halfofheather

Every Doctor is different, mine said no carbonation for the first two weeks then I could have diet or club soda if I could tolerate it.

Hi, I watch her show, and she said she lost the weight by making changes and swaping out high calorie foods for lower calorie foods that are in the same family but are kinda the same.

My doctor said I had to stop Birth Control Pills 2 weeks before surgery because of blood clots

Hi, I didn't have mine until last week and I had surgery on Jan 23rd. Good Luck

I Love cats......I just can't eat a whole one!!! Lol my favorite teeshirt

I am having the same sense of smell!!! My husband had a hotdog at Sam's Club the other day when we were walking out after shopping and I thought, that **** stinks, then when we got to the car and shut the door I threw up in my mouth alittle from the stench and he said I was over reacting and was going to throw it out the window!! I don't know how surgery on your stomach could make our senses so strong. And what's up with my breath???? LOL

Hi had surgery on 1-23-13 and all I am supposed to eat is sf popsicle,sf jello ,broth and protein shake. I can have a small amount of sf pudding to put my crushed pulls in to take them. Is there anything else? I just feel so weak from having hardly any calories. What was everyone else's first 2 weeks like?

What's everyone having for lunch?

Hi, I just made it threw 2 weeks of full liquids and what fun that was!! Now I need ideas for soft foods, tonight I am making the ricotta bake and for lunch I had thinned out mashed potatoes, let me tell you those were the BEST mashed potatoes I have EVER eaten!! Thanks Heather

,when cam I stop crushing my pills??? Thanks heather

Hi, am I aloud to eat this with a just a half the noodles in it in the soft stage? Thanks Heather

I thought it was a bad idea,just wanted to make sure. Thanks Heather

Thanks everyone, I swallowed my first pill last night and I am fine! Thank God I couldn't take the taste of pills crushed up in yogurt anymore!! Thanks Again, Heather

HI, I was the same way, then the night before surgery I slept great, the morning of laughing and joking and very calm. Then when I got taken back to pre-op in hospital to get set up for surgery still very calm. I did ask the nurse if anyone ever hops off the bed and runs out? She said yes and most people that do it just come back another time but sicker!! She told me I should be very excited about this and I am going to do wonderful!! The worst part of the whole day was getting in the iv,because my veins are deep and small. The nurse told me this was going to be the most pain and uncomfotable I will feel all day and she was right!!! So don't worry everything will be alright!! Heather

Hi, I used to ask my surgeon everything I could think of during our 6 month visits. I asked about both the straw was extra air, but I still use one if anything I could always stop using it. But the gum I got a whole lecture on that. Gum if swallowed could be very bad, I guess because it doesn't disolve?? but the real problem he says is that gum actually makes your stomache think its getting ready to eat because of all the chewing and then signals to the brain to cause hunger also the air you swallow. But do what your doctor tells you.

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Hi, my surgeon said no carbonation for the first 2 weeks and then very slowly try it if I wanted it. I said to him, really because everywhere I look and read and ask other people they said there doctor said no forever. He said that he feels it can not stretch your sleeve but it could be very uncomfortable for the patient. Maybe it's reverse phycology? LOL

Hi, I am so worried about going to the mall I have the what ifs, I get hungry (what can I take), what if I need the potty (and it's noisy??? LOL). I am going because my kids need stuff there I will let you know what happens when I get back

What is everyone's POST-OP diet? I am freakin starving and have 4 more days left on full liquids. How long was everyone else on full liquids and when were you able to move on to soft foods? Thanks Heather

Asked my surgeon and he said not for a while because of the acid, I would eat a garden of tomatoes I am so freakin hungry. I just started my 2cnd week and I go see him tomorrow and I want to know about mashed potatoes!!

My pre-op was pretty easy THANK GOD!!! Protien Shake for breakfast and then a lean cuisine or healthy choice dinner for lunch and dinner. And I had a sf icepop as dessert. I just had my surgery on 1-23 and now I am on full liquids and that is a tough bullet to bite!! I go see surgeon tomorrow and I am hoping to get a little something else like mashed potatoes or something with texture!! Good Luck, hopefully we will be so thin and healthy soon we will look back and laugh at this time!! Yea right!!LOL

Hi, I had the sleeve done 1 week ago today and I feel very "not normal". That is the best way to explain it. I took 6 months of classes and asked every question and researched everything and thought this is what I need to do now I am not so sure I was right. I seem to have alot of guilt of the choice I made and I keep asking the question "what have I dont to myself". I read alot of people postings on the question before surgery and thought "that won't happen to me" but it has. I am worried something can still go wrong or what if they find out something about this surgery later??? I was soooo excited to have this done because I have always been chubby or fat and it was always on my mind everyday. I would go on extreme diets and loose wieght and then gain it all back again. I am still on liquids for another week and I am hoping I will feel more "Normal" as the weeks go on. Does anyone else feel like this? Thanks,Heather

Hi, thanks for the responses, I hope you are all right and I will feel better when I do have more choices. My recovery was wonderful so far, no nausea just some soreness from incisions and have been off pain mess for 4 days now. Maybe when I can eat dinner again with my family I will feel more "normal" Thanks again, Heather

Hi has anyone moved ahead of plan a few days sooner?? I feel horrible from starvation all I can eat is protien shakes,sf jello,sf popsicles and broth. I think I need something with substance!! I am trying apple sauce right now. What else could I try???? I feel fine and don't want a leak put I am going crazy and don't know what to do. I go to the doctor on Thursday I will see what he says but does anyone have any tricks they used?

I had surgery on Wed.and I am littarly starving! I did eat a sugar free pudding that the nut said I could put my crushed pills in,it wassssss sooooo goood! I also thought the hunger would be pretty much gone. I keep craving pravalone cheese! That won't come till next week on soft stages!