Jordien

I have so many weird aches and pains and twinges all over my stomach. Even down lower where I was giving myself the lovenox shots... there's an area that is always bothering me! I don't question it.. just deal with it. LOL!

have you been taking it every day since your surgery? I was getting it in my IV in the hospital, but I wasn't told to take it at home. When I felt I needed it, I took it, and I did feel more settled in my stomach, but in general I've sorta had an icky feeling. Maybe I should be taking it more regularly. Hmmm..... Yesterday when I saw my doc, I asked if it was okay to take pepcid or tums if I had an icky feeling stomach, and he said yes. But he said if I start having acid reflux symptoms that are more severe I have to tell him, because some people need to go on a regular prescription. (I guess like nexium or something similar) Hmmm... Good luck. Maybe give it a few days before you call him?

LMAO!

I personally think a week is unrealistic. Maybe two weeks would be enough. My doctor told me 4 weeks, but I was a lapband removal/sleeve surgery. A friend who had a lapband was told 3 weeks off. I guess depending on what you do, you might be okay with 2. Good luck!

I saw my doc today and got the okay to move onto Stage 3 foods.. but I'm SCARED! I'm still barely getting through stage 2. Trying to eat slowly, only measure out 1/4cup and pay attention to my stomach. I've never put so much thought into eating!!! I think I'm going to make a ticker!

Blackberry! I was the original person who mentioned reading.. it's in Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies on pg. 133. Basically it's a chapter on "Knowing what you can eat for the first few months." Toward the end of the chapter, it has a "warning" like a little sidenote: For at least the first one to two months after surgery, you should not have any of the following foods or beverages, because they can cause stomach irritation and discomfort. Then there is a bullet list with alcohol, caffeinated beverages, carbonated beverages, citrus juices, etc.... One of the bullets is "Sugar and other sugar sweeteners, including the following: dextrin, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, fructose, fruit juice concentrate, glactose, lactose, maltose, mannitol, polyol, sorghum, sucrose, turbinado. I took this to mean what is says. Any kind of sugar can be irritable to the stomach as you're healing. Which I was saying to the original poster who wanted to know why sugar free? So underneath this list it says, "There is a big difference between "sugar-free" and "no sugar added." You may be very sensitive to any sweetness following surgery. "No sugar added" may sound harmless, but a "No-sugar added" food or drink may have a high natural sugar content, and it can make you nauseated. Proceed with caution." Then on the bottom of the page, there's a big block with different sugar substitutes, mentions aspartame, splenda, etc... I hope this helps!

Thank you for your help! I saw my doc today and shared some of my same concerns, and he said the same.. this is normal, and I just have to take the time to get to know my new stomach. I have slowed down and tried to only measure out 1/4 cup of what I'm eating. Last night I made a packet of oatmeal. Of course I just made the entire thing, following instructions, etc. I sat down to eat and figured oh I'll just eat about 1/4 cup and stop when I feel full. Well of course, I didn't finish it all, but I'm sure i ended up eating more than 1/4 cup. And sure enough I felt sick and eventually barfed. ugh. So.. from now on, I will measure out ONLY that amount and bring it to my place. Today I have done okay, and yes I'm on the custardy, pudding, yogurt, soup type of stuff. I guess just got discouraged and wondered if I'd ever feel normal again. .... Maybe a few months from now, I'll be helping out a newbie!! Thanks again!!

I saw my doc today and told him the same thing. He said every time I have a throwing up experience (it's happened twice so far) I'm going to ask myself.. did I eat too much, did I eat too fast, did I eat the wrong thing? He said just go back to clear liquid for a day and start over slowly adding in. He told me get baby plates, baby bowls and baby spoons and only measure out 1/4 cup. Today is my first day doing okay with eating and not having the dreaded nausea afterwards. I've done okay. For Protein, I had one of the healthy shot protein shots, mixed it in crystal light. And I also made a recipe from my bariatric coordinator, an eggnog shake. It wasn't wonderful, but I did manage to drink it. So I got my protein quote for today thank God. Have you researched different Proteins? A friend told me about nectar. I googled it and ordered some. I agree... hard to find something that you really WANT to drink. It's all so blah. But I think it's a serious part of our future. I have some more recipes to try, I could share if you'd like? There are some in the WLS for Dummies book too that have a lot of protein in them. Good luck. Every time I see one of your posts, I always agree and go... yeah I feel that way too. LOL!

