gustavo52974

Your doctor allows you to eat pork chops and hamburgers at only 4 weeks out? I can't even start puréed food until 4 weeks out! I can't have beef or pork until about six MONTHS out. Wow! I knew there were discrepancies between different individual plans, but good lord! Is anyone else able to eat beef after only four weeks?

I have a tattoo of a dragon on my left biceps that got larger as I got larger. So now I'm wondering if it will get slimmer as I get slimmer as well.

Thank you for all your replies! I knew there was a three week stall, but I stalled after about one week. I'm only 16 days out and I stalled at day 10. It just seems a little strange.

Hi all. I'm not sure if I'm panicking over nothing, but I thought I'd ask.... I'm 16 days out of surgery and I've lost about 30 lbs since I started my pre-op diet. However, I stopped losing weight 6 days ago--I haven't lost a single pound since Friday. I haven't been doing anything differently. I'm still on full liquids and I haven't introduced anything new into my diet. I've just been drinking Water, Protein shakes, and some low-sodium liquidy Soups. Is this something I should be concerned about? Is this normal? Shouldn't it be a steady, progressive weight loss? Or are all bets off for the first couple months?

Yeah, it was nothing like that. I felt fine, except for the diarrhea. Maybe my stomach just didn't like the soup.

I had white tongue too. It went away after about a week as well.

Is dumping just diarrhea then? I just had a small bowl of soup and it went through me pretty fast, resulting in a diarrhea situation. It was coconut curry soup. Maybe I ate too much of it? I'm 13 days out of surgery.

If you can't eat his food, then start using his deodorant, his razors & shaving cream, wearing his socks, using his favorite mug, etc...

Congrats! I hope everything goes well. Let me/us know how you're doing post-op!

Try sneezing! I'm a pretty tough guy, but I actually saw stars the first time I sneezed after surgery. I thought my abdomen was going to explode!

It's strange...I read a lot about people eating Jello right after their surgery, but my surgeon and NUT were both vehemently against this. What gives?

I'm 11 days out and I'm starting to feel hungry again. I can't eat much in one sitting, but I do get hungry. Is this abnormal?

My surgeon told me that I was also pre-diabetic, but never said anything about bypass being a better option than the sleeve. That doesn't it's not true, but my surgeon is very conscientious and I trust him implicitly.

Yes, I have a dent on one of my incisions too. 12 days post op here. It doesn't bother me so much, but my surgeon cut into me in 7 different places. My belly looks like a map of Stonehenge.

I know how you feel. I'm only 11 days out of surgery and I had some serious buyer's remorse episodes. Some people call it "mourning the loss". I suppose my loss is that I'll no longer be able to shovel large amounts of food into my mouth anymore. I sincerely loved doing that. But I was starting to disgust myself when I looked in the mirror too. I'm starting to feel human again though, and you will too.

I have that a bit too. I feel like it's a slow-motion burp.

I know I'm a newbie here, but this woman's story is a catalog of everything my surgeon told me not to do. An object lesson for us all, I suppose.

Yes, you're right. I did some research on my last name a few years ago and it turns out that it's an Italianization of a Sephardic Jewish last name. Apparently, my ancestors on my father's side immigrated from Portugal to escape some kind of persecution of the Jews. I don't remember exactly which one now.

Yes, May 29th, 1974. Same birthday as JFK. Gemini

Quite true, Catracks. I know both sides of my family are built the same: we must be descendant from farmer stock. Short bursts of powerful physical strength but not much on endurance, the way short, squat large builds require for such activities. Incidentally, my mother's side is from the north, so they're blonde and light skinned. My father's side was from the south (but not Sicily), so they're all brunette and darker olive skinned. So my sister and I got dark hair and light skin. Usually people guess that I'm Italian though, or if not, they guess Jewish (I'm not).

Thanks guys. I appreciate your responses. The strange thing was that I felt perfectly fine, and had a sex drive, until day 6 post-surgery. I see my surgeon tomorrow so I'll address these concerns and ask him for a testosterone test

Hi all, I'm 8 days out of surgery. Has anyone experienced a drop in testosterone immediately following surgery? I'm pretty sure (though not confirmed yet) that I must be low on testosterone. I feel weak and lethargic, I have no sex drive, and I'm not sleeping well--all symptoms of low test. Is this common?

Irish, Italian....tomato, tomahto. . I'm sorry to hear that your insurance isn't covering it. My insurance decided not to cover the procedure anymore right after they approved my surgery. They covered it, but apparently I was the last one they approved. Kind of scary, really. I'm glad I helped you with your decision. I didn't find this website until after I had had my surgery. I'm glad I did, because I was having some serious buyer's remorse. The incredibly kind and jaw-droppingly supportive people on here made me feel a lot better about it.

Thanks for the encouragement! You're exactly right about the 1,000 sit ups. It feels almost exactly the same as the muscle soreness and fatigue you get the day after an intense workout. I'm sure it will go away eventually. The funny thing is that I was never a serious Italian food fan! I very much enjoy most of it, but I always hated lasagna (let's please not get into that...), sausage, and any kind of seafood Pasta combination. But I never went out of my way to eat Italian, especially since I'm allergic to onions.. I think this is because I ate so much of Italian food growing up and I have a very short attention span when it comes to food. But now, all I can think about is Italian food, especially pizza! I subsisted on pizza (and PB&J sandwiches) during college and I vowed never to eat it again. But these strange food cravings are popping up! macaroni and cheese especially. It's literally been decades since I've eaten that. Did anyone also have strange food cravings after the surgery?

Thank you! I had a similar moment: I was walking down a narrow sidewalk, and some teenage punk was behind me and wanted to go around me. So he said, "Move it fat boy! Damn, you are WIDE!" It was painful to hear. Yes, we Italians love to eat! At puberty, my mother took my sister and me aside and explained that we had a family curse: we would always be hungry. It's been that way in her family for generations and it looked like it would be passed down to us as well. She takes it seriously too. It was sort of downhill from there.