Nancy Rivers

Congrats! That is awesome. Good job! Good luck on Monday.

Have you tried something like hotwire.com? You might be able to find something that way.

So for lunch today, I decided to have some bean & ham Soup made by Healthy Choice and pureed it. I also thought that I would up the Protein content by adding some unflavored Protein powder to it. I did this yesterday and it was fine. Unfortunately, the brand I added today made it awfully sweet - too sweet really. I had several packets of samples, that's why I used different brands (I had finished off the one brand yesterday). I hate to waste food. How can I make the now too sweet soup not so sweet? Any suggestions? I'm on full liquids/pureed foods until Tuesday.

Yeah, if the vinegar doesn't work, I'm tossing it. But I wanted to try to "salvage" it first.

Fairfield is just north of Cincinnati. www.mercyhealthyweight.com is the website for Dr. Northup.

Good luck tomorrow. I hope your surgery goes smoothly and you have a quick and painless recovery.

Glad the surgery went well. Hope things are continuing to go well for you.

My surgeon also used a 34 bougie and oversewed the staple line.

Thanks for the suggestions. A couple of people on Facebook also suggested vinegar - so I think I will try that tomorrow after I get to the store. The soup is already pretty salty (I am rather sensitive to it growing up with a mother who refused to use salt to cook with), so I'm reluctant to add more salt (or non-salt) to it.

Hope you are doing better now. My dietician reminded me again today at my followup appointment to not eat these things.

I used Dr. Northup in Fairfield - he's excellent. I've heard that Dr. Curry is good too.

I am 2 weeks out and can eat between 2 and 4 ounces of food depending on the food. My dietician and surgeon both have told me to eat 5 or 6 times a day and I am. It's not too much food. Your stomach at this stage can only hold about 4 ounces at a time, so you have to eat more often to get the nutrients in. And yes after about 3 hours I get the "hungry" feeling and I know it's time to eat again. The hard part for me is fitting in all the water, but I'm making it work.

I love the nectar brand of Protein powder. Some say it's too sweet, but I don't think it is. They have samples available from Nashuanutrition.com and many other places. It has 23 g of protein per serving, zero carbs. For Vitamins & Calcium, I'm currently using Bariatric Advantage - although it's kinda chalky. I have tried the Bariatric fusion brand and like those much better and will be ordering those once my other supply is depleted. I think they have samples but I'm not sure.

Welcome to the forums! That is a great start! Congratulations!

Good luck! Sounds like you are off to a great start already!

You should aim for 60 to 80 g of protein a day according to my surgeon.

Duh... Well... Glad everything went well! I guess that's what I get for looking at an old post...

Good luck today Khy! I'm sure you'll do great. Please update us when you can.

That really made me smile. That's great! Thanks for sharing.

Good luck to everyone getting the sleeve tomorrow. I hope all goes well and you all have a speedy and easy recovery.

Get yourself a rolling bag/suitcase and pack just the one suitcase - that way it is easier to handle. Also tell the airline that you will need assistance boarding & disembarking from the plane. They will have a wheelchair ready for you and will wheel you to where you need to go. When they do so, they will also help you with your bag. Can you have someone pick you up from the airport? That would be best - then they can handle the bag for you as well. If not, make arrangements with a taxicab or a "riding service" of some sort - they should also be able to handle the bag for you until you get home. You can do it - It just takes a bit of planning is all and you have the time to do the planning.

Glad things are going better for you. It is difficult to learn to sip instead of gulp, but it will happen. Things will get better every day.

Good luck to all of you. I'm sure you'll do great!