November Sleevers

[MojoCAMI 75]

@@MojoCAMI and @@HopeandAgony

At what day post op did you start to add egg whites and cottage cheese? I am now drinking Atkins drinks because the premiere were so bad that I could not take one more sip!

For me it was this past saturday I tried eggwhites and it went down okay.. so that would be post op day 9 if I can still count. I have never tried premiere , I have used EAS chocolate & vanilla along with nectar (roadside lemonade, Cappuccino, vanilla bean)

Those flavors got me through 2 weeks pre-op and post op.. nectar Cappuccino mixed with Fairlife non-fat milk was surprisingly super tasty...made me a fan of Fairlife after that.

[MojoCAMI 75]

@mojocami- congratulations on the 30 lbs in 11 days!!! That is great! It seems that u and the MR. are becoming very well aquatinted... Lol

thank you I am trying..its definitely a daily experience

[MojoCAMI 75]

It's been awhile since I posted here but here my story, I was sleeved on 11/19 the day of surgery I slept most of the day but my tummy was hungry like crazy, every time I got up to use the bathroom I was dry heaving and vomiting until I got zofran utu my tummy still wasn't having that it wanted food. I was nothing by mouth until the next day, I couldn't even have ice chips. The next day I was given pain meds which I barely had any pain and nausea medicine before going home I was given my BP meds and protonix. I had to drink 30mL of Water every hour until lunch came. I had broth. Gelotein Decaf tea and some Protein but I only responded to the Gelotein.

So it seems like I was find holding down everything but my tummy was still demanding something else to eat. I walked the halls and then was released home. Once home I was still hungry and drinking 30mL every hour, drink broth and I continue to dry heave and brink up what my tummy didn't like. It went on like this for another day. Yesterday I was able to do full liquids, the first day I tried pudding it shut up for a minute and I was cool the second day it rejected it. Yesterday I tried baby food that I can have as long as it was cooked and thin liquid form.

Well let me tell you how I ate the whole bottle over a period of time. My tummy gets hungry every 4 hours. So my last scoop my stomach was not happy with, I thought it was gas pains so I figured I would walk it off in Walmart Wrong! !, it continue to hurt. So when I got home a did a gas x strip didn't help so I did some mirlax because now I feel constipated tmi still nothing in return but a sore hungry tummy and dry mouth. I am to scared to eat so I continue to do my ice chips and went to be miserable.

This morning I was awaken by really bad heartburn and dry mouth, so I am sitting at my table at 4:30am eating sf Jello and drinking Powerade zero.

Is anyone able to drink a lot more liquids at one time inside of sipping?

Sorry about the long post.

Nooo apologizes newstart38, thank you for sharking.. sorry you had a rough time post procedure and continue to have some issues even at home.. your not alone, each of us has had some sort of lingering issue or minor setback.. Sounds like your tummy hunger calls though are within reason, the trick is giving it something it wants that it will like. I was similar to you post-op day 2-5 I was not sure if I was hungry or cramping, one time I took 2 doses of cramping meds thinking i was cramping a lot but I was actually hungry. Over time the cramping will actually move either to the left or lower left of your incision, and then your tummy center-right will start to have its own unique space for hunger pain, it will make it easy to tell the difference between cramp and pain.. at first it all runs together.

Now when it comes to food for the hungry new tummy, I too struggle with finding something that my tummy named "Mr. bumble" will live with.. one day I think i understand the routine and the next day he changes it. be prepared, have cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese if you like it, mash potatoes, and Protein Shakes ready to try so you can find something it likes..only take a taste to see if your tummy will like it, you will know pretty quick if it does not (strangely enough)

Since you were sleeved on the 19th, 5 days post op, I think you will start feeling a sense of normalcy over the thanksgiving holiday.

keep up the good work!!

[Doggirl79 14]

I was sleeved 11/10 and today's my 2 week post of date! Starting puréed foods on Thursday. Once the initial pain subsided from the incision I've had no real other complaints. I'm 5'10....

HW 340lbs

2 week preop starting weight 266lbs

SW 259lbs

CW 248.4lbs

It feels amazing to be under 250lbs. I enjoy somewhat active things and remember certain snorkeling excursions, Water slides, horseback riding, zip lining....having 250lb weight limits. I've never been able to go horseback riding for that reason ((fear of hurting the horse! lol)) My 100lbs loss reward is going to be a trail ride.

Sleeved 11/10 too! I'm starting puréed tomorrow. My NUT considered cream Soups and SF pudding a full liquid so I've HAF that already. I was worried I'm not losing enough. I'm glad to see we have similar weight loss stats! I'm 5'7.5" SW231 CW219.6. No pre op diet. Good luck to you! Also does your main incision still hurt? Mine does.

[newstart38 18]

@@MojoCAMI thanks for responding and encouragement, I just feel so miserable , I am trying to get my Protein in but I find it hard when I feel so dehydrated or shall I say dry mouth so all I want to do is eat Popsicles and ice chips. When was you able to drink without sipping

[MojoCAMI 75]

@@MojoCAMI thanks for responding and encouragement, I just feel so miserable , I am trying to get my Protein in but I find it hard when I feel so dehydrated or shall I say dry mouth so all I want to do is eat Popsicles and ice chips. When was you able to drink without sipping

you are most welcome,

For me it was around day 3 or 4.. but here is the kicker, I am back to sipping, or larger sipps because I of trapped air .. when i get a air bubble it hurts a bit, so I have dialed back my gulping to larger sips..

So sipping is not a bad thing, even for someone like me more than 10days post op..just stick with it.. and take the meds they provide, if you have nausea meds use them, and of cousrs the cramping and spasm meds if you have them. I did not have have acid reflux so that was the only med I did not take during the first 5days.

[newstart38 18]

@@MojoCAMI they only sent me home with pain mess that's it I do have omperazole (prolsic) misspelled sorry. The pill form didn't go down to good so I called for liquid instead my doctor wants to see me at 2pm today.

[2ndchance48 7]

My surgery is tomorrow at 8:30am, a little nervous but so excited ????. Good luck to everyone being sleeved tomorrow! (And everyone else as well ????

[sarinemaniss 33]

Good luck @@2ndchance48, I hope all goes well tomorrow, please keep us posted; I'd like to hear feedbacks from people going through same experience. Mine is not yet set but probably in January and nervous already lol

[MojoCAMI 75]

@@MojoCAMI they only sent me home with pain mess that's it I do have omperazole (prolsic) misspelled sorry. The pill form didn't go down to good so I called for liquid instead my doctor wants to see me at 2pm today.

okay sorry I missed your post I hope you are on west-coast time .. if so please ask your doc about nausea and spasm meds I think lazorpram and metecoloprimade.. those were and continue to be life savers for me.

[BrenShawver 1]

My surgery is Nov. 30th. ????

[2ndchance48 7]

Good luck @@2ndchance48, I hope all goes well tomorrow, please keep us posted; I'd like to hear feedbacks from people going through same experience. Mine is not yet set but probably in January and nervous already lol

I will definitely post after , thanks for the well wishes !

[Nov25sleeve 6]

My surgery is today too. In 7 hours. I'm anxious and looking forward to being on the other side of this. Sending positivity out to you all pre and post op.

[HopeandAgony 566]

My surgery is today too. In 7 hours. I'm anxious and looking forward to being on the other side of this. Sending positivity out to you all pre and post op.

Good luck today. You got this!

[mokt 58]

@@Nov25sleeve, good luck today with your surgery! Keep us posted!