KayCTheNewMe

Your stomach may not be ready. I tried at 6 weeks and it didn't work but I had a shot. .. mind you very slowly. .. at 3 months and it was Ok. My doctor told me just wheneve I feel ready but keep in mind they are empty calories so id wait until youve gotten a good weight loss going. You dont want to feed ur body things that it doesn't need yet.

The surgery really does help on its own change some habbits, like I didnt want veggies and fruit before and now I do. I would choose a carb over protien any da6 and I canr even thibk about it now. I work as an office assistant and I keep peanut butter and low fat graham crackers at my desk, and will bring in some fruit when I have it, or string cheese. I also make sure at a minimum I drink 4 cups of water in my 4 to 6 hour shift. It helps fight the hunger. I will have iced tea or sugar free chai . Lots of good options

I feel you. I am 3.5 months out and have only lost 2 lbs this month. Ive been pushing hard at the gym and focusing on calories but this disappointment is so much that it brings up all those old feelings from pre op of failure and wanting to give up. It sounds wierd but when its at the worst I look at the scars and remember the months of post op pain and how I never want to go thru that again and it kind of refocuses me and helps me remeber what I need to do...fluid, protien, calorie intake. It will pass as long as youre diligent

I am going to try steaming more. We do get the steam veggie bags with no sauce but they are mostly still firm. Otherwise its saute or raw. I can eat almost any veggie but I don't do corn or hominy still. I just dont want to stop eating them because I actually like them now! Lol

The last month or so I have been craving any sort of veggie I can get my hands on but I know too much makes it very uncomfortable. What seems like a good amount to eat and which are easier than others?

We all are doing this because of the wonders it can do with our body and life, and hopefully most of our bodies crave the better choices, but it isnt always so. So for thr sake of being human let's post what our new good for you wants and cravings and our bad ones. My favorite new good food that I crave are salads, but with romaine lettuce. Lots of tomatoes and black olives and cucumbers with light ranch on the side. Since surgery I love veggies and was so afraid I wouldnt be able to eat them but thankfully I can for the most part. And its always best super fresh! My bad craving tho generally is salt,and its the salty kettle chips. Its only 1 brand I will eat (its a brown and black bag of sea salt and ground pepper) but if I have access to these its a total beware situation because before you know it half of thr bag is gone! Whay about you?

Oh, and generally with the sleep it could just be your body. With ir beinf sore and uncomfortable it makes it very hard. I pretty much made me a balloon cloud

The roxicet will make u sleeepy but keep u up. I have been on it off and on for 3 months. Im on it now too. I was off of it for over a month and still ended getting on ambian because of the lack of sleep I had for almoat a month.your body goes through so many hormonal changes the sleep can be where you see it most. Once you get off roxicet too you will have a hard time sleeping still because ur body will crave it. Just be careful. Once you get off it you get moody ansd mean and hormones go nuts. It will also make you constipated, which makes someone unhappy just because lol

I should have just had it removed when I had my stomach removed lol

Has anyone had problems with their gallbladder only post op? My doctor thinks I may have gallstones. He said 30 percent of pwople will get them post op and the solution is to just remove it, but I was curious how common it may be from someone not a statistic lol

Saw my surgeon (well his assistant who is also a surgeon) this morning. With the advice of the other bariatric surgeon who supervised my procedure they said that because it was non obstructed that it didnt look like it was the major concern. Even tho my discharge paperwork stated the problem, the radiologist didnt even write it up because they felt it was that unimportant. Since this has happened 4 or 5 times post op they think its gallstones. The ct scan won't show them hardly ever so we have an ultrasound being set up by next week. It makes sense considering every time it has happened that it has gotten worse and worse. This time it took 3 shots of morphine to dull the pain. I just hope this doesnt happen again soon. And thank you all for the well wishes

Pretty much it is the small bowel moving backwards into irself like a telescope. I havent had anything done yet. I have an appointment wit my surgeon today since my pcm isnt available. The pain stopped that night but it has happened 3 or 4 times since surgery and never before

Has anyone had somethibg called small bowel intussusception post op? Since surgery I had been in the er 4 times for what they thought was part of the spleene dying, gas or constipation but this past but this time was worse than any before and they axtually caught it on the cat scan. I have an appt with the surgeon tomorrow but I wasnt sure if this could even be related

I am a tad over 2 months post op and I just started getting the hungry feeling a week or 2 ago. It's typically only at night after I get out work but it's endless. I noticed drinking some different things helps a lot (I'm in love with iced sugar free chai. you can get it at any grocery store in the tea/coffee aisle) and also changing my snacks and meals up to have less carbs and more fruit and veggies. cheese sticks help too. just beware of too much fiber. it may make you feel full, but it has some other side effects you don't want to deal with. I couldn't do protein shakes. I still can't. just like pre op it makes you so hungry and for me, incredibly nauseated.

