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Susan: congratulations on kicking the smokes! I quit 7 years ago and I still want one, but it's tolerable :-) I am almost a month out, am eating (and enjoying!) soft foods (bananas, peanut butter, cottage cheese, ground meats, refried beans, etc.) and getting between 50 & 70gms of protein a day without protein supplements. woo hoo ! The worst for me has been the protein shakes - despise them all. You would think someone could come up with a tasteless protein supplement. The best for me is that I can only eat a very small amount of food at a time and I am still not hungry. Oh, and yeah, I'm losing weight ! I know I'm only a month past surgery but I don't think I am going to experience any of the horrible complications that I have read on this site. Thank You God!

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I was sleeved 2/13 and I am eating soft foods: chicken/tuna/salmon mixed with mayo, cottage/cheddar/sandwich cheese, refried Beans. I even ate a little spaghetti with meat sauce on Sunday and dang, it was good! I am eating 800 to 900 calories a day, and getting 50 to 70 grams of Protein with no protein supplements. Eating slowly is important so that "uh oh" feeling doesn't surprise me. I still can't tolerate eggs and I love them :-( I go to my 2nd post-op visit next Tuesday and they're going to draw blood to make sure I am doing well. So, we'll see. I feel fine physically, just a bit tired. I haven't lost more than a pound this past week but I figure my body is just taking a breather :-)

You've lost 85 lbs ? WOW!!! That is super! Be kind to your body, it has been through a lot over the past 10 months and is taking a break. Do you have any appointments left with your nutritionist ? You may want to take a couple of weeks of your meal journal and ask if their opinion. In any case, you have done wonderful

wait a minute... where can I get some of those canned vanilla chipmunks ? man, that sounds scrumptious !

(pssst.. cludgie was sleever Jan. 2011. I think she's healed by now :-) Cludgie: happy birthday tomorrow! my daughter's birthday is also March 5 and I think she's one fine lady so I imagine you are too. Hope you feel better soon! -Sheila

all the best to you!

thanks all. You really are all an encouragement to me. I am just 3 weeks post-op and I can't even imagine what it will be like a year from now. I still don't dare to hope. I have always been fat. Always. It's going to be like an alternate universe experience.....

OMG! Be careful with yourself! Do not eat gassy veggies (i.e. cauliflower, broccoli) until months from now. I couldn't even keep water down in the hospital (had to stay an extra night) but since then I have been fine. I did almost lose it though when I ate a poached egg for breakfast. I had no idea eggs were so hard to digest.

I am starting to think that I really AM going to be the one person who the VSG doesn't work for. I lost just a pound or so this past week. Then I slap myself and shout at me "You fool! Of COURSE you are going to lose weight!" And then I think my yelling self is right, but then a half hour later I don't believe me again. I think I am losing my mind. Also, my fuse is waaaay short.

kiss the day goodbye and do better tomorrow ! I don't drink with my "meals" (it's hard to call it that yet) but I don't wait an entire 30 minutes before I do drink. I started eating mushies a week before I was supposed to. I'm going to start eating chewables probably 2 weeks before I'm supposed to. I despise all Protein supplements and so I am trying real hard to get my protein from food. I am getting about 60 grams a day. Maybe I should start drinking milk instead of Water. I ate too much cheese and managed to bind myself up. I too think I am the only one in the world that the sleeve won't work on. There. I feel better. Oh, and I eat a couple of ritz crackers a day too !

Depending on your profession, a 4 week notice is not unheard of.

thank you! That does make sense.

I am now at the mushies phase of eating and I am trying to get most of my Protein from food rather than protein supplements (which I find nauseating). While I was on liquids I was getting 800+ calories a day. Now that I'm eating mushies I actually ate 1200 calories yesterday (and managed to get in 78 grams of protein, which is good). I am hoping that when I get to the regular food phase I will only be able to eat small amounts of more solid food (these mushies go down and through pretty easily) and so the calories will be reduced. Any thoughts/experiences on this?

