POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

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I had my sleeve done a week ago monday and still recuperating. I don't seem to have any problems getting my liquids down like I have heard so many express having problems with. I spend probably 30-45 minutes taking in my shakes which is about 6-8 oz. 2-3 x's a day plus my broth and sip on my crystal light all day and take in about 54 oz's thru out the day. I've heard so many people talk about how hard it was to get their liquids down and getting their protein in which has definantly not been a problem for me with the shakes I take. I don't know what is too much or if I am doing any harm to my new stomach. Will it be different once I start eating foods, will I get the f…

I am home, I was sleeved on 8/31. I stayed one night, my main complaint was gas pain and nausea. I was up movin around 2-3 hours post op. My biggest concern now is nausea and feeling soooo weak. I'm scared I'm not getting enough fluids. I peeing a normal amount but was pumped full of fluids yesterday. I feel like I could just sleep all day. Im sore this is all normal but just wanted to hear other people's experiences.

I just bought this ice cream because I was looking at frozen yogurts and they have more sugar then this ice cream I'm almost two weeks post op but I'm not going to eat this until I talk to my surgeon Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

4 days late on period/11 days post op (and def not pregnant) I am usually very punctual and bleed like crazy Dreading period during this healing time but I want to get it over with because I know how much I bleed... I drip blood when I stand up.. Hoping this will help the blood loss.. feeling super bloated today and have had diarrhea which is normal prior to period arrival or during menstruation.. mild cramping.. any ladies out there that had menstruation delay/improvement after vsg surgery? Lapband placed: 8/2011 Lapband removed: 3/2017 VSG: 8/2/2017

I am approaching my 4 weeks post op...I am down 51# slowly but surely. My problem I'm having is my blood pressure and my sugars are starting to creep up...I talked to my pcp about it and he want me back on the meds..I've been taking low doses of insulin and the bp meds but the bp meds make me super dizzy...I cut it in half and still dizzy...I'm barely eating so I don't understand why my sugars would be creeping up...anyone able to shed some light?

So i was sleeved September 1, and the first two days were rough.. But im I'm better now. I feel hungry honestly, but I'm still doing liquids and i will not risk not following the doctors orders. The only difficult part is this little tube in me for drainage. Today the pain of it hurts. It's been in for 6 days. It will be removed Friday, but today it just felt like it was trying to come out, but possibly stuck in something when im in a sitting position. If it doesn't feel better tomorrow I will definitely call my doctor. Has anyone else had a problem with drainage? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J320A using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi all I'm not sure how can I update my current weight. Any ideas?

Has anyone done Cross-fit since they where sleeved? Is that too extreme? I need a group fitness setting to be successful. I get to bored on my own. Thanks in advance

Hi, I had my surgery May 30th and I had been doing great. I eat around 85 grams of protein a day and I jog 3 miles a day. I've hit a stall these past two weeks and I am feeling discouraged. Has anyone hit a 3 month stall? Is this normal? If anyone has any advice i'd greatly appreciate it.

I know a lot of us (myself included) get fascinated with the scale stats - This is my weekly loss (currently in week 15). I made this spreadsheet to track % of excess weight lost based on a target weight of 175 (which may need to be adjusted - that is a slightly overweight BMI). I started with a BMI of 50, size 24w clothing, pre-diabetic, age 50, no other co-morbidities. I was relatively active (given my weight) and have been able to significantly increase my activity level. I am on the high end of the curve in terms of weight loss, but I wanted to post this to hopefully disrupt the illusion of 10 lb/week weight loss. I didn't track my 10 day pre-op diet…

Hi, I was sleeved on June 12, 2017 and I have noticed that for the past few weeks my stomach has been sensitive and anything that I find gross makes me throw up easily. I was not like this before the surgery. Has anyone else had this issue?

I went to the doctor today and I can start puréed foods on Thursday because that will be exactly 2 weeks. He said I can not have chicken, tuna, or egg salad or even scrambled until two weeks after puréed. I want some other ideas of what to eat. I was looking forward to those things but I guess he knows best and another two weeks won't kill me. Anyone have other ideas?

