LindsayT

Nothing helps for the gas pain except walking. They had me on dilaudid and oxy for pain.

The gas pain is awful. Mine was Monday May 1st and I'm still in hospital. I'm supposed to go hone today, but we'll see.

Y'all , my surgery was may 1st. I'm still in hospital and miserable. I'm having a hard time drinking water, it makes me nauseous. Hopefully today is better.

We will be traveling stateside a couple of months after surgery. Tips for road trip food, eating out, and navigating family events. Thanks!

All went well. Still recovering in the hospital. Beware of the gas pain...ouch. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

Hey, all. Surgery went well yesterday. My surgery sight isn't very painful, but the gas is. I'm still recovering in the ICU. They have me here because of getting an RNY and I'm on cpap. The staff has been great. I didn't sleep well last night. Too many beeps, leg compression device, and discomfort. But better than yesterday.

Surgery is Monday, y'all. It's getting so close.@SleeveMeAlone23 you ready, friend?

HELP! I need new ieads for good shakes. Every time I drink one, I feel like I'm going to vomit. It doesn't taste bad, I'm just over the flavor, texture, and after taste. I'm currently using Fairlife chocolate, Premier Protein clear, and Isopure fruit punch. I just can't anymore.

Big thank you to everyone. I just ordered some samples from Unjury. And will research some of the other suggestions.

That's awesome your daughter is following your lead. Surgery is 5 days away! 😳 I'm so excited and nervous. I'm so ready for the next chapter of this journey.

Full disclosure I haven't had surgery yet. But. I deal with depression and other mental illnesses. I want to echo that therapy is huge. Talking out how you feel, what's bothering you, and getting healthy coping skills is vital. And, there is no shame in it. Something else, if you're open to it, is medication to help ease the symptoms of depression that help you gain some head space to process what you're feeling. Personally, I can not function well without mine. I also lean heavily on my faith. Treatment doesn't have to be forever, but it may be necessary to get through this chapter of life.

Oh, man! YES! I gained 15lbs from the time I started this process until my preop diet... 3.5 months. I couldn't get enough food. Something in me snapped. I'm now a week into my pre-op diet and those thoughts and feeling have settled down a lot. I still miss food sometimes, but not at the levels it was at. I am getting tired of shakes though and that's causing other issues, but I'm working through it. Best advice. A solid support system; on here and around you at home. I've talked to several friends I know personally, who have had bariatric surgery, and it helps a lot. My husband is my biggest supporter. I don't think I could do with with out him or my faith. Good luck to you. You got this.

I'm a week into my pre-op diet. Things have finally started to settle down. My question is, is it normal to not be hungry? I forgot about my lunch protein drink until 2 pm, and 2 hours later, I'm still sipping on it. I just don't want it. I'm drinking it because I know I need it, but still. Thanks for your input.

The Baritastic app is a great way to keep track AND you can set up reminders. I'm using it for my pre-op diet now.

What are you referring to?

Good to hear things are getting better. Are you allowed sugar free gum? Might help the chewing.

I feel the same way. All the unknowns are pretty worrisome. I'm trying to approach it one day and one phase at a time. I'm sure we'll get the hang of it.

I'm about a week into the pre-op diet, and it was ROUGH. But, it gets better. The headaches finally stopped, and today, I have barely thought about food. In fact, it's almost 4 pm right now, and I'm still sipping on lunch. A lunch, by the way, I forgot about eating. We even went to the grocery, and I was totally fine. The weird part was all the smells and food was actually calming. It gets better. Keep pushing through. YOU GOT THIS!!!

Thanks!

Does anyone try or use protein shots? Recommendations

Yes. Preop is rough. Mine is 14 days. So I'm 7 days into it. The headaches are getting better, finally. I'm so over the shakes. I have 2 per day and 3 oz lean protein, a cup of veggies, and small amount of whole grain pasta or brown rice for dinner. I can also have a snack of cottage cheese, fruit, or yogurt. Yes, I miss variety too. But, like you said, this is temporary.

Mine is May 1st too! My preop diet is 14 days. It's been a rough first week.

Thanks for the insight. It'll be 2 months post surgery when we leave. So, I'm super nervous about navigating regular food. I'll have only been off my 6 week post op diet a couple of weeks by then, hopefully. I'll definitely have to get creative.

No joke. 3 was hard too. The 4th wasn't too bad. So it is getting easier. That first week, though.

The pre-op diet is kicking my butt. I'm so hungry ALL the time.