princessaktmc

I will join the fun and enter the Valentine's day Challenge...I really haven't weighed myself on a correct scale since my 1 week check up about 3 weeks ago so I'm not positive on my correct weight Although i have a rough estimate lol but since i am new to the game and i will get my first fill on the 28th i am going to make my goal 10lbs. Not a huge goal but a modest one for being new to the game...Here i go..

My doctor wants me on 90 grams of protein while on liquids and 60 grams as soon as i start mushies and from then on. I told them at my 1 week post-op that i was having a hard time drinking 90 grams of protein a day (I was getting tired of em):drool:. I had one nurse tell me that when i get hungry and aren't supposed to eat real food yet drink as much protein as i could stand lol Now i am on mushies and can put fruit in my protein shakes so i can easily get the required 60 grams in. It is yummy now!:w00t: Hope it helps. Pretty much what others have said but sometimes it helps if more than one person confirm it. He told me to at least get 60 grams in and i would be ok

1. The pain in your shoulders and upper body is from the air/gas they used during surgery. My doctor told me to get up and walk as much as i could because it will help the gas come out of the body. They just said that walking will help heal in general. Patsal hit it right on the nose.:w00t: 2. When i first had the surgery the only position i could sleep in was on my back but as i started healing i was able to start tolerated other positions. First back then sides. Now i am a month post-op and i am starting to be able to sleep on my stomach not fully all the way on my stomach but close. You had surgery and lil incisions on your stomach what do you expect lol Everyone is different and heals differently though so just go with what feels ok. 3. Sorry I'm not from Mass.:drool::sad: 4. The first few days after surgery where a lil painful but my doc had me on good meds.:wink: I think the most painful part is getting in and out of bed and on and off the couch. Things in general like that. To me it was the incision area that were the painful part especially the bigger incision. Just sore more than pain. 5. As far as when you go back to work depends on the kind of job you have. I work in a warehouse and do a lot of heavy lifting so i have to take the whole 6 weeks off works. (My employer requires it). If i had an office job or something more simple on the body like that i would have gone back to work a week later. Like i said everyone is different and all heal differently. Hopefully this helps to some degree lol

I have Aetna also and i had to do 6 months seeing a dietitian and seeing my PCP and i also had to have a 5 year weight history. I had to take a psych evaluation too. After all that i could submit to insurance and they approved it in less than a week. Then i had to go through all the pre-op testing...EKG, Upper G.I, blood work, breathing test (I can't remember what it was called) and an abdominal ultrasound. Then i had to go to a pre-op appointment and do a 10 day clear liquid diet then i had surgery on Dec. 18th. I will get my first fill on Jan.28th which i am SUPER excited for.

I too think it is pretty low that he said you would be one of his failures...That is ridiculous!! We live in a small area and my aunt used to drive about 3 hours to go to her surgeon and she was feeling bummed because she wasn't losing much then she decided to go to a local bariatric surgeon and since she has went to him she has lost over 80lbs and is feeling awesome. Maybe you need a different doctor with a different approach to get the change and results you are looking for.:thumbup:

My doc doesn't want us to have milk either. This is because milk even if its skim milk still has a high amount of sugars. My doc wants me on a sugar free diet or no more than 6grams of sugar per tablespoon (I believe is what it was). I was told if it ends in "ose" then it has sugar in it which make sense. Examples: gluclose, sucrose, maltose and the one in Milk...Lactose. Here are a couple links about "ose"... Sugars & Sweeteners in Diet Hidden Sugar Sources - Sugar Content in Common Foods - Eating Sugar and Diabetes How to End Sugar Cravings | eHow.com I hope this helps:)

Hey Everyone.... I just found this thread and wanted to join in...I was banded Dec.18, 2009...I get my first fill on Jan.28th and am super excited about it!!! I get to go on mushies starting Friday but have been cheating a lil off and on since new years...I know its not good and i am really trying but you can only drink so much protein shakes until you get extremely done with them..lol..I am going through this awkward stage right now..I am hungry and can still eat not quite as much as before..I even had my first stuck episode on the 10th that was so much fun..lol..I had a chicken tortilla wrap and took a bite then my son wanted it so i took one bite really fast and without thinking about it i swallowed the first bite before i had chewed it good enough and i felt it get stuck so i tried washing it down with water which didn't work. I sat a few minutes then tried water again then it came up and i felt good again:tt2:. I think things will get better when i get my first fill and i go back to work. I will have less time on my hands and i work in a warehouse with a lot of heavy lifting so the extra workout will be great. Well my two lil monkeys are needing me so i better go for now.:thumbup: Have a Blessed Day! Miss Katie

Hey Ladies.... I will get my first fill on Jan.28th so i don't have quite the restrictions that some of you have. I usually eat everything fine and every once in awhile i will feel something kinda stuck or slowly going through and its alright i have usually just drank water and it goes through. I am used to eating fast sometimes because i have lil ones and i have been doing an awesome job at learning to slow way down when i eat. Well last night i bought a chicken tortilla wrap and took a couple bites then my son wanted it so i quickly took one last bite and swallowed the other i had in my mouth without even thinking about it....NOT a great idea!!! So i drank water thinking it will work cuz the other times it did oh no not this time.. The chicken came up and so did the water i drank and the water was still cold lol kind of felt weird....I didn't mind it coming up too much cuz it is alot different than throwing up..There is no gagging or anything it is kind of a waiting game though lol This is the first time i have had something get stuck that i couldn't wash down. Since this happened before my first fill i am going to try even harder to make sure it doesn't happen after i get my fill...lol and if it does i'm not gonna drink water...lol