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I am 2 weeks out from a hysterectomy, they were sopposed to do my hysterectomy and abdominiplasty back to back but the hysterectomy had complications and I was anhestesia too long so they canceled the abdominiplasty, I am doing well, not in any pain my plastic surgeon said it would be ok to do the abdominiplasty at 2 weeks out, any advice should I go forward with the abdominiplasty or wait until 6 weeks after my hysterectomy? thanks

thanks for all the great posts... Its good to know I am not the only one.. this is pretty much a new thing, I could tolerate alot more before, but it just seems like all of a sudden I get nauseated after just a few bites... My family is getting frustrated with me cause they are convinced I am going to die from lack of food, well I get food in just not the meat that they want me to eat... its frustrating, but I am still glad I took this step. good luck to you all and thanks for the support.

it seems any time I try to eat meat of any kind I get sick to my stomach, pretty much the only thing I can eat without getting sick is peanut butter /cheese crackers, and protein bars and shakes... should I be concerned? could it be mental? but every time I put meat in my mouth I start getting nauseated,... any suggestions? can I live off of the protein bars and shakes? should this be happening at 3 months? any help would be appreciated. thanks guys

oh man Im glad you posted this, I have been wondering about it it happens to me and has since surgery your explanations makes sense. thanks guys

I was sleeved 11/16/2011 started preop diet 2 weeks prior. to date I have lost 75 lbs... yippeee an example of my meals follows: Breakfast pure Protein bar snack pure Protein Bar lunch 1/2 cup chili or pinto Beans snack string cheese dinner 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup chicken. at this point my struggle is the protein, I never have room for vegetables or salad, if it wasnt for the Protein Bars I would not get in my protein at all. I am lucky to get 1000 calories a day. I am not a big meat eater so this has been a struggle for me.

today is my 12 week surgiversary woohoo... I am down 72 lbs since I started my pre op diet... I am getting between 800-1000 calories in a day, every morning I have a pure protein bar for breakfast, well everyone tells me I look sick, they say I have no color. I feel ok just a little tired. anyway they want me to eat more red meat, well my tummy doesnt like red meat, either that or tomatoe sauce, I have tried chili, lasagna, spaghetti, meatloaf everytime I get sicker then sick, would it be the red meat? or could it be the tomatoes from the red sauce? anyway I aint eating no more red meat but they all say the protein from the bars is not the healthy kind... uggghhh Im eating to survive here and Im not much careing if I am pale... any suggestions from you experienced sleevers? is that too many calories? I feel like I eat like a pig but everyone keeps saying its not enough... uggghhh any help is appreciated..

today is my 12 week surgiversary woohoo... I am down 72 lbs since I started my pre op diet... I am getting between 800-1000 calories in a day, every morning I have a pure protein bar for breakfast, well everyone tells me I look sick, they say I have no color. I feel ok just a little tired. anyway they want me to eat more red meat, well my tummy doesnt like red meat, either that or tomatoe sauce, I have tried chili, lasagna, spaghetti, meatloaf everytime I get sicker then sick, would it be the red meat? or could it be the tomatoes from the red sauce? anyway I aint eating no more red meat but they all say the protein from the bars is not the healthy kind... uggghhh Im eating to survive here and Im not much careing if I am pale... any suggestions from you experienced sleevers? is that too many calories? I feel like I eat like a pig but everyone keeps saying its not enough... uggghhh any help is appreciated..

I have hyperinsulinemia and pcos. I was sleeved on 11/16/2011 the day of surgery they took me off of my metformin 2000 mg a day. just cold turkey, I am losing weight but slowly would it help if I went back on the metformin? if the condition was there before wouldnt it still be keeping me from losing weight? I am still morbidly obese, under 3 finally but still obese. just wondering thanks in advance..

man do I know how you feel, I get maybe 2-300 calories in cause Im allergic to the protein shakes and I was on a week long stall and I kept thinking sheesh how can I NOT be dropping weight but eventually it started back up and I have been losing about a lb a day... I am only 3 weeks out though. I know how you feel... uggggghhh

at day 8 they started me on eggs and yogurt and cream soups.. they said I could have some canned chicken or deli meat chicken, fish and shrimp... havnt done fish yet but so far I havnt had any trouble with anything I have eaten..

