Kicking myself over pizza bites

[huskergirl1972 3]

Christmas Eve celebration, had four bites of pizza. I chewed and chewed it before swallowing. I'm 11 days post surgery....I feel horribly guilty. Have I done harm to myself? Not gonna be able to sleep tonight.

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[LipstickLady 25,682]

You may have. It's impossible to tell via the Internet.

[doxaholic 252]

Like the new pic lipstick lady

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[Treadmillwalker 486]

Christmas Eve celebration, had four bites of pizza. I chewed and chewed it before swallowing. I'm 11 days post surgery....I feel horribly guilty. Have I done harm to myself? Not gonna be able to sleep tonight.

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Not much Protein, and a lot of carbs (I suspect). You had surgery for a reason. Think about what changes you need to make to be successful for the rest of your life.

Banded 10/12/16

[huskergirl1972 3]

Trust me, I know. It won't happen again, I can guarantee that. I'm terrified now of a leak and from here on out it will be by the book, to the letter! Just am so sad and mad at myself, and terrified.

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[Hammer_Down 631]

There's a very real possibility of damage to your newly healing sleeve.

The best thing to do would be to call your surgeon (if there's anyone to get ahold of on Christmas Day) and ask them about your next steps.

Unfortunately, guilt alone will not always be enough to curb a food addiction. If it were, most of us would have lost the weight without surgery as guilt and shame go hand in hand with yo-to dieting and all addictions.

This may be the time to recognize that your will power could use some shoring up by way of a counsellor or psychologist and a support group. In the meantime, you should seek medical advice from a doctor and not the internet.

[teaqueen 113]

Don't beat yourself up...and be glad you didn't send it all back up. You likely didn't do any permanent damage to your sleeve, but be thoughtful about what you are doing to your healing suture line. (As in, don't do that again!?!)

It takes months to rewire your brain about food. You'll have moments where your head hunger and cravings get the better of you, most of us do. You'll also have that day where you lose your entire meal because of it. Pause and examine how carbs (like pizza crust) make you feel. In general, carbs make me feel like crap. When I have pizza today, I take one normal bite...and then I just eat the toppings on the rest of the piece. Same with burgers...1 normal bite with bun just to enjoy the moment. Then I just eat the meat and no bun. I have found that having one normal (well chewed) bote satisfies the head..then i take care of getting the most Protein out of the meal.

Big pointers at this stage: make sure food is very wet, chew it to death, stop as soon as you feel full.

I'm 1 year out next week on January 5th. Just keep marching and you'll get through this!

SW: 215

CW: 131 (size 4 jeans baby!)

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[goldenbarbie 329]

You didn't do any serious damage to your sleeve, these people aren't doctors. Call your surgeon and let him know what happened. Ignore negative comments and try to stick to your weekly diet. I know it's hard but it will be over soon, that's what I kept telling myself and that's what other positive supporters told me.

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Edited December 26, 2016 by goldenbarbie

[LittleBill 2,231]

Sleeve damage, maybe. Mindset damage probability is a lot higher. Your sleeve is a tool. If you don't follow your guidelines, you will damage it. Then the issue becomes, why did you bother?

The more important issue though, is what kind of mindset you have. If you aren't willing to make the tough choices, your sleeve, and all you went through to get it, will do you no good. Is that what you want?

Keep in mind, what you do, what you decide, affects no one here but you. We can offer advice and opinions, but none of us are living in your skin. Only you have to live with your decisions.

[huskergirl1972 3]

Thanks TeaQueen and Golden Barbie! I'd already known I'd made the mistake so your support was extremely helpful. Went to the movie theatre with family today and didn't even care about the popcorn! Yesterday's bump in the road and the guilt I felt was enough of a lesson for me!!

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[goldenbarbie 329]

Aw no problem! No one is perfect, we all make mistakes just try to be very careful so you won't have to back track your progress

Beware of the know it all's and fake doctors on this app. Lmao ignore the negativity some people have nothing better to do than feel more important than they really are

Good luck with your journey!

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Edited December 26, 2016 by goldenbarbie

[theantichick 2,204]

I agree that there's no need to beat yourself up over something that's already done. And no, I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. However, I am a registered nurse, and I have to take exception to some of the things being said here.

The post-operative diet progression instructions are given for VERY good reason - the patient's healing and SAFETY. As my surgeon says, it's a little surgery on the outside, but a VERY BIG surgery on the inside. The entire length of your stomach has an incision with staples and has to heal. Eating things outside your surgeon's post-op diet progression orders is not "cheating" on a diet, it's violating your prescribed post-op instructions, and it can have very serious consequences. Anyone saying that there's no reason to worry, simply doesn't know what they're talking about.

It is very true that many people can eat things not on their post-op diet orders and not suffer any consequences. But it is also very true that a few can suffer leaks or abscesses that can land them in the ICU or worse because of it. We are not being overly dramatic when we say these things.

@@huskergirl1972, it is more likely than not that you have suffered no damage from this. However, it's important that you understand the gravity of deviating from your doctor's diet progression orders for the first several weeks post-op. Until your surgeon has cleared to a full diet, your incision has likely not healed, and you are vulnerable to complications. Your surgeon can tell you specifically what to look for in terms of complications, but the biggies are very sharp pain that is much worse than the pain you've had so far post-op (and usually very localized to one spot), very fast heart rate, dizziness (especially when standing up) and fever. If you develop those symptoms you should call your team and consider going to the ER.

The post-op diet is hard, especially the first couple of weeks when it's liquids only. But it is only a short time, and it is for your safety. Please work very hard to follow your surgeon's instructions closely until released to a full diet.