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I just posted about this a few days ago. It was suggested I try Syntrax nectar.... I went to Vitamin Shoppe and they had samples. Thank God!!! Lifesaver. Total lifesaver.

I am a kindergarten teacher and am attempting to go back Monday. That will be 11 days total. Hopefully I'm ready!

you can never bathe again, so while we will all become skinny no one will want to come near us because of the smell. lol.
But, seriously, the incisions can be submerged as soon as the scabs have formed over them which will prevent Water from entering the wound and causing infection. At 9 days there is a good chance you should be able to without trouble. Good Luck.

Onederland is where you can bougie on your sugerversary & Celebrate with some warm broth! Don't you know anything!! :-D

I probably spend more time on here than I should, but as I read some of these posts, there are certain words that just simply shouldn't be used...Try working some of these into a normal conversation and see if you don't get a giggle.
broth - ever use that word in a conversation? I laugh every time I read "I had some warm broth." I cook for a living, and not once have I ever made broth. Soup, yep, stock yep, broth...uh..no..
Bougie - Didn't even know what this meant, and still don't. (Don't wanna know either) Word shouldn't be used in mixed company. When people start comparing their bougies, I think those posts should be restricted to the men's room forum.
Surgerversary - Again, WTF? Can't we use normal english? You had surgery on X date or a year ago I had surgery. I can't go down to the Hallmark store and get you a surgerversary card.
Onederland - Where is this place? Is this in Canada? Again, try using that in a normal conversation. I'm sure you'll get some confused looks.
Feel free to add your own favorite banned words....
(btw, for all you out there that had your sense of humor removed with your stomachs..this is a little Saturday night levity.)

I think this is the important point. You may get hungry but when you do you can eat just a small amount and it goes away. For me I get just some mild hunger especially at night. I eat and egg and boom gone. Unlike before the surgery when it was like 2 bowls of Cereal before I felt satisfied.

Three and a half weeks out and no expert but.....re Protein. I hate shakes as well. What does work for me is cold Decaf coffee with a big scoop of unflavored Protein Powder. Half and half, equal, ice, in the blender. Excellent and no icky taste. There are also protein "shots" out there, about 4 oz, 42 grams. Sickly sweet so I pour them over crushed ice - snow cone! Finally, Carnation Instant Breakfast (sugar free), 8 oz milk, 1/3 cup of dry milk. Tolerable. Good luck!

Bariatric Advantage Vitamins are tuff for lots of people try other brands until you find one you can tolerate, I use source of life adult chewable and split the dose 1 am & 1pm- $25.00 for 45 days . Early after surgery I had some mild lactose intolerance so mixing Isopure lo carb Dutch chocolate with Water was a game changer. Also check out Unjury chicken Soup 20 g Protein and is a nice savory ( salty ) change. Hope you feel better soon!

Hi everyone... A lil concern on taking Vitamins. I was sleeved on 4/1 and yesterday my surgeon gave me clearance to have soft foods. Everything was great up until today. This morning I had my "bariatric advantage Multi Vitamins chewables" and as I'm driving to my destination I had to pull over to throw up a lot :-( I composed n cleaned up myself because I had to be somewhere for a short period of time but once I got home to shower I've been feeling under the weather not sure why. I didn't eat prior to taking vitamins I didn't think it was necessary N I think I would have been more sick. What are u guys doing to take vitamins today was my first trial n I'm scared to try again

You are doing great! The first 2 weeks are just, hell to put it simply. Drink Water, get as much sleep as you can, and walk around. It gets better, it really does and by the end of 3 weeks you will be feeling almost back to normal again. Hang in there sweets, you are doing great!!

The first few days and weeks are the hardest. It does get easier. I can remember one day about a week post op I was so weak and foggy that I didn't think I was going to make it. I think I was probably dehydrated, and you just can't support 300 pounds on 300 calories a day! I was tired for the first 6 weeks, but I had an infection, so I'm sure that made it worse. I also had diarrhea for the first 4 weeks, and just felt pretty rough all the way around. Now at almost 4 months out, I'm feeling pretty good! You will too!

liquids in, liquids out--it's very common. It gets better once you start solid food.< /p>

I just found this thread. My surgery is 4/4 and I'd love the support

I was never addicted to diet coke but was addicted to drugs and smoking earlier in my life. All I can tell you is to identify it as your enemy and face it down. I got help from God. We won.