Anyone having surgery in May

[loveslavender 4]

Cupcake/MommaD - I'm with you! Ready to get this show on the road! Keeping busy so that I don't chew my arm off during this liquid diet phase :-) Today was cleaning out all the cupboards and fridge and organizing the containers I will use, putting Protein shakes, poweders, Soups, gatorade away etc. Next Tuesday can't get here quick enough!

My nerves are starting to kick in like yours MommaD about drinking and eating after this. Will I go too fast? Will I not chew it thoroughly enough? All of the unknowns that we will learn by trial and error I guess. I just don't want my trial and error to include vomiting lol!

Keep in touch all!

Hi Girls,

First Thank you Jolene, Rome, Nicholej, Taking a leap, I'm jealous Jolene I just can't seem to get all my fluids with the little smooth food I take in along with all our Vitamins, meds (must never forget my prilosec and gas X first thing)etc. I'm constantly bloated. I try to walk it off so I can sip more but go back to being bloated and full. Nicholej I will be your buddy if you need one still.

Love you all for your Kindness

Kelly

[weightlossdiva1234 13]

Anybody out there with an upcoming roux n y with Gluten allergy?

I have Celiac. Going from band to Roux n y

[tebowfan 70]

Hello, well I had the gastric bypass last Thursday May 8th so I'm 5 days post op. I believe I dumped today!!! Yesterday I was able to get all my fluids in and all my Protein so I was pretty excited. So today I was following my plan to increase my protein from 4 oz at a time to 8 oz at a time. Well 8 ounces went down fine no problems but I must have drank it too fast . About 10 minutes after I drank my shake I got very light headed/dizzy, sweaty, heart racing, and double vision . At the time I didn't relate it to dumping I guess because I was thinking that only happened with fatty and high sugar foods. But it passed after about 20 mins, afterwards I felt really weak for a couple hrs but I feel fine now. I hated the experience but I'm glad I'm learning this before I go back to work. This is definitely life changing. I can have creamy Soups, sf pudding, yogurt but honestly nothing tastes good to me so I've just been doing the shakes and Water. I tried Tomato Soup and a yogurt but they don't taste the same anymore. Anyway just please take it slow and listen to your body!

Glad you feel better. My surgery was the day before yours. I finally lost the 11 lbs I gained during hospital stay. Yay! I haven't had any bad feelings when eating. Sometimes I feel like I get hungry to often though. Keep up the great work.

[Cupcake 801]

Rome lol me too I have been going to bed at 8:00 at night I'm not hungry during this liquid diet but like you said not chewing is strange, but I have a sugarfree Popsicle and chew on that lol, I know it's a mind thing and Monday can't come fast enough .

Edited May 14, 2014 by Cupcake

[Cupcake 801]

Jolene b thanks for the tip and congrats where you given an abdominal binder?

[Cupcake 801]

Was anyone given an abdominal binder or did they buy there own?

[Cupcake 801]

Loveslanderr lol Monday can't quick enough I'm going to bed early everyday I miss the chewing while on this liquid diet so I am crunching on sugar free Popsicles I am not hungry at all and my calories have been under 500 a day wow I would have never imagine that . I'm going to gleam out my refrigerator later on today that should make me feel better .

[joleneB 26]

Jolene b thanks for the tip and congrats where you given an abdominal binder?

Cupcake thanks and no binder.

[joleneB 26]

Hello, well I had the gastric bypass last Thursday May 8th so I'm 5 days post op. I believe I dumped today!!! Yesterday I was able to get all my fluids in and all my Protein so I was pretty excited. So today I was following my plan to increase my Protein from 4 oz at a time to 8 oz at a time. Well 8 ounces went down fine no problems but I must have drank it too fast . About 10 minutes after I drank my shake I got very light headed/dizzy, sweaty, heart racing, and double vision . At the time I didn't relate it to dumping I guess because I was thinking that only happened with fatty and high sugar foods. But it passed after about 20 mins, afterwards I felt really weak for a couple hrs but I feel fine now. I hated the experience but I'm glad I'm learning this before I go back to work. This is definitely life changing. I can have creamy Soups, sf pudding, yogurt but honestly nothing tastes good to me so I've just been doing the shakes and Water. I tried Tomato Soup and a yogurt but they don't taste the same anymore. Anyway just please take it slow and listen to your body!

Glad you feel better. My surgery was the day before yours. I finally lost the 11 lbs I gained during hospital stay. Yay! I haven't had any bad feelings when eating. Sometimes I feel like I get hungry to often though. Keep up the great work.

Tebowfan thanks. I haven't weighed myself yet I'm waiting until Friday. I know I was really swollen from all the fluids afterwards buts that all gone now. I'm hoping for at least a 10 lb weight loss the first week.

[nolagirl09 15]

First night post op sucked! I couldn't sleep at all. The pain medicine made me vomit. I am so weak. And shaky. The pain is more soreness then anything.

How many days did it take y'all to feel better ?

Edited May 14, 2014 by nolagirl09

[tebowfan 70]

First night post op sucked! I couldn't sleep at all. The pain medicine made me vomit. I am so weak. And shaky. The pain is more soreness then anything. How many days did it take y'all to feel better ?

I didn't take anymore pain medicine. I was sleepy but not in pain. I did have one of those pain balls inside myself. Other than that nothing. I made myself walk several times and went home around 5pm the day after surgery.

I don't think this will last long for you.

[bonniebeth001 22]

Speedy recovery to everyone just having surgery! I start my pre-op diet on Friday and surgery 2 weeks later. I hope this goes by quickly!

[angelface811 100]

I was given an abdominal binder cupcake. I love it! Helps with soreness and it makes it easier for me to stand and walk.

[niasia33 40]

Rome/Cupcake......I am with you both! I am on day 13 of my liquid diet and I'm not hungry but I really miss chewing! My surgery is on Friday. I'm just ready to do it! Good luck to you all on your surgeries!!!

[rome 156]

Hey All!

I decided to try something to help me through this pre-op liquid diet. I bought some popsicle forms and poured my Protein Shake into them and froze them so that i could "chew" something other than popsicles. Mmmm Mmmm good! chocolate Mocha Protein fudgesicle! Loving it!!