Hey all I just bought some Monat for hair loss. I also have been taking biotin every day. Has anyone else noticed any difference with their hair with Monat? Please let me know Thanks! Sleeved 4/6/17 HW: 350 SW: 324 CW: 248 GW: 165

Saw my dr today and he has released me to regular foods [emoji38] nervous about it yet happy to be off of puréed.. for dinner tonight I had Trader Joe's Cole slaw and Trader Joe's carnitas about 3 oz in total with a splash of lemon juice and it went down fine.. could it be that I felt no restriction because I'm a previous lapband patient? I really tested the waters

When I go into puréed foods am I allowed to have egg salad and puréed tuna salad. I can have scrambled eggs and mashed potatoes just wondering. I needed different options so I don't get bored.

Does anyone else have issues with temperature after surgery? I've lost 106lbs, current weight 118lbs, 5'2". My surgery date was Dec 27th, 2016. For the past 6 months I've constantly been cold while other people give me strange looks because they are warm or even hot. I'm not sure if it's surgery related or if I'm missing some type of nutrient. Sent from my SM-G930V using BariatricPal mobile app

I am so tired of the protein powder but without it I am only getting about 47 oz of protein. I can't eat more than two oz of food at a time. I am tell growing discouraged because I can't seem to get all my water in, I can only eat 2 oz of food at a time without it feeling like the food is at the top of my throat, the multivitamin makes me sick & the list goes on.

Since sat when i get up from a sitting/laying position i get a dizzy spell not every time but most times I was sleeved 8/9 and i have my 4 week follow up this friday. i get 60-80 g of protein a day and as much water as i can manage im not eating much food per say i get my protein from unjury chicken broth, yogurt, low fat cheese sticks, think thin low/no sugar low calorie protein bars and eggs Now to make matters worse on Friday i slipped and slid down 4 stairs on my butt and re-injured my coccyx bone (i injured it in the earlys 90's and in 2006) and my stomach muscles hurt too i guess from clenching them when i slid. I'm in a lot of pain and i can…

I started the purée diet today. I ate an omelet around 9 this morning and I was starving by 11:30. Is this normal????

I'm 20 days post op. Prior to surgery, I took One a Day gummies every day. My surgeon only recommends bariatric vitamins so I spent $60 on multivitamins, calcium, and biotin. I ordered Celebrate brand and cannot keep the multivitamin down. It doesn't matter if I take them AM, PM, stomach empty or full, they make me vomit. I read that for those who are made sick by these vitamins, Bariatric Advantage is the same. Out of desperation, I bought Flintstone vitamins and had the same reaction (TBH Flintstones taste exactly the same as Celebrate) but thankfully didn't get as sick, probably because Flintstones are much smaller. I took the samples I had of Celebrate from my su…

When I eat breakfast, anything that I usually eat later on that is usually fine, causes my tummy to feel gross and hurt, and I just feel nasty. I tend to not eat my first meal till after 1pm and it goes down fine. I try different things but unless its the afternoon i feel horrible like my tummy is just not ready to start the day is this normal?

Hello everybody! I was sleeved August 16th. I haven't been in pain or anything, I am not hungry but I want to chew!!!! I still have one more week until full liquids (pudding, yogurt cream of chicken etc). I think I am kind of regretting the surgery, it's going to be about 7 weeks before I can start regular foods so I'm not sure if I regret the surgery or I feel like this because I've been on a liquid diet for almost a month now and I miss chewing food? Has this happen to anybody here? Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Please no negative comments Thank you very much!

