armywife77

I was doing yogurt for 3 days before surgery' date=' I hardly ate anything. Didn't eat anything at all the night before my surgery.[/quote']

You went to Dr. Ponce right? (Hope I am)...did u experience any bad bathroom issues? Im just wondering read where some take Imodium for plane ride then softner for at home.

Hope u feel better very soon!

Im headed to mexico on 9 April...I am using Dr.Ponce and Trish has been great so far.

How r u? Have u had surgery yet?

Just printed pic out...comes out good enough even with the flash mark. Thanks for posting this! Definitly going to make sure this is with me just in case...

Safe travels...update when u can!

Same here. .my surgery set for 9 April. My pcp wants to see me 1 month out, then every 3 for blood work.

Thanks again for info.. I think its gonna suck on no coffee in the morning. Im dreading that!

Good luck ladies and safe travels! Update when u can!! :-)

Thanks, my date is 9 april. Hopefully she will email me soon then.

Im on an fb page to for sleevers and just what they say they r doing preop and post op is so different. Most r on two week pre...to help shrink liver...I want to know why Dr. Ponce doesn't do that...plus all say Vitamins and its the ones u mentioned. Oh and some r saying they did 2 week shakes then saled with like chicken...then last 3 days Clear liquids along with laxative also.. where u told to do that?

Im assuming trish will call or email prior to start of 3 day with info...or do I call her?

Thanks for info! :-)

Really...almost every person I have spoke with are on some type of Vitamin that doc recommended.

Can u tell me was there a food list on post op?

After any of u had surgery, was Vitamins recommended in post op instructions? If so how long afterwards...

Also, I have noticed other doc pre-ops r two weeks...and many already have post-op instructions...did trish send this out before or did u recieve this after surgery?

Order the individual packets first. I'd hate to see you waste money on something you won't use.

Don't get me wrong. I like the stuff' date=' but not everybody does.[/quote']

Good idea! Nothing worse than money wasted!!!

How are you doing?

I bought it from their site: http://www.unjury.com/store/protein/reg/chicken_soup_flavored_protein.shtml

Ok I will check them out. Thanks for info!

Jello counts as a clear liquid, my first few weeks were mostly broth, I bought some of the unjury chicken Soup broth and the taste isn't bad, you just can't have it really hot. I bought a ton of samples of different Protein powders and found most of them way too sweet post surgery, so they sit unused. The only one I take now is the Premier Protein one.

Where did you purchase the broth? I have never heard that name Unjury.....

I felt the same exact way prior to surgery. And, yes, it's true that for a good little while there will be things you can not eat. Obviously, you will go through the liqiud only and puree foods only weeks just after surgery. During these times you will be able to eat VERY little. I'm talking little two-three spoonfuls and you can literally eat no more. I was concerned about getting all the Protein in needed during this time but, honestly, you just get in what you can. It's a very strange feeling but it is one to take advantage of because you will be dropping weight during this very restricted time. Gradually, you will be able to eat more and more as your new stomach heals. I do remember thinking, "Geeezz, will I ever be able to eat a real meal again?" and "Will I ever even be able to chug a big bottle of Water after a workout?' The answers to these questions are YES. I had my surgery on Nov 23rd so that makes me 3 1/2 months post op. I can eat waaaaaaay more now than I could but still tend to get full after a few bites. For example, I can only eat about 3 nice size bites of a Subway sandwich until I have to stop. Now, if I wanted to, I could wait till that food settled and the take some more bites (even if I wasn't hungry) but that would be defeating the purpose of the sleeve. This is where your behavior modification comes in handy. This is where you need to remember that your sleeve is a tool and you must make good choices, etc. There might be some foods that you will not might able to tolerated the way you did pre-sleeve. For example, I adore Pasta but it seems to make me feel as if I have rocks my stomach when I try to eat it now... even just a few bites. This may or may not go away. You mentioned coffee. I'm not sure about that as I have never been a coffee drinker. Hopefully, someone else on the board can address that. Your sleeve will, in fact, prevent you from overeating because you will feel pain if you overeat. And, yes, sometimes I long for a good old-fashioned favorite food binge but my sleeve makes this impossible. And that's part of what got me to being overweight to begin with. I have realized how I used food for emotional reasons. You will learn so much. It's good you are doing your research and preparing yourself emotionally for these changes that will occur.

Do you have to take Vitamins etc? Also, what did you find to be the better Protein shakes? Im just wondering what type I should buy, I want to have some things in the house for when I get home. I have read ppl doing the Protein poweder shakes but is stuff like Jello at first something you can do or is it all just liquid? Im thinking broth shakes,etc. Just not sure if Jello would come later in weeks.

Oh yes. I was sleeved by Dr. Ponce on Nov. 23' date=' 2012. It was a great experience other than the gas pains! Trish was wonderful. She's a woman of great faith. My gas pains were exceptionally bad because I can't burp so the gas just wouldn't come out. At one point I was in tears and she prayed for me out loud it Spanish while rubbing my forehead to comfort me. I was so thankful for her compassion. There's also a female doctor at the hospital that you will see/ meet who was sleeved by Dr. Ponce. Can't remember her name. You will be in great hands!

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Thanks for telling me your experience. I am doing the "am I making the right decision" dance. Not about using or going to mexico, just read a few on here and they make it sound terrible. Mostly on what they can eat. Im not a big junk eater but I do love my coffee etc. Its probably just nerves. Did u or anyone else on here experience this?

Sarah...that would be great, I could use a texting buddy.

I think I am just anxious and worried along with excited. I just kept seeing so many different ppl saying what they were drinking or where to buy Protein shakes from...etc and its was getting confusing.( Im still confused on what to buy so its here at home when I get back) Plus I was only told about pre-op of 3 days yoguart and Water, is this what you did to?

Before you left did they give you all post op food info? Any other info you could pass along would be awesome!!! Im very happy with my choice of using Dr. Ponce, all the research I have done on him and now from everyones post here has made me even more confident in my decision to use him.

If you poke around there is a REALLY long post started called "All things Dr Ponce De Leon" its full of great info about Dr Ponce' date=' I plan to go with him once I have the money saved.[/quote']

Thanks I will look for it...

Thanks everyone, this makes me feel better. :-)

The nerves plus the hurry up and get it done...is starting to kick in. But like all things april 9 will be here before I realize it.

Oh that sounds nice! I am stressing myself over the post op diet....silly but I have read so many different things on here about Protein Shakes, some do them some dont..etc its a little confusing.

Ok just sent it to u.

Is it the email fb gives u or is it the one u sign in with?