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When I was ready for surgery my Dr. did a ultrasound and it showed my gallbladder full of stones so he took it out. I’m thankful he did it then rather than another surgery latter.

That's a great pic! I made banana pudding flavor last night. Today, inspired by you, I will try lemon. This, along with my popcorn has become my nightly snack. Replaced the Protein Shake I used to force down each night. So glad I experimented with it.

I'm kinda split on this issue as I have seen good and bad with both, so it really seems to depend upon the players in a patient's network. Our surgeons preached to ignore most RD's, as their practice was centered around the DS which is beyond their experience and training - if one was into bariatrics, that meant the bypass which is a very different animal, nutritionally speaking. They had developed their own program based upon their (and others in the DS world) long experience and patient feedback over the years, and it worked well. Their insight transferred to the sleeve as well as we are much closer to a "normal" person so it isn't difficult to back out the unique DS quirks from their recommendations.
Contrasting that, as noted above, docs can be as subject to fad diets as anyone else, maybe more so if they feel the need to be seen as being "up" with the "latest" science. MDs have been at the center of most of the popular fad diets past and present, so their advice should be taken with a few grains of salt.
OTOH, I did work with an RD associated with our PCP who did quite well in interpreting the surgeon's plan and tailoring it to my needs. She is a private practice RD with a fitness orientation and all of the Diabetic Educator certifications that are offered in the field, This meant that she fully understood the merits of low carb dieting when therapeutically necessary, but wasn't going to promote it for my use as such is contraindicated with my lifestyle and fitness needs. Many on these forums talk down RD's because they don't put out a blanket promotion of the latest fad diet promoted by some YouTube diet guru. As a profession they have seen these diets come and go, so they tend to wait for the science to catch up with them.
I also have a nephew who is studying to be an RD, and he got into it by way of his dietary sensitivities and allergies showing him how important diet can be to our overall health and well being, in areas where doctors usually have little insight (and instead would just be pushing more pills.)
As with most things, these RDs and MDs can vary widely in how they work, depending on their background, interests and practice structure. You can have an MD who has his hands in every part of the practice from end to end while others may be just the cutter in a large hospital program, with little input or insight in the total program. Likewise an RD may be just a cog in a large machine, dispensing diet sheets and conducting canned classes to which they had little input, or they may be integrally involved in the research and patient treatment of the practice. It's a big YMMV thing that we have to figure out with the practice(s) that we are using, and how best to use them. So, it's hard to make a blanket pronouncement to follow the surgeon's or the RD's recommendation when they conflict.

I really had to look around the site for it, but here it is (hope it's okay I'm posting it--if not, please let me know and I'll take it down). I would urge others to check the site, though, because there are a ton of tasty sounding recipes there!
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Simple chicken salad
Prep Time 10 mins Total Time 10 mins Very popular chicken salad recipe. You'll wonder if this will be bland and tasteless with just few ingredients, but I promise you, it won't. Super flavorful and extremely easy.
Course: Main Course, Salad Cuisine: American Dietary Consideration: High Fat, High Protein, Keto, Low Carb, Low Sugar Cooking Style: No Cook Ease of Cooking: Pour and Cook, Under 30 Mins Recipe Type: Chicken, Salads Servings: Ingredients 4 cups chicken breast 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1 cup celery thinly sliced 1/4 cup almonds sliced 1 teaspoon salt 1-2 teaspoons pepper Equipment Kitchenaid Stand Mixer or Cuisinart food Processor US Customary - Metric Instructions Place cooked chicken meat in your Kitchenaid or other stand mixer. Use the paddle to shred the chicken. Do not skip this step! This is the key to why this salad is very creamy, moist, and just delicious. You can do this by pulsing in a food processor as well. This step is critical to finely shredding the chicken
Mix in everything into the chicken, and eat.
No really, it's that simple.


Here's the link to the site I used: https://twosleevers.com/

I’m 12 days out from full bypass. I feel great, just twinges at incesion sites. 2 moments of giving in to stupidity, one having some chicken and Rice’s Soup w saltines , I had intense stomach cramps for about 2 hours and gas. Of course I did not learn my lesson the other yesterday out of town

If you were still closely post surgery I would guess an extra stabilizing stitch compliments of Senor Surgeon. Out 7 months? Hmm maybe you've developed an adhesion? If you've felt it for a day and not just momentarily, best have it checked out.

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If you find any bariatric type Puerto Rico recipes post them. I may be a redheaded gringa but I love the cuisine. My late hubby's friend Rico was.a good cook and he shared. Ymmmn!

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so i tried vanilla cream Protein Drink in my Decaf coffee and i must say its not completely terrible lol

I have not lost any weight. I am 1 week out of surgery. I am constipated been drinking Water, walking and use suppository and nothing. I'm really getting worried.

No problem, I was a similar situation as you but my issue was that I had to keep the position because of the insurance coverage, im glad your insurance is through your spouse so that it isn't an issue with your surgery or staying on a job that is stressful to what you are trying to accomplish. If you have any questions on how to get your disability/FMLA, inbox me...keep us posted!

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I have it, I paid my surgeon $377 and the Hospital $1288, there may be more but I don't know because you know they all bill separately

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