November 2018 Sleevers!?!?

[1BigHeart 26]

On 10/12/2018 at 8:00 AM, Bari_KS said:

Hello everybody! I have been approved by federal BCBS for gastrectomy. My surgery is on November 20th. I'm so excited. It's been a long wait since April to go through this process. I'm 62yrs old

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I have BCBS also.

[Yessican 42]

Hey guys! I’m currently on purées but idk what to eat... any ideas??

[Hrsnjs 267]

Tomorrow is the day for me. I am super excited but really nervous. I'm afraid I'm going to forget to bring something, or forget to take my last med, or to drink the carb load, and somehow they are going to find a way to tell me that I can't have the surgery tomorrow. I couldn't do this liquid pre-op diet again!

Congrats. You will do great

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[1BigHeart 26]

TOMORROW is the day! I am on Clear Liquids until midnight then NPO.

Keeping all November sleevers in my thoughts and prayers.

This is my first surgery (besides a c-section) and I am nervous.

My biggest concerns are handling pain (I'm kinda a pain wimp) and dealing with "buyer's remorse."

[Mrs.Cartwill 19]

You’ll do great! My surgery is tomorrow too! I have orders for no food after midnight (I’m in Washington State) and then clear liquids until 2 hours before check in at 11:45am 😊 so excited. I’m nervous about Water intake most.

[nln0317 15]

My surgery is tomorrow as well and I feel the same way!!!! Excited and nervous

[Frustr8 7,886]

Congratulations and best wishes to the November 26ers, remember my,own REBIRTHDAY in September, most of me says What I Wonder Wednesday! but deep deep inside NEVER AGAIN. Once was quite sufficent for my needs.

[sarahak114 1]

My surgery was November 8th! I’m 17 days out.

[Sauerkraut74 1]

Sleeveed 11/2318 - spent to days in hospital post op and discharged today. Surgery went well. Experiencing the normal pain and nausea, but all in all happy surgery is over and looking forward to healthier choices all around. I lost 30 pounds prior to my surgery which helped my liver shrink with pre-op diet. Medical staff was amazing.

[CristinHope 69]

7 hours ago, Yessican said:

Hey guys! I’m currently on purées but idk what to eat... any ideas??

I am on puréed presently, as well. A really easy thing is to purée some chunkier Soups. Those give you some Protein and veggies. Low-fat small-curd cottage cheese, low-fat ricotta cheese, mashed cauliflower, thin grits or oatmeal, oven-roasted butternut squash, baby food (you laugh but it’s convenient!)....That’s about all I’ve got, as far as suggestions!

[TomCruzMomShoes 49]

1 hour ago, CristinHope said:

I am on puréed presently, as well. A really easy thing is to purée some chunkier Soups. Those give you some Protein and veggies. Low-fat small-curd cottage cheese, low-fat ricotta cheese, mashed cauliflower, thin grits or oatmeal, oven-roasted butternut squash, baby food (you laugh but it’s convenient!)....That’s about all I’ve got, as far as suggestions!

All of these! Also Greek yogurt has a ton of Protein as far as bang for your buck. I bought protein pudding off Amazon, the brand is MHP and they are pretty good to snack on. A bit expensive but worth it. You can scramble 2 eggs with one tablespoon of milk and throw that in a food processor to puree as well, it makes 2 servings but if you miss eggs it's ok (consistency is weird but I enjoyed them). Add cheese if you'd like. Refried Beans are good. And my favorite meal has been the Ricotta Bake. Do yourself a favor and make this in a cupcake pan and they are a great 4oz meals with good protein and tastes great.

I'm currently 4 days into my 2 week puree phase so lemme know if you have any questions! Pinterest has TONS of ideas for pureed meals as well.

@Yessican

[paddyski 168]

On ‎11‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 8:19 PM, Barbara 1234 said:

I was sleeved November 12th...I have problems with Water intake. I only feel ok when I chew ice sprinkled with a Crystal Light half of it that is. My Doc has me on full liquid for 3 more weeks 😞. Do you all think it's ok to drink V8 right now? I appreciate feedback. Thanks!

Yes it should be fine you are on full liquids or puree right so it should be good.

[paddyski 168]

14 hours ago, Yessican said:

Hey guys! I’m currently on purées but idk what to eat... any ideas??

I was struggling with this as well, but feel like I have gotten better so I went and got progresso light Soups, so I started with just the vegetable and beef mixed that up and ate it to give my self time to adjust, next one I did I was santa fe chicken and I added like 6 ounces of chicken to it to beef up the Protein so to speak pureed and made that. Currently working my way through sirloin Soup by campbells not great, but I added ground beef and then pureed. Next on my list is chicken pot pie and I will add more chicken. I also have noticed that I am able to eat 2 to 3 ounces of puree in each sitting which is helping to boost my calories. good luck I am so excited for the next phase of soft foods just because I really have been craving fish lol

[paddyski 168]

Hey Everyone!! Congrats to all going this week, I feel like today is a big day for a lot of you! I am just shy of 3 weeks and I think I am having my first stall, so it makes sense if I am paying attention to everything I am doing, my calories have started to increase because actual pureed food over liquid, even though it is not a lot it is enough, so I spoke with my nutrionist the other week and felt like a failure she was saying I should be able to hold a lot more in and that I hadn't been eating enough, I also spoke to her about the issues surrounding the bathroom, to which she lowered my Calcium dose to only 500 mg and I did not have to start my Iron, biggest thing was she told me only one Protein Drink a day,but seriously the struggle is real in this area. In any case I am still walking more and more each day, and trying to get all my Protein in a day, I think I have been pretty good, over all getting in one shake and about 6 ounces of puree in a day, and not having any problems with liquids so that is good. People around me have started to notice the loss, I am not there yet but I am feeling better leg pain and the scale is telling me that I have lost about 44lbs from my highest weight so no complaining here! Keep moving forward everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

[dreamingofasleeve 89]

Hi all!

I had surgery last wed 11/21 feeling pretty good and fluids are going well!

Last night i had a crampy tummy though for the first time since surgery. It kept waking me up

anyone else had this?

Overall feeling pretty good though still a little sore when bending and reaching but minimal pain overall!

Hope everyone is doing well ❤️