are they like BIIIIIGGG no nos...??? oh and sugar free whipped cream in sugar free hot chocolate?

oh my gosh tortilla chips and nuts at 4 weeks? that is giving me a panic attack just thinking about it, My NUT said I cant have anything but mushies till 8 weeks, the only semi solid I can have is deli meat or Canned chicken, I would love some rotisserie chicken about right now but she said not till 8 weeks I dont think they are ever going to let me have tortilla chips, I am at 3 weeks and would love to go order a meat burrito and just eat part of the inside not the shell but I am too afraid...

since you are 3 weeks out too can I ask you a question? My NUT told me that eating 3 oz of yogurt at one time is too much, but it doesnt bother my sleeve at all, but I am not getting much food in, how much yogurt can you eat? and are you able to eat a whole egg? I think I could but Im afraid to since my nut said that...

I was wondering when we have been sleeved and drink water does it go straight through the sleeve??? or does it sit in the sleeve? I can pretty much drink without much pain but I dont want to stretch my sleeve and risk a leak because I drink too much water.. is that possible? I am 3 weeks out and am doing well but I dont want to stretch my sleeve. any advice is appreciated...

I have pcos, I am 3 weeks out and have lost a total (including preop diet) of 36 lbs.. but just found out now I have ovarian cysts, so here goes another set of problems uggghhh... good luck

so I am 2 weeks out and have been having severe abdominal pain on the left side so my doctor did a ct scan to check for a hernia, his nurse just called and said the only thing that showed up on the scan is ovarian cysts, does that mean there was no leak? cause doesnt a ct scan check for leaks? anyway Its good news but I havnt had trouble with ovarian cysts for about 15 years, I do have pcos and endometriosis, what would cause this to come up now? any thoughts on that? thanks guys, I love this group you are all so informative and helpful

i called the surgeon the nurse said it was the internal stitch they use, but my incisions are all above my belly button and my pain is about 5 inches under my belly button, so we will see Hopefully it will go away on its own.

I was sleeved 2 weeks ago today, and I started having a severe pain in my lower left abdomen area, (much lower then my incisions) it hurts when I bend over and feels like something is pulling, it doesnt seem to be getting better, should I call my surgeon? could this be a hernia? I had a hiatal hernia before surgery but it never hurt so this pain is new to me... any thoughts ? if this is normal that would be great, but everyone else talks about exercising and stuff well I am in too much pain to do anything other then walk.. thanks in advance guys.

I dont know what in them I allergic to, I have tried the whey protein shakes and I get hives, the surgeon switched me to carnation protein shakes and I still get hives, I am clueless as to what it is but My body doesnt like them.. I am allergic to potatoes, and pork, so I have to be careful on that, I will stop stressing over the scale, yes I can have eggs and pureed soups, I have been eating 3 oz of brocoli and cheese soup, but I will be honest, I havnt felt hungry or full since my surgery so I dont know if I should be eating more or not, I am too afraid to get a leak to eat more then 3 oz, ugghhh this is harder then I thought it would be, cause with not enough protein Im sluggish..

I am 2 weeks out from surgery, Starting to feel much better but I am allergic to the protein shaks, so I am not getting those in, I eat 4 oz of yogurt and 2 cheesesticks and 3 oz of fat free refried beans with cheese a day. (the whole day) not all at once, I am getting in about 40 oz of water, I lost 30 lbs on my preop diet and after surgery I gained 11 lbs, so now I am down to having lost a total of 8 lbs since surgery in 2 weeks, Seems to me I should be loosing faster, but I am not getting in enough protein or calories I know, but I just cant eat much more then 3 oz at a time. any advice from you experienced sleevers? am I in a stall? or am I just not eating enough and what do I do since I am allergic to the protein shakes, any advice is appreciated.. thanks

I was just steeved On wednesday, I am in soooo much pain, it hurts so bad, It hurts when I drink water even, I am drinking chicken broth 4 oz for each meal and maybe 2 sugar free popcycles a day, I am not getting any protein in cause every time a drink a shake I get hives... anyone else experience the same thing>? also I have gained 10 lbs since wednesday when I was sleeved and have only had some liquids, any suggestions would help. thanks