POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

I got my sleeve yesterday and had the worst time trying to keep down the ice chips. I was kept on anti nausea meds the whole time. When I was released today I had to drink & keep down 1 oz of protein and 3 oz of clears per hour for 3 consecutive hours. I nailed it right away and was sent home. Now that the anti nausea has worn off I can’t keep anything down. Is this normal? What do I do? Now I wish I would’ve stayed a day more like my surgery buddy did [emoji53] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 SW ? Surgery Date: 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish ??

I am 6 month post-op my sleeve surgery, within the last two weeks (I would say) every time I eat I get pain in my stomach, today is the worse it starts I above my belly button and moves over to the right side. As I am typing this the pain is getting worse (much more noticeable). I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and if it could be appendicitis. Not sure if after having the sleeve done if your appendix can go bad. Any help is greatly appreciated.

How is it going for you guys I am on my 3rd week and can’t eat the food my family made so I’m going to the movies and watch Justice league, how are the rest of you handling the holiday?

I just had my sleeve done on Monday 11/20...just 3 days ago. I am having zero trouble drinking fluids. Why? I was expecting it to be an issue since it is such a common thing mentioned on the boards. It actually freaks me out a little that something is wrong. The swallow study looked good the morning after surgery and my Surgeon told me the pouch is about the diameter of a dime. I saw images and yes, my stomach looked like a small worm. In addition, I have almost no pain and thry even sent me home after 24 hours (instead of the planned 48) because i was doing great! Anyone else recover really easily?

I was sleeved 11/13/17. I feel like I have something stuck in my throat! I started feeling this way last night when I took my last vitamin before I went to bed, and woke up feeling like it was still there. It's now 8:25pm and I STILL feel like something is there. Whenever I drink, I feel like it kinda goes down.. but then, nope, the feeling comes back! HELP!... is this feeling normal?

October 16, 2014, I had sleeve gastrectomy surgery. A lot's happened since then. Ask me anything.

I'm 3 weeks post op, doing mushies now, and I'm afraid I'm able to eat too much. Everyone here says at this point they either have no hunger, or get full after a couple spoonfuls. I'm rarely feel full and feel hungry every couple hours. I have yet to feel any restriction at all. I make myself stop eating after 3ish ounces just so I don't over eat. My nutritionist tells me that it's basically impossible and I should be eating 1/4 cup of food 3 times a day and I'll be fine but that's not a reality. Maybe I just healed too quickly, but if I only eat 1/4 cup per meal I'm literally starving over the day. I'm eating like 2-4 oz. every 3 hours. I'm on a PPI and getting in 80-100…

Hi everyone i did my sleeve surgery in august 2016 ( 1 year and 3 months ago) and lost 50 kilos so far but the thing is i look to skinny to a point that people start asking me if I’m sick and it’s annoying me so i started to hit the gym but the the problem is im not gaining weight nor muscle and im eating every 2 hours and whatever i eat i dont get fatter. Whats the solution to gain muscle weight and some fat to reach the normal weight and yeah i was 129kilos before and now im 79 kgs

So up until a couple of days ago, I was able to eat my foods and drink my liquids without any issues. Now, I can’t drink or eat anything without the feeling to throw it all up. I am now doing this thing where I “fake” throw up which is just me constantly dry heaving and gagging for about 30 minutes straight. I am a little over a month out from surgery so I have no idea why this is happening now. Has anyone experienced this or is currently having this issue? Because I honestly do not know what to do!!

I'm in another support group and they are not very supportive of the patches. Have any of you tried them? Sent from my SM-G920V using BariatricPal mobile app

My first goal was to lose enough wait to make myself feel good and it has happened I got my surgery on 10/6 and I was 456.8 pounds and today I weighed myself and I am officially out of the 400's I have not seen a 3 in front of my weight since I was 13 or 14 Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

Yeah. Yeah. I'm a planner. I make lists. I "What About Bob" crap to death and try to think of all the contingencies in order to work things out in advance. It's what I do. How I roll. So how many of you are Dudley Doo-Right overachievers and want to see if tracking things makes you more accountable? I already track in MFP, but there's another board which shall remain nameless, that has these daily menu threads and I find them infinitely helpful to see what others are eating, or to have someone spot something in another's menu that might cause them issues with loss or maintenance. Will you take this poll so we can see how many of us knuckleheads want to participate? O…

