Finally did it

[gatorman 3]

Hello everyone. I signed up for this forum about a year ago and kind of quit looking at it after my insurance refused to pay for surgery. We were able to save up some money and on April 14th I had my sleeve done! I lost 20 pounds on my pre-surgery diet and since the 14th, I've lost another 25 pounds.

I will begin soft foods on Thursday, but I'm nervous, since I can barely handle anything still. I get a lot of reflux often from just a sip of Water and when I do eat applesauce or mashed potatoes right now I get a little nauseous. Is there anything I need to be doing differently?

[kids05 4]

Hi there and congratulations!

I had my sleeve on 4/12 and I still get nauseous every time I eat food. I actually get clammy and feel like I can't catch my breath at times. The rumbling and churning can be painful...but it passes in a few minutes. It actually seems to be getting a little better with time, but its really day by day. Sorry I don't have a better answer, but mix it up I guess. I have never been able to tolerate applesauce or eggs, but cottage chesse is usually good. pudding depends on the day and there is NO Protein shake I can handle yet. I have to drink the Isopure Protein Water, it takes about 4 hours to drink the bottle, but its 40 grams of protein...so I have to do it. I hope you do better every day, I hear this is the hardest part!!! Stay strong!

Hello everyone. I signed up for this forum about a year ago and kind of quit looking at it after my insurance refused to pay for surgery. We were able to save up some money and on April 14th I had my sleeve done! I lost 20 pounds on my pre-surgery diet and since the 14th, I've lost another 25 pounds.

I will begin soft foods on Thursday, but I'm nervous, since I can barely handle anything still. I get a lot of reflux often from just a sip of Water and when I do eat applesauce or mashed potatoes right now I get a little nauseous. Is there anything I need to be doing differently?

[cwalker 12]

Hello everyone. I signed up for this forum about a year ago and kind of quit looking at it after my insurance refused to pay for surgery. We were able to save up some money and on April 14th I had my sleeve done! I lost 20 pounds on my pre-surgery diet and since the 14th, I've lost another 25 pounds.

I will begin soft foods on Thursday, but I'm nervous, since I can barely handle anything still. I get a lot of reflux often from just a sip of Water and when I do eat applesauce or mashed potatoes right now I get a little nauseous. Is there anything I need to be doing differently?

Congrats on the surgery!!! Don't force the food just do what you can and it will get better, are you on a PPI?

[gatorman 3]

Thanks for the encouragement! I am currently taking prevacid and my doctor told me if I want that I can take pepcid or other chewables if I need to.

I am trying to add foods slowly and I'm looking forward to continuing to make friends here.

[NJMOMof2 17]

All your symptoms are normal at this time. Just really take tiny bites. I still use baby forks for food and bought a candle warmer to put my plates on so my food didn't get cold. Before you know it, the pain and gas will be gone. Good Luck and congratulations

[gatorman 3]

I'm having great success. After the initial phase of learning to eat, things are going great. I've lost about 93lbs and have gone from a Size 48 waist to a Size 38 in just 4 months! I am so happy I got my sleeve and will tell anyone who struggles with their weight to look into it!