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I just booked with Blossom Bariatrics in Las Vegas. I fly in on 4/30, have my pre op appointments and surgery on 5/4. It’s the Fast Track self pay. I am getting the Safe Sleeve procedure. So ready for this journey to start! Current weight 302. 😀 anyone else out there with a May surgery date? My Insta is TrashPandaGirlie
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Missing something from my diet.
Arabesque replied to mzlove10's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
First congratulations on your surgery. In weeks 5 & 6 post surgery many of us on on soft food (minced meats, fish, eggs, rolled oats, slow cooked casseroles/stews, chunkier soups, etc.). But there are many different programs. What did your surgeon recommend you should be eating at this stage? Do you have a nutritionalist? If you don’t, ask your surgeon for a recommendation to one who has experience with bariatric patients. They should be able to recommend foods you could be eating for breakfast, lunch & dinner & offer guidelines for a healthy, balanced eating plan. At weeks 5 & 6 I was eating about 1/4 - 1/3 cup of soft food three times a day & a drinking yoghurt. I was advised to aim for 60g of protein each day. Again some surgeon’s recommend more. I wasn’t given a caloric goal either just the portion size recommendation & that was a plenty big enough serving size. It can be challenging to find foods that taste nice & your tummy will tolerate the first couple of months. I worked out a fairly simple rotation of food I could eat & then slowly added new things. Plus if you’re like I was & you aren’t hungry or interested in food it can be even harder. I just made myself have something. Two bites is better than none in regards to getting your nutrients in. 32lbs is not an ‘only’ amount. That’s averaging about 6lbs a week. Pretty darn good. Celebrate every pound you lose. -
What are you prices like in South Carolina? In my state the prices were really high. Since I was self pay too and low BMI I really wanted an all in 1 price where I went in and got things taken care of all in a week or so. I only found a handful of places that accepted low BMI and were all in one pricing and a good price. In the south I found a doctor called Dr. Shillingford. The office staff was very professional and they gave me a good amount of information to prepare for surgery. I really was planning on going to him but with my family it just worked out to go closer to home. I found a surgery center in the next state 3 hours from me. If you do not know a "good" price for all in one pricing would be $8,000-$12,000 in the USA. Where I am going it is $12,000 for sleeve. I am getting bypass and it is $16,000. Dr. Shillingford is close to the coast and beach area. You could make a nice relaxing vacation. I believe 3 days was enough for getting testing done (at the time I was interested in sleeve), surgery and recovery. You stayed at a hotel and were to come back 1 week from surgery to get stitches out and a check....you could possibly get someone local to do that. In my area no one would take a patient unless it was 1 year after surgery. It makes me nervous. I used to go to a bariatric center local and may go back...IDK. I didn't see the doctor but the nurse. I just am not sure is all. MAYBE if I have a complication they would see me. I feel better seeing someone in bariatrics then my own PCP.
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yea - I thought everyone who got this was the size of the people on that show. I thought I'd be the smallest person in my classes. Nope. I was the biggest. I also led one of the classes that the pre-ops at my clinic had to go through - did it monthly for three years (until COVID hit). I NEVER saw anyone the size of the people on that show. Everyone appeared to weigh in the 200s and 300s (mostly 200s). Occasionally there was one who might have been in the low 400s. But that's it. And actually, there are surgeons who won't operate on people who have a BMI higher than 60 - and hardly any will operate on people the size of the ones on My 600 lb Life - which is why they have to go to surgeons like Dr. Now who specialize in high-risk bariatric surgery. So I think the show gives people unrealistic perceptions.
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Bariatric Fusion Vitamins & Lead Warning
HeatherE replied to katherineheartburn's topic in Food and Nutrition
You may want to check out ProCare, Bariatric Advantage, and Celebrate. They are all bariatric vitamin companies. Most will send free samples, and if not, they offer low cost samples. Four a day forever is a lot. I’m going with ProCare’s one a day with iron and the calcium chews after one month post op. Two nutritionists at different bariatric practices ok’ed the above vitamins plus Opurity by Unjury. Good luck! -
It's the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative Outcomes Calculator. Not sure why the link wouldn't work for you. Maybe try a different browser? The web page says to use Chrome or Firefox for best performance.