I am so happy for you :-) The anticipation is much worse than the reality! I pray that your surgery and recovery go very smoothly. *HUG*

Dear Lord, please grant Melanie peace of mind and spirit. You are in control Lord, so thank You for her successful surgery this coming Monday. Please help her get good, healthy, and peaceful nights of sleep. Thank You !

I had a hernia repaired and it is the only reason I used the pain meds.

prayer works ! I have been asking all my friends and family to pray for my horrible attitude and yesterday afternoon, the spirit of rage made its exit and I feel 1000% better ! A few months from now I am going to have to go to a gynecologist if this menopause thing hasn't settled down. Atleast to make sure there's nothing wrong with me. They always want to "fix" things and I usually prefer letting nature take its course.

oh, is that it ? estrogen ? grrrr I have been horrible for a couple of days now (sleeved 2/13) and my period started while I was in the hospital and it is still going! Now, that isn't too odd except I am 55 and THOUGHT I was post menopausal ! grrrrr My husband thinks I'm possessed by something foul and will be calling an exorcist soon

You're sweet Holly :-) I have the heart of a poet. He doesn't miss it.... much

now THAT was weird

Since this is really the most daring and scary and thrilling adventure I have ever been on, it deserves a theme song. "Free Bird" is just too melancholy. "Amazing Grace" ? "How Great Thou Art" ? hmm.. maybe this needs a new song. Fear was the drink that filled my cup yet thirst drove me on to partake. I emptied the bowl and held my breath waiting for something to break. All that I dreaded did not come nye, no demons of hate and guile. Just my own little face looked back at me with a wink, a nod, and a smile. Yes, I have always been my own worse enemy, critic, what have you. Well, that has all been figuratively and literally changed with my VSG. This is going to be grand! I want to use this blog as a recorder of my physical state but I think I will also have to use it for my spiritual, psychological, and emotional state. not hungry (this is good. this is bad - it means I will have to think about what I eat. ok... this is good) my daughter had to come rescue me today and took J & R for the weekend (2 grandchildren we are raising); thank you sweet daughter; J is severely developmentally delayed and my spirit broke - it just gets to be too much the laundry needs to get done but no one is doing it. hello ? didn't you hear me crying and swearing about it this morning? *sigh* guess I'll do the laundry it's so quiet in the house am I losing it? hahaha... I punned myself

I am 5 days PO and my stomach has definitely settled down. I was horribly nauseous and couldn't even keep water down the first 2 days I was in the hospital and then after the upper GI showed that my sleeve was fine - no leak, no blockage - the silly thing settled down. How much of it was just in my head? I don't know. The mind is a powerful opponent When I drink ice water I get a "clench" and then it feels like it rolls out of it. I would call it a spasm feeling, but it's not painful at all. And I'm not hungry. I think I have to be very careful to make sure I am getting enough nutrients. This is all new to me - being careful with myself at all. Very strange journey I have embarked upon indeed.

I was sleeved on 2/13 and had to stay 2 nights in the hospital because I couldn't even keep water down. The doctor had to do an upper GI to make sure I wasn't leaking or had a blockage. Turns out I had contracted the stomach bug that is going around. arrrrgh ! bad timing !!! I am much better now and the only real pain I am having is from the hernia repair that he also did. My stomach, er, sleeve seems to clench/spasm/roll.... it's hard to describe.. every once in awhile. Oh, and the tubes of "New Whey" 42g protein drink must have been manufactured in hell. evil tasting stuff ! I only managed to get in 30g of protein in (took me 4 hours to drink a 14 oz Ensure High Protein shake). I can tell I am going to have to get more creative.

I was sleeved on Monday. The surgeon also repaired a large hernia and that's actually the only thing that is hurting. I'm telling you, it was a horrendous experience. After the surgery I couldn't even keep water down - just retching and sliming... just awful. I had to stay for a second night and then the doctor ordered an upper GI (I was wondering how I was going to keep that awful "shake" down). Well, I did, and it showed there were no leaks and no blockage. So guess what it was.... the stomach bug. Of all things to have when going in for this kind of surgery. Oi vey ! I'm home now and I am going to be fine. Oh, and I lost 13 lbs pre-op, but I have no idea what I weigh today. Everyone is absolutely correct - walk !