MizzouGirl

Couldn't agree more! I'm not playing Russian Roulette with my health or my life. It's not that long until most foods are back on the table - cheat or not.

I'm 3 weeks out and getting about 600-700 calories per day usually with 3 meals and 2-3 snacks.

Can everyone believe it's been 3 weeks???? In some respects the time has flown by and in others, wish it would hurry up and get to 8 weeks. Anyhow, happy 3 week anniversary to all and hope everyone is happy with their progress thus far.

My Fitness Pal is a great way to track food, water and exercise. There are tons of people on this site using MFP and if you do a search, you will find a thread with user names who you can "friend". Good luck!

I hope you are OK. My husband had the same thing a few years ago and it ended up being benign tumors on his thyroid. He has been fine since they were removed.

I'm 3 weeks post op and I'm still not quite hitting my water and protein goals but I'm moving closer. In the first week, it was all about hydration (sip, sip, sip), walking and resting for me. Those three things were a full time job.

I've learned that eggs after GB removal are not pleasant.

Not sure that I would do chili 3 weeks out - I'm cleared for that in week 5. I'm at the same place as you and my Dr. allows baked white fish provided it's very moist and mushy veggies. Small bites and chew, chew, chew. Hate to repeat what's already been said but most soups are a good choice too provided they don't have big pieces of meat or crunchy stuff. Good luck!

This is a really tough question that probably only you can answer. When my husband and I attended various surgeons weight loss seminars, he thought the band would be the best choice but said he would support whatever I chose. I didn't like the idea of something "foreign" in my body and it seems like everyone I know "knows somebody who had issues with the band" <== sounds hypocritical as I'm super sensitive to these comments about WLS in general. I also didn't like the idea of all the adjustments. While I know a few people who had bypass with great success, I didn't like the idea of rerouting stuff and dumping scared me (although this happens for some with the sleeve - so far not me luckily!). I'm happy with my choice (I'm 3 weeks post op) but the pre-op diet and first week after surgery were tough for me. You seem to be doing the right things by researching your options and considering the pros/cons of each. I think if you pick a good surgeon with lots of experience and do your research on them, your risk of a leak or other complications should be low but there's always a risk with any surgery. Something to consider is finding a "Center of Excellence" surgeon. Oh, and I should mention that you have to do your part as well by following your Dr's orders regarding diet and other instructions as your new tummy heals. Even if your Dr does a great job, you can screw it up by deviating from his orders. Best wishes to you as you decide what is the best choice for you.

My breakdown was on day 2. I tried to eat a popsicle and it hurt soooooo much. I had to be talked of the ledge by one of the bariatric nurses. It took about a week until I felt kinda ok. I'm 3 weeks out tomorrow and still struggling at times but my life has started to return to normal. It will get better - just a little bit every day. Hang in there!!

I'm brewing my own tea at home (Luzianne cold brew) and it's going down much easier than water.

My surgeon cleared me for swimming at 1st post op appt (1 week after surgery). I still had the glue on my incisions and he felt they were healing nicely. I waited until 2 weeks post op and no issues. I'm now 3 weeks and my glue is all off and incisions look good.

I'm 3 weeks post op and I completely understand how you feel. Seems like I'm sleeping close to 12 hours a day between the night and naps. Trying to get my calories and protein up but it's hard when you can only eat so much at once. Hoping each day gets a tiny bit better!!! <== She types as she nods off.

I had to pee about every 1.5 hours due to the IV fluids - it was so annoying especially because it was such an ordeal to get out of the bed, move the IV stand and carry my pain ball. I guess it was a good thing to have to move that much but very annoying to have to get up so often at night! Good luck to you - it gets better every day. I'm almost 3 weeks out and doing a TON better. :-)

Thanks ladies - gotta admit I was a bit scared there for a bit and am relieved it wasn't anything serious. I feel a ton better today. Just got back from lunch with a former co-worker - first time eating out since surgery. We went to PF Changs and I had a bowl of Egg Drop Soup and 4-5 pieces of edamame. I ate slow and everything went down just fine. Co-worker didn't say anything about what or how little I was eating..... yeah!!!

Soooooo, just got back from the emergency room. I'm fine . I've been dizzy all day and it got pretty bad tonight. Took my blood pressure and it was 95/65 so my husband insisted we go to ER. I was thinking it was either dehydration (even though I've been doing ok with liquids) or low potassium (ongoing problem for me). Turns out my hydration, potassium and nutrition levels were all good (potassium was highest it's been in awhile). The culprit????? Blood pressure meds. The ER doc wants me to stop taking them, monitor blood pressure (have machine at home) and follow-up with primary. I still let them pump me full of some liquids so I'm feeling great right now!!! It was a scare but luckily nothing bad. Bonus was that my nutrition and electrolytes were in good shape which is nice to know considering my limited food consumption as this point. Guess what I'm eating is good and the vitamins are doing the trick.

Thanks Wags! So sorry 'bout your stall--sounds like it happens right around this time so thinking I need to stop weighing everyday so I too don't get bummed. It will turn around

I haven't tried them yet but have potatoes in my pantry ready to go. I tried moist fish and mushy roasted brussel sprouts again tonight and they went down much easier. Tiny bites and lots of chewing. I ate over 4 hours ago and I'm still full. It's crazy how my hunger has pretty much disappeared. Need to get my protein up still. Gonna try a scrambled egg again tomorrow for breakfast. Wish me luck.....

I was sleeved on May 31. I did a 3 day clear liquid pre-op diet. Here are my current stats: Start 295 lbs After pre-op 286 lbs Current 267 lbs Total loss 28 lbs I'm getting about 600-800 calories a day and have been walking for a half hour at a moderate pace for the last week. Started doing low weight strength training today.

You look fantastic!!!! Congrats.

I must have just made it under the old Cigna rules. Had my sleeve on 5/31!

Hi All-the transition to soft foods has been a bit bumpy for me. I tried an egg yesterday morning and that sat like a brick in my tummy causing discomfort for about 2 hours. Today I tried some moist, baked flounder and very soft brussel sprouts and my stomach took some offense but a tad easier than the egg. Cottage cheese has been going down pretty easy. Gonna revert back to liquids tomorrow then try again on Tue. Hope everyone had a great weekend and nice Fathers Day.

I was sleeved at 8:30am on Friday (5/31) and left around 2:30pm on Sunday so just over 2 days. In addition to the sleeve, I also had my gallbladder removed. Other than when I woke up from surgery, I had very little pain and only a couple bouts of mild nausea. The first few days were rough for me because my stomach would seize when I drank anything -- didn't really hurt but very uncomfortable. This is normal and has gone away for the most part. I haven't thrown up and the mild nausea stopped for me about 36 hours after surgery. Everyone is different so it's good to know the possibilities.

I'm 2 weeks and 1 day out and I'm getting 600-800 calories/day - just transitioned to soft foods yesterday. I want to get to 1000-1200/day so I have the energy to start working out with my personal trainer again.