Should I Be Able To Do This?

[spieldose 14]

I am one week post op and I just wanted to see what I could tolerate... I made spaghetti for my family's dinner tonight and I was able to eat 3/4 cup of meat sauce with maybe five or six noodles. It went down with absolutely no problem. I know I know I shouldn't be doing this.... But my question is why could I?

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[FishingNurse 1,211]

You should be careful you're putting yourself at risk for a leak. The amount isn't a worry your fresh staple line isn't ready for beef!

[sandygo 30]

I feel you I've totally done that I was sleeve nov 12 and I just can't stay away completely! I'm really going to try to be better I don't want to end up back in the hospital cause I just can't control my self

[OneWritersSoul 353]

Heya Spieldose! Good to see you here from IG!

I've not been brave enough to try anything like that. But please proceed with caution! I don't want to see anything happen to you now that you've come so far!

[fyre_storm 1,412]

It may go down cause no one said it wouldn't. However your staple line is new and if you stretch it before it heals you may cause a leak which isn't worth the spaghetti.

[Capt Derel 287]

Wow. I was struggling on just getting Water in for 2 weeks. At 3 weeks I was barely getting in 1/2 a Protein shake.

Smh.... Tightrope walker I see lol

[lollyfidy1965 402]

There's a difference between "shouldn't" eat something and "can't" eat something. And just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. You're paying your surgeon/nutritionist a lot of money just to start out the journey ignoring their directions. (I'm just sayin'.)

[JustSkinnyMeInside 89]

Even though you ate a small amount, your stomach has to work much harder to break down that type of food vs. full liquid or pureed. You want it to rest so it can heal that very long staple line.

[spieldose 14]

Thanks. I will go back to my liquids. I just thought that maybe I'm a fast healer... Since I hear people talking about not being able to stomach liquids... And I can already stomach heavier. I chewed each bite a ridiculous amount and took incredibly small bites so I don't think I have done any damage so far. People say "listen to your sleeve", and I honestly expected to feel sick or to immediately throw up if my sleeve was rejecting something...I thought my sleeve would reject it. I'm in no pain at all anymore and I feel like I could even go back to the gym right now. Reading that some people started pureed food while IN the hospital just lead me to think that maybe it would be okay. I wish I had an X-ray at home so I could see what exactly is going on in there!

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[sexypeaches33 6]

I am one week post op and I just wanted to see what I could tolerate... I made spaghetti for my family's dinner tonight and I was able to eat 3/4 cup of meat sauce with maybe five or six noodles. It went down with absolutely no problem. I know I know I shouldn't be doing this.... But my question is why could I?

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I was able to do it too, but ended up in the hospital a week after surgery with pancreatitis, be careful because that was painful

[spieldose 14]

I was able to do it too' date=' but ended up in the hospital a week after surgery with pancreatitis, be careful because that was painful[/quote']

Thanks for sharing that. Okay that's enough I make me stop. I can't afford being back in the hospital. Did you get a leak thy caused your pancreatitis?

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[sexypeaches33 6]

Thanks for sharing that. Okay that's enough I make me stop. I can't afford being back in the hospital. Did you get a leak thy caused your pancreatitis?

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No didn't get a leak, just painful pancreatitis

[Twyla 10]

I also developed pancreatitis, when I was three weeks out from my surgery. I tested myself eating a few things I shouldn't have as well, not that this caused the pancreatitis, but who knows. I had to spend over a week in the hospital after that on IV nutrition. Trust me, give yourself time to heal. My surgery was October 9th and I was a revision from the lapband and I'm just now starting to eat some normal foods in tiny quantities. That was an experience and amount of pain I never again want to go thru!

[doxieville 799]

At one week out you are still swollen and numb.

I'm resisting lecturing you, or criticizing you too badly because I don't know you.... But you did come here for support. So next time you want to disobey your doctors orders, go ahead. Lots of people have 'permission' to eat sooner than others. But if you hurt yourself because YOU disobeyed your docs orders, you will be the one paying the ultimate price.

Be grateful that you are doing so well. Don't abuse that. If your cravings are that powerful, then you really should seek professional help. You want this to be a life-changer and unless you work the program in your head too, you may not be successful.

Ok... Lecture over. :-)

[mezanne1401 190]

I won't lecture either because no one is perfect. Those who can cheat probably have and those that can only do liquids would probably give anything to cheat and not hurt. I have read a couple of your posts that you have cheated and want so badly to be checked for a leak or have an x-ray machine at home to check, but bottom line is, you are worried about causing a leak based on your own actions/decisions. Cheating is what got us in this position to begin with. I would cheat and have an extra piece of pizza when I already had two and was already full. This surgery isn't a miracle. It is damned hard to control our minds. This to me is more of a mind game than anything. My sleeve merely tells me when I have screwed up again. You are the one that will pay for any complications. Not us, not anyone else. You deserve to lose weight. You deserve to be happy and healthy. Don't sabotage yourself because you want to test the Water. You buckled down and was able to get your surgery. Now buckle down and reap the rewards of it.

And now I'm off my soapbox. Sorry about the rant. I believe sometimes in the tough love scenario. Good luck!!!