ShoppGirl

GREAT...i am Not looking foreword to this being a chronic thing. This is the first time I have ever dealt with this and it is NO fun!! Thank god for the help of you people cause idk who I would ask otherwise. Not exactly a comfortable conversation.

I had two different cosmetic surgeons. One for breasts and one to remove skin cancer and both said to use Vaseline so I asked bariatric surgeon if that was okay yet at post op appt and he said it’s fine. It may have been okay to use as soon as steri strips fell off but I forgot to ask beforehand so I just waited since I’m not super concerned about scars on belly. Can’t wear bikini anyways cause of skin cancer.

Okay so I just found something that may help me and others in the purée stage with getting fiber. Oikos yogurt has 3g per serving. I don’t love Greek yogurt but I checked mine and it has none (my husband had the Greek stuff and he pointed it out) so I added a packet of Splenda and it’s isn’t super horrible that way. Tastes better than milk of magnesia. I read that we should try to get 5G per 1000 calories so I am gonna try to get one of those in a day and hopefully that will help.

My surgery weight was 220. Idk what my goal weight is. I’m sorta scared to set one. I have lost 8 pounds in 19 days since surgery it was about a pound every two days but now I seem to have stalled.

Well I didn’t ask about COVID risk exactly but he did agree it was good idea to get COVID vaccine when it was made available to me two weeks post op. I would’ve been sorta peeved about that too.

Chewable bariatric advantage multivitamin and calcium citrate chews so far. I read others lists and worry I may have to add more though.

I am less than 3 weeks post op so I still weigh everyday. I think once I get to maintenance I will switch to once a week (or try to. Lol)

Good job. Keep up the good work.

I agree that it would probably be a bad idea during the weight loss phase and even worse idea during healing phase. If your anything like me you may not be able to control the cravings and you could hurt yourself. But I’m sure Down the road that won’t be an issue but there may be another medical reason to not do it. I would ask your doctor just in case.

Where is the jealous emoji, lol. I hope I don’t have to much excess skin cause dr says I don’t have enough to lose to qualify for insurance to help and idk If I can afford it. I don’t do bikinis anymore though cause I had skin cancer anyways so I should be okay. I guess we will see how it goes.

Congratulations. Sounds like your super busy so I’m sure it will fly by.

Awesome!! Keep it up.

I agree you should talk to your doctor because my tastes are super heightened also. If it hadn’t been since January I would ask if it was possibly a symptom of covid because it doesn’t sound like any side effect of surgery that I have ever heard about.

I called the dr office to ask a question and when I told her dr cleared me to have non puréed food she was surprised and also I misunderstood and I was NOT supposed to have pasta or anything doughy and I had pasta and a burrito. She said this can cause a Bolis?? Now I am super nervous that I hurt myself. I don’t have any pain as of now but I am so anxious.

I wonder how they get your height and weight. Maybe because of COVID they can just ask you what it is??

I just talked to the nurse practitioner she thinks I will be okay if I have no pain so far but she I was just way off track on what I should be eating right now which I already realized. I skimmed the page and seen Pasta under soft foods and did not read the DO NOT part. I feel super stupid for misreading it but what’s done is done I guess. I just have to do what I am supposed to do from now on.

Thank you for realizing that I know this was a mistake and offering suggestions and help. I called the dr office and told them how embarrassed I am that I misread and asked if there is anything I can do or do I have to just wait and see. The nurse practitioner is supposed to call me. Hopefully before she leaves today.

Haven’t reached a month yet but hopefully I will not have similar experience. Please update when you figure it out for those of us that are close behind you.

Wow. I’m so sorry you went through that but thanks for sharing your story to helP others. I had No idea it was different than ordinary heartburn when I had the surgery.

I’m similar. Haven’t felt the restriction yet. And someone else told me that you feel it more once you get to solid food. I haven’t got there yet so idk but that’s what I was told by someone on here.

I had six including the pin prick one. Three are about an inch, two are like 3/4 inch.

Tiny. My largest one is just over an inch and the smallest looks like a pin prick. I’m guessing in a year I won’t be able to find them.

I would have your wife go with you to talk to your doctor and ask her questions. As for the 80% divorce rate i’m pretty sure it also says it makes a good marriage better and a bad marriage worse. Maybe that will help her feel better about it.

I am running out of ideas of what to eat at this stage. Can I have a burrito? Soft taco? Other suggestions please.

Talk to your doctors about any issues and hang in there. It’s well worth it.