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I've been mixing it with bits of avocado LOL I mush them both up really good. Nit sure why but I've been craving both of them!

I have both mild psoriasis and eczema and was completely shocked that even at 5 days post op I could notice a HUGE decrease in how "angry" it looked.. much less red and scaly. Now I'm 17 days out and the eczema is almost gone and the psoriasis is way better too!! I SWEAR it's from cutting diet coke and sugar out of my diet! I'm so happy about it I even cried one day LOL I have spent so many years and so much money on prescriptions trying to clear it up! SO HAPPY!

pre op I HATED cottage cheese, like literally it made me GAG. I'm a couple weeks post op and I can't get enough of it, I love it all of a sudden! even plain! of course I can only eat a little bit at a time but it's SO yummy LOL also I dream about avocados now LOL I always heard people say their tastes change post op but I didn't believe it.. now I do HA! gotta go.. time to run out to the store to buy some more cottage cheese

I had surgery on 9/14 and was back at work on 9/25. I didn't have anymore paid leave I could use so I figured I'd just do my best. I'm a surgical nurse and work 12 hour shifts on my feet and was AMAZED I was totally ok. Seriously I wear a pedometer at work and I walk average 7 miles/shift! I start my shift at 10am and work til 11pm 3 days/week.. but by 3pm I WAS pretty tired that first week but I'd go drink some protein shake and then I was fine. Also I am fortunate to work in a university teaching hospital so there are tons of med students and residents around because I couldn't lift anything heavy LOL I was really lucky though because I had no post op pain after that first night and I haven't had any nausea since anesthesia. Also I've been able to get in all my protein and water, which is SO important to have energy! I'm SO grateful I've been ok back at work because I literally couldn't take any more time off

I had surgery same day as kmwheel and I also stalled at just before 2 weeks LOL but then a few days later BAM I dropped 3 lbs LOL I think our bodies are saying "OMG what is happening?! I need to adjust" keep the faith, EVERYONE goes thru stalls!

you look GREAT!!!!! keep up the good work and keep up the posts!

thanks for sharing these!! I'm blown away by how different every doctor's diet is LOL good info!

thanks for sharing this! I got a post op diet from my doctor but I felt like it was really lacking so I've been using what other people's doctors have recommended and taking it slow. Always appreciate seeing someone else's post op plan

oh yeah I'm getting 60 grams total with other foods protein is important!

I only had to do 3 day pre op diet of yogurt and water... but I know a bunch of people with doctors here in California who were told to eat normally (but try for less fatty diet) and then nothing after midnight the night before surgery. Honestly it's prob a good thing to do a longer pre op diet.. but I am a nurse and none of my patients have a pre op diet before they have their gallbladder out or hernia repair or back surgery or brain surgery or colostomy or liver surgery etc etc etc. (just my observation, not medical advice) It's nice to shrink your liver but I would say go with your doctor recommendations and you can always just do a liquid pre op diet ahead of time if it makes you feel more comfortable

I am always grateful to people for sharing what their doctor recommends for post op diet. I had my surgery in Mexico and it seems like it IS a little different not having all the same follow up care.. totally do-able though! My doctor did not focus on Protein at all post op and the diet just didn't make alot of sense to me LOL as a nurse I KNOW protein is important so I started researching what everyone else's doctors said and have basically fashioned my own plan using everyone else's hahaha it's funny because basically I'm following exactly what you have posted here and taking it slow I definitely take my sublingual B-12 everyday, started taking it pre-op and was AMAZED at how much better I felt once I started it! I also take 2 flintstone chewable multivits a day. I'm 2 weeks post op and am doing full liquids and had my first little bit of refried Beans with a little bit of cheese and some FF sour cream last night.. I about died it was so good after 2 weeks of liquids. I could only eat about 4 spoonfuls and was totally full so I'm still doing at least one Premiere protein shake a day (30 grams protein). I am down 22 lbs so far!! woohooo! Thanks again for sharing this!

when I graduated nursing school I was trying to change from yahoo email to live.com email and the one I wanted was taken so I thought of "nursegirl", kinda like Super Girl except a nurse LOL that was taken too but nursgirl wasn't.. it's stuck ever since.

