ShoppGirl

I didn’t really have a glaring medical reason to choose sleeve or bypass either. My doctor kept asking me if I was a big sweets eater though and I was not. He would have recommended the bypass if I was. I guess because the dumping prevents many of those with bypass from eating loads of sugar. Hopefully bypass people with chime in here but the way I understand it is they can eventually enjoy some sugar treats. Just not a large portion of them which would be great in terms of helping one to moderate how much sweets they eat. Ooh and recovery from sleeve was extremely uneventful for me. I even asked in the hospital to be taken off the pain rx and they gave me Tylenol which I didn’t even need the next day when I was discharged. It’s all over the map for people.

The protein waters are also a good option to get protein in. I like fruit punch so I enjoyed the premier protein fruit punch. They have soooo many brands and flavors that your likely to find me you like. I found them to be less sweet than the shakes which was great because the shakes tasted too sweet immediately post op.

While you are in the weight loss phase you will want to watch WHAT you eat of course because you can put away quite a bit of calories in a small volume if you don’t but the way I understood it pretty much everyone goes back to around a serving size eventually. Some it may take longer than others but eventually they want you to be able to eat enough to get all your nutrients in from food. I heard that a lot of those Facebook groups are pretty unhealthy. My therapist suggested bariatric pal and so far I have found nothing but support here.

This is the absolute most important time to stick to your surgeons plan. It’s for your own safety. You have come so far between the pre op hurdles and pre op diet and then surgery and the post op pain. Way to far to mess something up now. You are almost there. Just hang in there a little bit longer. You’ve got this.

I would call and talk to your team about the nausea. I’m sure that They can prescribe something that should help with that. If you are following plan and you are seeing inches disappearing try to focus on that and just hang in there and you will see the scale move soon enough.

https://bariatricbits.com/single-serve-baked-ricotta/

When you get to purées you can try the ricotta bake. I lived on that stuff.

It’s best to stick to your surgeons plan but caffeine is very controversial. Some people are offered caffeine for breakfast in the hospital and others are not allowed for months or even a year post surgery. I used to drink a 12 pack of Coke Zero a day and thought I would die without my soda but I weaned myself off starting a few months before surgery and honestly it is nice to not be dependent on something to keep me going. I did go back to one caffeine (caffe latte) shake in the morning just because all the others tasted too sweet but I am able to wake up without it if I have to.

Welcome Herenia. I have found this group to be the absolute best resource for information as well as support. I hope you do too.

Congratulations to all the APRIL surgeries on your surgery date and good luck on your journey.

You WILL be able to eat again. Eventually normal serving sizes even. Not the double or triple servings that restaurants generally serve but you will be able to eat a normal portion of that and take the rest home. I am 11 months out and I eat about one serving of most things.

Hello Shelley and welcome. As mentioned there are many great threads here. One that I think is especially helpful to calm the nerves immediately before surgery is called “weirdest non scale victories”

I think alcohol lowered my inhibitions to eat too. I just responded to another post about alcohol and said post surgery I don’t like the taste of alcohol anymore and can’t seem to drink it fast enough to get a buzz anyways so it’s sorta like what’s the point? I am actually glad I no longer like it cause I know it’s a waste of my calorie budget and I think it makes me eat more.

Since my sleeve surgery I do not enjoy drinking anymore. Without soda it tastes bad and I can’t get a buzz anyways so it’s just a poor tasting waste of calories. I am sorta glad because I Know it’s not the best thing for me anyways.

I hate having my photo taken as well and I did have my husband take a couple but not the angles that I would like to have now because I didn’t want him to see them. I didn’t think of it but later my aunt said why didn’t you ask the nurse at your doctors if she minded taking a few photos. I thought that was a great idea.

Ha. I had to Google it too.

Definitely call your doctor then.

Are you sick to your stomach because you are sad about your dog or do you have actual pain? If it’s pain I agree with lizonaplane that you should call your doctor.

So sorry for your loss.

I am 11 months out and have only thrown up once and that was cause I took my multivitamin on a partially empty stomach.

Early out I had to use the soluble fiber in my crystal light every morning. Walmart generic for benefiber.

I think it was the hiatal hernia repair that explains most everything. Similar recoveries and post op diets even. Double check cause I’m not 100% certain but I think that was it.

Congratulations on your surgery date. March 9th 2021 here and what a year it has been. I am currently 13 pounds from goal and sorta stuck there. I think my body has found it’s happy weight and I may need to add in more exercise to get to my goal but I couldn’t be happier about my progress so far.

Walking is really the best thing you can do for the gas pain.

Yea if insurance has approved already it’s just a matter of them getting around to calling you. I would’ve been calling if I were in your shoes.