Angelmom

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Hi Sherri:

I also saw the acid prevention meds discussed. We have to take it daily, for three months, to prevent serious complications, such as, ulcers.

I have to say that today, I really don't want those buscuits anymore...the desire dropped off. I know I should eat something and heated up a left over Amaretto Capuccino, and it's still sitting on my little table. I prefer my mind choosing what and when to eat, than my (whatever it is) telling me to eat, eat, EAT!

I was so glad to hear other ladies are having similar problems! It helps to know we are not alone, and that we are normal.

I liked the Prevacid capsules that have to be opened to let the little balls out. Those don't taste bad like these tablets that I have to cut in half, and I think they worked better. Problem is, they're expensive, and otc. I'm sucking up the bad taste of the tablet I have to cut in half and take, in order to save money.

I wonder if, when we are further down the road, and more "normal" if we should take an acid reducer to stop hunger?...or, would that just cause the food we do eat to rot inside of us, like I know can happen.

Cindi

Hi, Tamara. Thank you for your reply, too. After I wrote on here, thinking my sleeve wasn't working anymore either...after just 4 weeks...I was worried and feeling a bit like a failur, but then I went and did a search. Some other women posted something similar a couple years ago...so now I don't feel the same as I did, either. I was also wondering if maybe I didn't take my acid prevention tablet early enough. I keep forgetting to take it and don't much enjoy the bitter taste of it...and as a result, I keep taking it about now, at night. I'm going to take it in the morning and see if that works. Best of luck to you, too!

Depending on what the reasons are, you can try and adjust your position with pillows, prop your legs up with pillows while raising them up on the recliner. I sleep with either a fan in the window, the ceiling fan, or a big fan on the floor blowing either on me or away from me...any one or a combination, to help me sleep. If I am hungry and cannot sleep, I eat something...even though it's late...getting my protein is the most important thing I have to do...same for you. Perhaps a nice shower, some lotion on your skin, comfy socks, and a hot chocolate...while sitting in front of the tv watching something you enjoy until you fall asleep will help. Try different things until you feel comfy...that should help.

I don't think we are allowed to eat any fruit, including applesauce, because fruit is not allowed at all for a long while. Protein has to be first...and there is, likely, no way you'll get enough protein in to even consider applesauce. I hope you get to enjoy it very much when you do get it. I thought I would be having it, but it's not on the diet.

It was just a little cheese, and it did not sit well. Though I'm allowed to have cheese, I won't be doing it again. The fat free shreds seem to be tolerable, though.

Great job! Keep your chin up! Maybe go see a thyroid doc..maybe they have a med you can take.

I never wanted anything but the sleeve, and that was before I knew they even had it. In my mind I had this idea and wanted it...only to find out it existed! The offices originally pushed for the bypass, but I didn't want that because you cannot take pain meds and a host of other meds ever again. When I got denied for the sleeve, I was approved for bypass...but I told my surgeon I was not comfortable with that, nor the Lapband. My surgeon, then, told me that if a surgery isn't right for you, that having it will only lead to regret down the road...and that's what other patients have said to her...that they regretted choosing a different surgery than what they wanted based on insurance approvals, etc.

I have lost 34 lbs in 3 weeks with the sleeve. I think if you get the procedure that your "gut" sits well with, and follow the instructions, count your calories and give a care for yourself...that the sleeve will help you (and me) to reach our goals. I plan to lose 94 more lbs, and have gotten rid of 54 total. We can do it!

Thank you both! I definitely do not want to "enjoy" my food the old ways. When I read that, something clicked inside of me, and I had a moment of clarity. What I had meant was that I don't enjoy any of my food really at all...not in the normal way...but...could there be a subconscious wrong "enjoyment" rolling around? I will work to have the right kind of attitude to feed my body correctly....and to look for more triggers. Every day I'm learning and dealing with it all.

Thank you for the comments, Tiffany. I know what you mean, and I have had years of counseling...and I am a counselor, myself, actually....I do plan to get some more counseling, however, but really, I think this whole thing is just an emotional process...it comes with the territory...and in waves.

