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I only had a liquid diet from 12pm through 12am the day before surgery. All doctors are different and have a specific plan they like patients to follow. I’ve seen quite a few people here that have a few weeks of liquids only before surgery.
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Thank u e everyone....I appreciate it. Small success but only 6 weeks I'm feeling good!
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You look great in only 6 weeks! Good job.
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I think for 4 weeks out you are doing pretty well. I'm pretty sure around that time I started to try to up my Protein, and I, too, used Protein shakes. I often hear of people aiming for 600-800 calories, although it wasn't until about 3-4 months out that I got past 600 calories. I think there are many different ideas about how to make this work for you. Good luck!
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Hi all, I'm 5 days post op, on clears. It is hard for me to get enough fluids, even when I try to sip frequently. I mean it's like a freaking full time job just to sip fluids all day! I think yesterday (which was my best day for Fluid intake) I got to about 48 oz total intake. I try a mix of warm/hot and cool/cold beverages throughout the day. Warms definitely go down better, but I find they get cold before I can finish the small amounts I pour. My urine is pretty dark most of the time when I pee. I know that is not so good. I want to be flushing out but just a little frustrated with how little I am able to drink in a day. Also, Is it normal to feel a little shaky your first week after surgery? I am consuming around 300 calories (max) a day right now, including juice and broth and calorie free drinks (Water and tea with splenda). I'm introducing Kellogg's Protein water today and hopefully that will help a bit. I keep telling myself it's probably more psychological than anything -- I mean, hello, I have over 90 lbs. to lose so it's not like my body doesn't have energy stores to draw upon! I am a little worried about being dehydrated but my tummy can handle only so much fluid at any given time. It still rumbles a lot whenever I drink too many sips too quickly. I am also starting to get cravings for specific foods. Earlier today I was really craving mashed up smoked oysters on crackers. Is this somewhat normal (not so much wanting oysters, but starting to have food cravings so early on?) Today is the first day I've really thought about wanting any specific foods. I still have 5 days to go on clears so I hope I'm not going batty before I can move to the next stage! I guess I just wanted to whine a little and make sure I am not *too* abnormal here.
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100 percent no. In fact, I'm trying to understand how you saw his phone? I feel like you are probably way too deep in this for being only two weeks in. Friendly advice you should continue talking to others and not focus so hard on this one guy so early on. Sent from my SM-N910T using the BariatricPal App
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From the album: Before and after photo t
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Wow, lets see what happens next week when I go :-) thanks so much for the info Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App
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I kept the crushed and powdered spices out of my broth for the first few weeks just to be on the safe side, but I DID use a bottle of Sriracha. I found that Wegman's had a number of great boxed broths and soups that fit into the restrictions of the post-op diet and LOVED the spicy Thai broth. I lived off of that stuff!
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ok, so I had my surgery with Dr. Kirshenbaum in Denver because my insurance would not pay for the surgery and I had to pay cash. I wanted someone with experience but not someone who was out to rob me blind. So... Dr. K was both and about $15K cheaper than anyone else I could find with his experience. One thing I found at my first fill was that he wasn't so good at after care. He didn't know how to tell me to know that I was filled correctly...so frustrated and water logged, I left with only 1.5 ccs in a 10cc band. That was 10/31/08. ON 11/07, I decided to call Fill Centers to find out what doctor they had available in Las Vegas for fills. They set me up with Dr Ricciardi a "Bariatric Physician", not to be confused with a "Bariatric Surgeon". I chose the annual plan with the promise that if I didn't like him that I could go to anyone else in the Fill Center network. Cool. Appt set for 11/20 at 9am. I was very impressed by his staff and by him. Turns out he is experienced and young and he trains other doctors across the country to be "aftercare" providers for bariatric surgery. How Cool! He listened, talked for about 30 minutes about what I've been trying and told me that I come to his office now for all aftercare. Awesome! So, he fills it 1.5 cc's and is amazed that I can chug a full water bottle with 3.0 ccs after only 8 weeks. I personally felt like he should put more but thought I should trust him and see how it goes. Next day all is well and I am eating around 1/4 - 1/2 cup depending on how much water I've had that day already. I think I need a little more so I'll set up an appt to go back in another week. Let's see how much I can lose this week without much restriction. I see many others who had surgery the same time as me are at 3.5 or 4.0 and have good restriction so I don't want to waste too much more time waiting for something to work... I'll give it til after Thanksgiving to see and then I'll make an appt. All in all, I was very pleased with my fill center experience. They gave me a lifestyle guide, access to recipes and other things on their website and called me for a follow up to see how everything went. I am pretty impressed.
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GM Everyone, I am almost 3 weeks post op and I'm ready to go back to work. I really feel it's because I lost my spouse on 11/28/12 and my grief is still very raw. Being home all day is a 24/7 constant reminder that I don't have him by my side. When I looked to the left, he was always there, he was my rocked when I faltered and it's a constant, unbearable hurt. I MISS HIM!!! At least while I was at work that was 8hrs of my day that I needed to concentrate on something other than my grief. And although that was hard as hell, being home all dayum day is harder, I'm 21.5 pds down and on the soft stage phase 2, I stepped on the scale and noticed I gained like a pd 1/2 back. How is that possible? I thought the meaning of being sleeved was to lose, not gain. Anyway, lot's of mixed emotions going on this morning, I'm going to pray on them and let my mind get back to continued success at this life changing decision. Blessings, MzO
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I have started my pre opt diet today, suppose to be 2 weeks but they scheduled me for Feb 22nd. They said if I still to it I would be fine. I am so excited. I am looking for a easy online food log. Any suggestions?
