summerseeker

I had awful nausea, some diarrhoea and no pain. It was tough getting in and out of bed as my bed is high so I used a step. I needed to be sat up in bed because my reflux was not under control. I seriously wished for a lazy boy chair. I didn't manage my meds and vitamins, never made my liquid goals and my protein goals were non existent. After a month and nausea meds and some serious advice from the lovely people on here, I began to improve. I worried my family a lot and at this point they noticed me getting on with things. My stomach staple line was very swollen and until the swelling dissipated I struggled.

You need to ask your team. Every team have different rules. I take co-codamol for my fibromyalgia and have from 'as soon as I could swallow them ' I was told by my team it was ok to take them.

Its hard to know for sure but your taste buds might change after this surgery. Many people have wasted money buying to much for the after surgery stage. Buy a few of each and see how your tastes are.

You couldn't make this any harder if you tried. Poor you. Yes I was so weak, I never met my protein goals for months. Just eat what you can, when you can. Take nana naps, you will feel so much better. Leave as much of the mundane until later on down the road. I had wicked diarrhoea from the moment I woke from my surgery. Anaesthetic has that effect on some of us. Others get it because they can not stomach some types of protein in the shakes or become lactose intolerant. Call your team if you are in anyway worried but the early weeks are rough.

I always have a high protein yogurt for breakfast, it gives me a instant 25 grams of protein. One milky latte containing 300grams of skim milk, contains 11 grams of protein I can eat a 175 gram packet of small prawns and thats another 30 grams of protein. Anything after that is a bonus You will get used to finding foods for the new you. Its easier than it looks

If you can keep your nerve and get to the hospital on the day then you will thank yourself three months down the line. If you bottle it then in 12 months you will be back on the bariatric treadmill wishing that you will have enough courage this time around. We were are scared, its the unknown. Like @ ms.sss says I too would have this done again in a heartbeat. It has changed my life. Its worth it. The pre op diet is so tough it feels like you have to earn the surgery. I hated that diet so badly, I almost ran to the operating theatre

Hello. Congratulations on your surgery date. You are bound to be nervous, everyone is. I have never heard of the pre op diet called a detox but in a way I suppose it does just that. It takes all our usual foods away from us and makes us break the bad habits. Sugary food and drinks usually. I was told it was to shrink my liver so that the surgery would be easier for the surgeon and safer for me. I am not going to lie to you its not easy but after the first 4 days you just get resigned to it and white knuckle it till the end. In the two years plus a bit that I have read these pages there have been two unlucky people who did not get their surgery because their liver was not small enough or was too fatty for the surgery to go ahead. This really kept me focused on what I needed to do. Good luck and I hope the days fly by for you.

This is a good thread because I am facing this dilemma as well. All winter this skin did not bother me at all because it was well wrapped up. Now its summer and I am having to keep my arms covered. Will I have this painful surgery ? I really don't know. All the time I ponder it the cost is sure to increase. And can you just get arms done and nothing else ? Would it look silly ?

I love this new photo of you. After all you have gone through you look so happy. Second pre op diet, you will smash it after all its much shorter than your previous one. You have so got this

It depends on your Surgeon. In Europe it is not a issue if you want to drink sensibly

I have just had a drink too quickly after my meal and I am struggling with the foamies. I have to wait at least an hour after food, even this long after my sleeve. I will either burp loudly and shift the blockage or vomit and thats the way my life is now

Are you wanting this to replace a meal or as a biscuit, chocolate bar replacement. ? Have you asked your team can you have these things ? When did you have your surgery ? Or are you pre op ?

Thank you for getting back to us. People tend to ask for answers on here, and then don't update. Nervous people get a one sided idea of the pitfalls of doing this surgery and all they see are the problems. I am happy to hear you are doing great now.

Hello Kathy, I was 62 when I had the surgery, almost at the point of being fully disabled. So I had to start from the back. Building my fitness took me 6 to 9 months. My calorie intake was so low, about 300 cals a day till 6 months. I soon realised doing any exercise on so little food was not going to happen. I took it slow, just walking when I had the energy. Sleep/ take a short nap when you need to Leave your chores, focus on yourself. Anything else will come when it happens, we are not spring chickens anymore. My brain thinks I am 27 but I still run out off energy and need to top up my food and drinks before I feel ok again.

Yes so true and having no back fat rolls which I found more embarrassing than my stomach

Yes it will pass. I had diarrhoea as soon as I came around from surgery. I had 6 days in hospital. Its big surgery and we somehow don't realise this when we think we only stay in hospital 1 day. Don't despair. It is rough for many off us in the beginning. The first weeks are such a learning curve and add some pain and discomfort into the mix, many of us had major regrets. Hang in there

I just couldn't eat baby food. Maybe puree chunky soups would have more flavour.

I dont have a 'good' but 'bad' was Slimming world, they said I could eat as much rice, pasta and noodles as I wanted and I did. Then later on down the line the woman said you must be eating the wrong foods, you are not loosing weight. I followed that diet religiously, it broke my heart all those weeks not loosing and not knowing why

Amazing, thank you for sharing, I had my 64th last week too. My new body feels so much younger but my knees give me away.

The steroids will have contributed to your weight gain, nasty things, I detest them. To drop some weight eat Vegetables and salads with low fat meats and fish. Try and contain any fats used in cooking and use fat free sauces/ mayonnaise etc. Try not to eat carbs other than the ones in fruit and veg. So no breads, pasta, rice, potatoes. Dont drink anything other than sugar free drinks, tea and coffee without sugar or use a saccharine. Low fat dairy is fine. No snacks other than sugar free popsicle's Its basically what you will eat after surgery. Good luck

Hello and welcome. One day very soon you will wake up and your bad symptoms will have disappeared. Its amazing. I feel as if I have had a new life, I gallop around now and do stuff that I never thought possible. Once you are through the early rough patch and are on real food again you will already know you made the right decision. Congratulations on starting the whole new version of you

I really do this too. I feed my left overs to the birds, I live in a first floor flat and as soon as my lounge window opens they wait for it to land on the grass. In the past, we never had left overs as I ate everything, its such a novelty.

Welcome in this great forum. You will be on the other side of the op before you know it. August is so near. I believe there is a August thread you could join. I read lots of the back pages of this forum and it gave me a lot of knowledge I needed later. If you have any questions just ask. As we are world wide, there is always someone here.

Yes as @Hop_Scotch says, anything your body does is normal. Try and stay off the scale. It is really flummoxing to stall early on because you always believe you are doing something wrong.

Tiny amounts of yogurt, cream cheese, peanut butter and banana blitzed in milk, strained soups etc