I named mine Elvira

rainhaiter, I had surgery on 9-14-12 and was back at work 9-25-12 with no problem, even doing that 13 hour shift LOL I'm 38 yrs old so I'm not like elderly or anything but I'm old enough that I was worried about if I would be too tired.. I'm back at work again today for my second 13 hour shift back to back and it's 4pm and I admit I'm starting to feel tired LOL I am grateful tomorrow is my day off so I can rest up and drink lots of water Nursing IS a very physical job for the most part.. I am lucky I work in a major teaching hospital so there are lots of residents and students around to do any lifting for me. I was getting bored at home so I was looking forward to being back here LOL On like day 7 post op I went to Costco and Home Depot and walked allllllllll over both stores with no problem. It's been super helpful to me to walk wak walk everyday and to get in all 64+ ounces of water and 60 grams protein shakes.

well I survived my first shift back at work.. 13 hours of surgical fun (I work in the operating room) LOL I was amazed that at just 12 days out my energy level is same as pre-op.. maybe even better since I'm not putting all the crap (diet coke, fatty foods, sugar) in my body like before I packed 2 Protein shakes and some Soup and Vitamin Water zero. Have to say it was tough getting all my water in because we obviously aren't allowed any food/drink anywhere in the operating room so everytime I was between surgeries I'd run to the locker room where my vitamin water zero was stashed LOL got in about 70 grams protein and found out my hospital serves some AWESOME SF frozen yogurt OH! and they give us a new set of scrubs to wear everyday so thank GOD I don't have to buy new ones as I lose weight... but yesterday I went and grabbed my usual size that I was wearing pre op and guess WHAT?! I'm already down a size!!!! wahoooooooo!

I took an extension cord and I was SOOO glad I did because I could plug in my heating pad and of course charge my phone and my kindle. I also took gas-x strips, my own pillow, loose fitting yoga type pants with drawstring waist and my robe came in handy while walking the halls.

I did and it was SO worth it!!! They use a few different companies and I ended up using medloanfinance. The interest rate and fees suck but it's still worth it to get this surgery!

I still get confused how to tell when I'm hungry LOL I'm trying to just stick to 'eating' something every 3 hours like my doctor told me and it seems to be working. I DID figure out that when Elvira (my sleeve's name) is getting full I burp. LOL that oughta be interesting when I go back to work tomorrow hahaha Today is day 10 I guess.. sleeved on the 14th. Anyway I'm on full liquids and doing fine with them, definitely now I can feel a little restriction where I couldn't feel anything on clear liquids.. I think the clears just kinda go right thru and full liquids it takes longer maybe. I'm told that once we advance to more solid-ish foods we will feel more restriction and get better at being able to tell when we are full. I'm down 21 lbs since surgery!!!! YAY! I lost ZERO pounds on the pre op diet LOL yep you read that right. Story of my life.. it's why I got sleeved in the first place. I can't explain it but Elvira is working! I haven't had any pain or nausea and have been able to sleep on my stomach since the night after surgery. I'm just grateful I'm one of the ones who's had a relatively easy recovery from surgery! Oddly the head hunger is getting better, the first prob 4 or 5 days after I got home from the hospital all I could think about was cheeseburgers and pizza and diet coke and all the other stuff we can't have. Now I'm just going about my day and even though something looks or smells good it's no big deal. I hope it stays that way for awhile hahahahaha Anywhooooo, so glad to have all you guys on here, what a great support we have!

Trish's facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/TrishyLupz her phone number is 661-886-4617 or 619-207-4114 I had a wonderful experience with her in TJ

I was sleeved September 14th and today I am down 21 lbs! surgery was no big deal at all.. with the exception of my reaction to anesthesia. Both times I have had surgery I woke up VIOLENTLY ill and so I spent the first night after surgery violently dry heaving into a trash can... threw up so hard I had broken blood vessels on my face LOL I was worried that I mighta busted my staple line or something it was so bad but 2 leak tests were perfect and after the vomiting that first night I haven't had any problems whatsoever. I only needed minor pain meds that first night of surgery and then none after that. I was even sleeping on my stomach the 2nd night LOL have only had nausea one time since and it lasted about 15 minutes after I ate one too many bites of a creamy Soup.. still trying to get used to knowing when I'm full and so far the best way for me to tell is that I start burping hahaha I eat VERY slow now too. I was on clear liquids for 1 week and now full liquids for 1 week then I can try out some pureed foods. I am taking it slow though, I wanna keep Elvira (that's what I named my sleeve) happy!!! As of today I feel that this is one of the best decisions I've ever made for myself! I am SO glad I did this and I feel blessed that I've had such an easy recovery!

that sounds delicious! will have to try it when I get to "regular food" again LOL I think I'm just a bit bored with full liquids and Protein shakes and that's prob why I was dreaming that I was eating sushi hahahaha I've got at least a couple weeks still but it's nice to be able to look forward to a couple bites of one of my fav foods and to know that there ARE healthier option than what I've ordered in the past

how are you doing since surgery?

YAY!!!! glad to hear that you guys can tolerate it still, I can live without the rice no problem!

just wondering if any of you are able to tolerate sushi with your sleeve? I just woke up and I was having a dream that I was eating sushi and now I'm praying I might be able to have some again someday LOL (I am only 10 days post op)