June 2022 surgery buddies

[Mariann812 268]

06/13/2022 05:09 PM, vabs said:

My surgery is Friday and I'm trying to get organized & ready for post-op. What are some must haves or anything I must do to make the first few days easier?

Hi, vabs:
My surgery was last Wednesday, 6/8. I have never felt better in my life…I had a massive hiatal hernia that was repaired via gastric bypass.
I found it helpful to have a pair of shoes that fit rather loosely to wear home from the hospital. It’s unavoidable to be bloated after surgery, and you will need comfy shoes till the Fluid dissipates
I had a supply of sugar free popsicles in the freezer. I had about 6 boxes of them because a few weeks ago they were impossible to find.
Broth…check the sodium levels. You won’t want to be retaining Fluid.
If you have a favorite Protein Shake, stock up. I was off Clear Liquids and on Protein Shakes from the day I arrived home which was 2 days post op.
I also stocked up on sugar free Jello, crystal light, unsweetened ice tea, and I had ice packs in case I wanted to ice my incisions.
I never needed a heating pad.
I had a box of tegaderm Patches even though my incisions were covered. I used the tegaderm as a safety precaution.
I had 45mg per bottle Fairlife Core shakes on hand because it’s a super easy way to get our Protein requirement.
My nutritionist also highly recommended Fairlife Skim or 1% milk so I stocked up on that. And Decaf coffee pods.
That’s all I can think of.
I packed really lite for the hospital. I wore the hospital gown and I was given compression stockings in the hospital when I was being prepped for surgery.
That’s all I can think of.
Best of luck to you. You will do great. ❤️

[vabs 3]

21 minutes ago, Mariann812 said:

Hi, vabs:
My surgery was last Wednesday, 6/8. I have never felt better in my life…I had a massive hiatal hernia that was repaired via gastric bypass.
I found it helpful to have a pair of shoes that fit rather loosely to wear home from the hospital. It’s unavoidable to be bloated after surgery, and you will need comfy shoes till the Fluid dissipates
I had a supply of sugar free popsicles in the freezer. I had about 6 boxes of them because a few weeks ago they were impossible to find.
Broth…check the sodium levels. You won’t want to be retaining Fluid.
If you have a favorite Protein Shake, stock up. I was off Clear Liquids and on Protein Shakes from the day I arrived home which was 2 days post op.
I also stocked up on sugar free Jello, crystal light, unsweetened ice tea, and I had ice packs in case I wanted to ice my incisions.
I never needed a heating pad.
I had a box of tegaderm Patches even though my incisions were covered. I used the tegaderm as a safety precaution.
I had 45mg per bottle Fairlife Core shakes on hand because it’s a super easy way to get our Protein requirement.
My nutritionist also highly recommended Fairlife Skim or 1% milk so I stocked up on that. And Decaf coffee pods.
That’s all I can think of.
I packed really lite for the hospital. I wore the hospital gown and I was given compression stockings in the hospital when I was being prepped for surgery.
That’s all I can think of.
Best of luck to you. You will do great. ❤️

Thank you so much for the info. It's so good to hear that you are feeling so great so soon after surgery. Reading how crappy people sometimes feel was beginning to make me a little nervous. Best wishes on the rest of your recovery and on your new life!

[Mariann812 268]

1 hour ago, vabs said:

Thank you so much for the info. It's so good to hear that you are feeling so great so soon after surgery. Reading how crappy people sometimes feel was beginning to make me a little nervous. Best wishes on the rest of your recovery and on your new life!

Thank you for your kind words. The best advice I would give anyone is to ‘be compliant.’ Follow your doctor and nutritionist’s protocol to a ‘T.’ I read some posts here and the difficulties people are having, granted, sometimes, yes, crap happens. But some of the stuff I read here boggles my mind. People pay little or no attention to the protocol they have been given. I cannot for the life of me understand why someone would sabotage themselves that way.

if someone had told me one week ago how amazing I would feel right now, I would have not a single second of nervousness or anxiety.

I have a friend who had VSG done in October. She is also extremely compliant. She has lost 90 lbs and is at her goal weight. She is off her thyroid meds, and she says this surgery is the best thing she has ever done. I feel the same way about my surgery and I’m not even a week out.

im already on a lower dose of my blood pressure meds.

Follow the protocol, follow the process. Don’t cheat. These people know what they are doing.

Good luck and let me know how it goes! You will rock this!

Edited June 14, 2022 by Mariann812

[kimberlyann84 2]

I am scheduled for June 27, 2022! I am on day 2 of pre-op diet…I am in Texas!

[adamjames 5]

I had my sleeve yesterday. I woke in extreme discomfort. Today however, barely any pain, no pain medicine needed since 11pm last night. Getting ready to be discharged.

[Mjscott69 2]

Congratulations!

[blingqueen1968 2]

I had my VSG June 9rh!!!!

Came home Friday and been sleeping & resting. Nothing taste good, but that will change. Get to start pureed food on Thursday!!! My first attempt is going to be ricotta bake!!!!

Just wanted to say hi to everyone!!!!

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[Kendall66 16]

I got mine today. Surgery is July 11, 2022. Nervous and excited

[Renae_Shrinks 0]

On 4/4/2022 at 7:34 AM, Jessica1024 said:

Anyone willing to share there starting points ? I’m 45 yrs old
Ht. 5’6. Wt. 226. BMI is 36.5

Hi Jessica, I'm 44 yrs old

Ht. 5'6

HW 293 BMI 47

CW 257 BMI 41

Had VSG June 2, 2022

[Renae_Shrinks 0]

On 6/13/2022 at 5:42 AM, 3TAforumgastric said:

Surgery was on the 9th of June and I am in shock!! Anyone else had it and is struggling with food? I’m unfortunately feeling sick with everything and am feeling low. Any positive tips to get over the first few days are very much welcomed xxx

I had mine June 2nd and I don't get food until tomorrow. I have 14 days of just Protein Shakes (3-4 a day), broth, and Jello. I am starting to hate Protein shakes.

[mkchumbawa 0]

June 28 [emoji92]️

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[NewlyReborn 13]

3 hours ago, Renae_Shrinks said:

Hi Jessica, I'm 44 yrs old

Ht. 5'6

HW 293 BMI 47

CW 257 BMI 41

Had VSG June 2, 2022

Hi,

I'm 49

5"3

HW 367

CW 344

Had vsg on 6/7/22

Everything looked good and cleared to go to the gym by surgeon as of today! Yay!

[Mariann812 268]

On 06/14/2022 at 08:20, kimberlyann84 said:

I am scheduled for June 27, 2022! I am on day 2 of pre-op diet…I am in Texas!

You will do great!
I am one week post op, and I would not ever have believed that I could feel this great!
Best of luck!

[elnam2 2]

My surgery is Monday 6/20. I’ll be going shopping today. Any tips or suggestions before surgery are appreciated

[lvetere83 25]

Hi! Mine is the 20th as well. So far i just have a few shakes and a few Vitamins. I got a Multivitamin with Iron melt, a Biotin melt and a sublingual B12. I need to still get Vitamin D and i think thats it for the vitamins. You should probably grab some no sugar added ice pops and maybe sugar free Jello.