piercedqt78

I'm a little over 3 months post-op, and had buffalo chicken for dinner last night, and leftovers for lunch today. I buy the sweet baby ray's buffalo sauce, coated the chicken in it, and baked it. No breading. I used blue cheese dressing made of ranch dressing mix, a bit of milk, and greek yogurt, then added some blue cheese crumbles to mine. I served it with tater tots, which I skipped. I had no problems, no indigestion, and no heartburn.

my taste have changed since surgery. Last year I could have eaten every bag of candy corn m&m's that were ever made. I saw this at the store this morning and bought a bag. I figured I would have 2 or 3 and then make cookies for my physical therapy group as a thank you for the amazing care they have been giving me. I ate 2 and they tastes like crap. I thought maybe they had changed the recipe, so I had my mom taste them, nope, exactly the same as last year. I just didn't like the taste anymore. They were like pure sugar. The NUT warned me that this might happen, and sure enough it did.

I didn't read the entire thread. But you cannot buy "uncooked ramem" They are not only carbs, but they are FRIED carbs. They do not swell, and will not expand in your stomach, but they are crap food. I have a side dish that I make that serves 15 people, made of raw cabbage, green onions, homemade dressing and it's topped with toasted almonds, and a single pack of crushed unboiled ramens. It's popular, and I used to make it for all kinds of occasions, until I got the nutrition facts on my fave popular dish. Now I do everything but the ramens, and guess what, people love it just the same. I just wanted to clarify that ramens are not raw noodles, but they are total crap "food". I have found that my craving for pasta can be tamed with Shirataki noodles. I rinse them with very hot water, and make a yummy chicken, "pasta salad". http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/products/p/shiratakinoodle.htm

there wasn't a ton of difference. The doc says 145, I'm thinking more like 135. My before was 244, and my after was 135.

This was really cool. It let me see what my doctor's goal vs my goal looked like.

If you have a chain called papa murphy's near you, they have a "delite" crust, it's as thin as a tortilla, and is amazing. It's like 1/2 the carbs of a thin crust, and bakes nice and crispy. They are a take it home and bake it place, and like subway they have the ingredients on a bar, they assemble the pizza in front of you. It's a favorite of my family. We love the chicken, spinach, and artichoke with creamy garlic instead of red sauce.

a gallon of milk is 8 pounds fyi, I had the same restriction. If you ask the flight attendant will put it in the overhead for you.

Yay!!!!

I order a single entrée, no sides, or I pick at my husbands or daughters plate. Today we went to Cracker Barrel, I had 1/4 of a piece of hubby's fish, and ordered a side of pinto beans. My lunch was 100% protein, filling and only cost less than $3. Sometimes I ask for a salad, and request the grilled chicken, and asked for about 1/4 of the lettuce that should go on it. That way I get the chicken, cheese, and tomatoes, cucumbers and dressing. Or like someone else said, I do a shrimp or lobster add on. I'm in Florida, so fresh seafood is available everywhere. Leftovers are harder for me, since I don't think seafood reheats well. My favorite place to eat is Chipotle, I get a single soft taco, and just ask them to make it without the shell, they put all of the good stuff on a sheet of foil, and I eat it like a burrito bowl.

I had surgery at St. Vincent's riverside location. I used Dr. Miro Uchal.

Can you just buy a bra extender? They are exactly what they sound like, a piece of fabric that clips to both the loops and the hooks to give you more room around, without having to get the cups bigger. I have bought them high end lingere stores, as well as on ebay.

I agree, I have brought my own food twice now to "cookouts" and family get togethers. I also brought my own food to a kids birthday party, it was at chuck e cheese, and I knew there was nothing on the menu for me. I bought a small chicken salad and some strawberry yogurt.

I was told to crush them and have them mixed with either applesauce, or yogurt.

I didn't have one. And I had very little pain post-op.

I got my plastic bowls with lids at the dollar tree. I believe there were 3 or 4 for a $1. And I bought matching plastic cups, and baby spoons that came in a small plastic case about the size of a glasses case. It was a great way to take them with me, and keep them clean.

My knee would buckle about every 5th step. It was no longer tracking correctly, and did not support my weight at all. The second time around was actually much much easier. The first knee was a one size fits all kind of deal, the second was custom fit in the operating room by a rep from Smith and Nephew. So I think the proper fit played a HUGE part in my recovery.

I got everything at Walmart for less than $10. The dish that says "Hope" was only $3. The gems were $3, and the tall skinny jar was only $1. I figure the one that says hope is pretty, and I will keep it out when I have lost all of my weight. I will pour the clear "fake water" that hardens over my gems, since I never plan to move them back to the need to lose jar.

I'm right there with you, surgery was may 8th, and I'm down 31 pounds.

I'm in Jacksonville surgery was 05-08-13

Tonight we went to a seafood place, bonefish grill, and my husband ordered. I asked if they had any smaller portions of the main menu and the waitress said my husband could "add on" a half portion of just about anything on the menu. I had 2 large scallops, 2 shrimp, some spinach and some goat cheese as an "add on" and it was only $10, vs the $22 for the full sized meal. I figure that it wouldn't reheat very well, so I did the half. After my husband tried a bite of each, it was just a bit more than I could eat so I ended up sending a few bites back anyway. My point is, it's always a good idea to ask if they offer an add on or upgrade option.

I had to have a tkr at 29. It sucks to have the restrictions on running, as that was something I enjoyed before I gained the weight. I had the left one done, and the right one needs to be done, but as I drop pounds I am seeing that the pain is better. I am still bone on bone, and will have the right one done, eventually. I will suggest inquiring about the smith and nephew knee, I have actually had my left knee done twice, the first time was a failed tkr. The implant failed and had to be replaced. I opted for the smith and nephew the second time, and it was a day and night difference.

You could just say you had stomach surgery (hernia?), or the gallbladder. Both require a restricted diet during post-op. Then say you were doing do good on the post-op diet that you decided to stick with it. That's what my best friend told everyone after his RNY. He was almost a year out before anyone other than me, and his parents knew.

I only had 3 bad/ugly things, the drain being removed. I made the mistake of watching, and holy crap that thing is really in there, it made a weird noise when she pulled it out and the room started spinning. It didn't hurt, but I think the combo of being light headed from pain meds, and then watching made me a bit woozy. And 2, I was bruised, really really bad on my entire stomach for like 4 weeks. I had the heparin shots in my stomach for 3 days in the hospital. And it took forever for my skin to get back to normal. And 3. the leak test stuff tasted like dish soap, and was about the same consistency. I would have preferred barium I think.

You are registered if you are posting. Were you denied the chance to post? I know there is at least one "forum" that has a restriction of xxx posts before you can post.

I had a slipped band and was covered all in one surgery. My policy states that I cannot have lost more than 50% of my access weight. I did not require anything else, other than the doctor writing a letter, since I was unable to keep anything down, including most liquids, he did a phone interview, and they did a rush review. He stated to the insurance that if not I would need to be inpatient while they made up their minds, since it was 90+ degrees here and I was unable to take in fluids. They approved me on the spot, I had surgery the next day.