January 2025 Surgery Buddies!

[NoSnowHere 14]

3 minutes ago, DaisyChainOz said:

I also used a 60ml (2 oz) glass and kept the Protein Shake cold in a Thermos. Same with broth, kept it warm in one, set 15min timer, and just every 15mins sipped on the "meal" or plain Water between.

It was a bit tedious, but got the job done! 😊

Another great idea - thx!

[PoppyVelvet 10]

On 2/2/2025 at 3:39 AM, S-jay82 said:

My pre op diet currently is 4 pints of semi skimmed milk a day, a cup of clear stock or broth and a sugar free pot of jelly each day. I’ve started feeling dizzy, did anyone else get dizziness?

That's very different from my pre-op. I was on three Optifast products a day plus pretty much unlimited non-starchy veg, and about 100g lean Protein. I didn't get dizziness. Do you have a dietician as part of your surgery that you can talk to?

[PoppyVelvet 10]

Sorry I'm a bit sporadic here. I'm nearly two weeks post op (tomorrow is 2 weeks) and have no trouble at all drinking smoothies, Optifast shakes, tea, thin Soup etc. In fact I'm a bit worried because I can easily have a cup (250ml) or more quite quickly - say within ten minutes. I go to Sydney on Wednesday to meet with the bariatric GP and dietician at my surgeons office so I'll ask them about this. If I have anything a bit thicker - pureed but thinnish chicken soup for instance - I can feel it sitting in my belly as a lump for a minute or two, so I'm hoping when I move onto puree on Wednesday it will slow me down a bit. Water I find difficult - it makes me burp painfully and feels really rough. I've had something called Vital Zing drops recommended, they add flavour, and apparently help to make water easier to drink. Problem is I don't like flavoured water and I particularly hate artificial sweetener. So I'm battling on with water. I'm hoping the tea I drink is helping to keep me hydrated! I used to drink sparkling water so perhaps I'm also not used to plain water. I haven't had sparkling since the op for obvious reasons!

I've wanted something savoury and a bit solider so I've been having my husband's home made hummus for lunch, 100g. It feels a bit lumpy in my belly too but I get sick of all the sweet shakes and things. He thinned it out a bit with the aqua faba but it is still thicker than could be drunk through a straw.

I've lost ~9kg so far since start of pre-op diet - 107 to 98. So it's good to break the 100kg barrier. The next one is 96kg, which I got down to in 2023 with a gastric balloon.

[Skewiff 3]

Regarding the preop diet and dizziness, yeah , its your liver kicking in , good stuff, persevere.

Ive been forcibly reminded that post op , I need to stay on liquids only for a whole month, so back on milk and broth for me

Each of us seems to have a different answer to that issue depending on who is helping us.

Regarding liquids post op, try adding some lemon to the Water (in the UK , Robinsons zero cal Lemon cordial) it really helped me.

[Melissa💖💜💙 14]

On 2/1/2025 at 10:39 AM, S-jay82 said:

My pre op diet currently is 4 pints of semi skimmed milk a day, a cup of clear stock or broth and a sugar free pot of jelly each day. I’ve started feeling dizzy, did anyone else get dizziness?

That's a very different pre-op diet than I had. I was on three Protein Shakes a day, pureed (non-starchy) vegetable Soups, and as for fruit I could only have apple or berries. The berries I mixed with vanilla Protein Shake in my Magic Bullet for a smoothie. I never felt dizzy.

Are you getting enough Protein? Not sure how much is in one pint of skim milk...

[S-jay82 0]

On 2/3/2025 at 5:13 PM, Melissa💖💜💙 said:

That's a very different pre-op diet than I had. I was on three Protein Shakes a day, pureed (non-starchy) vegetable Soups, and as for fruit I could only have apple or berries. The berries I mixed with vanilla Protein Shake in my Magic Bullet for a smoothie. I never felt dizzy.

Are you getting enough Protein? Not sure how much is in one pint of skim milk...

I’m in the UK and having a gastric bypass so not sure if that’s the reason for the different diet.

[Melissa💖💜💙 14]

39 minutes ago, S-jay82 said:

I’m in the UK and having a gastric bypass so not sure if that’s the reason for the different diet.

The diets will differ from doctor to doctor, even here in the States. While fairly similar, they're not all identical.

