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What type of vitamins do they have you taking?

I take "Flinstone Complete" chewable vitamins. I take B12 once a week. All my labs have been normal and my NUT told me the flinstone complete is all that I would need.

I keep track of my periods and I was scheduled to get my period the day of surgery! Gosh that sucked. I started my period right on time and the only thing that I noticed was that I bled a lot more because of the blood thinner shots they had to give me every 12 hrs. The nurses helped me put on pads after surgery because it was hard to do with a catheter in place and those leg squeezing thingies lol. It wasn't that bad but I think the timing was horrible. I hate pads and they said that I couldn't wear tampons. Also I wasn't allowed to take a shower while there. Once the catheter was taken out and I was allowed to use the bathroom on my own, it got really gross because they had to measure my urine and of course it was blood floating around in that catch pan thingy. Plus not being able to wipe well it was blood all on the toilet seat from me. It was disgusting but oh well, they all knew I was on the rag and didn't make a big deal about it. Thankfully I had my own room

I was sleeved the same day as you minnie and my new addiction is working out. I've been taking it easy and walking 3 days a week for at least 2 miles but I can't wait to start lifting. I'm not a shopping kind of girl but I may become one once the weight is gone.

Me and my husband waited until about 6 days after surgery. I had the single incision (belly button) and experienced zero pain when we had sex missionary style. I was too tired to be on top lol

I kept vomiting, so we had to keep stopping and doing the test over and over again. It was disgusting and I pray I never have to take that test again.

I skipped the puree phase because it didn't sound appealing at all and I went straight to soft foods. I'm on regular foods now and I eat my protein instead of drinking it. Protein shakes go right through my sleeve and they don't fill me up for that long but when I eat protein I stay satified for a while.

When I'm constipated like that I do a full squat. Sitting on the toilet to poop when constipated is absolute torture. Doing a full squat where your knees are up against your chest and your butt near your ankles makes it easier to pass stool. If you were out in the woods you would do a full squat and I don't think the porcelain throne is a natural way to sit while pooping. I have a squatting platform that goes over the toilet, works great especially when you have to take a monster crap

Yup, I do Food is delicious but once I'm satisfied/full I have zero desire to eat more. If I eat too much my sleeve tends to cramp and I find myself moaning and it's uncomfortable. I've learned to stop eating before I become full but I still really enjoy food and I haven't had any issues with anything, except for grapes.

I'm still newly sleeved but I've been on soft foods for several days now but I have found myself less obsessed with food. My mind is freed up from thinking about food constantly or that next meal. I can go hours without eating and not feel like my blood sugar is plummeting like it used to before I was sleeved. Once I eat and become full I no longer have the urge to take another bite. I've also become used to the idea of not finishing everything on my plate, my dog has been eating a ton of my left overs lol.

In the hospital I slept on my side and would switch sides every time I started feeling uncomfortable, which wasn't that often. I've been sleeping on my stomach since I was about a week post op. I had the single incision (one incision) where they only go through the belly button and recovery has been very easy. Hopefully you will start feeling better soon

Today I'm feeling pretty good. My NUT called me a couple of days ago to tell me that the only vitamin that I was low on was Vit D (sunlight). I have to admit that I'm a home body and that's probably my problem. Well for the past 2 days I've been sitting in the sun for about 20 mins a day and I'm feeling great. My energy level has picked up and I'm not feeling so down. next week I start my outdoor walking routine. I have a treadmill in my garage but that becomes boring. I can't wait to get the all clear from my surgeon and then I plan on going to the gym to lift weights. I've been eating soft foods and some regular foods, the only thing that doesn't agree with my sleeve is grapes. My restriction is definitely there and I still have to drink at least 1 protein shake a day to meet my 60g protein per day requirement. My clothes are getting loose but I have no idea how much I've lost but I should know next week because I meet with my surgeon My goals are to get more sunlight and to become a gym rat again

I'm supposed to take my Nexium pill with apple sauce but my crazy kids ate my last one behind my back lol. I was wondering what other people take their GERD meds with? I ended up taking mine with a tbsp of apple juice today because I couldn't find anything else :/

Yup that's why I only drink 1 protein shake a day (32g protein). My other protein comes from meats, cheese, and other high sources of protein. Plus protein shakes tend to upset my stomach. How far post op are you?

I was terrified after my appt where I had to sign a bunch of papers. I just kept thinking put one foot in front of the other. I felt like I was going through the motions. I just tried not to think too much about it and all the post op people did a great job at calming my nerves. I'm now post op and am so happy that I got the sleeve. I have 3 kids and was so scared to be the 1 person to die but I just did my best to stay positive and not think about the what ifs. Try to stay positive

I weigh myself at docs appts only because I tend to get obsessive about the number. It ruins my whole mood if the number goes up and I dont feel like being on that roller coaster again.

I was sleeved almost 2 weeks ago and I haven't had any complications *knock on wood*. I did have regrets soon after surgery because I was in so much pain and couldn't stop vomiting but the 2nd day after surgery was when I started feeling back to normal. I'm eating soft foods and I did feel a little sad when I couldn't finish my plate but I knew if I did attempt to shove one more bite in my mouth I would of puked. Today I haven't felt sad about not being able to eat a lot and I'm doing what a lot of the veterans said which is to work on the head stuff now. I made a small can of tuna with 2 whole eggs and light mayo and I was only able to eat 1/4 of it over the course of a day. Once I'm satisfied I wrap it up and put it in the frig. It's weird being able to walk away from food but it's getting better everyday I have zero regrets.

Maybe try some regular gatorade, your electrolytes might be out of balance. I had the same symptoms but I'm breastfeeding and I needed something with calories. Hopefully you will feel better soon. Also what are you eating? Protein shakes?

I'm only drinking water but right after surgery I was drinking gatorade because I needed to electrolytes to keep my milk supply up

I just noticed that you're only a couple of days post op. It will get easier over time. I was struggling to get in fluids also but now it's gotten easier. Just give it time

I'm wondering if I read that correctly also :/ OP what is your height?

What are you drinking Tiffani? Have you tried broth or something with electrolytes like gatorade? Water tends to be so hard for me to drink for some reason but I've been forcing myself to drink it.

Congrats!

I guess I should add that my applesauce isnt sugar free, mine is the cinammon kind Motts brand.

Sounds yummy So happy to see I'm not the only person eating regular food. My friend told me that I wouldn't be able to eat ground beef and chicken because my sleeve wouldn't like it but both of them went down fine. I was very worried when I was pre-op about not being able to eat red meat because I didn't want my Iron to go low and I've had nothing but horrible experience with iron pills in the past. I ate a baked drumstick last night and it took me about 3 hrs to eat it all but it felt good to be able to eat my Protein and I didn't have any stomach issues.