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I'm about 2.5 months out and I don't have any trouble with spicy foods. The density of food is what I have to watch out for. Both chicken legs and wings seem to go down easily - spicy or not.

My NUT told me that I could have them at 8 weeks out. I stick to almonds - my sleeve seems to tolerate them better than the others.

I had one at about 6 weeks. Had one bite of the whole shebang just to get it out of my system. Then just ate the egg & canadian bacon to finish up. Only got through about 2/3.

I was cleared at 8 weeks for protein bars - sooooo glad I have that as an option now!!

If its severe look for: Confusion. Inability to find the correct words to express your thought. Trouble ordering simple tasks. Lightheaded. Dry mouth. Less severe: Yellow urine. Odor to urine. Headache. Dry mouth. Less urine output. Should be going 6-8 times per day.

Yup.

Yes - you need to be getting in more fluids - it could explain a lot of the emotional stuff in addition to the physical. Call your doc for something for nausea so you can at least get those fluids in. Good luck!

I agree- focus on the water first, then protein. It will get better - we promise!! I remember the pain in my chest from swallowing like it was yesterday & it DOES hurt like a son of a gun!! Hang in there. You'll start to notice a difference over the next 3-4 days. It won't be gone - but it will slowly begin to improve.

Wah-hoooooooo!!!!

Hmmmmm ... interesting ... Different strokes for different doctors I guess. I WAS on chewables (Bariatric Advantage) initially but they made me so nauseated that I wasn't able to get in my fluids. At 3 weeks, my doctor switched me to a capsule (Celebrate) and it's been smooth sailing ever since. But, regarding pill swallowing in general - he had me doing it in the hospital!! There was never any restriction whatsoever about pill swallowing & I've never had any trouble doing it. My main concern is that you be sure to take a BARIATRIC Vitamin. That is super important to your overall health. But there are lots of options out there - just have a heart to heart with your doctor regarding which ones are good options for YOU ; ) Good luck!

I had the exact same thing happen to me (I'm 6 weeks out) and I started adding G2 to my daily liquids - having that little bit of sodium & electrolytes helped me to process all that water better. Have been feeling much better since I added that.

The night of my surgery the hospital started bringing me meds in pill form - so I've never crushed a thing!

I had surgery the exact same day! Today is the first day I started seeing progress on the scale - not much - but at least its something. I lost 12 lbs pre-op and had gained it all back (thanks to the IV) by the night of surgery. SO, I've just been getting off the water weight until today - now I'm back at my operation day morning weight. So anything from here is ACTUAL weight loss. I'm curious to see if theres any difference tomorrow . . . I was blown up like a walrus - it was ridiculous!

I was sleeved last Thursday and I'm having the same thing!! My poor husband can't reach out to touch my hand without me jumping through the ceiling!!! Bizarre!!

Mine is set on 2000. I'm doing sets of 10 about once per hour.