A New Me

Hi I understand completly when you say you are craving chocolate and sweets. I found a few things at the store that are sweet but healthy compared to sees candy or in your case snow caps. Next time your at the store try sugar free fudge pops, brownie Fiber one bars they are only 90 calories and very good tasting, also, special k makes great protien bars that are chocolate, penut butter, caramel ect, they have a good amount of protien and low on calories. I also have been making a chocolate protien shake with a tiny bit of penut butter and a banana sooo good...anyways just a few suggestions Im still trying to find new things as well.

I have been having a problem eating solid foods this last week and basically gagging everything back up. Its a new prob for me so I need to see the surgeon to find out why. Also I cannot go #2 anymore I have been putting Miralax in my shakes and no success the only thing that has helped is ex lax and it is painful cramping. any suggestions?

the good news is I have lost bout 50lbs since june 9th and feel overall amazing. I am working out at the gym 3-4 times a week when i am not working at the hospital on my feet 12 hours a day. work has def become a little better loosing some of this weight.

i hope everyone is enjoying their sleeve as much as i have. pls tell me if something is working good for you!

Thanks so much for your input! I am def calling the doctor tomorrow and I have not been taking prilosec anymore. Maybe I should again??? And I will check out that website for an Iron supplement, that was next on my list.

thanks again,

Lauren

So I am about 3 months out from surgery and just started to have a few complications. About 2 weeks ago I have been having trouble eating solid foods, I have pain ,my stomach hurts, and I immediately feel nauseous and sometimes vomit. I cannot eat scrambled eggs at all, they make me soo sick. I also just found out from the doctor that I am still very anemic so I have to start taking Iron supplements. That explains why I have been so tired lately.I am just concerned about the solid foods, Is something wrong?? Should I just go back to liquids for a while and then slowly advance again? Im not sure what to do or if I am not doing something right. I am very happy with my sleeve, I have lost close to 50 lbs and feel amazing besides eating solid foods. thanks everyone

Im from San Diego too, well actually lakeside so east county..I would luv to meet up with everyone as well!

I just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed your you tube videos..I dont have anyone to really talk to about how I am feeling and thinking about so it was nice to hear what other people are thinking. congrats on your weight loss

I def need some advice! I am 4 weeks out of surgery and have been following all the rules. I even have been at the gym everyday walking a little over 2 miles a day and stretching. I was doing so well I have lost a total of 30 lbs and am stuck. Its been almost two weeks and I cant loose 1 pound. I am eating more solid food, so is that the problem? Do I need to go back to shakes for meals and greek yougart. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Please help!! Im lost

i was told that its ok to walk right away. one week post op I have been on the treadmill doing a slow steady walk ay a slow pace with a pillow for support.

i understand what you are going through. I am nine days out of surgery and still having major gas as well...I believe it takes a while before it goes away but i have been told it will get better...my surgeon just told me to move move move that is the best thing to do, even though it so hard to do. I purchased a heating pad and it has helped with me alot with the pain...good luck keep me updated if u hear anything else that will help

Just curious how everyone is doing and feeling?? If already sleeved how is recovery?

so its been nine days since my surgery and I still dont feel good...I am nauseous all the time and nothing taste or sounds good to eat. Also getting down liquids is so hard. I am also up in the middle of the night not comfortable at all..Is anyone else feeling like this? how long before it gets better? the good news is I am down to 200lbs the lowest I have weighed in years.

so its been 1 week since my surgery and feeling a little better.. I am still having pain but the heating pad has helped..I am still on Clear liquids and the only full liquids is greek yougart nothing else is going down right it hurts too much..My mood swings are better, did anyone else experience that??? also I have lost 5 lbs which is crazy to me. how is everyone else doing with food? bloating gas?

congrats...it is sooo amazing,its def worth all the ups and downs...and this is just the start for you

I am post op day 4 and still having lots and lots of pain,. I am walking around the house every so often and making myself broth and things to drink . however, every little sip i take hurts going down. Is this normal....Im just not feeling good at all.. I am also having lots of gas come out both ends which of course is some relief..but when do thinkgs get better>> Im still up and down throughout the night

