was a floater. She changed my bag and my IV again was going off. I tried to reset it. Nothing happened. Then I read what the thing said: AIR IN THE LINE. That’s really dangerous. If an air bubble gets in, it can cause all sorts of things including stroke. I knew this because of my medical background when working with people with disabilities. She changed the line but it was still saying the same thing. The whole IV needed to be changed. Then I saw one of the air bubbles. It was relatively small and we were able to clear it. The second one was dangerously close to getting into my veins by my hand. It was about a 1/2 inch long. All the flicking in the world wasn’t helping. She went to go get help. I was worried that it was going to continue to travel but thank god a more experienced nurse came in to flush my IV. She explained that the first thing that she needed to do was this part (as in the part close to my hand). The next day I was able to ambulate, pass gas, and use the washroom for the third time. (No 2) lol They discharged me the next day and I only needed 3 oxys all together to get rid of the pain (which I think was from all the CO2) I took 2 that day and one to help me fall asleep the next night. Other than that my food choice of a fruit bottom yogurt and stool softener the next day or so caused a terrible DS that night. I really thought that I’d flooded the bed from a terrible period! Needless to say this mattress is getting thrown out! Went right through the topper 😳 So other than that... I’ve the case of the smelly farts from the protein powder and my choice of making a homemade cream of broccoli soup that I didn’t strain. (I read afterwards how I could do something to my sutures this way) 😣 So far I’ve been able to tolerate a lot and have recovered quickly. I lost 23 lbs before my surgery on a 2 week liquid diet to help shrink my liver. Now it’s only been 5 days and I’m down 5 more or so. That’s my story so far... symptom wise. Hope it wasn’t too graphic or gross lol...

Any references?

Straining rather!

Never thought of staining yogurt

Looking for some ideas for meals!

After 1-2 days post op clear, then liquid (apple sauce, soups puréed, cottage cheese, etc...) I found an unflavoured protein powder to add to my soup which has no sweetener in it either. Just like a variety but so far I’m happy considering this is 2 weeks... after that purée, then soft foods

IKR? So you managed it ok too?

Yes that’s the PC one I was thinking of but I think I was looking at the vanilla stats at the time.

It’s Monday but what time? Could they fit you in early?

Well as long as you’re approved and have travel insurance... and you’re covered under your conditions... otherwise I would go first to get check out just in case before your trip... is there a walk in clinic? When is your trip and where are you going?

Adding clean sheets to the bed! (Mind you they had to be changed afterwards)... so having a PAD on the bed 😂🤣😂

I had my roux en y March 11th

Roux en y gastric bypass

I take Kaizen protein powder and it has 35 grams of protein per scoop. I added it this morning to my decaf coffee to make it like a cafe mocha. I don’t like how sweet it is but mixing it in with coffee or adding it to pudding helps with the flavour. I’d like to find a flavour free protein power that is high as well since I’m new to the whole post op thing.

Or just a cold water

I’m surprised you’re still on clear. After 2 days I was on liquid including having protein powder, yogurt, cottage cheese, unsweetened apple sauce, cream based soups (puréed and strained)... A lot more variety but I guess the sleeve has more mending time.

What you could try adding is benefibre to bulk up