Looking at how WELL you have done.. wow 86 pounds! Even if you maintain your weight for one month, you are still so ahead of the game. Maybe take a look at your goals, set some new mini-goals, change things up a little? I just wanted to say I hope the scale starts moving for you again soon!! Hang in there, you are doing great!

LOL I googled it and got sites for "Pain in the Ball of the Foot," Also.... Testicular Pain (LOL! not that that's something to laugh at.....) and Paint Ball!!! come on Des, help us out!

did anyone google it? LOL! I have no clue!!

Hi COops! Hope you're still feeling good. I have a question about eating... at 3 months out, are you pretty much eating normal food? And feeling okay after you eat it? I am still only 2 1/2 weeks out, and maybe this is expecting too much, but I'm nauseas and throw-uppy feeling after I eat. I'm not sure if I'm eating the wrong things or too much or what. Did you have some of that? And when did it start to go away? Your post was inspiring to read, thanks!!! Keep up the good work!

GOod for you!! Hey I did the same thing. I also took pics of my bare belly through my first two weeks of recovery. Not sure I'll ever show those to anyone, but I wanted to have them to look back on!!

ms lisa, not everyone has the same reactions. I read a lot on here before my surgery and saw mixed stories about post-op. I saw the ones that had horrible reactions, and I saw the ones that had an easy time. I just think we're all different, and it's good to know what everyone's been through.

You are supposed to be eating every 3-4 hours. So it sounds to me that 1pm is right on target for you to eat something, since your 9am meal. You need to eat! IF your'e hungry, eat! Just eat what you're supposed to have.

me either!! you don't mean the drain, do you????? Congrats on being on the other side. Pain will get less and less each day. Popsicles were good for me too, though even THEY made me FULL!

Well, I survived the Sleeve surgery. I've become totally into this site and check it several times a day, looking for answers and just people who share what I'm going through. Trying to start to eat things and get back to normal. Sometimes I forget that I'm NOT normal anymore!!! I go to just pop something in my mouth, and I stop myself and say wait a minute... can't have that yet. I'd really like to get a real blog going here, but I need to learn how to use all of these bells and whistles!!

I was given dillaudid, which was an awesome pain pill.. and very tiny. I swallowed it fine. I also was okay swallowing my two prescriptions, which are both small. I used a chewable vitamin. I'd say big pills... no. But if they're small.. you'll be okay.

I know!? It's so strange! I'm glad you both had success! That's how I felt with the egg.. I was SO excited to actually eat something, felt normal, felt good afterwards... had a good source of protein. I am ready to go on to a few different things, but I'm afraid of every new thing I try! LOL! I'm going to try some cheese with my egg tomorrow!! I miss cheese too!

Hi! I had my lapband removed and got my sleeve on 9/20. I'm slowly moving ahead to purees, taking it one food type at at a time. So far cream of chicken soup, scrambled eggs, yogurt and pudding have been okay. I am down 22 lbs since the night before my surgery!!!

I have the emotional first aid kit too.. The WLS for dummies hardly has ANYTHING about the sleeve, just be prepared. I bought it before my lapband surgery. Funny, I'm using it more now though than after the stupid band. There are some shake recipes I want to try as well.. high Protein shakes. Gotta go up and grab that book from my nightstand and bring it down here!

I just had cream of chicken soup, the healthy request kind, and I used a can of Water, not milk. I had last night, and that was my 2 week post-op mark. My surgeon recommended going to yogurt and eggs first, which I did, then I moved to the cream of chicken soup. Good luck!

oh no!!! I'm sorry!!!! I was so nausea and even threw up, but the egg was SO good for me and cooperated with me. Weird how our stomachs are all so different. I couldn't handle mashed potatoes either. Feel better!!!

I'll have to check it out. I was reading before I fell asleep and saw it and thought of this post. I will doublecheck and post back!

I read last night in Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies that all sugars are frowned upon right after surgery, because they could be upsetting to the stomach and not good for healing. I have the crystal light popsicles, because they are sugar-free and only 15 calories.