Didn't see that coming?!$#@!

[bewell 222]

What happened post-op that no-one told you about or "you just didn't see that coming!"

For me:

• Vomited brushing my teeth (didn't see that coming....nurse said it can happen)
• Water tasted terrible....pre-op Water is mostly what I drank...it took 6 weeks for water to taste sort of normal
• SMELLS....everything smelled funny.....and often made me nauseous. Also 6 weeks before it was better, still not normal
• Amount of food.....for weeks my cat ate more than I did and I was jealous the way he wolfed it down!
• ONLY 300-600 calories......OK, maybe someone told me but I was certain I'd starve to death if I only ate 600 calories for days on end. BUT NO and now I accept that a max of 800 calories now and probably 1000 a day, for the rest of my life will be the new NORMAL!! Didn't see that coming.

[alexsisv 139]

Great discussion. ... for me it was the slimes.

[kcdavidson42 10]

What are the slimes?

[Veronica Page 488]

Sliming is when you have a built up of saliva and you tend to throw it up. It is mostly caused when you drink to close to eating.

[E-girl 98]

Or if you eat too much too fast. I used to get the slims but not anymore. I am 3 years out and as far as calories go you will not be at 800-1000 for the rest of your life. Your sleeve relaxes after year 2 to 2 1/2 so then eating is easier almost normal.

I wasn't prepared for the shaking feeling in my legs when I forgot to eat. That freaked me out the first time when I didn't know what was happening.

[holliwood1980 143]

I wasn't prepared for slimed either. Also I didn't expect to feel so emotional sometimes. I feel like a hormonal pregnant lady!

[bewell 222]

E-girl...I expect I'll be more active at my goal weight and can eat more but how do you keep the weight off eating more?

Just seems in the past if I go over 1,200 calories on a regular basis, I gain weight.

An an average how many calories can you eat and maintain your goal weight!

BTW: congrats on you long term success! Way to go!!!

[jenbaby75 283]

I am only 10 days post op. I honestly can hardly tell I had surgery. If it wasn't for incisions, zero hunger, irregular poop, and eating/drinking taking more time, I wouldn't know I had it. zero complications, I feel amazing. I have been a bit more emotional than normal the past 2 days. I have no regrets, aside from not doing this 10 years ago.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Uh ... I'm already eating over 1,000 calories, and I'm still losing weight.

What your early post-op experience is doesn't translate to lifelong maintenance experience.

IMHO.

[Kindle 8,667]

[*]ONLY 300-600 calories......OK, maybe someone told me but I was certain I'd starve to death if I only ate 600 calories for days on end. BUT NO and now I accept that a max of 800 calories now and probably 1000 a day, for the rest of my life will be the new NORMAL!! Didn't see that coming.

I was up to 1000 -1200 calories by 6 months and still continued to lose....10+ pounds below my goal weight. I've maintained with 1400-1600 calories.

The "didn't see it coming" thing for me was I wouldn't miss drinking alcohol. I used to be a BIG drinker....cocktails after work everyday and major "partying" on weekends. My college friend who had Lapband years ago said it would happen, and turned out she was right. I don't get the buzz I used to and it's just not worth the calories.

[bewell 222]

• Kindle and
• VSGAnn2014

Thank you! Very good to know I will be able eat more calories and still lose weight.

I think I'm just trying to pschyc myself into accepting how I eat has to change now, forever. That way I can accept that the big successive daily binge days are over. And I really won't "starve" if I only eat 1,000 calories.

Thanks again!

[artblitz 21]

I have had NO nausea, no vomiting, no "slimes" as you all call them. I have lost the sensation/taste for about everything. If I drink one more sweet Protein drink I am going to scream. Everything is tooo sweet. I got so hungry for something savory I ordered hot and sour Soup...strained it 2 X, thinned the broth and ate small sips of it. It was sooo good but now I cannot look at it. My friends who was sleeved 9 months ago, says things like that come back.

I too, have had no complications. If you did not know it, you would not know it has occured. I am a little bit tired...but it is still winter here and it is cold. So, go figure.

[monopoly2015 27]

I didn't see the Constipation coming. Wow

[HMR 33]

1. Feeling nauseous still at 3 month PO.

2. Losing the enjoyment of eating sweets.

3. Everything tasting "not right".

[bewell 222]

Yeah, that's right. A too sweet Protein drink is terrible.

I had diarrhea for 5 weeks, not Constipation. It all resolved now, but my little toilet trout are so wee compared to what they used to me.