Sabrina

Tomorrow I will be 2 weeks out from surgery. I am doing great and have gone from 227 to 205 in 13 days! Since I have had this surgery, I don't have a BM often. The last two times I did, I had horrible cramps and what appeared to be diarrhea. Several trips to the bathroom today. Several trips last Tuesday. This is making me miserable. Is this the "norm?" I didn't sign on for this part of the surgery LOL

I think that, for me anyway, your body just has to adjust to a new routine. I ate a lot more (even while taking my Vitamins, etc.) than I did post op. You are still on liquids too. I can guarantee you aren't getting the same nutrients on broth and sugar free Jello that you do on roast and potatoes LOL I could be totally off base with this, but that is how it was with me. Now I'm cool on what I do get.

I felt "weak" for a while from so little nutrients. Now I think I have adjusted ok.

Well, I'm not sure if this would help you with your goal or not although it does contain averages, etc. Tiff posted it in this link. It is a really god tool.

The nexium is tiny too. My doc simply prescribed regular, no mups thing... obviously since I didn't know what mups was LOL I didn't have an issue taking them even while in the hospital.

I get terribly thirsty during a meal. Even with the band it was a hard habit to break. With the band, however, it was like the Water would pile up on top of the food and come right back up. It was a horrible feeling. I haven't really tried it with the sleeve and if I do drink within even an hour of a meal I sometimes get that same sensation that I used to get with the band. Tonight I grilled some filets medium rare. They just melt in your mouth. I did open a bottle of merlot and took teeny tiny sips after bites of meat. It went down just fine, but they were very small sips simply to enhance the taste of the meat and not to overcome thirst. For me it is more of a comfort vs. discomfort thing. I am terribly uncomfortable if I do drink too soon after a meal. My band also put a huge hole in my stomach which had to be repaired. I'm not sure if that caused my esophagus to become "tighter" hence the discomfort.

Shwew! I wondered if that was what you meant. I don't have a sweet tooth, so I am safe. Now if they had vodka martini flavored jelly Beans, then that is another story LOL I may have to go get me an overpriced cup of coffee tomorrow after thinking of Starbucks jelly beans :sleep0:

Starbucks has jelly beans? Hmm... the bunny may be bringing coffee flavored goodness to my kids this year.

Mups? Is that just regular Nexium? I take 40mg a day. The resident who wrote my script did it for 20's twice a day. His boss, my surgeon, said I can take them together or twice a day. He just wanted me to get the 40mg in my body. He then gave me a script for 40mg at my follow up. Personally, I would see if my doc could write me a script here and get it filled. If not, El Farmacia is on just about every corner in Mexico.

LOL someone is posting on their iPhone :sleep0: I hate when some of the autocorrects... especially that one.

It's a med that the doc prescribed, or a pre-existing one? I don't think they exclude meds from the clear liquid list. I also assume your doc took a history on you which included, "what medicines are you currently taking?" I'd take it.

I used to be a nurse (hated it!). Every surgery that I had to attend during clinicals consisted of being butt nekkid under that gown LOL They almost always had a foley cath too as soon as they were put under.

Did you guys have surgery in Mexico? Perhaps that is the difference. They took out this catheter before I woke up thankfully. I hated, hated, hated getting it taken out previously even if I was under the influence of my morphine pump

Yep, gown only. They have to insert a catheter up your urethra.

I thought it still metabolized in your stomach no matter where it was "inserted." Tylenol in the liver. Interesting. I may have to google this. I love my ibuprofin and will gladly stick it up my bum if need be LOL

just download open office. it will give you the ability to open all of the ms office extensions.

You click the graph and then it loads a zip file. I have a mac, so I had to download open office so I could open it. If you do not have excel, or an excel reader, you cannot open it.

I had my last two babies at 35 and 36, you have plenty of time still LOL I had my uterus yanked at 37. I wasn't using it anymore anyway, so why not? No periods, yay! My pregnancies at that age were no different than my pregnancy at 30 and 32 other than I got a buttload more tests because I was considered to be of advanced maternal age. Best of luck to you all. One of my friends tried for years to get regnant to no avail. Once she dropped 50lbs she got knocked up immediately.

Awesome site! I forwarded it to several of my friends. Thanks!

I take two of my kids gummy vites. My doc said that should be ok. I haven't been to the site yet, but are their supplements really expensive, or along the same price lines as the kids' vitamins?

I had a horrid sinus infection not too long ago. Along with it came a headache from hell. At 3 am I couldn't get back to sleep because I hurt so much. We were traveling and the only thing I had in the hotel room (besides the tylenol my husband had bought me earlier) was one lone advil in the diaper bag. I took it because I was desperate. it took the edge off my headache and thankfully didn't screw up my stomach. Ibuprofin is the best pain killer for me, but sadly we cannot take it. I think a very random one every few months would be ok, but not for daily use by any means.

It is scary, I totally get that. I think we all had second thoughts if only for a fleeting moment. My biggest fear was that I would be unable to enjoy some things that I love. Now that I am all healed up though, I can eat anything. The only no-nos for me would be the carbonation. I have done fantastic not craving diet dr pepper and beer. I love beer, like love it so much I would marry a guy named Samuel Adams just because he is named after my favorite beverage LOL Sam is probably the reason I chunked up in the first place. I have had zero issues with this. I was even on a cruise last week and did fine in the sun without my buddy. Didn't even miss him. You will do ok, I promise you. The recovery really isn't that bad even. You are sore for a good week, but it is more like you got beat up rather than cut open type soreness. The second week put some clothes on, get out of the house, and you will feel even better.

The first month (really the first two weeks) were hell. Just in the sense that I was getting used to this not eating thing. I had to smell the pizza my husband picked up for the kids and not get a bite. It was an adjustment for sure. I regretted it for a good week or two. i am less than two months out now though and love it! Get your mind in the right place as far as the liquids for a coupe of weeks, and you should be ok. Sorry about your vivid dreams. That would be disconcerting to say the least.

Yes, I did. I am 5' 9" and started at 227. My BMI was about what yours is if not just a tad bit lower. I'm down almost 40lbs in 7 weeks.

Dear God, stay away from the band! LOL I had my horror story with it myself. I was miserable every day for more than 5 years with that band. I got sleeved and life is good