2.5 weeks out feeling lost- HELP!

[MizzouFan1 88]

Sleeved on 8/7 and have lost 22lbs and 30lbs overall. I am tolerating stuff and in the pureed-soft foods phase. I can't seem to keep down Vitamins so I haven't take any. E-mailed my nutritionist but apparently she has been on vacation. I would love to start working out as I have already lost enough to see my skin loose. I just don't know where I am at in the process.

Should I be trying to recover or start plotting out meals and supplements. I feel like there isn't much rhyme or reason to eating right now since I have very limited options.

The lack of viramis is got me totally drained and causing joint and muscle pain.

I def want to start working on my new self and start developing a routine but not sure how.

[Rovobay 920]

@Sarahmizzou call anyone from your clinic, they should be able to help. as far as being lost... you are in the best place possible.... bariatric pal forum. very impressive numbers thus far. also great drive with your motivation to want to exercise. From what I know, walking is okay, until you get a release around the 4 week mark from your PT or Surgeon. did your office not give you a solid printed plan of post-op eating on a week by week basis? what kind of Vitamins are you taking? chewables? try cutting them into smaller pieces and eating them throughout the day.?.?.?.?.?

take care, and keep up the great work

[haleytrim 244]

Just a thought, but have you tried liquid Vitamins? There are some really good ones out there.

[MeganC 62]

I bought a chocolate Vitamin and mineral powder from GNC to add to my Protein Drinks. Works well and tastes good and I get everything I need In 3 drinks a day. You can also get atleast some Vitamins from pre made Meal Replacement drinks like ensure.

[MizzouFan1 88]

Thanks for the responses folks. Our guide is very vague "days through 13-49 pureed and soft foods like deli meat, eggs, soft cheese." I really only eat when I am hungry which is once or twice a day maybe. I tried bariatric adavantage Vitamins and they made me instantly sick. Then I tried a whole foods Vitamin Garden of Life and it did the same thing. I've been hesitant to try liquids in case the same thing happens.

[chasingpolaris321 214]

Thanks for the responses folks. Our guide is very vague "days through 13-49 pureed and soft foods like deli meat, eggs, soft cheese." I really only eat when I am hungry which is once or twice a day maybe. I tried bariatric adavantage Vitamins and they made me instantly sick. Then I tried a whole foods Vitamin Garden of Life and it did the same thing. I've been hesitant to try liquids in case the same thing happens.

The exact same thing happened to me with the Bariatric Advantage vitamins! I took them a few times before realizing that was what was causing instant nausea, and spent 20 mins laying flat hoping not to throw up! I wonder what it is about them?

[vincereautmori 323]

Sleeved on 8/7 and have lost 22lbs and 30lbs overall. I am tolerating stuff and in the pureed-soft foods phase. I can't seem to keep down Vitamins so I haven't take any. E-mailed my nutritionist but apparently she has been on vacation. I would love to start working out as I have already lost enough to see my skin loose. I just don't know where I am at in the process.

Should I be trying to recover or start plotting out meals and supplements. I feel like there isn't much rhyme or reason to eating right now since I have very limited options.

The lack of viramis is got me totally drained and causing joint and muscle pain.

I def want to start working on my new self and start developing a routine but not sure how.

Are you getting any B-12? That's a problem for RNY and VGS patients anyway, look for B-12 in drugstore but get sublingual. Just put a tiny tablet under your tongue and you'll absorb it. Also get some extra Iron, you could also be suffering from anemia. There are liquid and chewable options.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

Ineresting about the Bariatric Advantage AE Vitamins making you sick, Chasingpolaris321. I am eight months out and was recently switched from chewable to the Bariatric Advantage AE's because of the extra Iron. They are stinky horse pills. I could not swallow them whole, I couldn't even swallow them cut in forths, so I started to mash them up with a mortar annd pestle and put them in blueberry applesauce to mask the taste.

I have had a couple of episodes of extreme nausea and diarrhea, and one day last week, I got so sick that I passed out twice before I could get back to bed. Both times I hit my head on the bathroom floor, and both times I was out for over an hour. When I came to, I just climbed in bed and slept for hours. The next day, my daughter convinced me to call my primary physician, and he put me in the hospital overnight to replenish fluids and take a CT scan of my noggin. I got scolded from my daughter, my doctor, and the E R doctor that I should have called an ambulance right away. Lesson learned.

