June 2013 Sleevers GROUP

[ecteacher 1]

Greetings June Sleevers! Just a quick update. I was sleeved on June 3rd. The surgery was much easier then I had anticipated. It was much easier then when I had my gallbladder out! The 1st week post op I was allowed clear liquids...the 2nd week was full liquids. Tomorrow I get to have a soft scrambled egg and am sooo looking forward to it! Actually I get to progress to pureed foods. I am looking forward to more flavors and tastes. Since before surgery I have not been hungry. It is weird, but I am glad. I have been able to drink, no, make that sip, 70 oz of Water almost every day. I seem to only get in 40 grams of protein...still have a ways to get to the 70 grams a day that the doc wants. I am glad this group has been here...it provided me with good info and support before surgery!

I was sleeved on the 17th and wondering what you are doing for pureed food?

[Lisa O 52]

FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK......

Was feeling good very excited to be back' date=' so far so good. Now I'm starting to get a headache and my body is starting to drag..... WTH????? [/quote']

How long did you take off? Can you ease back in with maybe half days?

[Lisa O 52]

@ getlow' date=' I love tuna and chicken salads but love crackers with them, not sure yet if I want to chance that possible urge for crackers yet...lol...I'm thinking rotessarie chicken meat to start with since my manual highly recommend it, and I can get the best flavored and so tender one already done at the store close to me and the family can eat the rest...lol...[/quote']

Can you have a bit if cracker?

[beba201 4]

@ getlow' date=' I love tuna and chicken salads but love crackers with them, not sure yet if I want to chance that possible urge for crackers yet...lol...I'm thinking rotessarie chicken meat to start with since my manual highly recommend it, and I can get the best flavored and so tender one already done at the store close to me and the family can eat the rest...lol...[/quote']

I also love Tuna with crakers. So I tryed ritz. Just bite small and chew well. The tuna makes the craker soggy . It didn't hurt my stomach at all. Tuna and crakers is one of the main things I eat that stays well in my stomach. Plus I can only have 2 or 3 and I'm full lol...

[Frichase 1]

Had my day on the table on 24 June. Everything went fine but today my bowels have decided they have been ignored and so have spent a lot of time on the loo with a feeling of Constipation but with diarrhoea present as well. Hoping this is just a small adjustment.

[txbucki 49]

Sleeved on Monday. Progressing ok....burping belching a lot but its ok. Hard to drink all the liquids I need. Isopure sucks taste wise...premier Protein. SoBe SF Water is ok. sugar free Popsicles sweet but ok. dr said I could start cream Soups puréed today but think I will wait one more day. Question is about can I have Skinny Cow Fudgsicles? They are sugar free.

[SheWins1 207]

Sleeved on Monday. Progressing ok....burping belching a lot but its ok. Hard to drink all the liquids I need. Isopure sucks taste wise...premier Protein. SoBe SF Water is ok. sugar free Popsicles sweet but ok. dr said I could start cream Soups puréed today but think I will wait one more day. Question is about can I have Skinny Cow Fudgsicles? They are sugar free.< /div>

If they are sugar free? You should be ok to use. Have you tried isopure mixed with crystal light lemonade? I did that with the blueberry/raspberry & I LOVVVE IT!!! You don't taste the Protein after taste & it's so refreshing. Just my opinion. Congrats on joining the losing team!!! Yeah for us!!!

[txbucki 49]

Hey everyone~ Checking in hoping to help some of you who can't stomach to Protein.

Yesterday was a week post-op and my drs office called to check on me. I have been MISERABLE trying to get the Protein in' date=' feeling totally Thanksgiving full, like all the time... bloated, FULL, nauseated, and not getting in the liquids either because I was so full I coun't take any more in. I was doing one Protein shake in the am and it took like 2.5 hours to get it in, then MISERABLE for the who day. ugh

I spoke with a NUT and we discovered together that I have an intolerance to the whey in all the Proteins. I have always been borderline lactose intolerant, and couldn't take real milk as a baby, had to have soy everything. She said something was terribly wrong with the way I had been functioning and took me off all the Protein shakes. She gave me permission to use egg drop Soup and to blenderize any Soups to get all the bits out -- chicken noodle, Tomato, chicken tortilla w rice.

MY LIFE CHANGED OVERNIGHT! OMG, I am doing so much better, functioning as I finally should be! Getting the milk whey out has changed everything. I'm sipping a blenderized cup of chicken tortilla Soup right now and had egg drop for Breakfast. Lots of room now to get my fluids in too. She said aim for 30 grams of protein for now, don't stress about 50. It is SO much easier! I am so thankful that I finally said something, that I finally said "enough is enough, this isn't right!".

So maybe those of you who are not tolerating the shakes have something similar to me? What has your toleration of milk products been before surgery? If it was iffy like me, maybe the whey is the problem... Call your NUT!![/quote']

Having the exact same issue. I just sip abit of the premiere protein and bam ready to go hit the head

[SheWins1 207]

Having the exact same issue. I just sip abit of the premiere Protein and bam ready to go hit the head

Great information shared here. Glad you figured oit something that is working for you! !

[Commitingtochange23 15]

[Commitingtochange23 15]

Here is some information I got in my Bariatric book I will share with you guys

[SlimDreams 175]

I also love tuna with crakers. So I tryed ritz. Just bite small and chew well. The tuna makes the craker soggy . It didn't hurt my stomach at all. Tuna and crakers is one of the main things I eat that stays well in my stomach. Plus I can only have 2 or 3 and I'm full lol...

Oh that sounds so good...I'm sitting here in the hospital still, not Hungary, but a little scared to even try to eat the Jello they gave me...was anyone else nervous to try out the sleeve?

[Corky6984 134]

I was terrified to try the jell-o. I think I took a couple of sips of chicken broth and sips of some pink lemonade (pretty sure it was Crystal Light or something along the lines of that). I finally opened the jell-o the second go round and had like one bite and didn't eat anymore. I was in and out after surgery (I was sleeved June 17th) and before they let me go home the next day, so I was barely awake enough to even drink/eat. Also, I'm sure they have told you, but make sure you sit up and eat/drink. Middle of the night, mouth was dry, so I took a sip of the pink lemonade and a few seconds later puked it up. My mistake, but I was half asleep, so since then, I have made sure I am sitting up while drinking!

[SlimDreams 175]

Oh no none mentioned anything about how to sit when I drink...I'm kinda half inclined here and because I don't want to push the sleeve too much have been taking tiny tiny sips....but if I do try the Jello I'll make sure to sit up properly, good advice!

[Corky6984 134]

Glad I could help!