Scylla

hi all
i am proudly telling you that i'm 5 .5 year PO
4.5 years GOAL with my sleeve!!
It's a wonderful feeling i continue to use
the information i learned as a NEWBIE
especially drinking Water - and protein
i still "usually" use small utensils, small plate
eat slowly, and chew a little at a time.
don't like to go to restaurants any more -
but when i do, i also don't deprive myself.
i ALWAYS ask waiter/waitress for a take
home container when she brings my
food out. immediately put 1/2 away before
i eat. i continue to follow my plan "most" of the
time. i'm not perfect - then again
one thing that keeps me at GOAL (2-3) lb
fluctuate - is remembering my past weight,
how unhappy i was,. never will go back
there again!! keep up the good work
you are doing great - i know you will be
a continued success
congrats and good luck
kathy

Whenever I go up a little on the scale. Just eating dense Protein for a couple days takes it right off.
Your Dr is right, shakes are useless and will do nothing for you. Shakes are like Water to me. They do nothing saiety or hunger.

Try just eating dense protein, something you have to cut with a knife, and see what happens.

Im on day 10 of my 2 week liquid diet... I lost 15 pounds so far. Im on shakes, Jello, broth and Water. Good luck to all... it gets easier.


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Just go back to your pre-op diet for 2 weeks and start the entire process over. You can also do a shortened version, such as the 5 day pouch test.
In case you didn't have a pre-op diet, here's mine:
Week 1
Breakfast - Protein shake
lunch - Protein Shake
dinner - unbreaded, lean meat on a bed of greens
All the broth, Water, unsweetened beverages, sugar-free Jello and sugar-free popsicles you want
Week 2
Breakfast - Protein Shake
lunch - Protein shake
dinner - protein shake
All the broth, Water, unsweetened beverages, sugar-free Jello and sugar-free popscles you want
After these 2 weeks gradually return to solid food but make sure the emphasis is on protein and non-starchy vegetables.

You can do it! The first 2-3 days are tough, but after that it's pretty easy. I did it for 30 days prior to surgery and could only have 4 Meal Replacement drinks, Water and raw veggies. You've got this! Plus, it's really important before surgery to help shrink your liver (to make maneuvering around near your stomach easier).

My favorite by far is the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest bar.
Also, costco recently started selling a version of these Protein bars under the Kirkland Signature brand, at a much lower price. You get 24 bars for about $18 versus 12 Quest bars for $25. I like their version of the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest Protein Bar just as much.

You can do it! The first 2-3 days are tough, but after that it's pretty easy. I did it for 30 days prior to surgery and could only have 4 Meal Replacement drinks, Water and raw veggies. You've got this! Plus, it's really important before surgery to help shrink your liver (to make maneuvering around near your stomach easier).

You can do it! The first 2-3 days are tough, but after that it's pretty easy. I did it for 30 days prior to surgery and could only have 4 Meal Replacement drinks, Water and raw veggies. You've got this! Plus, it's really important before surgery to help shrink your liver (to make maneuvering around near your stomach easier).

The brownie one doesn't do it for me either. I 5th the cookie dough bar! Yummmmmy! chocolate chunk is great too. Love s'more and cinnabun too. Don't eat any of them expecting them to taste like candy though, bc candy they are not! chewy, yummy Protein they are! Good luck!
On a side note, I honestly wouldn't recommend any other Protein Bars on the market. None that I have found come close to the protein-carb-fat-calorie ratio that Quest bars have. For more calories and less Protein, there are plenty of options, but I'm greedy with where I put my calories, and 10-15g protein for 250+ calories isn't good enough for the more "candy bar" like products that Atkins has. But, not everyone's NUT worries about calories, so to each his own!
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I have a meeting with the surgeon today to go over all records. She was in surgery all day yesterday. I'm bringing a friend who is a lawyer with me- not in a professional capacity, but because it's always good to have someone along in cases like this, and her experience could be helpful. I also figured, given I am only 5 days post-op and still taking pain relief, it might help to have someone with a "clear mind" with me!

My favorite by far is the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest bar.
Also, costco recently started selling a version of these Protein bars under the Kirkland Signature brand, at a much lower price. You get 24 bars for about $18 versus 12 Quest bars for $25. I like their version of the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest Protein Bar just as much.

My favorite by far is the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest bar.
Also, costco recently started selling a version of these Protein bars under the Kirkland Signature brand, at a much lower price. You get 24 bars for about $18 versus 12 Quest bars for $25. I like their version of the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest Protein Bar just as much.