I DID IT! i AM FINALLY ON MY PATH TO WEIGHT LOSS AND IT HURTS SOOO GOOD.. NOT KIDDING ON THE PAIN PART. I HAVE TO SAY I I WAS EXTREMELY NERVOUS BOUT HAVING THIS SURGERY BUT I PRAYED AND PRAYED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING OF SURGERY I FELT AT PEACE. I HAD SURGERY AT THE HOSPITAL THAT I WORK AT WHICH MADE THINGS ALOT MORE AT EASE JUST KNOWING SOME OF TRHE NURSES AND DOCTORS AT THE HOSPITAL. EVERYTHING WAS EXPLAINED TO ME VERY WELL AND MY SURGEON EVEN CAME OUT AND SHOOK MY HAND REASURRING ME HE WILL TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF ME BEFORE I WAS WHEELED OFF TO THE OR TABLE. I WAS THEN GIVEN MY HAPPY juice AND WOKE UP IN THE WORST PAIN OF MY LIFE MOANING AND GROANING...THE NURSE WAS PUMPING TONS OF MORPHINE IN ME AS FAST AS BE COULD. THANK YOU....ANYWAYS EVERYONE TOOK WONDERFUL CARE OF ME ALL THE NURSES AND DOCTORS KEEPING MY PAIN UNDERCONTROL AND I WAS VERY BLESSED TO HAVE ONE CASE OF NAUSEA...THE ONLY STRUGGLES I AM HAVING IS PAIN WHILE SWALLING liquids AND TRYING TO RID OF GAS PAIN. I AM ALSO VERY SORE USING A PILLOW TO WALK AND FOR SUPPORT GETTING IN AND OUT OF BED. i KNOW THINGS WILL GET BETTTER. WHAT PAIN MEDS IS EVERYONE TAKING??? I FEEL LIKE IM NOT GETTING ENOUGH RELIEF

I just had my surgery Monday at 7am. YES, I was starving on the pre-op LOL But I got through it and so will you. Before surgery I was having lots of anxiety and kept thinking "do really need to to this?" "Am I really doing this" Up to the moment they put in my IV I was thinking I should bolt. Luckily I learned from all the wonderful people on this board that every one has some type of these feelings and thoughts. I can through great. I had a substancial hiatal hernia my surgeon repaired so there may have been a little more pain. But everyon at the hospital, md, nurses. kept saying tomorrow will be much better. AND IT WAS. I think I got into a state of disbelief, did I really do this? (BTW another common experience I learned on this board) But it is quite amanzing how in just 24 to 48 hours you are yourself. I don't feel like much has happend except for the little incision pain and .. sorry... gas! :-) Well, and only being able to drink a few ounces at a time.

Best of luck. I'm sure you'll do great. I 'll tell you what a great nurse told me at the hospital when I was having a little trouble getting some fluids in "if others can do it, you can do it too, you will do it" That really helped. It got through the wooziness of the meds!

PS: say bye bye to the hunger! :-) Post op I just feel fine!

thank you so much for the words of encouragement..............I am ready ready and I know this is going to change my life for the better..thanks everyone

WELL EVERYONE THE DAY HAS COME THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR...FOR ME I HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS HELP I HAVE TO SAY FOREVER..I HAVE A HUGE WEIGHT OFF MY SHOULDERS NOT FROM GETTING A SURGERY DATE BUT NOW KNOWING ITS LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY..I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND JUST KNOW THAT SO MUCH GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN FROM THIS.....HOW ARE YOU FEELING??????? THERE IS NO LOOKING BACK NOW ITS OUR TIME TO SHINE

WOW YOU LOOK SO GOOD, CONGRATS...

OKAY, SURGERY IS JUST ONE DAY AWAY FOR ME!!! ANYONE ELSE HAVING SURGERY TOMORROW? HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING? WHATS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND? ARE YOU STARVING LIKE ME FROM THIS PRE OP DIET????? GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE...I AM SOOOO HAPPY