Hello all, new here. I was banded in 2015. My band was recently too tight after a full which left me unable to drink fluid. Had fluid removed and all going since then. Able to eat as normal as any band patient. during the weekend I experienced a major espisode when some food got stuck. I was vomiting a lot to remove it. Since then I can feel a lump or air stuck in the bottom of my throat. It's only slightly painful but mainly uncomfortable and I need to burp a lot. Does anyone have any ideas how I can relieve this pain? Or what it could be? thanks in advance

Hello anyone can suggest iron supplements? I have v low Hemoglobin... like 8.7 .. anyone else have the same problems ? This makes me feel v woozy all day!

Is this ok to eat? It has six nets carbs. I'm 8 months post op.

HAHAHA! I KNOW THIS IS A DUMB QUESTION, BUT I'M CURIOUS. DO YOU START LOSING YOU BUTT BECAUSE YOU LOSE SO MUCH WEIGHT? I'VE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROCEDURE AND THEY ARE LOSING LOTS AND LOTS OF WEIGHT, BUT I NOTICED THEY ARE LOSING THEIR CURVES AS WELL.

I am a little over 3 weeks post-op, and can only eat about 4 ounces of food per sitting. Let me just say that I am not complaining. I am merely curious, so I thought that I would ask. How much can you eat in a sitting? It seems that 1/2 cup of food each meal would make it hard for me to actually eat a full meal short of soups/stews. I thawed out some beef stew leftovers that I made a few weeks ago. I served my wife and 13 year old a small bowl. I then put a small coffee cup on the scale, and set it to start weighing. I added in a few tablespoons of stew (minus the beef). I was at 4oz rather quickly. I then showed my daughter, which had a good laugh. After…

Does anyone else have like an unquenchable Thirst? I can't seem to get enough water, I just keep wanting more. I would rather drink water than eat food. Help? Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

I have been reading a lot of posts and hear people talking about not peeing much. If this is you you must increase your water intake, back to the basics of 1oz every 15 min. You are most likely dehydrated, this could land you back in the hospital or worse in renal failure. Please take care of yourselves. [emoji4] Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

So, I've been burping and farting since I got the surgery and I was wondering, how long do people experience this?

I am 2 days post op, and when I sip anything, my stomach cramps so bad. Is that normal and when does that go away? Its making it hard to get my liquids in.... Sent from my SM-G925V using BariatricPal mobile app

Hey everyone I'm 6 days postop and was given the green light from my surgeon yesterday to start drinking protein shakes..in my case is the premier protein 30g of protien bottles. I have started to feel just a little bit better strength wise from drinking the small amounts of the shake BUT I get really nasty heartburn from them. I don't know what to do. I thought the heartburn was from the chicken broth I had yesterday but when I drank some of the shake today it gave me heartburn immediately. I've never heard of anyone getting heartburn from Protien shakes. Please HELP! any insight will be appreciated. Ps. I never had heartburn prior to surgery only when I was pregnant...…

I have read about several people saying their tastes change post-op. Has anyone experienced it happening at 3 months post? I used Premier Protein shakes pre & post with no issue. At 6 weeks I stopped shakes when I transitioned to normal food. However the last several weeks I have been low on protein (60g from food instead of recommended 80g), so I've tried adding back a shake to meet my targets. At 10 weeks, the shakes seem to taste different - vanilla tastes like chemicals and the chocolate was chalky. I have some other powders that I'll try, just curious because I assumed if tastes were going to change it would have been sooner.

When I was sleeved on 8/10/17 my doctor repaired a hernia and told my husband that would fix my acid reflux. I am drinking a protein shake but feel a burning at the back of my throat like reflux. Has anyone else experience this?

I am almost 4 months post-op Gastric Sleeve and during last month I noticed a small amount of facial hair developing on the left side of my chin. This month, it is very obvious and the hairs are growing on top of what now appears to be a rash. The rash is red, itchy, it burns and is spreading to the right side of my chin. I use Nair with Almond Oil for facial hair and it will remove the hair but it grows back within the beginning of the next week. I remember using Biotin before my surgery and I did grow upper lip facial hair so I believe that the Biotin is causing this unwanted facial hair growth and possibly the rash as well but I'm not sure. It's so irritating that I wa…

Dense protein for most. But specifically as a whole what meals?

