Isabel'sGma

I like that answer.

I am fairly new to this, but what is a "slide food"? I hear it mentioned a lot and don't understand what it means. Thanks

I was sleeved on the 24th and finally had my fist BM yesterday. I went to the store and bought some cheap glycerine suppositories. I think they were $2.50 for a bottle of 50. Had to use them a couple of days, but they finally worked. Also, narcotics cause a lot of stoppage. Another idea my Dr gave me was a gentle laxative called Miralax. I found the generic version and will be trying it if I continue to have troubles because it is supposed to be unflavored and you can add it to Water, supposedly with no flavor (we'll see about that). Good luck, it is extremely uncomfortable.

For me, the bread at Olive Garden would be too hard to resist and I would probably opt for the other place. However, if you go to Olive Garden, they have an apricot chicken that is wonderful and moist. Comes with broccoli and some kind of starch.

I was also sleeved on the 24th and although I am not hungry, I am having a hard time with the food smells in my house and not being able to pick up and love on my 16-mos granddaughter. Since I am on Clear liquids for 2 full weeks, I better get used to it. My Dr said that my sleeve needed to heal before I put other stuff in it. So.......here I sit sipping Water, Jello and broth. Trying to get down Isopure, but it just makes it hard to drink the other stuff because of the taste it leaves in my mouth.

Oh my goodness. My Dr ordered pre-op Upper GI and Endoscopy just to specifically look at those things because this surgery can irritate any existing issues with the esophogus and stomach. I am so sorry that this is happening to you. Clear liquids for a while it sounds, I am 4-days post-op and have another 11 days of clear liquids to look forward to. Best wishes for a fast recovery.

Thanks everyone. No blood sugar or BP lows, have the monitors for those. I thought it might be dehydration. I am still very dizzy all day, hoping that I can sleep better tonight and feel better tomorrow. I am with a lot of those out here that I hear commenting on the frustration about the varying diets. My Dr. has me on clear fluids for 2 full weeks. I have no idea how I am going to make that, but I guess that I will do it one day at a time.

I am 4-days post op and have found I can sleep on my side if I put a pillow under my belly to support it. Not sure if that will help you but thought I would mention it.

Ok, so I went home yesterday and had a very unrestful night. I have eaten some 1/2 SF 1/2 regular Jello (the pure SF really made me nauseous). I can hardly stand up from my chair because the room is just spinning. Any suggestions. Looked through my paperwork and don't see anything for this symptom.

My Psych told me that if there were two things he could that could help all of us that have weight issues (he is 3 years post op from a LapBand). 1) Destroy the scale 2) Destroy the BMI A scale does not know what it is weighing, a rock, a frog or a person. He said if there is anything that any of us could do would be to get a tool that uses body composition (body fat, muscle mass, etc). This would allow us to see the changes in our body with the change in our actual makeup and use that tool along with the sleeve. Muscle burns more calories at rest than fat does so by increasing our muscle, we help ourselves in way more than one way. The BMI is essentially the same rational. It only takes one small step forward from a scale, because again, it only asses weight along with height. I am with him, I have looked around and they have body comp scales at Walmart for about $30 and that will be my next purchase after I recover from my post-op expenses and such.

I would probably find another Dr. First of all, they should not require their specialized products, there are many out there that meet the same basic requirements. Of course, that is my opinion. My Dr gave guidelines regarding shakes: 20g or more of Protein per serving, less than 5 grams of sugar. I took listerine strips and gas-x strips to the hospital and did not use ANY of them. Go with minimal stuff to the hospital because they should have all you need there.

Try some different extracts. Banana extract, peppermint extract, cherry, etc. There are a lot of them out there and I saw a recommendation somewhere that they helped with flavoriing things.

NINJA, available at walmart and the one I bought here in Oregon was $39 with two size pitchers. One about the size of a small chopper. This thing in wonderful, I have used the majic bullet and hated it. The power of the ninja is great and it takes only seconds to get things nice and chopped/blended.

I was reading on one of the blogs that a heating pad helps with the pain. I plan on bringing one when I go in on the 24th. Super excited and a little scared, but more excited for what the future holds for all of us.