Oregondaisy

What stage are you on? Are you supposed to be on Clear liquids that's one thing. If you can have full liquids you can go to the store and get some soup that appeals to you and blend it in a blender until there are no chunks. Tomato soup with cottage blended in has Protein.

Yes, Refined sugar! If I go to my friend"s house, she is always baking cookies. If I have one, soon after, I am tooting. Today is my bf's birthday and I had some german chocolate birthday cake and I have been tooting ever since.

Experiment with different temperatures. Some people like things really cold. for me, it always has to be room temp- not hot- not cold. Take a shot glass and drink from that. Try Crystal light or poweraide zero ( you can dilute it if you need to) if you're not drinking much Water. chicken broth seems to soothe the stomach. If you have a blender, you can make an icee by blending ice up with a little juice . You need to experiment, and definitely walk as much as you can. It helps with healing. If you are nauseous, call your doctor for a prescription. You won't regret this after you get over these hurdles and you're buying smaller sizes all the time! Keep checking in here for support and we will all help you through this.

It's normal to be nervous even though this is something that you really want to do. Just know that they will take good care of you and that your life is going to change 100%!

Sugar gives me gas. It happens pretty quickly if I eat anything with sugar in it at all, and seems to last for hours. Drinking milk is also a problem. You said it didn't matter what you ate or didn't eat, but you will have to experiment with removing certain foods from your diet and seeing if there are any changes at all. I haven't found anything that will get rid of it, (like Beano is supposed to but doesn't work) but for me, not drinking milk or eating anything with sugar in it helps tremendously.

You don't have to go through anyone besides Dr. Aceves' office staff. All you have to do is call them. As Suzanne said, I did not feel safe having my stomach operated on and then recover anywhere but in a hospital.

A lot of people just assume that because there are band problems, that we did not follow the rules. They claim they are doing better because they follow the rules. I followed the rules. I did lost a lot of weight with the band. I would have gained all of it back too, when I started having band problems. I gained back 15 lbs in a very short time, waiting for my revision. I did that following all the rules!

I have had more than one surgeon tell me yes, you can dump with VSG. If too much of something ( sugar or fat) goes into our blood stream, we dump. Things are not in our stomachs as long because it's so tiny. I used to have that problem . Again, like lactose intolerance, it seems to be going away. Darn!

In the beginning, I could not judge by feeling full. If I ate until I felt full, I was in pain about 20 min. later. I had to judge it by the size. I knew I could eat one of those tiny cans of chicken salad. I pictured my portion fitting into one of those little cans. Now, I feel full like I did before surgery, but on a tiny amount. If I eat one piece of pizza, I feel like I have eaten the whole pizza.

I can't answer that because I was still on liquids at the point you are. I did 10 days of clear liquid and 10 days of full liquids before progressing to mushie food. I do remember when I first moved to mushie food that I could only eat about 3 bites. It took quite awhile to be able to eat more than that. I still had Protein drinks because 3 bites of food did not satisfy me. Eating was more of an experiment at that point. The Protein Drinks really did satisfy me. If I made them in the blender with crushed ice, they were like a milkshake.

I must be in the wrong threads. I've never seen any arguments other than the one in one of the doctors threads. There is always a lot of controversy surrounding that surgeon.

I was really lactose intolerant after surgery for a long time. I'm at 2 1/2 years out now and I can finally drink milk again. I am not really sure when it even changed. I know for the past few months I would only have sips of milk because I was afraid to try more. The past few weeks though, I've had more than that without problems. So it seems like it's going away. I wasn't lactose intolerant before surgery.

I'd still like to know the reason for this. It makes it seem like some sort of competition! dislike!

Thanks! Since i never post pictures, I guess I'll never get any points that way. Not that it matters. At 2 1/2 years post op, I don't have a lot to post about, but I do love to help if anyone is struggling!

What is with these reputation points? I see the box over there showing who has the most points, but I don't get where these points even come from. I don't see anywhere on here where points are given.

Where do those reputation points come from? I see who the top point holders are, but I don't get where the points are coming from . What is the reason for this anyway?

I've never heard of it. I read a lot of WLS boards and I have never heard anyone even mention it before.

Everything is cheaper at vitacost. They have everything you can think of. The only thing I don't get there are my calcium citrate choc chews which come from Bariatric Advantage on auto ship. I still take calcium citrate capsules which I get from vitacost.

Sounds like all of us past one year out can eat about exactly the same!

Research this surgery before you make a decision. That is a really big decision and you need to know what your life will be like after this surgery. Are you able to exercise? Are you actually eating the 160 carbs that this nut recommended? Try stepping up the exercise and dropping the carbs to the recommended 50 grams per day and I am sure you will see a difference.

Getting sleeved is the best thing for him. When he loses weight, his high blood pressure will probably be gone. Most people are able to get off all their various medications a short time after surgery.

I've kept over 100 lbs off for about 4 years now. I lost it all with the band but I would have gained it all back because the band causes so many problems. Since I had my revsion surgery 2 1/2 years ago, life has pretty much been a breeze. After the post op diet, I starting eating whatever I wanted in small portions and now it's 2 1/2 years later, and I haven't gained it back. Yes, I love my sleeve!

I wish they would just take that band off the market. It's sad that people are still getting it and are all excited when the majority will end up having problems down the road. Too many people are still having 2 surgeries because they get the band and get revised to a sleeve.

In terms people go by, I can eat most of half of a sandwich, even though I rarely eat that because I don't eat bread. I can eat one piece of pizza and sometimes I try to eat the toppings off another, but then I am way too full, so I try not to do that. I can eat one taco. I can eat half of a small chicken breast, with about 1/4 c veggies.

There are more people in the chat room here in the evenings. If you want to chat with another sleever, put up a post somewhere. I usually put it in the general sleeve discussion, and say, "does anyone want to talk?" You can leave the chat window open and open another window. You will hear the door bell ring when someone else opens the chat window. I used to chat a lot in the band chat room, when I was banded. I told everyone of all the problems I was having. I still get people who are banded and will come into the sleeve chat room and say something about mutilating my stomach. I say it's better than choking in my sleep and waking up puking in my sleep.