Anyone have any suggestions for a decent protein bar? One that I can digest without so much sugar that doesn’t taste grainy? Most bars taste like crap, so I’m not sure. I need them in my life. Lol

Hi all: I am three weeks out from surgery, and I was wondering if there are any items or foods that I should get before surgery to be prepared for the post-op process? I wondered specifically if a blender or food processor is recommended. I watched a YouTub video where a woman made shot-sized protein puddings so she would have them on hand when she got home from the hospital. Has anyone meal prepped before surgery? I do have another random question. I am seeing in a lot of the YouTube videos that people are coming home with drain tubes or have drains in the hospital. Is that something I will have? I am nervous about that since I do not do well with blood and gut…

Does anyone drink them ? I've seen and heard doctors say things on both sides of the spectrum. so I'm curious as to what others do or don't do.

I had my vsg surgery on 11/20/17. It is now 11/24/17 and I haven’t been able to keep one thing down since surgery. Instantly started throwing up after trying first couple sips of room temp water and I’m dry heaving/throwing up after everything else I’ve tried. Today is my 2nd day in a row to ER thinking I might die. I’ve been admitting and am NPO until tomorrow morning. Anyone have any experience with this? Please tell me this will pass.

What will happen if u take a shot of vodka 2 months after surgery??

I'm going on 3 wks after my surgery and I was pretty much pain free that is until I sneezed a couple of days ago. It caused a very sharp and burning pain in my right side. My side has been hurting ever since. It's almost like it was right after surgery. Is it possible I tore or ripped something inside? Has anyone else had that problem? Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app

Okay guys don't be mad at me. I'm at the 12-month mark of my surgery okay maybe just reaching 11. So far it's been great super smooth sailing, lost 105 lbs feeling great and working out. Does anyone ever get super massive stomach cramps? I don't get dizzy or throw up just really intense stomach cramps. I thought it might have been because I ate half a flour tortilla the other day that's when they started. However when I woke up this morning I was fine I was able to eat regularly again with no pain... that was until tonight I had a poke Bowl no rice Just Fish,avocado, edamame, seaweed salad and regular salad greens under that. So why do I feel like I'm dying again the tort…

I'm getting concerned, my surgery was a little over 2 weeks ago and I'm just starting stage 2. honestly before the surgery everyone was telling me how afterwards I wouldn't be hungry and I would only be able to take in about the amount of 3 shot glasses. I haven't noticed that at all.. I'm still always hungry and I can take in as much liquid as I want. It doesn't seem like my stomach is smaller.. Lol has anyone else that is farther along in this journey had that experience? Please someone give me some good news Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app

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Hi everyone! I was sleeved on the 14th of November, so I am just shy of a week post op. I have been sitting here reading lots of posts and have gotten myself freaked out... 1st thing is that I haven't lost any weight yet, today was day 5 post op, my husband says my body is still swollen and adjusting but I would like to see the scale move. 2nd thing is I am a little worried that I am overeating. My nutritionist gave me a goal of 100 g of protein and I am hitting that. I am not hungry, I sip most of the day. I read a post where people were talking about only having 4 oz at a time and that is what worried me. However, I am not really "eating" yet as I am on f…

So after about 6-7 weeks, I’m finally on my “ stall”.. now I didn’t have a 3 wk stall. Down about 43lbs and 7 lbs away from the 100’s! However I’ve only lost about 1-2 lbs the last week or two.. major slow down since I’m so early out from surgery. I did increase my calories drastically going from puréed to solids but still not enough to plateau. I heard these are normal? How long do these usually last? Anyone experience a nice drop again from a stall?? Just need to talk this out so I’m not feeling bad that I’ll stay at this weight since I’m not on the heavier side of gastric bypass patients as my doc told me....

Any recommendations for liquid supplements? My surgery date is 12/18/17 and my next dr appointment is 12/5/17 but we haven’t discussed liquid supplements. Help???!??? Tiffany

Hey y'all! I have RNY scheduled for December 18th. I'm currently on no birth control or anything. Obviously, as we all know, it's not recommended to get pregnant for ATLEAST 12-18 months after surgery.. with that being said, who got on birth control after surgery? My period is currently extremely irregular, I don't ovulate, so the 5 years me and my husband have been having sex, we've never used any form of pregnancy prevention (not even pull-out method) and I've never got pregnant. After surgery, I'm sure losing the weight will change my menstrual cycle and possibly even start ovulation. So, my question is, which birth control? I'm scared to get on birth control beca…

Today, for the first time since surgery, I woke up wanting something. For the last few days I’ve had to force down the water, protein and broth but today I look forward to it. I took a few sips and no pain from my new stomach. I want to gulp it all down but will not, I will just keep sipping for Now. [emoji1374] Thank God I finally can drink fluids again without pain [emoji1374] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 238 SW 231 Surgery Date: 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish ??