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Hello All, I'm new here and I'm 2 weeks post op from Bypass. I'm in the purée phase and have no desire to eat. I feel full all the time, but in my head I know I'm hungry and need to get in my Protein. A day of eating is I had 2 sips of a Protein shake, maybe 20oz of Water all day and I am not hungry at all and feel if I eat anything I will be sick. Has anyone experienced this ? Feel like bloated all the time. But I move all the time. I feel like a lot of this is mental. In my head I'm mad at my body so I am depriving myself cuz I can't do things my way. I've always been a water lover I still love it but I loved to chug water at a time. Now I can't and I'm mentally mad. Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with these things?! Does anyone have a tips that worked for them?! Thank you for any advice or input. I know this is going to be a long journey and I have to change my mind set just seeing if there are things that I can make easier Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
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... got the call yesterday to set up my first testing appointments. I'm excited. Have to wait almost 8 weeks but this is my choice due to upcoming vacation. My oldest and dearest friend, SK, and I are doing this together. Wow!:scared:
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Thanks everyone...I go up and down and up and down with my weight and yes if I could keep it off I would have already. The only reason I told my coworkers is because they are going to notice my weight loss plus i'm taking two Weeks off so its kind of obvious and we are pretty close we work in a small space all day long. Im not embarrassed or secretive about it but now its getting closer and I think i'm just getting nervous. I know I have to do it for a healthy future but it does suck that people don't understand. I guess I just need to be confident and believe that i'm doing the right and I will be safe in Mexico..thanks all :-)
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So hello all. Surgery in Mexico in two Weeks. I did tell my coworkers about it and they were supportive but they are expressing their concernes about traveling alone to Mexico. I keep saying I will be fine and don't worry but now its freaking me out..also one coworker says that I could totally do it on my own and I don't weigh that much..blah blah and it made me feel like a quiter and this is really the first time i'm wondering if this is the right thing to do...I lost weight doing insanity for a few months and then quit because I have hip problems but coworkers noticed I lost weight so that's why she said I can do it. God! I'm Confused. I am about 90 to 95 lbs overweight but I am 5'2 so BMI of 42ish and I have been big my whole life. Having surgery Nov. 17th with Dr Alvarez Thanks for any feedback. :-)
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Lainafoust, I am in exactly the same place as you. Very irregular b.ms, and very few. I was sleeved June 4, 2018 and I might have one good crap per week.....maybe. I will try the milk of magnesia trick as mentioned in previous post. Good luck! 😊
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Pre-op testing
tobhappy&healthy replied to Sugarnspice's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My surg is 6/26.. My pre-op testing included: Blood tests Arterial blood gases Stool sample (for h-pylori) Ekg Chest X-ray Nutrition consult Psych evaluation Upper endoscopy Cardiac clearance-echocardiogram After all that then repeat blood test & ekg for pre-admission testing (approx 1 week before surg) Hope this was helpful. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App -
Question for Post-Op patients of Dr. Aceves in MX
delawaregal replied to LilMissDiva Irene's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
1) When was your surgery with Dr. Aceves? June 15, 2010 2) How much weight have you lost? 25 lbs 3) Tell me (briefly) about your stay in his facilities? (i.e., cleanliness, friendliness of staff, attentiveness of his nurses) outstanding on all counts 4) Did you have any complications, even if they were very minor? I ran a fever for a few hours in the hospital and had all the nurses and Doctors fussing over me. It went down quickly. Two days after returning home I developed a throat infection unrelated to surgery (I have allergies) and felt sick for 2 weeks. I had to take antibiotics. 5) If your child wanted to use this surgeon in the future, how would you feel? absolutely 6) How did you get to/from the facilities? I flew to San Diego. My cousin's wife lives in Dana Point, CA and is from Mexicali. She picked me up at the airport and we drove to Mexicali. I used Dr. Aceves driver for the trip back to the airport 7) How difficult was it to schedule your surgery? Not very. I did not get my first choice because Dr. Aceves was attending a conference that week. I scheduled 6 weeks prior to surgery 8) What kind of pre-operative requirements does his staff have? I had to submit a lengthy medical history. I was on a lo carb diet for 2 weeks pre-op. He only required 1 week. Fasting before pre-op blood work and the night before surgery 9) What do you regret about using Dr. Aceves? Nothing. 10) On a scale of 1 to 10, what would you rate your overall experience using Dr. Aceves? 10 __________________ -
possibly getting first fill today, scared
bratz98363 replied to needtolose's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I hate needles too. I got my first fill yesterday. I was very scared to. Not to scare you more, but it is not a pleasant feeling. I actually said, "you are not getting me back in this chair in four weeks".....lol. that is a lie, however I am glad to hear that I am not a woos. I suggest to relax and breath. good luck. you will be fine. -
I was banded on March 11th, and everything has been going great. However the last couple weeks the weight ahs sure slowed down coming off. I lost the first 50 pounds faily fast, but has slowed down alot. Going in for my first check up since the 1 week post op check up and am guess I will be getting some fill. I have been able to eat basically anything, i have yet had any bad experiences with anything. NO pb's. But I am starting to feel hungry alot and I suppose a fill will help with that. Was just wondering how everyone else has been doing and what they can eat or are having problems with.
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July Sleeve's Goal Progress and Diet.
BrooklynRaven replied to floriris's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Everyone hits a stall! I was sleeved on July 1 lost 33 lbs in 3 weeks and then nothing for almost 2 weeks. I upped my protein and started working out. I am currently down 41 lbs. -
I’m about 5 weeks out and have been getting weird burning pains in my throat. I’m on meds for GERD already and they don’t seem to make a difference. The burning is getting super annoying and I can’t fell if it’s gas, indigestion, gerd or what. If I eat when it’s bad it just makes me want to throw up. suggestions?
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happy new years 4 weeks post-op wt 199.6 lbs
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From the album: during my post-op
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From the album: The Journey
