Before Your Surgery Suggestion!

[rolosmom7 740]

I was given information brochures, portion plate and bowl, a cookbook ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1475064702.354661.jpg ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1475064720.806059.jpg

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Just looked up that book. Pretty pricey @ $48 - how good is it? Anyone have other good book/cookbook recommendations?

[KristenLe 5,979]

@@rolosmom7 My program recommended Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook for Dummies. There's so many recipes on Pinterest and online that I don't think it's worth spending $48 on a cookbook.

[rolosmom7 740]

@@rolosmom7 My program recommended Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook for Dummies. There's so many recipes on Pinterest and online that I don't think it's worth spending $48 on a cookbook.

Thanks. I searched cookbook on here and Dummies kept coming up. At $10 I'll go with that one [emoji4]

[sandy53 1]

Where did your get the book. My doctor gave me nothing.

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[Pescador 1,374]

I find most of the questions are not what to cook, some of these Newbies have no earthly idea of the stages of eating after surgery. I think that is why we get so many questions about eating solid foods a week post op. If no one gives them instructions (their surgeons), they are clueless and that is scary. I am trying to make sure we warn them to push their surgeons for instructions, more than anything.

[rolosmom7 740]

There was a good link going around in one of the threads. I'll see if I can find it.

[magicianbeautician74 26]

Use the Internet for the wealth of info that it is. I read constantly on different medical sites. I am intrigued by how the process has changed in last ten years, and how different everyone's programs are even today! I got weak direction from the surgeon. I found it is very generic. And of course forums like this are fantastic knowledge is power right?!?!?

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[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

I am uneducated about nutrition also, and Vitamin issues. Struggling!.

Folks, don't fret too much. There's a learning curve at the beginning and everything will make sense as you go along. Do the reading and the questioning, but be assured that you'll get it all. You'll be best off if you take care of the research before surgery so that you don't unnecessarily freak out afterward.

I was also concerned with what to do when before and after. So that I could free my cluttered mind, I made a huge calendar covering about six weeks to mark each change in stages, when to take meds, everything I needed to stay on top of. Dear, old oak tag, forgotten since Junior High, is still on the market!