Karriekuddles

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

I have a whole coterie of doctors at this point, as I'm sure many of us do, to fix the various systems.

One of them makes me take my shoes and socks off at every appointment so he can poke my feet to see if I can feel the poke. It drives me insane. He insists I must be at least pre-diabetic because I'm so fat, and assumes that I've just gone off and "put a bandaid on my poor diet" for a while to pass his blood glucose screenings. He also insists I tell my primary care physician that I need to be on statins (presumably also because I'm fat). When I point out my cholesterol is just fine, he comes up with some "new fact" or other; the latest was there is something wrong with the SHAPE of my fat cells or some such b0ll0cks.

Well... as part of my pre-op testing, the surgeon pulled my lipids and blood glucose. Lipids were in the bottom half of the normal range (142 total, HDL 53, LDL 67, triglycerides 94, so right exactly where they needed to be), and my A1c is 5.2.

I printed a copy of the results from MyChart and mailed them to the offending MD with a polite but passive-aggressive note. Childish? Perhaps. But cathartic. I cannot wait until they can't use my weight as an excuse for being trash people.

Oh it’s coming lol!

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

I had the leg compression machine in the hospital for 3 days post-op. I was not given a choice. If I was in bed then nursing staff would attach them and turn them on. I wouldn't describe them as feeling great.
As I was larger than most morbidly obese patients my bed was rented especially for me presumably as punishment for my sinful ways from the loving hands of Satan himself. So, between the Satanic bed and the leg compression device I spent perhaps 6 actual hours in the bed. The rest of the time was in the guest chair. Now, I'm not sure if the guest chair was actually almost comfortable or if it benefited from unfortunate comparison with Satan's bed, but whoever screwed up and put that chair in my room will live forever with great humanitarians of our time.
My Doc mentioned once that he intended to send a pair home with me, but by time my screaming and crying relented for a few moments he reconsidered. He indicated he didn't really need the suit he was wearing at the time anymore so reattaching the lapels would not be necessary. Thanks Doc.
Good luck.
Tek

I have no idea. I had my surgery on July 8th. And this past Wednesday I went to open a shake took one smell of it and started gagging. So I went and got some refried Beans and took like 5 bites and can tolerate it. Im not going back. Technically I can go on pureed foods starting Tuesday. I take very small bites. If I take to big or take another bite to soon. I can feel it go down. Its getting better.

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

During pre op I craved Mexican and so I found a local spot that served tortilla Soup. I would drink the broth and it helped with the craving .

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Bone broth has been my lifesaver. Delicious and the warm Water really helps calm the hunger

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The liquid shake Meal Replacement is BS. Im hungrary all the time and I almost get shaky. I end up eating like 2 saltine crackers.

Just got off the phone with my nutritionist and she didn't help me at all.
For those of you who have been following my posts, you know I had some questions for her.
I asked her if I had to keep drinking 8 cups of Water per day and let her know that I had to cut down to 6 because I get way too full even at this stage (9 months out), and then can't eat, and am losing more weight and can not maintain. Her answer was "Yes you have to drink 8 cups (64 oz.) of water per day".
Then I asked if other liquids count towards the goal. Her answer was, "Yes, and you have to drink 8 cups of water per day also." Well that makes no sense.
I then asked what could I do to gain a few lbs. Her answer was to "drink full fat milk, eat nuts, Peanut Butter or Almond Butter". I told her that I eat those things everyday, but can not drink milk due to lactose intolerance. Then she says, "Ok so eat yogurt, cottage cheese, and cheese". I told her that I can not do that because those things are dairy. So then she tells me to drink whole milk, instead of my almond milk.
By now I am ready to start yelling at her. I know she wasn't paying attention to me.
Then she tells me to eat more often, so I tell her that I already eat 5-6 times a day to which she tells me that I should be eating 5-6 times a day. LOL I give up. WTF lady?
She also told me I should be having more Protein so I tell her about my Constipation issues and that I already eat 90-100 grams of protein a day. I let her know that the doc says I need to cut back a little bit on this, and she tells me that I should be drinking protein water. OMG!! Whatever.
So now I am just going to have to do it my way, and see whatever works for me. I am going to cut back my water intake to 4 cups a day so I am not so full, and hopefully can eat more. I also will cut my protein down. I don't know what else to do at this point. I need to be able to eat more so I can put some weight back on.
Any advice would be wonderful. Thanks

I had my surgery Monday. Tuesday while in hospital I found out my son died in a car accident. I’m grieving so bad and reaching out to you all for prayers

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

This was my tipping point. About a week after my 47th birthday, I skipped the pre-diabetic stage and went straight to a diabetic. Had my bypass on 3/3 and follow-up today with my endocrinologist. My A1C went from 6.8 to 4.6. I am now officially cured of diabetes. My cholesterol went from 218 to 104. I've lost 83lbs since my diagnosis in October. I've never really had high blood pressure, but this morning it was 105/65 which is lower than my normal. I feel the best I have felt in a few decades.

Sorry dropped the ball there-2 month post op-1st month clear liquids which got very tiring then 2nd month full liquid now just started puréed/soft food which is a whole lot better-doing ok only 1/4 to 1/2 cup depending what it is-it hasn’t been to bad-pain after surgery was tolerable-exercising is not my game but doing some Walking stretches with bands-thanks for reading

Hi everyone my surgery was 5/19/2021 revision of the sleeve-I am 2 month and

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

I was told not to use a straw and I didn’t for the first 6 months. But in the last month I’ve started using one in my iced lattes again and no problem here. I think some people chug through straws, but if you drink sips still and wait in between them you should be fine.

I’m such a rebel. Straws, coffee, sometimes I drive 41 in a 40 mph zone, who knows what I might get up to next.

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

Hey July surgery buddies! Just got my insurance approval this morning and am scheduled for July 9th. Excited!

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.

Im getting my revision on July 8th at 9:00 AM.