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Pre-op diet has begun
PorkChopExpress replied to mzvanessa's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It's a grueling diet, but stay disciplined...there's a time limit on it. In a couple weeks, you won't feel hunger anymore and you'll be just fine! Just remember that now is the time where you start re-training your brain. It's going to take time. -
Pre-op diet has begun
mzvanessa replied to mzvanessa's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I know its not easy but we have to think only 2 weeks of ut and it is going to be work it, mind over matter hunny we can all do this xx Sent from my SM-G900I using the BariatricPal App -
Thought that I might join in, today is my 2 week post op anniversary. Pureed chili is something everyone needs to eat. I know that Elizabeth has a lot of support in this forum so that I figured I might as well get in on the action.:cursing:
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I am new here also! So far in the approximate 45 minutes I have been on a had a whole heap of my post op questions answered. I remember all to well the nervousness and apprhension it was worse for me I started the the journey on April 4th and by the first week of May I had all my pre op doctors appointments done! New record for my office..I stayed the course because it was sooo worth it!!!!!
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Good luck! Just getting to this point is 3/4 the battle. Today starts a new life for you!
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i too added unflavored whey protein to everythin just to get it it and I felt so much better, like 3 days out my energy increased alot, the fluid is really important,I drank special k20 protein water from the pharmacy too.Good luck.
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Wow thanks every one you made me feel a lot better! Your right I shouldn't be so hard on myself and maybe once a week eat a small amount of something kind of bad. I just wana succeed and be healthy and I was discouraged I couldn't turn down onion rings and I don't even like onion rings?? Lol your so right I'm only human and it's back on track tomoro! So thankful for this site I don't have anyone to talk to bout this so all your words helped a lot
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Calm down. You just had major surgery a few days ago! Give yourself a break. You are too early into this to throw your hands up and declare surgery failed. Everyone gains and loses weight in the first few weeks as your body tries to adjust. PUT THE SCALE AWAY! I know it's exciting to check your progress but it can also be very discouraging if you're expecting huge loss and don't. Like Laura said, you didn't gain it all in one day and you sure as heck are not going to lose it in one either! Crying is normal. I had one day where I cried and cried for no reason. I was watching Wendy Williams for gods sake and started bawling! Lol! It's OK! Things will get better. Just relax, concentrate on getting better, drink your water and walk, that's all you need to do right now. The first few months are the toughest, you will make it! Good luck and congrats!
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Everyone is different, but give it 2 weeks and u should star feeling better.
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From the album: KatieOkieDokie's Journey (Before, during, after)
This is the start of my journey. I have to lose 60 lbs before they will schedule surgery, and 75 lbs before they will do the surgery. So I am on a 3 month special diet to help me lose weight! So far so good! I lost 30 lbs the first month! I'm starting to notice a difference already! -
I typically take Tylenol unless I have a very high fever or intense pain. My surgeon said I can take 1 (200mg) Advil, twice a day not to exceed 3 days and not on a regular basis.
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Am I allowed to eat pudding 3 weeks after the surgery or do I have to wait a month?
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1/2cup of food
Spiceyfrog replied to sarahbethemails's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Don't be alarmed, because everyone is different.....but I was only able to eat 1/2 of a scrambled egg and it wasn't until around 12 weeks. I am four months post op and still can only eat 1/2C at a time. Like the previous poster mentioned, most amounts are maximum recommendations. So, just because you are not full (you most likely will not have a "full" feeling because the nerves that were cut in your stomach are not healed), you likely are also not hungry. It does get easier and you experiment and get things figured out, hang in there! -
1/2cup of food
heather5565 replied to sarahbethemails's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm 4 weeks gastric bypass and my SUGGESTED diet plan intake amounts for an egg is 1/4-1/2 cup. But the operative word is "suggested." You don't have to eat what the diet plan says. Most likely you may never will. I have not once been able to eat the suggested amount. You have to slow down and really concentrate on what your body is telling you. I stop when all of a sudden I have this overall body "blah" feeling, or when I look at my meal and think "meh, I'm done." Remember your brain has to catch up to your stomach to realize it's full... by that time it could be too late; your stomach could be over full and you might find yourself unwell and/or experiencing dumping syndrome. Good luck and keep working with your tool -
1/2cup of food
Threetimesacharm replied to sarahbethemails's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Lets see, there are 3 tsps. in a tablespoon. Half a cup of eggs seems like an odd amount and a lot for 12 days out. I didn't have egg until 19 days out and then it was 2T(1/8 cup). Maybe your pouch/stomach is bigger, you have not put your information in, so no idea what surgery you had. My NUT list also states that the quantities are the MAX not to eat it all if you are satisfied and have your full feeling, maybe you are missing it? -
Something's up....either the scale was wrong last week, the scale is wrong this week, you have 16 pounds of poop build up, or you have 16 pounds of Fluid on you.....that equates to 7000 calories a day and I'm seriously doubting you are capable of the right now!!!! Don't panic!! Breathe!!! And start checking it out, have you pooped, are you puffy, are the scales right???? HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 225
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I woke up at 3 a.m. itching like crazy! I took 2 Benadryl and applied Hydrocortisone cream and went back to bed. When I got in the shower I pulled off the "glue" on each of my five incisions and I had blisters all around them. I am definitely allergic to the adhesive they used. I've taken four more Benadryl during the course of today and have applied the hydrocortisone cream. I am praying it's better when I wake up tomorrow because if it's not then I have to drive the 2 hours to see my surgeon.
