Chuckles

OMG people! I just busted my lip raising up my knee to tie my shoe.
I am in my office chair and I leaned forward slightly raised my foot off the ground to be able to reach my foot to tie my lace, and I raised my knee so high I smashed my lip!
No belly in the way, so it just kinda "wham"...sooo happy no one saw it here, yet had to share...I take them where I can get them!

Mishy, is that the only thing you've had that you shouldn't other than the Soup? The cake and ice cream is not going to damage your sleeve. I think some of the responses to your post are alarmist. Obviously, its not good to go for that so soon after your surgery, but you are probably in the same state I was at that point where you are feeling a little depressed and resentful of what you have done to your body. You just need to follow the post op diet to a T, especially the liquid part. If YOU feel that you need counseling then by all means, call your Dr and see what they have to say. I found that the best thing for me was to drink my shake with my family and then when I was done, take a little walk while they were finishing up. I ate a french fry less than 2 weeks after surgery, just because everyone else had them. It didnt kill me, but I didnt feel so well afterwards. You just need to take care of yourself right now. Good luck to you

Health wise makes barbecue crunch Protein chips. They come in bags of 1.2oz 130 calories 10g of protien. My doctors office sells them for 1.50.

My younger son has always done this kind of conversation shift. We'd be having a family discussion at dinner about something and my youngest would suddenly ask a totally unrelated off the wall question. My oldest son would always raise his arms above his head and do the twilight zone music and say "Bubba has jumped the shark!"

My DH actually told me that if I'd just eat less I wouldn't need this expensive surgery. So, I got him a quote from a funeral home for a full funeral. My medical expenses last year, just in co-pays and out of pocket for docs, were as much as the surgery. Now that I'm down 81 pounds, he's my biggest cheerleader. He's still a jerk and I'm still not living with him, but he's bragging about my weight loss to anyone that will listen, and some that won't, I'm sure! LOL

You are too funny

And 26 lbs lighter.
Nsv's
1. Bought a shirt seven months ago didn't end up fitting tried it on today FITS!!!
2. Took my jeans straight out of the dryer and didn't have to stretch them out to button them. I actually have to pull them up every once and a while
3. Getting told almost everyday "looking good Jen"
4. My parents are proud of me for taking action and was told today!
5. My boobs are a lot more noticeable. I knew I had them just were hiding!!!
And this is just one month out!! I'm bringing sexy back!!!!

Sending prayers that everyone is feeling better.
Every day is better than the day before.

Made it out alive! Bruised and in pain, but alive and kicking

Made it out alive! Bruised and in pain, but alive and kicking

Made it out alive! Bruised and in pain, but alive and kicking

On my way to the hospital!!!

Yup, pretty much, although I prefer to "grin and BEAR it".
Now, it is possible and quite likely that they may have stomach gas, the poor little stomach is so swollen and sore that any amount of gas causes discomfort, just as it did for us when we had full stomachs, the pain is amplified by the sore and swollen little guy. In that case strips or pills can help.
But the truth is the surgical carbon dioxide does not remain, or "travel" or "settle" and cause "gas pains" that are relived with anti-gas meds.

Thank you, i am excited but also a little apprehensive

Wish you success each step of the way

What you say makes sense, but i would be careful about weight too, just so not to add extra pressure on the staples. You do make a good point though

The bread example was just an attempt to illustrate my question, but it was a poor choice, and I don't eat bread anyway.
I think (and I could be wrong) that volume is more important than weight. Say you could eat one ounce of gold or one ounce of feathers. Even though we wouldn't eat gold or feathers, you can see that the weight is the same but the volume is going to be much different.
Volume is how much space an object occupies or, in this case, food. I think three ounces on a scale isn't going to be the same as three ounces in a measuring cup or three ounces in our stomachs. If our stomachs have an eight-ounce capacity, then we wouldn't want to eat more than eight ounces of food.< /p>
I'm just wondering how the scale and the measuring cup really compare, I guess. My NUT didn't recommend a scale but talked about not eating more than a half a cup at a sitting at least at first. I may try measuring and weighing a few things just to see what I can learn from it.

Weight is not the same as volume. Does your scale measure volume? I'm confused because something small could weigh more than a bigger portion of something else. What about bread, which I don't eat anymore because it is too much volume? But a bread slice is about 1 ounce so, theoretically, you could eat three slices of bread, but I know that I couldn't, but I could eat three ounces of steak. I'm just trying to clarify here if it is the weight that is important or the volume.

Chuckles,
Actually, I feel fine. I haven't had much to eat...just a little Jello here & there. I have been sipping & walking. The only real pain that I have is from the drain. It's really not too bad though.
Little Bits

I am so glad that today you are feeling so much better

I understand your frustration though.