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I was sleeved 2/12, everything was going well...I was getting my Protein and fluids in, and felt better each day. On day 5 I noticed I started having palpitations (an irregular beat of the heart that happens every so often) and my heart would race at times. I thought, this is weird the last time I had experienced palpitations it was when I was doing extreme dieting and exercising. Post-op day 6 comes and I started getting ready for my first doctors appointment since surgery, as well as my first day of leaving the house, and wasn't feeling right. I had gone down the basement stairs and when I came back up I felt extremely short of breath and my heart was racing. I figured this was just fatigue from surgery and my body was feeling weak. By the time I got to the doctors office I felt horrible, I was sweaty, my heart was racing, and had that feeling of "not good". My heart rate was 120! My surgeon was immediately concerned that I had a leak, but I had no pain. After blood work, a Ekg, CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis the conclusion was...dehydration. I was shocked, I hadn't had any nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or pain...I was getting in all of my fluids and Protein, how could this be?! I obviously was glad that it wasn't anything more serious, like a leak or my gallbladder, but it goes to show that everyone is different. Just because you are doing what you should be and meeting all the goals by your doctor, it doesn't necessarily mean that your body is satisified with that.
Here is the shocker...I'm an ER nurse! I knew that tachycardia (fast heart rate) was a sign of dehydration, but I was reaching my Fluid goals and was urinating appropriately with light colored urine (yellow/dark urine is a sign of dehydration). But, my body wasn't satisfied with that...just goes to show everyone is different and you need to communicate with your doctor with all symptoms that you have. My surgeon had me stay over night at the hospital to receive some IV fluids and to watch my heart rate. The next day, today, I feel like a million bucks! So even if your doing everything right, keep any eye out for anything unusual, you know your body the best.

I was sleeved Feb 20 I'm on full liquid diet. I made a yummy butternut squash Soup put some tofu, chicken, cilantro, chicken broth, salt, pepped, when cooked put it in blender to liquify add more chicken broth and its a yummy liquid butternut squash soup with Protein chicken and tofu.
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Hi. I was sleeved the same day as you. My doctor's phases are a little different and he is super conservative about moving on. I'm in phase 2 which means any of the Clear Liquids, Protein Drinks, and heart healthy (low fat) strained, thinned creamed soups. I can't move on to the next phase which is blenderized/pureed until week 4. He also gives instruction when adding new foods to have one bite, chew well, and if there is no distress, try it again. If at any point you have distress, stop and wait a few days before you try it again.
I'm trying to get creative and my family is eating a lot of Soup these days. :-) I've gotten a super full feeling if I've "eaten" too fast. It doesn't really hurt, but is uncomfortable. I made the mistake of eating a broth that was too rich the other night and I was in the bathroom all night. I was so worried about making sure it was thin enough and strained that it never occured to me that my system isn't used to rich foods since being on liquids for so many weeks. I was naseated for a couple of hours. I learned my lesson. I now also take into consideration what kind of liquids things are made with. I too feel really well now and am mostly back to normal. I am just so ready to eat something with a little more substance. I have lost 16 pounds though so that's good! Good luck. Let us know how advancing the diet goes.

Great idea!
Feeling good....getting my liquids and Protein in! No nausea, no vomiting. Still a bit tired, but hey, it's only been a week. Even had a normal BM (never thought I would be so proud of poo - ha ha).
I've even lost 5 lbs from surgery day to today....yes, 5 lbs in ONE WEEK! It still seems too good to be true. This may be the best thing I have ever done for myself.

Glad you are feeling better. Thanks for the info

Glad you're doing better.
Maybe mix some G2 in with your Water to help with hydration.

Very informative, thanks for posting. I think it's very easy to get dehydrated your first week. In my case, I was drinking a lot but also had constant diarrhea, which is how I lost most of the 18-19 lbs of Fluid that I gained in the hospital. That's a lot to lose in a few days, even if it is fluid (a lot to gain in a few days too!). Even though I was drinking over 64 oz of water/day, I wasn't urinating that much b/c so much of the fluid was used up from the GI issues. I am drinking more than ever before at 2 weeks post op but notice if I don't drink for a couple of hours, my pee immediately turns dark (would have take a day or two post-op). I think it's bc we aren't getting much fluid from food and our bodies are working OT to heal and (hopefully) lose weight. Glad you are feeling better!!!

Glad u ok

glad it all worked out for you...I know that must have been scary

I was sleeved 2/12, everything was going well...I was getting my Protein and fluids in, and felt better each day. On day 5 I noticed I started having palpitations (an irregular beat of the heart that happens every so often) and my heart would race at times. I thought, this is weird the last time I had experienced palpitations it was when I was doing extreme dieting and exercising. Post-op day 6 comes and I started getting ready for my first doctors appointment since surgery, as well as my first day of leaving the house, and wasn't feeling right. I had gone down the basement stairs and when I came back up I felt extremely short of breath and my heart was racing. I figured this was just fatigue from surgery and my body was feeling weak. By the time I got to the doctors office I felt horrible, I was sweaty, my heart was racing, and had that feeling of "not good". My heart rate was 120! My surgeon was immediately concerned that I had a leak, but I had no pain. After blood work, a Ekg, CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis the conclusion was...dehydration. I was shocked, I hadn't had any nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or pain...I was getting in all of my fluids and Protein, how could this be?! I obviously was glad that it wasn't anything more serious, like a leak or my gallbladder, but it goes to show that everyone is different. Just because you are doing what you should be and meeting all the goals by your doctor, it doesn't necessarily mean that your body is satisified with that.
Here is the shocker...I'm an ER nurse! I knew that tachycardia (fast heart rate) was a sign of dehydration, but I was reaching my Fluid goals and was urinating appropriately with light colored urine (yellow/dark urine is a sign of dehydration). But, my body wasn't satisfied with that...just goes to show everyone is different and you need to communicate with your doctor with all symptoms that you have. My surgeon had me stay over night at the hospital to receive some IV fluids and to watch my heart rate. The next day, today, I feel like a million bucks! So even if your doing everything right, keep any eye out for anything unusual, you know your body the best.

Well I consider myself very blessed bc my parents are paying for mine. I just had to pay for the flight for me and my husband. My ultimate goal is 140. Anything less would be icing on the cake (haha). At 140 I would be wearing a size 5/6. I've been 160 and wore an 8 (and was literally starving myself to death...miserable), so I think thats a pretty accurate guess. That's about 110 lbs to lose. To be honest, I will be THRILLED when I get to 160...but I've heard plenty of sleevers say "don't sell yourself short" and "shoot for the moon" so to me 140 is a dream weight.