Sheree

hi, I am 13 months out and I eat popcorn every night (fresh popped in coconut oil with coconut oil on top rather than butter). I love it and it helps keep me "regular" better than Fiber does. hope this helps.

hi, that was one of the most surprising things for me after my sleeve. VERY little pain! I was a little uncomfortable getting in and out of a chair or bed but other than that was mild. Did not use much pain meds at home.

I've always ate meat and had no problem until after I was sleeved. Was sleeved 9/12 and since then everytime I eat meat including all seafood, I feel like vomitting. It's the taste and I don't like the way it feels in my mouth. This is so weird. What else can I do to get my Protein in as I think I might become a vegetarian with all this.

some of my favorites of Protein other than "meat" are GREEK yogurt, cottage cheese, tuna, cheese, string cheese, Peanut Butter, non fat milk, eggs, Beans, and of course our powdered whey Protein Drink mix. good luck.

Omg! I just swallowed a piece of gum! I'm scared, what should I do?

well first off call your Dr. but don't panic. my sister swallowed gum, freaked out, called her surgeon and he laughed and said "it will pass" but don't make a habit of it. She had gastric bypass.

this is what my Dr. said. 1st month the MOST important thing is to get in your 64 oz of Water. Don't worry about all the Protein. (I would get nauseaus w/ the protein shakes) After 4 weeks slowly get in the protein & water. If I were you I wpuldn't "force" the protein yet. And yes- my Dr. is very experienced and highly recomended (Center of Excellence)

wow! congrats! you are doing great. are you exercising? How much and doing what? Keep us posted. we are all waiting to see how you can get in 100 gms of protein!?

hi, my Dr. put me on a medication to help prevent gallstones for the 1st 6 mos. post-op. It is called Actigall. He said sleeve patients may have a tendency (spelling?) to gallstones. maybe ask your Dr?

hi, these are the guidelines my nutrionist gave me. Have at least 60 - 70 grams of PURE Protein each day. Each serving should contain :

at least 15 grams of Protein

less than 3 grams of fat

less than 5 grams of carbohydrate

that is just what my Dr. told me. THE MOST important thing the 1st month is getting in your liquids. Then you will concentrate on liquids AND Protein. It made me feel much better. You may want to just mix 1/2 of your shake at a time because I have read the protein only stays stable for up to an hour.

For me there was NO real pain, just a lot of bloating and nausea, which took about 2 months to get totally over. I've had ingrown toenails that were MUCH more painful then the VSG. JMHO.

I couldn't agree more. NO pain- discomfort. Nausea was the worst for me and the bloating was second.

after my surgery(and before I was taking my Vitamins = nausea) I had charly horses so bad I had to walk up stairs backwards so I didn't extend the calf as much. I started my Vitamin D (I tend to run really low) and it went away. But I think you should for sure talk to your Dr. good luck.

Thank you all so much for responding so quickly. I feel so much better knowing that you have had that experience. My c-section/delivery was quite the ordeal so I was hoping that if I could make it through that, I should be able to handle this. I get sleeved on the 24th so I'll report back, I'm sure with good news. Thank you for the tip on the heating pad!

Good luck, we'll be thinking of you on the 24th.

C-section was worse by far!!! The pain from the actual cutting & surgery of the sleeve in nothing. It's the nausea and trying to drink that's hard.

oh man you are SO right! the nausea and trying to get in all the liquid was the worst part! 2 months out and it seems like forever ago. SO glad I did it!!!

hi, I had the sleve July 6th - this year. I had a c-section in 1986. (yes I am a grandma= 56) The c-section was MUCH worse for me. VERY difficult to get up and down w/out it feeling like things wanted to fall out. I had pain for a week. My sleeve was almost a piece of cake in comparison. I know some people have more pain but I only had the pain meds in the hosp. and at night to help me sleep. I can only sleep well on my belly and of course you can't do that for a while. I would say don't worry too much about "pain", dis-comfort is a better word. Ask your Dr. if you can use a heating pad because the warmth was very soothing for me. You will do great and I'll bet you will be amazed how little pain you really have. good luck!

I started to notice that my muscles felt like I need to stretch all the time. I was talking to my cousin who does Cross-fit. He told me that since I was doing low carb, I needed to add B-12. I wanted to post this in case someone else was having this same problem.

hi, my nutrionist prescribed 500 mcg. (sublingual) e. day. I took that for a while BUT have increased to 2500 mcg e. day and feel SO much better! I have read you cannot overdose on B-12 and my G.P. agreed. I get the cherry- pretty yummy!!!

Sheree, I don't know about the above info., but I had surgery on July 10 and my blood sugar has remained stable. Fasting in the low 100's. I have been diabetic for about 10 yrs. and it is going to take more weight loss to get mine to budge. I just have to keep checking it every day or so to see if it goes down. I am still on the same diabetic meds that I was on before surgery. I would love to be able to stop them, but so far it is not happening.

thanks for the post. I wish you luck.

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WOW thanks for the info, I really appreciate your time.

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Im 1 month out and I feel like im at a stall also but I can see and feel the difference in my clothes. I'm sure the pounds will follow the inches.

Nicely said, I am guilty and will work at being a "respnder" I promise. thanks for the nudge!

Hi, I had my sleeve on July 6th at 227 lbs. My cholest. was high, blood pressure high, and blood glucose was 101. Had blood test last week and today Dr. (G.P.) says cholest. dropped 40 pts, blood pressure much better but blood glucose is 103. (you want 65-99). Has anyone else had this happen? I have a call into my surgeon but was hoping for some feedback from my sleeve friends. thanks.

in full agreement with "the old music box!"

I think I had a gallstone attack today. Painful and right spot. It lasted about an hour. I called surgeon and made an appt with my gen phys. If it is my gall bladder must it come out? Not loving the thought of another surgery so soon

hi, just had a post op check today. Surgery July 6th. My Dr. gave me a prescription for medication to avoid gallstones. I hadn't even thought of this before. Good luck.

hi everyone, my surgery was July 6th. I weighed 220.

Today, 195.

25 pounds. good luck everyone!!!

hi everyone, my surgery was July 6th. I weighed 220.

Today, 195.

25 pounds. good luck everyone!!!

July 7th hun, and u?

my surgery was July 6th! welcome to my corner of the world!!!

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Ok so I talked to my doctor and he said the Protein gullets were good for the first week while on clears and now I should get in all my Protein from my foods alone and if I need to , I can make a shake. Thanks OTR for your post or else I would've not asked

alked to my doctor and he said the protein gullets were good for the first week while on clears and now I should get in all my protein from my foods alone and if I need to , I can make a shake. Thanks OTR for your post or else I would've not asked

Susie, how long ago did you have your surgery? I don't see it listed anywhere. Thanks. (I would LOVE to get rid of my Protein shakes too!)