WELL I CANT BELIEVE I AM WRITING THIS BUT TOMORROW MY STOMACH IS COMING OUT AND A NEW ME BEGINS WITH MY NEW STOMACH! I JUST CANT BELIEVE IT. I FEEL A HUGE WEIGHT LIFTING OFF MY SHOULDERS. FOR YEARS I HAVE BEEN FEELING DOWN AND AWFUL WITH THIS BACK PAIN THAT HAS BEEN TAKING OVER MY LIFE DUE TO ALL MY WEIGHT. I CANT BELIEVE THAT ITS ALL GOING TO CHANGE AND HAS BEEN SLOWLY TAKING PLACE SINCE I STARTED MY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN NOVEMBER...WOW TIME GOES BY SOO FAST. THIS LAST WEEK HAS BEEN REALLY CHALLENGING WITH MY CLEAR liquid diet AND ONLY ABLE TO HAVE THREE shakes A DAY. I AM SOO HUNGRY BUT I HAVE NOT GIVIN IN TO MY SON AND HUSBAND EATING HABITS WHICH ARE GOING TO CHANGE TOO. WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE HEALTHY..SO HERE I GO TIME TO GET MYSELF BETTER AND BACK ON TRACK..ANYONE ELSE HAVING SURGERY TOMORROW OR THIS WEEK..GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE.. THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING THING FOR EVERYONE!!

so my surgery is this thursday, and yes I am super excited. However, I still wondering a few things about how I am feeling on this clear liquid diet.. I am handling the food craving pretty well just sticking to my protien shakes three times a day and then an unlimited amout of Jello, sugar free pops, crystal light , broth ect...I am to the point where I am gagging everything down, so sick of it..also I am extremely dizy and weak, is anyone else experiencing this??? It does not feel good I am no no energy. I feel like I am going to throw up all day. On top of everything else I am on antibiotics from a root canal I had last week but I should be finished with them tomorrow or wed. Is it ok to take antibiotics before surgery? The dentist said it should be fine but now I am regreting not calling my surgen.. I just dont want anything to pospone my surgery...Please I need some advice. thanks

THANKS FOR SHARING. ALSO Vitamin SHOPPE AND Vitamin WORLD DO THE SAME THING... ITS HARD BECAUSE NOT ALL PROTIEN BRANDS SELL THE SAMPLE SIZE AND PROTIEN IS NOT CHEAP..JUST MAKE SURE YOU SAVE YOUR RECIEPT. I HAVE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE AT THE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT MEETING I GO TO AND ALOT OF PEOPLE SAID THEIR TASTE BUDS CHANGED AFTER SURGERY AND THEY DIDNT LIKE THE PROTIEN THEY BOUGHT BEFORE. SO IF THE TUB OF POWDER IS NOT HALFWAY GONE AFTER SURGERY YOU CAN TAKE IT BACK AND TRY SOMETHING ELSE...I THINK THAT IS SO NICE..

Thank you everyone so much.. I appreciate all the responses.. I have been feeling so awful this last week when it should be the happiest time...I never fought a tooth infections so bad before but I know i can get through this....Thank you again

so I cant believe that my surgery is next thursday the 9th.. I started my clears a few days ago which has been really hard..On top of everything I had to have an emergency root canal on my front tooth... My infection was so bad it is in the bone around my tooth. My face swelled up to the size of a tennis ball with my eye completly shut..Talk about the worse pain in my life!!! I am on a ton of antibiotics and pain medicine.. I have been so nausous from the medication and not having any solid foods.. I feel awful but the dentist said my infection should be better by my surgery next week.. Please pray for me.. I have been waiting for this surgery for so long and have been so excitied. I am just so bummed about my tooth infection.. The good news is as of today the swelling is about 75% gone but the pain is still there..I need all the prayer I can get..anything that can help with nausea and not affect my clear liquid diet? ?

WELL JUNE IS HERE AND IS A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR ME.....ANYONE ELSE HAVING SURGERY THIS MONTH? HOW ARE YOU DOING??? IM HAVING MINE JUNE 9TH AND SUPER EXCITED....HAS ANYONE TRIED OR USE A GOOD PROTIEN powder? ? I NEED ONE TO MIX Water WITH DURING MY liquid DIET FOR A WEEK...IT TASTE DIFFERENT TO ME WITH JUST WATER WITHOUT THE fruit YOUGART...ECT...

Thanks everyone for the help.. Im glad that others experienced the same as myself...I am ready again today to try not to even think about drinking soda, I want to follow all the rules and change my lifestyle the right way..thanks again