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Kelly- seriously reading your food journey from the start of mushies has me a little worried about my own! Also- have you tried

If you saw my thread about day 17 today- that place in your chest is actually where the opening of your thumby is (thumb/tummy ;-P). So anything going on in that area is related to trouble getting the food in , too much in, trouble digesting, etc.

I will keep you in my healing prayers! Remember not to be too hard on yourself after- you wont be able to get much liquid in for a few days and you should just relax and reat and heal and take little walks and just be happy to begin your wonderful journey! My vlog- link below from May 9th on may help as that is when I had my sleeve. RELAX! BREATHE! See you on the loser's bench!

I will keep you in my healing prayers! Remember not to be too hard on yourself after- you wont be able to get much liquid in for a few days and you should just relax and reat and heal and take little walks and just be happy to begin your wonderful journey! My vlog- link below from May 9th on may help as that is when I had my sleeve. RELAX! BREATHE! See you on the loser's bench!

Now, many of you may say well d'uh I knew that are you a dum dum? But truly- I kept wondering why the pain from eating too much would always be described as chest pain like it is caught there- well, yesterday my doctor told me that is actually the top of our thumbys! Always was the top of the big one too- and so of course when it is too large, or too much, that is where the pain will manifest. I had thought it was still esophagus and did not get why the pain would be there. Of course I also had the thumby being on the completely other side of my body than it is so all in all it as a very enlightening visit! Today it is all about being sick to death of Protein shakes and liquids- so that even though I get mushies on Monday it feels like YEARS away. I wish I could sleep from now until then. Even my wonderful evening tomato Soup is depressing. Sigh. I'm dreaming of a scrambled egg with cheese. So get this- I have THREE scales. The one from childhood I only could use today since it went up to 250. The digital I got a Target which seemed to vary wildy- and the digital one rated most accurate by Good Housekeeping that I bought to replace it. The thing is, the Target one agrees most with my doctor! Today Childhood scale 248 it is an old Health o meter that shows weight with the needle and revolving numbers. Target scale 247 GH scale 250 I so want to use one of the lower ones! CRAZY MAKING! Only I would have and use all three!!!!!

Do a split again? WOW! For ever doing one! I forgot a major one- my engagement and wedding bands were stuck on my hand for years due to my weight gain- and in the pre-op area they managed to get them off using a VERY painful method with wide dental floss tightening the finger and pulling them little by little. I have them on a gold chain now but want to lose enough to put them back on. And I can now weigh on my scale from childhood!!!! 249 today....

Did you guys see the article about the chemistry of stalls? It is amazing- really explains that you are losing even when stalled, http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html

I get to have mushies starting Monday, my three week anniversary and stay on them until six weeks. Then I add more solid foods carefully though some things like hard boiled eggs they recommend waiting until 8 weeks. Seriously if I can have pureed savory foods after all this liquid I am a happy girl! How about scrambled eggs with melted cheese? That is the thing I keep dreaming about.... of course I mean 1 egg and probably half of that but....yummm. I am so sick of Protein drinks!

This answer is for both of you- I found it almost imperative to actually set a timer for every fifteen minutes and then drink 2 ounces. In doing that I was able to get my 64 ounces. As soon as I got cocky and stopped setting the timer I fell behind. I think if you try that it will help and remember the Water is imperative to wash out the burned ketones as you lose and to help avoid stalls!

OH thank you for letting us know- is it nausea? I hope they have strong drugs for that. With her fibro I now she faces more problems than some. Please tell her Meggie is praying and thinking of her. I have been thinking of her constantly since you guys got to Mexico. Tell her it WILL get better- just relax and don't worry about anything but turning her self inward to rest and heal.

I look forward to having SOMETHING for my poor dog- he has been suffering since Mama is the ain one who spoils him- he is losing weight too! With splenda and such being poison for him everything I have no is off limits. If I have a lot left my husband will gladly eat it and serve another important service- getting heavier so my goal of weighing less than him is more attainable! ;-P

I am always joking when the cat walks on a phone and it dials that they are calling out for pizza! I wanted to make sure you know that even a little splenda or any artificial sweetener is toxic to dogs and cats and can actually kill them. Their livers cannot metabolize it. My dog looks so mournful now at not even being able to taste the shakes! Wonderful first post- welcome to the forum! As with above I want to make sure you know Cheech could die if he has artificial sweetener of any kind- his liver will not metabolize it- this means splenda, nutrsweet, aspatamane and xylitol- absolutely lethal to animals. Here's hoping your date comes soon! I am two weeks post op and love my sleeve. I also do You Tubes if you need some encouragement.

Ooh did it go down ok? Tell tell! The funny (or not so funny) thing is I had my afternoon Protein shake really late- thats the one I really hate drinking and have to choke down- and so I had my "dinner" thinned cream of wheat- too soon after it and found myself with something I can only describe as sort of foamies- and enough icky feeling to think it might come up! Very shocking for the thin liquid phase. I took a shower and then felt better, waited a while to drink more liquids. I wonder how Kelly is doing on her mushies?

THis is wonderful! The best explanation of the chemistry of losing weight I have seen yet. Thank you!!!

Wow that is awesome! Did you also do liquids pre-op? Congrats! I am down 11 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks and pleased with that as it combines with 18 pounds pre-op.

