30 Days Out

[Colunga65 8]

I went for my 30 day post op check up and weighed 20 less from my pre surgery weight. Maybe its me but my Dr didn't seem to be amused. I told him i still feel week and get dizzy spells. He responded it may be psychological or reality, but don't feed into it.. Huh??? Did he just call me nuts??? He said if i feed into it i will start putting food in my mouth to pacify the issue. Hum... He said don't eat if I'm not hungry and eat only enough to kill the hunger pangs. That the first six months is the make it or break it stage. He is totally against Protein Drinks and says push the Water, and Protein, ie. eggs, meat, cheese etc. and i can now start with a good multi Vitamin. I feel like he's saying fly little birdy.. Fly..!!! Has anyone else experienced this??+

[OneWritersSoul 353]

I've not had my one month follow-up but I'm surprised by your doctor's response. Granted, the Vitamins should help, as will increasing your fluids, but no Protein shakes/supplements at all? That's new to me. But again, I'm just a month out myself and have yet to see my surgeon for follow-up, so maybe that's the way it's meant to be.

Any veteran sleevers have any idea?

[flawlessly73 20]

Very strange. My three week appointment was last week and my doctor was thrilled by my 15 lb loss...20 as of today. I don't go back for another two weeks but he said....lets set 8 lbs as your next goal and remember that Protein and fluids are the key...

I've also seen a lot of post from the vets that say increased Protein can break a stall in weight loss.

Baffled by your doctor ...

[TheGamer 406]

Total opposite of mine. I've read other people, though, who said they were getting "real" food immediately after surgery while still in the hospital. There is no single unified theory of what to do after VSG, but there's no way that Protein drinks are harmful. For a lot of us, protein supplements are the ONLY way we're going to meet that 70 grams a day.

[Colunga65 8]

Total opposite of mine. I've read other people' date=' though, who said they were getting "real" food immediately after surgery while still in the hospital. There is no single unified theory of what to do after VSG, but there's no way that Protein drinks are harmful. For a lot of us, Protein supplements are the ONLY way we're going to meet that 70 grams a day.[/quote']

Help..what makes up 70 grams.. I feel like I'm driving in the dark..

[TheGamer 406]

Sure! The easiest way to determine how much Protein is in something is to look at the nutritional facts. It should tell you, per serving, how much protein a food/drink has. For example, my Bariatric Advantage shakes have 27 grams of protein per serving. My string cheese has 7g per stick. The yogurt I eat has 11. There are a lot of websites out there that will help you track what is in the food you eat, nutritionally speaking. I recommend that. If it's a food and you're not sure how much protein is in it, try googling "(item) nutrition facts" and it should bring up some websites that have the information you want.

[Colunga65 8]

Sure! The easiest way to determine how much Protein is in something is to look at the nutritional facts. It should tell you' date=' per serving, how much Protein a food/drink has. For example, my Bariatric Advantage shakes have 27 grams of protein per serving. My string cheese has 7g per stick. The yogurt I eat has 11. There are a lot of websites out there that will help you track what is in the food you eat, nutritionally speaking. I recommend that. If it's a food and you're not sure how much protein is in it, try googling "(item) nutrition facts" and it should bring up some websites that have the information you want.[/quote']

Thank you

[Kmasden 14]

Your surgeon or your regular doc? I find that our surgeons, while caring about our aftercare and wanting to make sure we don't have any complications, aren't really our "supporters" oftentimes. For insurance purposes, they often can't see us much...i had a one week appointment, another a few weeks later, and my next is in 5 months...so definately a fly little bird fly situation as well. I get dizziness here and there too and it is scaring the crap out of me as some associate it with a leak (though i don't have other stuff like rapid heartrate, fever, feeling super sick, etc.) so i think it's dehydration...it's hard to get enough Water.

I think docs might worry that protien drinks add calories and then we'll lose slower, but if you are monitoring what you are consuming (i use myfitnesspal dot com) and don't overeat, you'll really start understanding your body and what it can take, and what is in foods....and then protien drinks/bars, might be a helpful supplement. I think all our docs are fairly new to sleeve stuff, that's why there is so much difference in diet and opinion....not to mention that weight loss isn't the only thing gastrectomy is used for. When i looked it up i found that people used to have gastrectomys for ulcer, still do sometimes for cancer, etc...so although our "diets" are different, there is some history out there to say what works well and doesn't with gastrectomys...whether partial or full...just my two cents.

[Colunga65 8]

Your surgeon or your regular doc? I find that our surgeons' date=' while caring about our aftercare and wanting to make sure we don't have any complications, aren't really our "supporters" oftentimes. For insurance purposes, they often can't see us much...i had a one week appointment, another a few weeks later, and my next is in 5 months...so definately a fly little bird fly situation as well. I get dizziness here and there too and it is scaring the crap out of me as some associate it with a leak (though i don't have other stuff like rapid heartrate, fever, feeling super sick, etc.) so i think it's dehydration...it's hard to get enough Water.

I think docs might worry that protien drinks add calories and then we'll lose slower, but if you are monitoring what you are consuming (i use myfitnesspal dot com) and don't overeat, you'll really start understanding your body and what it can take, and what is in foods....and then protien drinks/bars, might be a helpful supplement. I think all our docs are fairly new to sleeve stuff, that's why there is so much difference in diet and opinion....not to mention that weight loss isn't the only thing gastrectomy is used for. When i looked it up i found that people used to have gastrectomys for ulcer, still do sometimes for cancer, etc...so although our "diets" are different, there is some history out there to say what works well and doesn't with gastrectomys...whether partial or full...just my two cents.[/quote']

Wow..thank you for the info. This has been a very much learning experience for me. At least I'm not vomiting as when i had the band, that's a plus. Again, thank you. Your symptoms sound like mine. I'm still getting the dizzy spells and I'm very dehydrated. I can see it in my face and hands.