I continually read, and my doc affirms, gastric bypass patients lose an average of 70% of their excess body weight. I'm a little disappointed because I will still be fat if I lose only that amount. What has been your experience? What has been your average weight loss per week?

Hey Guys I am trying to find a Liquid Vitamin because I cant handle the chalky chewable stuff. So please help me out with any liquid bariatric multivitamin that you are using and is working great for you. Thank you.

Hello all , I just had my sleeve 2 months ago so i am freshly 2 months out ..trying to figure out a guideline for my daily eating plan such as meals and etc .. However i am only able to get my protien down no veggies no startches this on a regular day .. On the holidays i messed up with a little slice of dressing and a tiny taste of cake ,.. However i was told i had a poor diet due to the fact i am not able to get a complete meal down .. Any tips or site recommendations on how i make a eating plan .. ? ive lost 46 ponds in 2 months so far should it be more ?

Has anyone had experience with putting unflavored protein powder in soups and freezing them. Does it seem to freeze well, or should I just add it when I'm ready to eat it. Sent from my LG-M320G using BariatricPal mobile app

I know chewing your food to a complete puree is a key action post op with the sleeve. Does this get better with time (ie in 5 years will I need to chew every bite 20-30 times) Taking your time I'm fine with, no liquids and that also is pretty easy to do. But worrying about food getting lodged or making me vomit for a long time is kind of a downer. Just wondering how it looks down the road

Hi, folks! I'm still in pre-surgery land, but I've been researching post-op foods and what to expect. In Nashville, where I live, there's a company, iRevive, that offers IV fluids with vitamins and other additives for about $130/1 liter. From what I understand, you can make an appointment (or not) and just show up to have an IV drip put in.... Before I ever considered having a gastric sleeve op, I thought the idea was nuts. But now, I'm wondering whether that'd be a decent way to avoid dehydration during the first couple of weeks/months. Any thoughts on this? Have you used a service like this? It isn't cheap, but it might be cheaper than an ER visit. - tBot

Hey there! Just wanted to see if any ppl on here who had their surgery done by Dr. Macik at Northside Hospital. How are you doing with the strict diet? Any tips on how to cope? I'm 4 weeks out and dying to have puree refried beans and tuna. [emoji21] [emoji26] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm a little stressed out because my doctor says I need to loose 20 lbs by 12/7. I was sleeved 10/8. Smh. Stupid PCOS is messing me up. I've been at 209 for 3 weeks. Smh, Just blowing off steam. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using BariatricPal mobile app

Why aren’t we supposed to take gummy vitamins after surgery? I took (but disliked) my Flintstones chewables before surgery but now they make me wretch as soon as I start chewing them. Can I try the gummies I had from before or will they hurt my new stomach? Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 238 SW 231 Surgery Date: 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish ??

I need some help I’m exactly a month out from surgery and have hit a stall, my surgery weight was 299 and I’m going between 275-277 right now, so I have lost 20 or so pounds since surgery. What I am having a issue with getting enough calories and probably protein in, I’m probably getting 400-500 calories and I know it should be more, but as hard as I try I just can’t seem to eat more. I tend to be able to eat more at night and that’s when I get most my protein in. I have finally started back at the gym swimming and doing cardio on the bike, so I hope that helps, but I need some suggestions to get this stall moving... I feel like it’s pretty early into the game to have a s…

Per my surgeons recommendation I used benefiber and colace postoperatively for days and neither was doing **** for me (literally). Last night I decided to take things into my own hands and took a serving of miralax. Within half an hour I was getting intense headache/vertigo/light headedness (some combination of them it was hard to describe) my whole body was shaking on an extreme level and my teeth were chattering an insane amount so much that I had to bite down on a blanket. Shortly after I got extreme nausea and major dryheaving (could have sworn I was going to vomit but ultimately didnt) Eventually I suffered enough and was able to fall asleep. I was extremely …

13 days out from Gastric sleeve and My emotions are all over the place. Is this normal? Starting to feel like something is wrong with me.

