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I am 3 weeks post-op. I'm wondering how much people about this far out are eating for a meal. For instance: I'm having chicken cooked in the crock pot (so it's super mushy), and I feel staisfied after just over half an ounce of chicken. I tried tonight to get an entire ounce in and I was so uncomfortable (too full) after 0.8 ounces. I'm wondering if this is something others are experiencing? I feel like less than an ounce is not enough...

Wow! 3 of us had Surgery on the same day! My surgery was 12/17 as well I'm in Syracuse.

Hi! I live in Syracuse and I had my surgery on 12/17 also with Dr. McDonald (same practice as Dr. Simon I believe). How are you doing?

When was your surgery? My first one was in August and up until recently I was Never in the mood. (Before surgery I was... But not after). Although I think part of it was a change in hormones, I think I was also uncomfortable with the changes going on with my body. Now that the changes have slowed and I'm spending more time dealing with these changes, the drive is slowly coming back. Personally, I was really depressed and concerned about it because everyone was posting about how good sex was and I didn't want it at all! It'll come back

I had surgery 12/17 and I felt like I could eat more than I was supposed to sometimes. Well yesterday, that all came to an end. All of a sudden I can't fit what I could in the past week or I'll get sick! Weird, but I have to go much slower than just a few days ago. Hopefully this will happen to you too!

Had the vertical sleeve 8/6/2012... after months of complications I was converted to RNY on 12/17/2012. Down almost 90 lbs! Here is my before & after

I had a dream about Reese's peanut butter cups last night. But I didn't remember it until this evening when I saw one in the store... I'm thinking it'll go away with time

Good! Keep on them! I'm 10 days out from surgery and I'm doing fabulously! Moved to purée and mushy food! I'm 166 lbs there at the dr office. 26 lbs to my goal! Wow!!!

Hi Tim! I think the complication rate (at least when I had the sleeve it was) is around 1% depending on the specific complication. You're right, you're going to find a lot of people talking about complications because they are upset. You know, I was even one of them! I had the sleeve in Aug and it didn't go so well so 12/17 I had rny! Of course I was so nervous about my second surgery. There were a lot of "what ifs" floating around in my mind. My surgeon said something really really comforting to me that I'd like to pass along. He said, "There's always something we can do to fix it." When I really stopped and thought about it- it helped me feel better about the decision I was making- which I knew was the right decision, I just needed a little help Good luck, you'll do great!!

Btw I'm fairly certain my paperwork has mashed potatoes listed as a food that I can have once I start purées. It was never a trigger food for me- so why not?!

All I'm saying is each surgeon's plan is different in terms of when it's ok to introduce foods- and you should always follow your surgeon's plan!!! I applaud everyone for making good choices, it's not easy! I just hope we can continue to provide non-judgemental support for each other!

Every surgeon's plan for reintroducing food is different. I'm supposed to do 9 days of Clear liquids only and then head right to purées. When I originally had my sleeve the plan was different then because it was a different surgeon. 4 days post op she's not going to hurt anything by having some potatoes. Also, I have to say this thread is a little disheartening :/ I was a member of VST when I had my sleeve and I ended up not using it because it was so negative and hateful towards people who made different choices about what they ate. We're all different so we will all make different choices. This food addiction is tougher for some to keep under control than it is for others. That's ok. I just hope this forum continues to be supportive and not shaming people that make choices that others may not...

Thanks! I just figured since I'm not up where I was before- 250s- and down in the 170-160 range that I would lose slower this time after surgery. It's hard to fathom that after 20 weeks I'm so close to my goal! I'll be back where I was weight wise in high school almost 10 years ago!

I had my surgery on Monday, 12/17, and I have lost 12 lbs. I know my situation is somewhat unique: I had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy in early August of this year, but was unable to keep myself hydrated... I lost a bit over 70lbs in 19 weeks with the sleeve and then they converted me to bypass (my sleeve was all sorts of messed up!). My surgeon has me on just clear liquids until like Thursday, so I've just been doing water & Isopure as much as possible. I'm not dehydrated. So, is 12lbs too much? totally nervous!

Just a little update- I wish you all well- I will be converted to bypass (most likely) on Monday by Dr. McDonald and Dr. Kim at Upstate! I'm excited for all your upcoming surgeries!!

Awesome!!!

Congrats!!! Yay!! My surgery is at community general. Tomorrow I see dr McDonald to see if we can do anything sooner. If I try really hard I can get fluids in- only when I'm standing for hours on end... I guess it could be worse but it's getting painful standing so much.

Thanks. I wish my sleeve would have worked. I need to be converted because my sleeve is most likely twisted and so it's a challenge to get anything through, even liquid! I've lost 65lbs so far, and I'm about 45lbs from my goal. I'm sure rny will keep the weight loss up. Good luck to you!

I hope mine isn't much smaller! Haha! Although anything is better than what I'm going through now! The revision is happening because my sleeve is messed up :/ I thought maybe there would be someone out there with a similar experience...

Hello. This is my first post over here on RNY Talk- I've been a member on Vertical Sleeve Talk for a few months. I had the sleeve on August 6th and it is has been quite a terrible journey! My surgeon could not figure out why I was vomiting daily and having trouble staying hydrated. I have a new surgeon now and he believes that he will need to do a revision surgery to the RNY. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this type of revision an what it was like? I hear your pouch is super small compared to normal RNY patients... Just looking for any pointers....

Any dates yet, girls? I'm looking at surgery possibly on Dec 31- it's "exploratory" to see what's going on but will most likely turn into bypass surgery once they take a look. I hope I go for surgery earlier. It's getting more difficult to stay hydrated! I have to stand all day (literally)!

Hello. This is my first post over here on RNY Talk- I've been a member on Vertical Sleeve Talk for a few months. I had the sleeve on August 6th and it is has been quite a terrible journey! My surgeon could not figure out why I was vomiting daily and having trouble staying hydrated. I have a new surgeon now and he believes that he will need to do a revision surgery to the RNY. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this type of revision an what it was like? I hear your pouch is super small... Just looking for any pointers....

Hello. I am pretty much the same as I have been for the past three months. I parted ways with my initial surgeon. I have a new surgeon now- either him or one of his collegues will do a revision surgery. He believes that my sleeve might not be salvageable, so they will most likely need to do bypass. :/ Not what I had wanted, but I will be happy to be able to eat and drink normally- and stop visiting prompt care for fluids!

I'm now seeing Dr. McDonald (I hope he will take on my case!). I saw him for a second opinion on my situation on Thursday and he had some great insight and I thought his plan was good. He said he would go in and see what my sleeve looks like now- and then if he can fix it, he will. If he can't, we will do bypass. The only thing I want to ask him is if my body doesn't do well with the bypass, what next? (DeSimone said that "some people just don't respond well to surgery.") Anyway, That's where it stands now. Hopefully we'll get the ball rolling ASAP! Looking forward to feeling better! Either of you have a date yet?