Anyway, now I am wondering about those particular Vitamins. I wil ask my bariatric physician.

[playlikeworldchamps 595]

you just had surgery and are not eating much so it's normal to be tired. listen to your body and rest when you need to. you're doing great!

[Murphy'sMama 20]

Hi everyone - 21 days Post Op.. I too am having issues with Vitamins.

I am starting the soft food stage ( moist fish.. watery mash potato ) but I tend to have a constant issue with Productive Burp & Foamies..

The issue is that find it difficult to swallow my Vitamins with Water - so I bought the Bari Melts in: Multi, Calcium, B -Complex & Iron. I can JUST tolerate the chewing of the Tablets & then sip Water to get it down.. but I find that EVERY time & eat the Iron pill ( its very tiny ) I get nauseous. Any feedback on the Iron / Nausea issue?

[sdvorak88 10]

My Iron pill says not to crush or break to only take whole. Its vitron C which is what i was specifically told to get as the Vitamin C aids in absorption. Maybe crushing is making you sick...too much at once.

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

Sleeved on 8/7 and have lost 22lbs and 30lbs overall. I am tolerating stuff and in the pureed-soft foods phase. I can't seem to keep down Vitamins so I haven't take any. E-mailed my nutritionist but apparently she has been on vacation. I would love to start working out as I have already lost enough to see my skin loose. I just don't know where I am at in the process.

Should I be trying to recover or start plotting out meals and supplements. I feel like there isn't much rhyme or reason to eating right now since I have very limited options.

The lack of viramis is got me totally drained and causing joint and muscle pain.

I def want to start working on my new self and start developing a routine but not sure how.

There is a liquid Vitamin I have taken for a year called Source of Life Liquid Gold recommended by a natural pharmacist friend (bought online on Amazon, it lasted ? 3 months - big container). I could not take the big Vitamins. Please get yourself on a Vitamin regimen. You will begin losing hair, Fact of life and I am not trying to scare you. I have done everything right and lost hair to where I chopped it all off and bought a wig. But vitamin deficiency is not good so take notes with the responses and do the best you can. There is rhyme or reason to eating and drinking and you will find out in an Emergency Room. I got dehydrated and learned the hard way, Take all the responses here and get with your NUT and surgeon and get informed. Best wishes and take good care of yourself!!!!!

[MizzouFan1 88]

Thanks everyone for the replies! I am going to try alternavites which is like a crystal form that disolves on your tongue...much cheaper than BA and I think it will help me work up to the regular pills once I am cleared by my doc. I already learned the hard way a week after surgery I was in the ER for dehydration so I pay particular attention to my Fluid intake. I think our surgeon introuduces soft foods much sooner than most( day 14) I am allowed deli meat, soft peeled fruit, ground beef, very cooke vegies....honestly nothing tasted that good anymore. I am hopeful that will change over time.

[bikrchk 1,313]

Early on you may not be hungry at all. Schedule yourself 3 meals and 2 Snacks and find a way to get them down. I found that for the first few months, Centrum chewables went down just fine and tasted like Skittles. You might try a chewy\gummie Vitamin. A typical day for me 6 weeks post op was...

1 egg for Breakfast, (if I could finish it)

Suck on Syntrax nectar Iced lemon teal all morning (1 serving of Protein supplement)

cheese stick for a snack

Chili for lunch

cheese stick in the afternoon. Maybe some more nectar too

Hearty Soup with tiny meat bits for dinner

Thanks for the responses folks. Our guide is very vague "days through 13-49 pureed and soft foods like deli meat, eggs, soft cheese." I really only eat when I am hungry which is once or twice a day maybe. I tried bariatric adavantage Vitamins and they made me instantly sick. Then I tried a whole foods Vitamin Garden of Life and it did the same thing. I've been hesitant to try liquids in case the same thing happens.

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

Our surgeon said:

DO NOT eat 3 meals a day.

Do not eat unless you are really hungry.

Do not count calories, Proteins, carbs, sugar, just eat healthy.

We have done that, focusing on Proteins, until I was told I eat too much Protein 3 months post op.

I keep no bread, Pasta, Cookies, sugar, or Snacks in the house. Then again I am blessed it is just my husband and I and

we were both sleeved. Also, both of us are diabetic so that is a major reason not to keep those things from tempting

us.

Works for us!!!

Good luck and whatever works for one will not work for another, and trust your doctor.