[BariJoy 2]

Hi! I had surgery Jan 27th and I’m feeling good! So excited to start the year off on a healthy note. Really happy to have found this site. I’m wanting to make connections so I don’t feel so alone in this new journey. ☺️

[NoSnowHere 14]

5 minutes ago, BariJoy said:

Hi! I had surgery Jan 27th and I’m feeling good! So excited to start the year off on a healthy note. Really happy to have found this site. I’m wanting to make connections so I don’t feel so alone in this new journey. ☺️

Welcome, BariJoy, and congratulations on a successful surgery! My gastric bypass was Jan. 30, and like yours, mine went well and I'm working hard on my recovery. Best wishes to you, and keep us posted on your progress!

[BariJoy 2]

On 2/2/2025 at 6:38 PM, PoppyVelvet said:

Sorry I'm a bit sporadic here. I'm nearly two weeks post op (tomorrow is 2 weeks) and have no trouble at all drinking smoothies, Optifast shakes, tea, thin Soup etc. In fact I'm a bit worried because I can easily have a cup (250ml) or more quite quickly - say within ten minutes. I go to Sydney on Wednesday to meet with the bariatric GP and dietician at my surgeons office so I'll ask them about this. If I have anything a bit thicker - pureed but thinnish chicken Soup for instance - I can feel it sitting in my belly as a lump for a minute or two, so I'm hoping when I move onto puree on Wednesday it will slow me down a bit. Water I find difficult - it makes me burp painfully and feels really rough. I've had something called Vital Zing drops recommended, they add flavour, and apparently help to make Water easier to drink. Problem is I don't like flavoured water and I particularly hate artificial sweetener. So I'm battling on with water. I'm hoping the tea I drink is helping to keep me hydrated! I used to drink sparkling water so perhaps I'm also not used to plain water. I haven't had sparkling since the op for obvious reasons!

I've wanted something savoury and a bit solider so I've been having my husband's home made hummus for lunch, 100g. It feels a bit lumpy in my belly too but I get sick of all the sweet shakes and things. He thinned it out a bit with the aqua faba but it is still thicker than could be drunk through a straw.

I've lost ~9kg so far since start of pre-op diet - 107 to 98. So it's good to break the 100kg barrier. The next one is 96kg, which I got down to in 2023 with a gastric balloon.

I hope your follow up appt went well. I had my post op follow up appointment today too. I was concerned I was eating too much- for instance yesterday morning I ate an entire serving of oatmeal. (Oddly enough I could only eat about half of it this morning). But the doc was not worried.
To help with the e water have you tried True ? I like the lemon- I believe it’s crystallized lemon - no sweetener whatsoever. They have a few other flavors. You can get it on Amazon.

[NoSnowHere 14]

On 2/2/2025 at 6:38 PM, PoppyVelvet said:

Sorry I'm a bit sporadic here. I'm nearly two weeks post op (tomorrow is 2 weeks) and have no trouble at all drinking smoothies, Optifast shakes, tea, thin Soup etc. In fact I'm a bit worried because I can easily have a cup (250ml) or more quite quickly - say within ten minutes. I go to Sydney on Wednesday to meet with the bariatric GP and dietician at my surgeons office so I'll ask them about this. If I have anything a bit thicker - pureed but thinnish chicken Soup for instance - I can feel it sitting in my belly as a lump for a minute or two, so I'm hoping when I move onto puree on Wednesday it will slow me down a bit. Water I find difficult - it makes me burp painfully and feels really rough. I've had something called Vital Zing drops recommended, they add flavour, and apparently help to make Water easier to drink. Problem is I don't like flavoured water and I particularly hate artificial sweetener. So I'm battling on with water. I'm hoping the tea I drink is helping to keep me hydrated! I used to drink sparkling water so perhaps I'm also not used to plain water. I haven't had sparkling since the op for obvious reasons!

I've wanted something savoury and a bit solider so I've been having my husband's home made hummus for lunch, 100g. It feels a bit lumpy in my belly too but I get sick of all the sweet shakes and things. He thinned it out a bit with the aqua faba but it is still thicker than could be drunk through a straw.

I've lost ~9kg so far since start of pre-op diet - 107 to 98. So it's good to break the 100kg barrier. The next one is 96kg, which I got down to in 2023 with a gastric balloon.

Hi, Poppy Velvet! Thanks for the update. Sounds like you've had some challenges but that you're working through them. My gastric bypass was Jan. 30 so I'm in the earlier stages of adjustment too. Like you, I have a wonderfully supportive husband who cooks and prepares stuff for me. For broth, instead of doing the packaged kind, he made pots of chicken and vegetable beef soup, strained out some broth for me, and would then eat the remaining soup for his meals. The other day he made homemade applesauce (so much better than anything you can get in the store) and then pulverized in the blender so that I could have it. What would we do without these guys? Please keep us posted on your journey!