Well my surgery was on October 6 and from that day I was 456.8 pounds and I weighed myself today and I am 402.4 pounds so I have lost 54.4 already I feel great about that Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

This is my very first set of holidays living this new lifestyle, and I have to admit it is coming easier than I thought which makes me nervous. First adventure was going to the movies (we saw Justice League) the smell of popcorn was amazing but did not turn me into a popcorn eating machine like normal. We bought a large popcorn and soda for my 3 kids and husband to share and I sat farthest from the popcorn train. I snuck in (shhhh) an ounce of Jerky to chew on if needed and I did i nibbled through the whole movie. You know what I made it through woohooo. Next was Thanksgiving now I do all the cooking so the tasting was hard I had to submit to finger tip tastes rather…

Hi all! Random question. I'm am getting sleeved in June. I have super wide feet. Like size 10. But the length of my feet fit a size 8/9. Has anyone's feet gotten slimmer after losing weight?! I'm hoping it happens to me. I'm always tripping over my own feet bc my shoes are too long lol

Hello Sleevers! I just wanted to say hello and check in I haven’t posted since I was sleeved on 10/10. My highest weight was 272, My day of surgery weight was 248 and my current weight is 221. [emoji4] it has been very hard for me to tolerate protien drinks but I do well with drinking water and eating certain foods. I’m currently in stage 4 and will enter stage 5 on 12/10. I feel great, some days I feel like I look the same but we all have those moments when we are hard on ourselves. If you have any recommendations for flavorless protien please let me know currently my sleeve loves, flat out flat bread, sugar free peaches , watermelon, deli meat, fish and chicken. My sl…

Looking for recommendations on what to eat. I am at this stage in my journey. Tomorrow is 2 weeks from my surgery date. was sleeved on 11/8. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. HW 361 SW 339 Goal Weight 200

Hi Friends. I was sleeved June 12. Overall I have done really well. Better than I expected actually. I'm down 103-105 pounds since I started the presurgery diet May 22. For awhile there I was losing about 25 pounds a month. I was able to get under the 100 pound threshhold for my birthday, and I was so happy/proud. But for the past month, I have been in a big league stall. I've lost maybe two or three pounds during that month. I'm still exercising moderately (walking on the treadmill every day, and swimming when I can). I'm not gaining, but I'm not able to lose more than a couple pounds before I retrace for a day or three. I also feel like recently, the restricti…

I have only seen my nut as required to get surgery approval. I live in a rural area and I have to drive over an hour to see her and she doesn't file insurance so it's all outta pocket. I'm having no luck in finding one locally that works with my work schedule. So my question is do I really need to see a nut. I'm doing great with the weight loss. Down 110 lbs in 5 months.I could care less about food now. I'd rather have apples in peanut butter that anything else I can think of. I do realize I'm not getting enough protein and my hair is falling out. But I figure I can save a few hundred bucks and just use google.

As I sit here everyday looking at the forums and experiencing my WLS I realized something about my cousin. Last year my cousin came to visit and I was surprised to see that she lost a lot of weight. She said that she was into a completely new lifestyle that included meditation and inner soul searching. When we went out with the rest of the family for dinner I asked if there was anything special she had to eat. She said no and that she would only eat a small amount of food that was placed on the table (we were eating family style) and that would be sufficient. Now, after my own WLS and putting two and two together I realized she had WLS. I haven't spoke to about it as I t…

I'm starting my 3rd week post-op and I still can't suck in my tummy. My jeans still feel snug around it even though I've lost like 25lbs. How long does this last? I know my muscles are still healing. Also, when's it safe to wear shape wear again?

I am 6 days post op and sense Every now and then I will get these chills in the most random places first I had chills on my arm pit not sure what that’s about but now my shoulder and it will go away but then it will come back when I was trying to sleep I have not been able to sleep at all I woke up my whole body was hot and I had chills and not normal chills feels a little stingi on my arm I was sleeping on I’ll lay on back and just can’t fall asleep and wake up every hour or so and go back to sleep but wake up again I stoped taking pain realievers hoping this will fix this and why is this happening and I want to sleep so bad [emoji24]

My RNY surgery was yesterday around. 10 am EST. So far I’m doing pretty well. I have had little to no nausea, and I am doing fine keeping liquids down. I had a hard time coming out on anesthesia and my blood pressure dropped pretty low, but everything is back to normal now. My incisions are by far the most painful part, and getting in and out of bed is really not fun. I’ll be more glad I did this in a few weeks when I’m not as exhausted and in pain.