Indymom

I posted over on the vitamins/supplements board but must not be very active over there. I am pre-op (surgery scheduled for 8/10) - I haven't had my nutrition class yet and have this on my list to ask, but I have ulcerative colitis and have to take 9 pills a day of my colitis medication (3 3xday). I also take a blood pressure pill in the a.m. and as of now I take a multi-Vitamin and one Calcium tablet in a.m. and p.m. I am very nervous about taking that volume of pills when I have my new baby sleeve. Anyone else have lots of pills they take and do they have problems? They make a 1-a-day pill for colitis but it is extremely expensive and I hate to give up my cheaper generic.

Great idea on packing my own 'take-home' container! I also hate to waste the styrofoam . . . that's something else to add to my shopping list!

I am pre-op (surgery scheduled for 8/10) - I haven't had my nutrition class yet and have this on my list to ask, but I have ulcerative colitis and have to take 9 pills a day of just my colitis medication (3 3xday). I also take a blood pressure pill in the a.m. and as of now I take a multi-Vitamin and one Calcium tablet in a.m. and p.m. I am very nervous about taking that volume of pills when I have my new baby sleeve. Anyone else have lots of pills they take and do they have problems? They make a 1-a-day pill for colitis but it is extremely expensive and I hate to give up my cheaper generic.

I used to make those a lot when I was on Weight Watchers - we called them "crustless quiche" and I would add cheese, diced veggies, finely chopped bacon or sausage (turkey sausage might be a good option post-op).

Ugh after reading this thread (and some of the others on here) I'm not excited at ALL about the protein thing. I too am a savory person and the thought of all this sweet stuff makes me gag. My mom had lap band last year and she mixes unjury chocolate powder with her coffee in the morning and it's tolerable, but I've only had a sip or two and not a whole cup of it.

Glad the gas pains are subsiding. I am very nervous about post-surgical pain, I'm a big baby! About being in the US and going home quickly - my doc says that he typically wants a 1-2 night stay in the hospital but every patient is a little different and he's OK with longer or shorter depending on one's recovery. I tend to tolerate surgery very well and actually went home from my c-section a day early, so I'm hoping the sleeve surgery will be the same.

I told my good friends from work and they gave me the "you're not THAT heavy, you don't need surgery, blah blah blah." Of course they are 3 women who have never had a weight problem in their lives and have no idea what it's like to be caught in the weight loss spiral of losing, gaining, etc. They still think I'm doing something too rash but whatever, I just told them that it's the right thing for me and that I hope they will be supportive.

Good luck! I'm really enjoying this forum. Lots of good information.

August 10th here. Weird but my doctor doesn't have any pre-op special diet to follow, other than trying to increase protein and decrease carbs. Seems like a lot of people on here have to do a liquid diet pre-op or otherwise.

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Hi all, I just registered here and haven't had time to set up my profile or anything yet, but wanted to just intro myself and let all of you know how helpful I am finding this forum! I have surgery scheduled for August 10 and am doing all my pre-op testing July 20, and my nutritional class on July 28. I'm a little nervous but am looking forward to starting a 'new life' for myself. I have an almost-5 year old and a 14 year old stepson. Thanks for letting me participate! I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions along the way.