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I was wondering what is good for Bariatric surgery and low carb and heart healthy products Sent from my U693CL using BariatricPal mobile app
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I have mixed feelings about that show. a pro is that it exposes more people to bariatric surgery, which hopefully has reduced the stigma somewhat and made people realize it isn't the scary thing it was 30 or 40 years ago cons: it's very formulaic , so I can only watch one or two episodes at one sitting. It gets pretty boring - and predictable - after that it gives more "normal" WLS patients (i.e, those of us who weigh in the 200s and 300s) unrealistic expectations, like they're going to lose 40 lbs the first month, so we see a lot of concerned and upset people when they "only" lost 15 or 20 lbs the first month I hate the way the people on the show are exploited - like being shown on the toilet or in the shower. Really?? Do we have to see that? also, so many of these people have really serious issues. I guess it helps with the ratings, but I don't know where they find some of these people. It's so great to see the occasional person on there who doesn't have some serious hangups or issues - but they seem to be few and far between I've read that some people watch - and far prefer - the UK series, "The Fat Doctor", since it's more realistic, but I've yet to watch it.
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I eat everything. The quantity I eat is much smaller, but if I really want it, I eat it. I was kind of hoping I would be a dumper prior to surgery so I would have that as a deterrent from eating things I shouldn’t, but I haven’t found anything I dump on. Now I am super glad I don’t dump, because I love food. Last Friday we went out to dinner and I ordered chicken and waffles. It was soooo good! I ate about 1/3 of the chicken and less than a quarter of the waffle, plus a few brussels sprouts. I also drank a large glass of wine before I started on the food. I took the rest of the food (and the bottle of wine) home and ate the rest of the chicken for breakfast the next day with a couple bites of waffle. I ate a few more bites of the waffle and some more of the sprouts later that day and threw the rest away. Maybe by bariatric standards my food choices make me a terrible person, doomed for failure at maintaining my weight. Maybe we all need to make our own choices, based on our own values and realities. Honestly, I am ok with being judged as a terrible person doomed for failure 😬 Judge away. You do you, Boo 😘
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Starting out on Soft Food Diet
Creekimp13 replied to ShoppGirl's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
See if your dietician or bariatric group will give you a list of specific examples. When I was on soft foods, I ate mashed potatoes, refried beans, cream soups, yogurt (the whipped greek yogurt was my favorite), cottage cheese, cream of wheat, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, soft poached fish. -
Bariatric Fusion Vitamins & Lead Warning
catwoman7 replied to katherineheartburn's topic in Food and Nutrition
I've seen that warning on a few other products, too. if you decide to switch brands, just make sure whatever you choose meets the American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery requirements (I've attached the report - you'll have to scroll done to see the requirements). With most drug store/grocery store brands, like Centrum, for example, you'll have to take two a day to meet the requirements. With some bariatric-specific vitamins, you only need to take one. Also, although most of us do take chewables for the first few weeks or months after surgery (I took them for the whole first year), most people switch over to regular tablets at some point. https://asmbs.org/app/uploads/2017/06/ASMBS-Nutritional-Guidelines-2016-Update.pdf -
My bariatric nutritionist and doctor’s office recommended the Bariatric Fusion brand of chewable multivitamins to take 4x daily basically for the rest of my life. When reading the package, there’s a Proposition 65 warning: “Warning: consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.” I didn’t find much after searching online aside from a lawsuit and settlement agreement about lead in their products from 2018, and related health and safety code violation. (https://www.oag.ca.gov/prop65/60-Day-Notice-2017-02545) Does anyone have any insight on this? I’m thinking if I need to take these for the rest of my life, I should be switching to a safer brand! Thanks
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Sleevers....What brand multi vitamin are you taking?
SBFARRIS replied to Tim C's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Same here with the fruit chews, but I take Bariatric Advantage...and I LOVE them...they are like a treat...well, will be when they let me take them again! But pre-op, they were great!! -
Sleevers....What brand multi vitamin are you taking?
Pilot my best self replied to Tim C's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I bought the OPURITY® Bariatric Multivitamin With Iron Chewable Supplements (90 Day Supply) thinking it would be easier to take, they would be absorbed better ( I am super worried about malabsorption) and I would only need 1 a day. But I wish I had tried them first - the taste is hard to describe - chalk with super tart berries. It’s painful to take even 1. I think I might toss them - I’ve got enough challenges. Trying to chew a multivitamin should not be one of them. I was told to avoid gummies. I might opt for a pill instead. -
Sleevers....What brand multi vitamin are you taking?
