sid_n_reagans_mommy

I did not like the muscle milk at all! :-( it was too thick and had a terrible after-taste. I guess the Syntrax is probably my next choice to try. Thanks!

Fmla is a federal law, which means it applies to every single state. There are, however, rules that apply to Fmla to qualify. And individual states have their own laws and rules regarding disability etc. Best bet is to do what you said and talk to HR! Good luck!

I have it! I'm 5 weeks post-op.

Omg!!! Tonight I realized that one of my fave foods is a perfect sleeve food!!....CRABS!! (or crablegs!--whichever!). I bought some frozen snow crab legs from the store and steamed up three clusters. I could only eat 1 1/2 clusters & I was stuffed! They were soooo yummy!! And they are perfect for the sleeve because they are full of protein, easy to chew (tender), and they force you to eat slow! I'm so happy I discovered this tonight! I was getting kinda tired of tuna!

Omg! I can't even imagine fresh dungeoness!! I have only had frozen here (and it is still good!). Where can I get this crap cupcake recipe?! You have me interested!! :-)

I agree! Thanks! I will check that out! Anything to save this mama some time!

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This morning I had to wake up really early to nurse my baby and express milk. When I was putting the bottle in the fridge I figured I would take my first round of pills of the day. I took three small pills (diameter of pencil eraser) and three colace soft-gels. I took them all one at a time with a sip or two of water in between (but kinda fast admittedly :-/). Right after I went and laid back down to go back to sleep but I couldn't. It felt like a pill/burning feeling in my chest. I tossed & turned and finally decided to get some more water. This helped a little bit (enough for me to finally fall back to sleep), but now I still have that feeling almost 6 hours later plus it hurts when things are going into my tummy (I have only been drinking liquids). Can anybody relate to this? Should I take my antacid?? I'm kinda scared to swallow a pill though

Ewww to swallowing olive oil and enemas! Lol I didn't know that's what EVOO was! Haha guess I'm "edumacated" now

What do I do with this?

Thanks for all the comments! I did take my antacid w/out any problem, but I'm still just sipping on liquids. What is evoo? And I should probably get some tums for sure! Why arent we supposed to take gel-caps? :-/

Ok, I was sleeved on June 15. I just started "full liquids" this Tuesday. Now I didn't seem confused about the post-op diet when they went over it with me in the hospital, but now I am! I know they gave us a specific list, or meal plan rather, but I thought it was more just a guide for the types of food we should be eating. So I'm curious, at day 21 post-op can we start having really mushy tuna salad, refried beans w/ cheese, noodless-lasagna etc?? Like mushy food? I know it says soups with the chunks in it and watermelon, shouldn't these other things be ok? I'm not getting enough calories/ protein on just soup! Please let me know how you all are going about it. Also at day 40 post-op do we start solids?

I deleted all of my posts because I didn't want somebody to not read through it and not realize that I made a mistake! :-)

Thanks so much!

What is your username for my fitness pal? I would love to look!

Ok.... So it seems as though my port actually is out!!! I felt a knot and thought it was there, but it's just scar tissue!! I'm sorry I seem to have created a rant on here! I have been assured there is no more port! It didn't show them removing it during surgery, but it never really showed the attached port either (I only saw the tube that hooked to the band), so my mind just went kinda wild! Again, sorry for the confusion! And thank you for the support when I really genuinely thought it was still in there!

So, I have joined onederland. Pre-op I was 217 lbs. I will be 3 weeks post-op on Friday and I weighed in at 198.1 lbs today! I'm happy to be back in onederland, but I feel so apprehensive! My weight has yo-yo'ed soooo bad the last ten years! When I was 19 (I'm 28 now), I was up to 237 lbs, by the time I was 20 I had gotten down to 155lbs (due to stress I couldn't eat, so I lost weight inadvertently). A few years later and I had worked my way back up to 221lbs, which is when I got my lap-band. After my lap-band I got back down to 179 lbs & then I got pregnant 4 months after and ended up at 235lbs at the end of my pregnancy. After having my first baby I started to get back down in weight. I got down to 195 lbs and then I decided to have another baby, which led me to the 217 lbs I was at on my surgery day! I just want to maintain a healthy weight and I don't know what I'm going to do if my sleeve fails. I almost feel like I'm just destined to be fat! I have been doing wonderful on my post-op diet, but I still can't wait to eat normal food! I'm just praying this restriction will be what helps me maintain a healthier lifestyle! I NEVER want to be over 200 lbs again!

Thank you all for all of your support!

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Thank you!

I have contacted her for a bunch of things actually (I had a few complications right when I returned home), and she was great! I just thought I would see what other patients are doing because even as direct as the post-op menu is its still kinda vague lol

So when can we eat popcorn after surgery?? I bought a very nice theater-style popcorn machine for my sons bday party... I figured it would be nice to have for family nights together (maybe once a week or so).