thewellkeptwoman

I meant tbsp on my last post! There is something very wrong if I can only get a couple of teaspoons in!

Lost 11! I can start mushies today. I went to the commissary and got the goods. Puréed some chicken and avocado with hummus on the side. Was only able to eat 3 tsp and got full. So satisfying! It's good to have meat again! I'm in a good mood now.

You want to make sure it has enough Protein. Isopure has it, but the taste is a little off. I think I'll experiment with crystal light or mio and unflavored whey powder.

Please call your Dr.! Don't let your dehydration go on and get serious. He should have a number you can call for after hours support. The pain could be coming from gas, too.

Me too. Had to cook: collard greens, ham steaks, Mac and cheese with rotel, and yams. Got to have the pot liquor from the greens with hot sauce. Still so good! And had a tiny bite of ham, chewed thoroughly. Later on will have chicken broth with chipotle and tamarind (lots of hot sauce. Kinda like a hot and sour Soup without eggs...

I feel ya there Michi... The last day I had.... MCDONALD'S!!!!!! But I only had a little bit. I got the cheddar onion cheeseburger (think of a kiddie cheeseburger with white cheddar and grilled onions) and small fries. I was full. But the surgery still went through. It wasn't like I ate like that every day. I had to have that last fling!

I had mine on the 14th. Discharged on the 16th. They started me out with morphine during the hospital stay, last day they gave me dilaudid intravenously (that was WAY better). Sent me home with vicodin (in liquid form), can take every 4 hours. It helps me move around more. Laid up on the couch for the first couple of days, then hubby kicked me out. CPAP was harder to tolerate lying in the bed on my back. I sorta get tired of Protein shakes and Soup, but I invent ways to make it interesting. I’m drinking the Jay Robb whey Protein; I got the vanilla and the chocolate. Today I put cinnamon in the vanilla and used Mootopia lactose-free fat-free milk because it has 12 grams of protein (I mentioned that in another post). It tasted really good, like horchata! With the Soups, I mostly buy the ones in the bags and boxes, and I’m allowed to use hot sauce. ​Still can’t wait till my 2-week post-op appointment, though. Need some meat, doesn’t matter if it’s pureed!

I have BCBS Fed, but I gave them my insurance info at the seminar in April. It took a couple of weeks I think. I did my first pre-op appt. in May this year. They said they would get it all approved as long as I had a sleep study and do a 3-month supervised weight loss.

Ok. Looked at drugstore.com and the product is called Spatone pur-Absorb Iron. It does come as ferrous sulfate, and gives you 30% of your daily value.

I found some Iron that you can put in your Water at CVS pharmacy, but I haven't gotten it yet. Dr wants to look at my labs first to see how the chewable Vitamins are doing. If you can't find it at a local store, maybe try drugstore.com (they have everything) or any website related to that (GNC and stuff like that). I'm bored, so ill check on that too.

I was thinking the same thing, both pre- and post-op. Even in commercials, I would see farm animals eating and think, "HEY, my food is eating that food! It's not fair!" But the cravings are starting to subside every day. Also I'm thinking, hey if I go back to the old me, my money goes right down the drain. Money is just a powerful motivator for me. Everyone is different.

San Antonio here Sleeved on November 14. Home on 16th. Dr. Peterson did mine at Christus Santa Rosa Westover Hills. He's part of University, but his program is at that hospital. Everything went well! All the staff was so attentive to my needs. Dr. came to visit twice a day.

Yes it is hard. No, you should not make excuses! It gets better after the first class! You will probably be hauled out after the first one, and your body will ache all over. But guess what? You be wanting to do it again.