AutumnLily

Congratulatons!!!!

First of all this is a major step you are going to take so you are NOT being a big baby. There is instances of depression and all I can say is you should discuss this matter with your doctor on how to treat the situation. I have heard several post sleevers (over 1 year out) that are able to eat anything within moderation. Now there may be some that can not eat a certain food or prefer to not eat certain things but it is as individual as how we are all individual. The inlaws thats a tricky one. I have heard some bad reactions and good reactions on here. Maybe you could test them out with something similar and see how they react. Just to get an idea. Complications can occur with any surgery. The sleeve surgery complications are lower than the RNY and lap band. I would suggest finding out how many surgeries your doc has done, what is their complication rate and what were the complications. Knowledge makes you feel more at ease. I slept like a log before surgery and after surgery. Some people felt the gas pains post op more than others but it goes away shortly. Just remember get up and walk as soon as you can to help move the gas out. Hope I have shared some information that is helpful for you. Welcome to the group. There is plenty of information on these boards. You will probably spend a lot of time checking out different things. I know I did when I found this site!

Congratulations!! I can not wait to join your club.

mmm they look good!

Can you take something for the nausea? Have you tried warm liquids to see if they would calm your tummy? I would contact your doc and see what he/she says.

You are almost there! PBing sounds yucky! I am glad I found this site before I went through with the band. Hope you are feeling better and those 11 days will fly by in not time.

I mix some mash potatoes in with my cottage cheese. Refried black Beans with cheese. Chili that is cooked really well and you can mush it down. I made a curry cauliflower and lentil Soup then put it in the mixer to puree it down. Have you checked out egg faces blog? She has some great ideas I will attach the link to her mushies page. The world according to Eggface I have no ideas what you could do with shrimp or crab. Maybe check out some cooking sites and remove the carby sides.

If you had you would only be able to eat a very small portion of it. That is the one good thing if your mind says lets eat this and you get it. Your stomach says umm hey I can only have a couple of oz of dense food so enjoy the bites you do get. Better to just steal from your buddies plates (when you are on solids that is).

I would think so.

Check out maiden form Maidenform these are more reasonable in price.

Welcome to the group Dea! Glad the information here helped you through your post op experience. Keep us posted on your progress.

OMG I think I laughed hysterically for 5 mins at your comment about the WIIFit being a backstabber. That was funny!

Welcome to the group. I hope your pneumonia and pain clear up soon. Congratulations on losing 33lbs so far! You are on your way to a healthier new you.

Have you tried the syntrax nectar products? They are surprisingly good. You can order samples online to make sure you like them without spending a whole lot of money.

I loved your comment "and still 5'7". You look amazing and the best part of your after picture is that I am about the same height and I want to be approximately the same weight and now I know what I could possibly look like. It brought tears of joy to my eyes. Thank you for sharing.

My swelling also went down really fast and I had no problem during the liquid phase to get in all my liquids and Protein. And I could take normal sips. Now that I have been on mushies for 2 weeks I feel restriction. Today I was stupid and ate my omelette too fast and most likely one bite too many. My body let me know there was too much in my stomach and everybody was kicked out of the "pool". I now can eat 3/4 of a 1 egg omelette with chopped up lunch meat and shredded cheese. It seems like barely anything but I feel full. Give your body some time and you will see a change when you are onto more mushie solid foods.

You are just rocking along! Amazing losing 100 lbs in 4months.

I was cleared for weights at 6 weeks. But that is my doctor. You might want to check with your doc to make sure they do not want you to wait longer. Carbs I try to keep below 40 but there are days when I go over. When I stalled after one week I decided to up my calories and I did it with some carbs (note it was good carbs BTW). For 3 days I took in almost 100g and it kicked started my weightloss. Now this is me and how my body reacted. Others may find any carbs over 40g will make them stall. Its a guessing game really on how your body is going to relate to all the changes. Are you seeing weightloss with what you are doing right now? Or are you stalled?

Welcome to the group! There is a lot of information on this board, and some really helpful veteran sleevers.

There are Clear Liquids (Jello, broth, water) fluids you can "see through". Then there are full liquids which include milk, low fat cream Soup, yoghurt and all clear liquids. You may want to contact your doctors office and have him clarify if it is to only be clear liquids or was he meaning full liquids.

Crosswind 600 sleeves for Dr. Aceves seems a low number. I am sure when I checked many months ago that it was higher than that.

I do not think they are allowed to ask you what kind of surgery you are having! Suffice it to say tell them you can not start till such and such date due to an already scheduled surgery. I know in Canada that the company can get their fingers smacked if they ask what your surgery is for. I am not fully sure on the rules for the US but I am sure they would be similar.

I tried to tell my PCP 6 months before the surgery. Her only concern was that I was going to Mexico and that she did not know much about this type of surgery. But once I came back and had a 1 month appt. She recorded all the information that was sent from the doctor in Mexico to her. She was excited for me and said she was going to become very familiar with this surgery. She wants to check me at 2 months and do the 3 month testing as well.

This was the best decision I have ever made. I originally was going to get the band but the complications that kept of showing up on the internet scared me into finding another way. VSG had less of a complication rate than any other WLS so I researched and found the doctor for me. I am 5 weeks post op and seeing some great results.

I will check out your blog. You are well on your way!