That is so funny! I was so sure you would be given the green light today- but I might have known we are cosmically connected. I admit I am thinking of trying ONE spoonful of sugar free pudding- just to see! SO you are on full liquids until Monday too? The Red Velvet gang is so connected. I just wish I could have cottage cheese or yogurt without milk thinning it....something with some toothsomeness!

Are you taking an acid reducer like prilosec? I believe some of what is thought to be hunger is due to acid. My doctor (and many) starts you on a PPI day one for three months. I have zero hunger.

I love Jewls of June that's a great one. Hooray for you! But...I am still on all those sweet drinks for three weeks post surgery so be prepared....

Hooray! This makes you a Jewel of June ;-P

So today was my post-op visit (2 weekish) with my surgeon and I woke up excited just to check in with him. I made a list of my questions and synced my fat secret food log to my iPad so he could see I have been logging my food, and weighed just before going as I am always wondrring how my scale compares to his huge walk on platform scale with handles. INterestingly I am always a pound LIGHTER in his office- isn't that odd? I remember at other times in my life always being heavier at the doctors. He was so wonderful today- came in saying "Hello beautiful" and was so excited that I am so happy having had the sleeve. He was really open to hearing some things about my experience that I thought he could perhaps learn from - especially my feeling he could let newly sleeved people know it is perfectly normal to not be able to swallow liquids and that it will turn around- just give it time and don't kick yourself over it. My questions and his answers 1. When can I go in the pool? Answer- NOW! As long as I do not exercise my core- he wants me to wait until four weeks for that. THis means no class but Water walking is ok YAY! 2. Can I put scar cream on my scars? Answer -Yes- the surface skin fell off and they are safe now. 3. When am I basically free from fear of blood clots? This was because my GP told me to elevate my legs on a pillow at ight and that has been hard. Answer- if I am walking every day I can relax about it. 4. I have been having diarrhea every day- is that something to worry about? Answer- some patients have that as their thumbys (my word not his) adjust to things- and it sometimes helps to dilute the Protein shakes too. (Not my fave answer as I tend to put my Protein powder in the least liquid I can handle in order to get it down faster ;-P ) 5. CAN I START COTTAGE cheese AND NON THINNED YOGURT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AT MY STAGE? Of course this was my most important question- and I got a bad news good news answer- he wants me to stay on thinned liquids and Protein drinks until Monday, my three week mark. But then it is full on mushies, not just adding cottage cheese. That is only five days away and I am not worried- I know I want to heal well and that is more important than what food I get. The most exciting thing was that he said I am so articulate and knowledgeable he would like me to come to some orientation seminars to talk to prospective patients. I was honored and thrilled about that, that will help me pay it forward as I do want to do, and try to with my You Tubes. One other interesting thing- I told him I think the sleeve will be THE surgery before long and he said he totally agrees- he has thought that for nine years but just was waiting for the world (i.e. insurance companies) to catch up! He feels his sleeve patients in the long term do better than his bypass patients and I found that very interesting. SO I see him in a month and will be on mushies until then. I can deal.

I love reading these- especially all the DONEs. And of course many of them reminded me of other goals of mine! Today- a verrrry short term goal? To have my doctor put me on mushes or at least add cottage cheese, non thinned yogurt, and sugar free pudding to my thin liquids!

For example- when I first weighed after avoiding it for 10 years I was shocked to my soul. You see, I had been 260 pounds when I was fully pregnant and I was sure I would never be that heavy again as I gained 60 pounds during my pregnancy. Well there I stood- surely the blood drained from my face- I was 277....and not pregnant. So my first goal was to be lower than 260. I did that five days after surgery. My next goal, also a little different- is to be able to use the scale I grew up with, which I ended up with and used all my life. I was devastated to be over the 250 maximum it weighs because it was so shocking to me what had happened since my back surgery. I am at 251 today ...so hopefully any day! This is a bit wacko as I am sure it is probably not even an accurate scale any more- and I have two other scales now ;-P I just want to be able to use it...because! My final goal- of course besides getting to my goal weight- the main goal! is to weigh less than my husband. I have weighed more than him since we met almost ten years ago(I think) and it just feels so wrong to me- especially since he is 6 foot 1 and I 5 foot 7! (The man Snacks constantly- of course since my sleeve it seems like he has really stepped it up so that he seems to eat ALL THE FREAKING TIME ) but he never goes over 210 and is generally at 207 so my next goal is 205. Anyone else have personal goals that might vary from the usual fitting into movies seats, fitting in to airline seats etc. - NOT that I do not share those too!

Before surgery I bought that exact brand and flavor but after surgery it absolutely made me gag! SO I have half a bag here.... sigh, The one I found before that I still actually enjoy post surgery is Champion Pro Score 100 chocolate- it tastes like dutch chocolate - I get 45 grams using 3 scoops.... and then I use Chike strawberry in my afternoon shake, with milk, for another 35 so I am at 80. Then in thevening I can have Soup or cream of whet thinned with milk or something without worrying about the protein. Maybe I will give the GNC brand another try in the hopes my taste buds have settled a bit!

I mam kind of stunned that a doctor would remove 85% of the stomach of someone with 20 pounds to lose. I can't imagine that! I would wonder about a doctor like that- I mean- you can lose a lot just doing the two week liquid prep. Wow, that is really bizarre to me. I am surprised Dr. Almanze would actually do that,

Welcome to a great forum full of great support and information. Congratulations on your new thumby (my fave term for our tiny tummies.