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Oh I'm so glad I found this! This is my first week of solids and yesterday I had water-packed tuna and just couldn't eat any more than a few bites because it tasted so awful! I've been spoiled eating really good canned tuna packed in olive oil too long. So today, I tried the oil packed tuna with lemon and after maybe 1/4 cup or even less I started to get this bubbling up feeling. I finally went to the bathroom and knew I needed to throw up but when I did it was just this sort of thick foam - none of the actual food! EEEEWWWWW! This is a first - and hopefully a last! Given that I ate water-packed tuna yesterday with no problem and the oil-packed foamed up, it's probably the oil, right? I drained most of the oil off and put quite a bit of lemon juice in it!

I did not wake up with a tube. Ask your surgeon about tubes and drains up front so you know going in. Everything varies from surgeon to surgeon from tubes & drains to post-op diet. I wish someone told me not to stock up on as much stuff as I did. I have too many popsicles & Jello for sure. I felt like I was going to be in each stage forever and bought too much stuff.

I'd have to drive an hour to my surgeon's support group. I thought about going once prior to surgery but it was the day before Thanksgiving and I got too busy. To attend, I either take time off work to go or have to go at night which involves childcare and I'm a single mom. I do use this board in place of a meeting environment for sure!

awesome!! I can't wait to see if my bathtub feels big enough once I'm not too big!! My big moment recently was putting on a pair of underwear that I hadn't been wearing much because any time I'd move they'd roll down under my gut... they don't roll down any more!! Love it!!

big hugs emelefe! I had a full week of Clear liquids (no Protein shakes) and the thing I found to be most appealing were strained progresso Soups. There are several I really like and they are sooo much better than plain broth. I would add a little beef broth or chicken broth to them too. These really saved me because plain broth was just not at all appealing. I don't like drinking sweet things either so I totally feel your pain. I still have most of a case of Vitamin Water Zero that I bought pre-op as well as enough popsicles to get me through summer. Today is my first day of real food so coming off four weeks of clear liquids to full liquids to mushy foods (very limited) I get that it feels like forever!

Yay!! So glad to hear you're doing so well!! Keep up the good work and attitude!

I stalled with my period for about five days. Then I dropped about three lbs from one day to the next. bizarre!

My surgeon gave me a card either at my preop appt or the first postoperative. Can't remember which it was.

I'm soooo tired of the mushy stage! I only have one more day and then I can add some normal food. So far the only things that haven't gone straight through with no full feeling are thicker refried beans, cottage cheese and egg salad. If the beans are thinned then I can eat way more than 1/3 cup. My surgeon's PA is not happy about me ever eating more than 1/3 cup. My problem is getting at all excited about eating 1/3 cup. I hope I feel different next week when the food list expands. This is still the best thing I've done for myself just about ever. I'm just ready for the next stage.

I'm so grateful for my sleeve! Best decision I made for myself other than deciding to become a mom!

In my first weeks I was straining a lot of progresso soups and throwing out the chunky part. That was hard... I'm still spending so much less on groceries its crazy.

Woo-hoo!! Way to go girl! I had my second post-op follow up and I'm down 27lbs! I pulled on pants that were tight earlier in January and they're ROOMY!! I get to begin to dabble in some real food next week. I totally got the evil eye for drinking protein drinks. My surgeon is all anti protein drinks. I got a little print out and I've lost 20.5% of my excess weight! Unbelievable...

Oh great! Nice to hear you're doing so well! Glad you've had a good experience.

totally amazing! that's so cool!

I too was going down, then up a few, then period, now I'm back down even a little more. I have an official weigh in with the surgeon today so we'll see. unfortunately this appt isn't early like last time!

That's fantastic!! Congratulations!

Has anyone heard from Atakin Jay (might not have the name right!)??

I only saw him once and it was for about 2.5 hours total- 1hr to fill out a Q&A thing and then 1.5hrs with him. Good luck!

Fantastic! I've not had any buyer's remorse so far myself!

Awesome!! Good for you!

Isn't it great! Congrats!!

I just got mine exactly three weeks out from surgery and right on time...

It does seem like Mederma is mostly vitamin E. I bought some for my son when he split his forhead open on a door but I don't think it's all it's cut up to be.

1 week clear 1 week full liquid (no milk products though - even yougurt unless it was a drink which all have too much sugar) 2 weeks mushies (upgraded to lactose free milk and yogurt but no meats - just hard boiled eggs) Week 5?? don't know... will find out tomorrow!

WOW!! Totally unreal! You look like you'd fit into one leg! Great inspiration for new sleevers like me! Thanks for posting!