AndreaP

Thanks guys....not the answers I was hoping for but pretty much what I was thinking too.

Does anyone know if we can drink Alka-Seltzer? I am so sick, and the best medicine I have ever found is Alka-Seltzer Plus Nighttime Cold Medicine. I'm just not sure about drinking it. I really don't want to have an upset stomach on top of the headache and sore throat I already have!!!

I use My Fitness Pal on my computer and my iPhone. My favorite feature with the phone is being able to enter foods into my diary by scanning the bar code with the phone. It makes it so easy!!!

I had to see the sleep doc for a rash on my face related to my mask when I was about 6 weeks post-op. He sent me home with a belt to wear around my waist with an oxygen line going to my nose and a thing to measure pulse ox for my finger. I wore it overnight and took it back the next day. They read the data and it showed that I didn't have a single apnea during the night and my oxygen saturation never went too low so he discontinued my CPAP therapy. I have been fine without it every since!!! I was so glad I was able to do this "mini test" at home and didn't have the discomfort or expense of another sleep study.

Thanks so much for sharing your happiness!! I believe enthusiasum and joy are contagious :smile1:

I'm 8 weeks out and have lost 47 lbs. (including 15 lost the 2 weeks pre-op). Recovery went great! My post-op diet has been pretty strick but I've been able to add quite a few new things just this week. I still struggle to get all of my water but other than that things are good.

Thanks all for your comments and support...... Just a follow-up to let you know the insurance company didn't change their criteria and I had my surgery on December 5th.

Wow...all these replies might just make me hungry! I was sleeved on the 5th and am on clear fluids until the 21st, then full liquids for another 4 weeks, then purees and soft foods for 2 - 4 weeks more. Once in a while I get really hungry for a bite or two of something, but have resisted. For the most part I could care less. Mostly, I find it hard to believe that I am functioning as well as I am on only 300 calories a day. The differences in the pre and post-op diets I've seen different people have has been one of the most confusing things to me. There is such a wide range. What I'm doing, and would recommend to you, is to follow your surgeon's eating plan. I hope the ideas for different Vitamins work for you. I can't stand mine, they are from the Dr's office, but right now they are the only thing I've chewed for 9 days so I'll take them, but will be looking for chewable gummies soon!!!! Best of luck....

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. You will be so happy that you've had this surgery!!!

Welcome!!

I am on the 10th day of my pre-op diet. The first 3 to 4 days were the hardest (the 4th one being Thanksgiving). I also had a sinus infection and caffeine withdrawl headaches...but I can tell you it got better pretty quickly for me. I think it takes about 5 days to get the carbs and sugars out of your system. I was lucky though, that I tolerate the Protein well. Right now I'm at about 750 calories with 85 grams of protein a day and no caffeine. Other than about 1 or 2 hours in the afternoon I feel great. I'm even having a hard time eating as much as I am supposed to. One thing I would ask....are you drinking all of your other fluids and making sure at least half are Water? Being dehydrated will make you feel awful and give you terrible headaches!!! Hang in there....this is such a small part of the big picture :) I'm thought it would take forever and now I only have 4 days left. My surgery is Monday already.

I started my pre-op diet on Monday. It is high protein, not all liquid but all products purchased from the surgeons. Technically I'm not supposed to consume anything else. The dinner meals run around 200 calories with 15-20 protein and maybe 20-25 carbs. I did substitute with Thanksgiving dinner, but I only had 2 ozs of white meat turkey, 2 medium size bites of stuffing, 2 bites of cooked cauliflower and a spoonful of cranberry sauce. I can't imagine that was any worse than the packaged meal I would have had. And the coolest part....that was enough. I was completely satisfied!!! If that is how eating is after getting my sleeve, I would be so happy.

Good luck and wishes for a speedy recovery!

My surgery is scheduled for December 5th... There is a chance my insurance is going to change their criteria on December 1st and then I wouldn't qualify for at least 6 months, so I've been pretty anxious and nervous. I am trying to get excited and ready but I don't want to set myself up for too big of a letdown. Since there is a good chance I'm still on for the 5th, I will be starting my pre-op diet on the 21st.

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