Oregondaisy

yeah, I am thrilled to still not experience much hunger. I hope it lasts forever!

A lot of people have trouble drinking Protein drinks. You are not alone. There is nothing wrong with muscle milk. I love muscle milk light. Everyone seems to like the Premier from costco. You should be able to start on mushies soon. Cottage cheese has a lot of protein. If you have a Vitamin Shoppe, you can try Pro pudding by Body Tech. I think it's really good and it's 25 grams of protein. They also carry Jay Robb, which comes in individual serving packets.

I eat out all the time. I usually get 3 meals out of going out to dinner. Sometimes I order from the kids menu or the senior menu, and sometimes I just order Soup or an appetizer. You can say you aren't feeling well. You are getting over a stomach bug, or you had a late lunch, etc. Sometimes I just say "I am watching my girlish figure" You are very early out. Later on, you'll be able to eat a little bit more and it won't seem so strange that you have such tiny portions.

The symptoms of gall bladder problems are pain on the right side, and abnormal looking poops ( sorry, no other way to describe this) Instead of being brown, they are tan. Is this what you mean about red flags? I ignored my symptoms and thought they would just go away. Instead, it caused pancreatitis and I was in the hospital a lot longer than I would have been, had I gone to the dr. as soon as I started having symptoms.

I have found this to be a common thread among us sleevers. It's very common to be anemic after being sleeved for awhile. We just can't eat as much meat as we need to in order to keep our Iron levels up. My iron level is up, but it's still barely normal. I didn't know Bariatric Advantage had choc. raspberry truffles. is this an iron chewable or Calcium or a multi? I take their chocolate chews that is calcium citrate. I've never heard of the truffles. They sound yummy.

I am surprised that you could eat that whole mini pizza. At 3 1/2 weeks, I could eat about 4 bites of solid food. I don't have any answers for that other than don't stress out your staple line this soon. Did your surgeon give a recommendation on how much food you should be eating? Many people have that problem with Water you are describing. I have heard it's the PH level that does not agree with our tummies. You can try different brands of bottled water and see if that makes a difference. Have you tried Crystal Light? I like the ones with Stevia in them. They count towards your liquids. It seems like water is the only thing people have a problem with. Most people do not have to stop drinking 30 min before eating, only the 30 min after a meal. I can't see how drinking water before eating is going to make any difference because it's not going to stay in your stomach anyway. That hunger you're experiencing should be decreasing. They say it takes awhile for the grehlin to leave our bodies which is what causes hunger. It shouldn't be acid if you're taking your medication twice a day. Hang in there! It gets easier all the time.

She asked if anyone tasted Isopure . for some reason, I can't see the post anymore , just the pictures of the Isopure. I don't think that is really sabotaging anything. Getting the Syntrex Sample set gives a wide variety of flavors to choose from for a very cheap price.

I take Protonix. I tried to go off of it. I was off it for about six months and I had acid problems the entire time. I thought my body would adjust, and I'd be able to do without it eventually. Now I take it every other day and that works great.

You'll keep losing. Your body is adjusting to it's new weight. Stalls happen to everyone.

Most people call Isopure Isopuke. Most people hate it. It never bothered me. It's not anything I would choose to drink. It does have a lot of Protein in it for the beginning clear stage. I didn't have any trouble getting it down, and I didn't hate it, but I really didn't like it either. It's not that these things make people vomit so much. They say after surgery protein drinks just gross them out. These could even be protein drinks they loved before surgery. I would get the syntrex nectar sample packets. You will get to try all the flavors and Nectar is very popular with most people. Have you looked in the food section at the places to get samples? Also, I have heard that GNC will let people try Isopure.

For me the problem was absorption. I was taking Iron and was still anemic. This iron with Vit C is the only one that has changed that.

I just turned 59 in October . I'll try to remember to come into the chat room. I used to chat in there every evening and then I kind of forgot about it. Plus my bf pretty much moved in here so I am not on the computer nearly as much as I used to be.

My phone did not work in the hospital. Some people's phone's do work though. I think that may have changed now because I hear of more and more people saying they had no problems with their phones. Do you have Verizon? I've heard they have the best service. Be sure you add Mexico to your package so you won't be charged extra charges. You should call your cell company and tell them where you'll be to find out exactly what you'll be charged if you call or receive calls.

Never heard of Wen . Where do you get this product?

during mushies, chicken, tuna and egg salad have a lot of Protein. You can google protein calculator and I bet something would come up that had the exact amount of protein in each source. I know I have seen one online. I sill drink a protein shake once a day because I am not a Breakfast eater and I love my shakes. I also eat a pudding called Pro Pudding by Body Tech . it has 25 grams of protein and 4 carbs. I got it at the Vitamin shoppe but if you don't have a Vitamin Shoppe , you can get it at amazon for the cheapest shipping.

I take an Iron that has vit C in it . The vit. C is supposed to make the iron absorb better. I get it from Vitalady.com Northing else has worked for me, but finally my iron levels are up.

Right, I know all of that . Thanks. But I want to know why when I make a post , there is no So and so liked this. In fact, there is nothing there at all. I would like to know who is pushing the like button to make my points go up. It would be nice to know which posts are liked. I can see it on other people's posts. I can't see anything above my blue box. It's usually right next to where it says posted today and the time. mine is blank.

I just hope that if I ever regain a little weight back, it goes straight to my boobs and not anywhere else

I can see above a post where someone has used the like button on a post. How do I see if a post of mine has had someone click on the like button? When it's my own post , none of that is above the post. I can see where I have clicked the like button on someone else's post. Thanks Alex or Ken or whoever can answer this!