My favorite by far is the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest bar.
Also, costco recently started selling a version of these Protein bars under the Kirkland Signature brand, at a much lower price. You get 24 bars for about $18 versus 12 Quest bars for $25. I like their version of the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest Protein Bar just as much.

My favorite by far is the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest bar.
Also, costco recently started selling a version of these Protein bars under the Kirkland Signature brand, at a much lower price. You get 24 bars for about $18 versus 12 Quest bars for $25. I like their version of the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest Protein Bar just as much.

My favorite by far is the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest bar.
Also, costco recently started selling a version of these Protein bars under the Kirkland Signature brand, at a much lower price. You get 24 bars for about $18 versus 12 Quest bars for $25. I like their version of the chocolate chip cookie dough Quest Protein Bar just as much.

You've gotten some good advice. Definitely demand to see your admission report, surgical report and discharge summary. I can't believe the nurse told you you had to come in for a swallow test to be sure!
The surgical report should have a "play by play" of your surgery and the admission report should specify the type of surgery.
The sleeve is the "easier" surgery. Sometimes people who wanted to have a gastric bypass end up with a sleeve due to individual medical situations. But I have not personally heard of anyone who intended to have a VSG and wound up with a bypass.
(Incidentally, my bariatric nurse made some snide comments that I should have a bypass instead of VSG also prior to my surgery. I understand that the success rate is higher with bypass, but I just couldn't deal with the "frankensteining" of the intestines and the possibility of nutritional deficiencies because of it. Hence, why I wanted VSG.)
Best of luck to you! Hopefully it is just a clerical/coding error. That happened to me with my recent mammogram--I got an EOB from my insurance company that said X-ray of the legs. Um, NO.

Go to Medical Records at the facility and stand there until they hand you your admission report, the operation report, and the discharge summary.

Yep! ^^ THAT exactly!!
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Hospitals have General Counsel. Bet you get a response from them PDQ. And if, in fact, they DID do a bypass- don't speak another word with ANY ONE WHO YOU CAME IN CONTACT WITH or who WORKS FOR THE HOSPITAL until you take a day or two to find the best malpractice attorney available in your area. And I mean the best.
I don't advocate willy-nilly law suits- believe me!!! But I do think that if someone was negligent and performed the WRONG procedure you need to be answered to they need to feel the repercussions of it.
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@@leebick
Yeah, this is no time for hemming and hawing. I would DEMAND answers NOW. No, "Oh, well this may be a glitch" and "We will have to do a barium test to determine". This is BS. Like someone said, I would demand the surgery report and any other notes along with your care to get to the bottom of it. This isn't some kind of ooops. This could potentially be life threatening if you don't have the accurate information. I would also throw the word "lawyer" around.
It's outrageous, and I'm sorry this has happened to you. But girl, you need to be a b***h about this whole thing and get it straightened out!

@@leebick Oh hell no! You should not have to pay anything!!! I would also demand to see the Operatory Report and anything else (pathology report for your removed stomach). This is a serious issue and the hospital better step up!

Thanks for the heads up. My teenage son drinks it as a post-hockey drink also, so I always have at least one 18 pack in the house. I've never seen the caramel or banana flavors. I will have to keep on the lookout for them!

I almost forgot the most important things.....all nuts and nut butters. They are my ultimate slider food and I can't stop eating them. I could finish off a whole jar or a 1000 calories worth of nuts without blinking, so they do not come anywhere near my mouth.

I'm still in the losing phase (5 lbs or so from goal) and my nut said to eat between 600-800 calories a day, but I have a hard time with those calories and to get the needed protein. I like to get others opinions on what works.

Some people like to restart with liquid phase as a kind of "reset". Personally I can't hack it.
Either way, you need to go back to what worked before. For most that means tracking...adhering to Protein, carb, calorie, Water targets etc. Weigh weekly. Increase activity. Don't expect fast results but it will work. Once you are back to goal, set up a self monitoring by weighing weekly, set yourself a small "bounce range" and take action if you go over your range.
I was also sleeved in 2011, and even with the sleeve, maintaining requires diligence and I guess that will never change. I am encouraged because pre sleeve it wasn't possible, but now, I can get back on track and the sleeve is still there to help me.

I had to do a six month medically supervised weight loss plan, too. At first I was mad--I wanted the surgery done immediately! But now that I am done with all that and surgery is TOMORROW (!) I am grateful that I had the six months to make the necessary changes to my habits (quitting drinking soda, cutting down on caffeine, practicing Portion Control, tracking Protein intake, getting more active, etc.) I don't think I would have been prepared if I had had the surgery a month or two in!
It does go by pretty quickly. Best of luck to you!