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Thank you so much for your support, in this post that I didnt even create. I just need to talk to my doc and see if she will allow me to eat anything at all, and if I can have a lean cuisine, then great, if not, then thats life, and I will get pumped like the other post said. Its just that feeling of my stomach pain is killing me.. but I know that by day 3 I will be fine, your right.
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Hair loss...
Sleeve_journey_2018_uk replied to sammi123's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yes!! after 3 months mine started coming out ALOT! I upped my protein it's still coming out but not as much (i'm now 5 and a half months post op) Sent from my SM-A520F using BariatricPal mobile app -
Pre Op Question - Needing Some Feedback Please
SD Chick replied to AzGirl's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I also would veto walking and picking up your son - my Dr. wouldn't let me drive when I was taking any pain meds at all - I waited about a week but even after 3 weeks I wouldn't want to drive more than a couple of hours. -
I think I must have the world's strongest steri strips on my incisions and I'm getting pretty nervous because I was told that if they don't fall off before my first post-op appointment (only a day away!), they'll be removed at that time. I have 5 incisions with 2-3 pieces of tape on each and not a single corner has lifted or started to curl up or anything. I tried to pick one if the edges tonight to gauge how sticky they are and I couldn't even PEEL a corner up. I've showered several times with them with no effect either. So my question is how bad are these going to hurt if my doc removes them on Thursday?? Is there something I can do to loosen them or encourage them to peel up? I don't have much if any tenderness in any of my incisions anymore, but I'm pretty terrified of how ripping these suckers off will feel! Thanks for any insight (:
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Surgery 3/23 and not feeling so good
jujuvee replied to kathyv's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
kathy V have you dressed up your protein drinks to make them a bit tastier? I know they are all sweet options but you can add stuff like sugar free instant pudding mixes to play with the flavor and different crystal light powders as well. I was banded on the 24th and have a big selection in my phase 1 (days 2-14) that I can have but I am keeping it simple for this week, here is what I have been having. B- 2 oz cream of wheat, with a touch of brown sugar S-protein drink with vanilla protein powder, banana pudding powder, blended with ice L- 2 oz unsweetened applesauce S- another protein drink, this one with protein powder(vanilla) and the orange crystal light D- 2 oz cream of chicken soup I can have refried beans, cottage cheese and a softly scrambled egg, but I am going to wait until I am a week in to introduce those. Good luck and feel free to write anytime. -
YAY!!!! Today is exactly 3 months post op for me and things are going GREAT! I lost 20 pounds in the month before surgery and now am a totaly of over 80 POUNDS DOWN! It is unbelievable and I seriously catch myself NOT believing it when I look into the mirror. Being newly single again (after breaking it off with my Fiance') it feels AMAZING to have cute guys hold open doors for me, to feel the glances when I walk into a room........... and trust me, I am NOT stuck on myself. It just really does amaze me how differently I have been treated ever since about 60 pounds down. I am no longer afraid of the camera, and when I am out with friends I no longer want to find a table to sit behind to hide me fat a$$.... lol, love it! I am the girl whose foot wiggles all the time when i am sitting down, and the girl who would rather stand that sit when we are at the bar or at karaoke......... Please, don't think I am trying to sound conceited... I still have a LOT of things about my body that I hate and I in no way think that I am the cat's meow.... but damn I feel good! I smile day in and day out. Little things that used to bother the crap out of me don't seem to matter as much anymore......... Life is good!!! I will post some new pix as soon as I take some! Kim
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3 month Surgiversary!!!
wkeller818 replied to Kimberlina's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
My name is Wes and I am just a week away from my 3 month anniversary and feel so much better also. I am down 95 pounds total including my 3 week preop diet. I still have about 90 to 100 before my goal, but already a major difference in the way I feel and look. Everytime I see someone I haven't seen since my surgery, It gives me great satisfaction to see their reaction. I will post before and after pics when I get closer to my goal weight. I do go to the gym for about a 45 min workout every morning and it gets easier every day. I was wearing size 52pants and already in 42, my shirts were 4x and now comfortably in 2x. So the moral of this story to anyone contemplating the surgery is it is AWESOME!!! Congrats!!! -
I didn't like any thing hot so I drank protine shakes and water first week!!