I have been stalled for about 2 weeks fluctuating between 30 and 32 lbs lost. I just started working out last week (walking, eliptacle, some leg toning exercises) and have been cutting down on my carbs again because even though eating them sucks sometimes I just can't get enough it seems. Any ideas on how to push through it?

Agreed. I have been in a stall for 2 weeks but I noticed that the more I work out the better it gets. I actually waited to start working out once I stalled so it would pick back up faster. Just make sure to stick to your fluids, move at least a little, even if it's just a walk, and focus on those portions My worst part was snacks...I love chips or crackers for snacks but I switched to fruit or cheese sticks and they're comfortably filling.

Is this the Tricare based United Health or regular insurance?

I just wanted to say that I am finally feeling like a normal person again! I have lost 29 pounds in less than 2 months, am healthy enough to exercise, and can breathe and move again! It is really amazing how much your mind and body can change so quick. My surgeon said the first 2 weeks are the "I regret this" stage, the middle is the "I feel ok" stage and 6 months out is the "I am so happy I did this" stage. I am able to drink milk finally, which was my hardest thing to consume, and can eat regular meat and some carbs, but not enough that I feel guilty. Unfortunately processed meat is a no go (hot dogs, meatballs, fast food, etc) but I don't have the cravings for those things anymore. The only craving that makes me crazy is the craving for salt, which is a bit weird but something that is manageable most of the time. So in short this was all worth it; all the pain and all the mental battles is completely worth the result.

I was taking propanalol before and metroprolol post op (I am quite allergic to lisinopril) and I had the same problem with my bp going low. I can't say do what I did, but I ended up going cold turkey without meds 4 weeks post op and tracked it for a week to see where my bp and heart rate was at. after that week I started running lower than 120/80 every time and I am still not taking it. when I spoke to my surgeon he looked at it and said it was something definitely not worth treating anymore. it really can get better that quick!

Had surgery 04/23 and as of yesterday I lost 20.2 lbs it feels great!

My doctor told me that your body will do what it wants to do. I stalled at 3 weeks and even gained 3 lbs but literally the next week I dropped that and 4 more pounds. He told me of a person that stalled at 6 months for 2 months then dropped a bunch more. I noticed making sure I get my fluids keeps things rolling!

So this is a little bit of a longer story but it's a 2 part question. So the other night I ended up going to the ER 2 nights in a row for severe stomach pain. The first night I went was from 3 days of feeling like I had done crunches all day. The pain went all across my stomach and on the left side of my back. The doctors took 9 hours to not really find anything. They refilled my pain meds and set me an appointment to check to see if I had an ulcer if the pain persisted. The next night I had such a sharp pain that I actually fell to the floor and had the wind knocked out of me. Went to the ER again and within a short time they said that I was "backed up." They prescribed me Miralax which has helped quite a bit. Unfortunately my doctor stood me up today (waited over an hour in the room before just leaving) so I wasn't able to check for the ulcer but I am still having a very hard time drinking and eating because of the nausea. The pain is bearable so I don't want to push another doctors appointment until mine next week. So my questions are 1) What are some signs of ulcers and 2) What are some good foods to eat to not have this backed up problem again? My doctor told me to watch out for fibrous foods because of what it can do to your stomach/bowels so I'm not sure of some other options that may work. I am not at the point I can drink coffee again since I am only 5 weeks out so I cannot do that one at least for another month. THANKS!

For me the first 2-3 weeks was horrible, but now on week 4 its so much easier. I was in a lot of pain, hard time eating and drinking and temptation for my favorite foods was horrible. But now the pain is gone, I can take my vitamins, and walk around without as much exhaustion. I spoke to my doctor and he told me that the 1st month is full of regret and by 3 months you feel its the best thing you've ever done. I can certainly see that in my future

Tomorrow is 2 weeks post op for me and I am feeling more depressed than I was before I had surgery about food. I have broke down every night these past few days and now it's becoming almost a mealy thing. I am so addicted to food before hand and with me having a hard time eating anything right now makes it so hard to see that this is better for me than how I was before. How were you able to overcome the cravings, the ridiculous amounts of commercials and food places you see, and fighting the temptation to eat things you shouldn't?