PreciousCargo

good luck... it is an exciting time.. remember sip walk rest

How did he pass away? I am thankful for life everyday and I am grateful for the opportunity to have this surgery to have a better quality of life.

Yep I started getting them three days ago. I am 3 weeks out and not quite sure why now. I have my first appt Thursday with the doctor.

I definitely think it is the vegs. I havent seen to many people on here have problems with eggs. But I agree you should try them individually. I personally cant do vegs without them being in a baby food jar. lol

I have also heard of taking sugar free pudding and mixing protein powder in it. Personally, my sleeve doesnt tolerate sugar free anything. But I would be interested knowing how the yogurt taste. I am just afraid of vomiting, which seems to be a daily thing.

My recommendation is to buy an item, try it and if your sleeve likes it then your good. After surgery I went and bought a lot of items that I had to return. I can no longer tolerate many things such as Protein drinks, yogurt or natural applesauce which I consider to be all to sweet. Everything has completely changed taste wise since preop. My focus everyday is fluids and then protein. So, to answer your question preop was Protein Drinks, sugar free popsicles, and broth and fresh vegs. Post op, sugar free choc milk, light cheese, bean Soup, refried Beans, eggbeaters and baby food vegs.

milk, cheese, eggs, beans, tofu, fish... I cant stomach protein drinks either. My doctor allows me to drink milk with sugar free choc syrup five times a day.

oh.. thks that explains it

slimming. It happened to me and I didnt like that feeling.

glad you asked this question.. I dont urinate as frequently either.. our bodies are adjusting to so much

I am 3 weeks post op and I am speaking from experience. Ten days after surgery I did end up back in the hosp. You need to sip, sip and sip. Popsicles, broth, crystal light are good beginners. I cant tolerate protein drinks. My doctor allows me to drink skim milk with sugar free choc in it. It is a pain to go back to the hosp. Good Luck

You are doing a great job. You should consider you may be building muscle which does weigh more. Instead of focusing on the negative be positive about your weight loss. That is 28 lbs that you maynt have lost with the surgery. Good luck

O my.. I had to sign a paper saying I wouldnt get pregnant for 18 months after surgery. I have to say congrats, but I am worried for you. You need to contact your doctor right away. Let us know what he said and good luck

Thanks for your responses.. I had my surgery three weeks ago today. I cant do the liquid vitamins since they make me vomit 'JHope'. 'IowaAndy' I was in the hosp last week for dehydration. The doctor said the fluids they gave me in the hosp have ran their course and I am dehydrated again. Yesterday I posted I was having leg cramps today dizziness. I am going to try the Powerade Zero tonight. 'Dorrie' I did show signs of the dumping syndrome today, to much sugar, caused me vomiting. 'Unbanded', I am going to buy those types of vitamins tomorrow. "Kellyl' I was surprised too when they told me the dumping syndrome could happen in gastric sleeve patients also. It is all a learning process.

This morning I woke up feeling dizzy. I walked to the kitchen and fainted. I immediately started drinking, two cups of milk and two cups of pedialyte. I proceeded to call the nurse who returned my phone call a little later. She said pedialyte has to much sugar and can cause the dumping syndrome. She asked about my vitamin intake. I have not been taking any vitamins because the chewables and liquid make me gag and throw up and the gummies dont have enough of the necessary nutrients. I didnt think I could take the whole tablets, however she did give me permission to start today. So I am back to liquids, basically the beginning again. I wish I could get the hang of this.

I wouldnt say I regret it, but it is hard to adjust... the whole process. My focus nowadays is drinking and protein. Who has time for enjoying anything else. I havent even begin walking due to leg cramps. I havent lost any weight since the first week. I do like the restriction, even though my eyes want more. You should fully educate yourself. The beginning is the hardest. Good luck

I too feel hungry pains when I am scheduled to eat. When I feed my belly it subsides. We are all different.

The nurse called me back and told me I am not getting enough fluids or protein. She said seize eating and drink milk all day. That will count as my fluids and protein. ( I cant tolerate the protein shakes. ) She also said start taking two Flinstone complete vitamins twice daily. She informed me that the gummies dont have all the vitamins necessary to meet the requirements.

Thank you, great suggestions, I heard it could be dehydration but I wasnt sure. I experienced dehydration earlier and was hospitalized 10 days after my surgery. I wish I could get the hang of this.

Tomorrow I will be 3 weeks post op. I am experiencing horrible leg cramps. I have decided to make a banana milkshake, only bananas and milk. Also, the liquid vitamins and the chewables cause me to throw up so I started taking gummies. Anyone else experience horrible leg cramps? If so what did you do differently?

Nope I never been to Europe... kinda scared to travel overseas. Would you rather go to the beach for the day or spend the day at the Water park?

wow, gummy vitamins.. arent they hard to chew and keep down?

I am also having trouble keeping chewables and liquid vitamins. It makes me dry heave or throw up. Is it possible to take the vitamin in a pill?

Since we have the same Doc, I completely understand your dilemma. Dr. Kim is a man of few words, he does always seem to be in a hurry though. He does say not to set a goal weight because they dont want you to feel pressured, allow the process to occur more naturally. Your doing great.

My doctor makes you take two weeks... that is everyone. I got an additionally week off because of having to return to the hospital after surgery. Listen to your body though and take care of yourself.