Newbie- 3 day post op gastric sleeve

[tabby76 4]

So I am 3 days out from my sleeve and have a few questions:

Did anyone else have spasms after drinking liquids, especially cold liquids?

The Protein Shakes that I loved before surgery are now repulsive.

I tried yogurt this morning and did okay with it, what did everyone's immediate post op diet consist of?

No one has told me how much I should be 'eating' at one time, does anyone know?

How much weight did you lose your first few weeks post op?

How long were you sore from your larger incision? I had 5 incisions, one of them larger which is the most tender.

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

Try drinking liquids that are room temperature if the cold bothers you. Post op for 4 weeks we stuck to broth, FF Soup, yogurt, pureed foods, and shakes. At 4 weeks I tried a small piece of soft chicken, choked on it, and stayed on soft food another 2 weeks. Bad experience. Try a different brand of Protein Shake. My husband liked Bariatric Advantage (milky tasting) and I liked EAS powder from Walmart. The best advice we got from our surgeon was: Do not eat 3 meals a day. Do not eat if you are not hungry. Even today, 7 months post surgery, we eat only when hungry, and we don't have sit down dinners at any certain time.<br /><br />Right after surgery especially, and still today, burping signalled we had eaten enough. Wonderful little reminder lol. Usually if you eat a small amount, you can walk away and be satisfied. Everyone is different with their weight loss, we have learned that well here. The soreness from the small incisions won't last long, we never needed any pain medicine after 24 hours in the hospital. Good luck!!!!

[Zane's Mom 184]

I was sleeved on June 17th.

I feel a pain when I drink too much at a time. So that tells me to wait. I'm only getting in about 40 oz of liquid but my dr says to wait for Protein shakes until 5 days out. So I'm on Clear Liquids.

I'll start clear shakes tomorrow (nectar). Then on day 8 I start full liquid which for me is the Bariatric Advantage shakes. I also get to have Soups with no lumps at all. On day 15 is the soft foods as tolerated and 30 days regular as tolerated.

I have heard once you eat it is about two bites.

My dr also has me start Vitamins once I've seen him for the one week follow up.

I do have pain more on one incision than the others so when it starts to burn I take a pain pill. I take about 3 a day total.

I've been on the treadmill about 15 minutes a day.

I hope you are feeling better every day. Good luck and keep up the hard work.

[MorganD 0]

I have been having some issue with a stabbing burning pain from the largest incision site. The one where the sleeved stomach part was removed. It only occurs when I get up from sitting of try to bend too much. It hurts really bad and it almost feels like my muscle is being ripped. Heat seems to help it subside. I was sleeved on July 22, 2014 so I am about a week and a half post-op. This is the only bad thing that I have encounter thus far.....has anyone else experienced this type of pain?

[brendaliz_r 29]

Hi! I'm doing the sleeve today and not allowed to drink/eat anything for the next 3 days. On the 4th day I'll start a clear liquid diet for 7 days, then fase 2 liquid diet for 7 more days and mashed foods fase 3 for another week. Hope you feel better soon.

[ladyraerae 20]

Morgan I am three months out and still have some pain at my largest incision site at times. It was very tender right after surgery for me. I was told by my doctor the reason was because that's where he did the most moving around of my insides and that's the hole the stomach came out through. It does get better but we have to remember we did have a major surgery. I am definitely not a doctor so please make sure you contact your doc if it gets bad. Good luck on your recovery and much success on the new you!