I was told by my surgeon, that you would "be amazed at how much the sleeve can stretch."

Losing too much? I can only hope. ...to slow losing...try a little carbs.

Thank you! I will see about those lotions, because nothing else is working. I appreciate the suggestions.

Cindi

I did go ahead and have the B12 sublingual tab, and I think it helped. I also took a gummy vitamin, today. I think it's helping....I hope I don't get into problems from it.

I did go ahead and have the B12 sublingual tab, and I think it helped. I also took a gummy vitamin, today. I think it's helping....I hope I don't get into problems from it.

Yes, I have talked to the doctor, and the doctor said this is normal...for about 6 weeks. The egg was good...satisfactory, and my stomach felt pretty good. I am not allowed to take any vitamins, yet, because they can mess with healing and if there is a problem like a leak, vitamins can cause problems with a subsequent surgery that might be needed. I have however planned to take a sublingual B12 tomorrow to see if that helps...it won't go down the esophagus, so I think it will be ok.

Are you watching your salt intake?...considering time of the month bloat?

The workouts don't need to be so intesnse, from what I've experienced. TRaining really hard can actually do damage to your joints...as it has done to mine. Getting 3-20minute walks in has the same effect on the body as walking for 60 minutes. Some people may be able to do the hardcore stuff...but some cannot, and the walks split up like I do, works as well. I also would not risk having solid food in my sleeve...because it CAN spring a leak and cause problems...why take that risk. Be happy with the weight you are losing and just be careful...you'll get there. That's what seems to work for me.

Ty! I'm trying.

I tried to puree some hamburger from a pan of Hambuger Helper that I made while preparing for surgery, before I left for the hospital, in an effort to be prepared. It wouldn't break down in my small shake mixer. How does one puree things? Is there a special machine? I would like real food too...but just try to get protein in, and drink enough fluids.

i wrote you a message and it did not send...bummer.

Try to have your shake nearby...even a little that you can sip. I just put some cinnamon in a vanilla one, and it transformed it! I hope I'm allowed to do that...I think I'm not, come to think of it. If you are far enough out, you can try that...it tastes like rice pudding, kind of.

I made my children lots of frozen meals....like a gallon of cooked meatballs that could be gotten out and put into sauce in the crock pot, and precooked noodles that could be heated up...and wala. No cooking for me. They do the clean up, too.

I wonder if something like that would help you.

Thank you. I'm trying. Just know, and prepare yourself for the hell you are about to face. Preparation and state of mind are everything, sometimes. I just long to be able to eat regular food. I don't want to eat so much that I gain weight...I just want to be normal, again....for what that's worth.

Maybe your body is making up for so many years of good periods.

I wrote out an answer to this and it disappeared!Yes, there were 3 pain meds in hospital that together took the edge off....they stop the auto drip, then stop the torodol. I had to beg them to get me the oxycodone because it absolutely could not be filled anywhere else. The only other thing that was helping, surprisingly, was tylenol....for the headaches and aches in the the body. I had to make them stay on top of giving me my pain meds. They want you to have a ton of pain--which I did, before they give you anything. They left me in supine position, with half way collapsed lungs, for 2 hours! No one would help me. I began to yell and demand they do something about it...I had to pee really badly as well. The care I got was less than what it should have been. During that time, there was no pain meds. I just now got my Tylenol delivered. Pharmacy nearby got bought out by CVS, and now the service sucks. So I had to call someone in the next town like 10 miles over to get my Tylenol, rest of my nausea meds and patches. Big thing for me to do now is try and increase protein, as I am not getting nearly enough. I also have tons of liquid meds here that take up my space in my stomache...just learned I can take teeny pills for the one, and don't have to take the other at all.But you need to get all your post op meds filled asap...don't wait!

I also seem to have a rash forming on my buttocks near the separation. I showed the nurse--who was kind of nitwitty--and she said there isn't one...but i know something is there. So I've been using a cream that is mild and that works on rashes, and airing that part of my skin out. It could be a little reaction from the binder.