HeatherE replied to Tim C's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I think it’s personal choice. Both are big. Chewable doesn’t get stuck, but I’ve taken Tylenol and other capsules with no problem. My physician’s office (and the other practice I considered) specifically said not to take certain brands of bariatric vitamins because they don’t have the same nutritional value. Celebrate, Unjury (Opurity), and Bariatric Advantage are well known and they said their patients also had very good levels with ProCare. I have heard if you don’t opt for a bariatric vitamin, Flinstones (2 or three.. not sure) are an option. I don’t “love” the chewable, but it’s not bad. The calcium chews on the other hand are delicious, but I have to wait until 1 month post-op to restart. The sample packs include both the chewable and capsule so it’s a good way to try both and see if you have a preference. My biggest thing is whichever one I got, it had to be a one a day. -
Sleevers....What brand multi vitamin are you taking?
Nanagrrl3 replied to Tim C's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Bariatric Fusion complete chewable. I’m 4 weeks out -
*raises hand* I'm identifying myself as one of these people described above as "obsessive to an extreme that leaves [you] scratching [your] head in big way" with "[my] disordered relationship with food in the name of perfection". Case in point: Last night I logged 8 cashews with my 1/2 cup yogurt, as well as the one sour kid gummy that the Kid offered me (aside: for those wondering with bated breath, all of that was 234 calories). I've been called "obsessive" alot. Or "crazy". And likely not in a very complimentary way, ha. (and not just food/bariatric life-wise...in basically EVERYTHING I do). While I will admit that I do tend strive for my idea of perfection in many things*, I can also accept that this is realistically unattainable. Shame spirals and self-loathing is not normally in my wheelhouse. Yeah, I'll get annoyed or frustrated or go into stream-of-consciousness swearing mode, but l deal. *On the flip side of this there are also many things that I have flat out given up on and completely embraced my utter incompetence in...if you have an hour or two I could attempt to list them all I just assume some people just don't get/accept me and/or my ways, and that's ok in the grand scheme of things. Some are mildly amused, some repulsed, still others want to save my soul, so to speak. And yep, there are those that stand shoulder to shoulder with me and say "Eff Yeah!" (obviously, I like these people the most, but I'm biased, lol) soooooo.....I suppose I just wanted to say to my fellow "extremists" that IMO, so long as logging your 4.5 almonds in MFP doesn't negatively affect you, your safety, your relationships, or your quality of life, there ain't nothing wrong with what you are doing. And even if it does, the hope is that you will learn to deal. P.S. Further to the poster who considered a Flintstones chew-able vitamin as dessert...last night I considered my solitary sour kid gummy as dessert! Mind you, I also considered my 1/2 cup of yogurt as "dinner", and my vodka caesar as "breakfast"...so maybe its just a matter of semantics.
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Sleevers....What brand multi vitamin are you taking?
Lorey_a replied to Tim C's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I will be taking my One a Day Women's vitamin and then the Bariatric Fusion Brand Calcium Citrate along with my Vitamin D. The Women's days are gummies -
1st Denial due to weight gain from medication
sleepyowl85 replied to sleepyowl85's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
What’s really messed up is my insurance has no record of anything being submitted for surgery. I called to ask about the denial and they didn’t know what I was taking about. I’ve emailed and voicemails the insurance lady at bariatric and can’t get a response. -
Rachel Goodman is an awesome dietician who offers online classes and support - she’s not specifically for bariatric patients though. But she does talk about the biology of dieting /starvation mode.
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Sleevers....What brand multi vitamin are you taking?
JazzyJess20 replied to Tim C's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Also, I think the "bariatric multi" is just another way to capitalize. My Flintstones multivitamin chewable that I get from Amazon, literally offers every vitamin/nutrient listed in a special bariatric vitamin. Perhaps not as much of it by the looks of the labels, but enough for me to reach the (or above the) necessary daily value. -
Sleevers....What brand multi vitamin are you taking?
Tim C replied to Tim C's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Flintstones makes a Bariatric multi? -
Someone on the bariatric Facebook page told me we should call the "angel wings". Such a softer, gentler term!
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Sleevers....What brand multi vitamin are you taking?
Tim C replied to Tim C's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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Sleevers....What brand multi vitamin are you taking?
HeatherE replied to Tim C's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You may want to check out ProCare, Celebrate, Opurity, and Bariatric Advantage. Several of them offer free or low cost samples.