I am more than happy to post and share what I know about Dr. Aceves. A lot of people think that all of us who went to him post about him because we are paid. That is just crazy. He can't afford to pay all the people who went to him and absolutely loved him! He makes his living by word of mouth and I have never heard anyone say anything but fantastic things about him, including me. I loved being in Mexicali and everything about my experience there!

Great Post Little Miss Diva!!

Here you go!! Dr. Aceves is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. (FACS.org) This means that the American College of Surgeons has done an extensive background check on the doctor. He has to exceed the same standards as a US surgeon. His background is completely verified, his licensing, credentials, certifications, absolutely everything. If he does not maintain his reputation and current standards he cannot maintain his affiliation with the FACS. FACS is a really impressive issue in the world of medicine. Not all US doctors can maintain the background and honesty necessary to be a Fellow of the ACS. But Dr. Aceves can. There is a doctor in MX that claims to have almost 600 VSG procedures completed. He claims to have been doing this procedure for 3.5 years. Yet according to his CV he was just trained in the procedure 2.5 years ago. We know full well he has not done as many VSG procedures as he claims but unless you know what to look for you won't know that his statistics are impossible. This is why going to an FACS surgeon is critical whether you are going to a US or MX surgeon. Surgeons from all over the world (including the US) inflate their stats so they appear more experienced than they are. If they told the truth about their inexperience they wouldn't get any business. So, they are less than honest. Dr. Aceves is the Vice President of the Mexican version of the American Bariatric Assn. This is a position that is voted, so the doctors of MX voted him into this position. They recently voted again and he will be President this year. There is another organization called the International Federation of Surgical Obesity. (IFSO.com) This is an organization where weight loss surgeons all over the world belong. A few years ago Dr. Aceves holds the position of Secretary for this organization so this means that even the US doctors voted him into this office. Dr. Aceves is a proctor surgeon meaning he trains other doctors in various bariatric procedures. He typically travels to one country a month and either attends lectures to further his own knowledge on the new advances in medicine or he trains other doctors in various surgical procedures. He recently returned from Chile and Argentina training their doctors in the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. He trains US surgeons in the various procedures as well. Mexico has been doing the sleeve longer than US doctors and there are simply very few doctors willing to train other US doctors because then they would have competition. Dr. Aceves believes competition in this procedure is good as patients have more surgeons to choose from. Dr. Aceves has done 1,000 Gastric Sleeves, and over 1,000 Gastric Bypass procedures. This means he has over 2000staple lines, a technique that is critical in a safe surgery for a VSG procedure. When researching surgeons you want someone that has done at least 250 VSG and at least 250 Gastric Bypass procedures. The reason is that the Gastric Bypass procedure has a very difficult staple line. It is an interrupted staple line and quite difficult to do. If a surgeon can do the more difficult Gastric Bypass staple line, he can do the easier VSG staple line. There are only 50 VSG surgeon world-wide that have done at least 250 VSG procedures *and* have excellent stats. Dr. Aceves is the only doctor in Mexico that has done over 1,000 VSG and never had a major complication. Leaks are a potential problem with this procedure but he has a technique where he over sews the staple line and we believe this one of the many reasons he has only had one leak with a VSG. I think one big issue here to remember is that just because someone is practicing in the US, that does not make them a good or skilled surgeon. Just because someone is in MX does not mean they are not a skilled surgeon or a person without ethics. I had a choice to go to any surgeon I wanted for my own sleeve and the only doctor I wanted to go to was Dr. Aceves. He is the surgeon with the most skill, the best stats, the best reputation, and the safest location. Another upside to going to Dr. Aceves. In the US if you have the VSG you will likely spend one night in the hospital. Dr. Aceves does not agree with this. He keeps you in a fully equipped hospital for three nights following surgery. He believes you need to be medically supervised, have a total of three leak tests to be 100% certain you have no leak upon returning home, and he wants someone monitoring your vital signs, drain tube, and he wants someone available to manage your pain should you have any. He does not believe in sending you home before three nights/four days. Keep in mind, he is completely and totally depend on reputation for business. He has no insurance companies referring patients. He has to do it by reputation. Dr. Aceves has been operating on US citizens for many years. He wouldn't have the reputation he does if he didn't do the best possible job for each patient. . He has another belief,; he only hires educated people around him. training. His Office Manager is an engineer by trade. Her Office Assistant is a Law student. His OR techs (OR techs are used in the US and typically have 9 months of training) are actually 4 year RNs. His hospital coordinator is a retired teacher that previously taught English in the MX school system. His Aftercare Specialist is a PhD. She is a licensed psychologist in MX and available to all Dr. Aceves patients by phone or email. I think you'll find that he meets or exceeds the standards of any US doctor or hospital.

I really like the Pro Pudding. It only comes in vanilla and chocolate. I think it's really good. You can get sf popsicles anywhere. They have tropical flavors and the regular orange, cherry and I think grape. They are popsicle brand. Crystal lite used to have them too, but I haven't been able to find them anymore. I am not sure if they quit making them, or it's just because the hick town that I live in doesn't have many stores. I found some really good ones at Dollar Tree. They are a whole box of raspberry.

Sf popsicles and sf Jello are a must right after surgery. If you have a Vitamin shoppe, you can get pro pudding by body tech. It has 25 grams of Protein, and only 4 carbs. It's a nice change from Protein drinks. You can get it on Amazon for way less shipping than anywhere, if you don't have the Vitamin Shoppe in your area. I really liked Chinese egg drop soup too, for post op.

If anyone would like to see Dr. Aceves' credentials and the standards he practices under, I would be happy to post them.