I am three weeks post op and having a hard time with recovering after getting pneumonia 2 days after surgery. I am so tired all the time I have been trying to make myself get up get dressed and do the grocery shopping house chores it's just so hard. I leave the house for two hours get home and sleep three hours. Not sure if it's the pneumonia that has me so tired or the surgery ? I drink my water I have protein shakes and today I started yogurt and puréed fruit. I'm just venting because I hate being so tired. I do have a follow up with the Dr Wednesday the 6th.

Hello, I wanted to know bout the incision we have ... does everyone have one above the navel? Why is that incision bigger than the rest ? Is it the same for others ?

Does the multivitamin make anyone else sick?

I am post op day 9 can you have iced decaf coffee? Seems like u may be able to but I wasnt sure. Perhaps with some 1% milk and splenda or even black with splenda. Probably just have to drink a little more water. Anyone?

Hi how everyone. I am ten days post op from my sleeve surgery and I'm wondering how long does the baby sipping last? I was told to drink everything at room temperature for now. When can we start drinking again, like a nice glass of cold water or cold crystal lite? What has everyone's experience been like? Thank you!

For your 1 week post op diet, are you supposed to have protein? im scheduled for 9/25. The 1 week post op per my dr is clear liquids and protein.... looking at you tube videos, several dietitians and fellow sleevers talk about purely clear liquids - WITHOUT protein. What's your 1 week protein diet like? Protein/no protein? Any recipe suggestions?

Hi all! I feel really dumb. I consider myself to be pretty tech savvy but cannot for the life of me connect any food trackers to my fitbit. I tried baritastic, sparkpeople, and Myfitnesspal. I did find the setting to connect on sparkpeople, but it still won't populate on the fitbit app. Frustrating. To be honest, I only like tracking my food on Baritastic. I already have a bunch of recipes saved there, and find that it's the least time consuming of the 3. So if it integrates with the fitbit, that'd be my number 1 choice. I should say, I have a fitbit blaze. Any tips would be helpful! Thank you!

I've been stuck at the same weight of 232/233 since 7/31. I was sleeved 7/6. I even gain 2 pounds and went to 235 for a few days. Why is this? Will the scale start back moving any time soon?

I'm almost two weeks post op and things have been relatively easy so far. Today, all of a sudden, I have awful reflux. All day. Sometimes to the point of some emesis. Tried a gas x strip, but that didn't touch it. Does anyone know of something to relieve this? Thank you! Sent from my SM-G950U using BariatricPal mobile app

It's been 3 months since my surgery (gastric sleeve) and I'm still experiencing gas and constipation. Is anyone else experiencing this after 3 months?

One of the factors pushing me to finally get the sleeve this last July was my high blood pressure. I got a cuff at doc's orders last March and started taking my BP twice a day. It was always very high, never normal, sometimes lower but within the too high range. Some days it was scary high. I really couldn't correlate it with stress. When I started the pre op diet in early July, BOOM. Blood pressure dropped down to normal. Then I had the surgery, and after a week, started taking BP again, and it was normal still. After 4 weeks, it started creeping back up. Now I'm getting high readings again! What does it correlate with!? What made it go down?? If it was …

I tried to search for a similar topic with no avail. I had my VGS on the 8/29 so I am only a few days post op. I had a really rough first 48 hours post op. I was throwing up only blood to the point that they halted any fluid intake other than IV. It was very painful and it took them a couple days to find the right pain/anti-nausea combination. Now that I am home, I'm having severe back pain (worse than the incisions) and my fever has peaked over 101.0. My release information states to call Dr if a fever increases above 100.5. I know my body is trying to recover from a lot of trauma and that could be the reason for the fever. Has anyone else experienced this?? Fever, bac…

Well, my surgery was Monday morning came home on Tuesday having gas pains today but I am much more tired than I was yesterday. Anyone else feeling this way.