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I'm 2 1/2 weeks out from surgery. I just had my first episode of vomiting. I got a really sharp pain in the center of my chest and lost my lunch. (tuna) How can I avoid this from happening again?

I had the cinnamon roll shake for breakfast. Warning!!! Cinnamon does not stay suspended in the shake very well. Most of the shake was awesome, but the last few swallows.....Yowzers!!!

Thank you!!! I didn't know about the surgery stall. It felt great to get back in the pool. I didn't do all of the exercises and felt really good. I'll go 2 days next week and then back to a regular schedule of 3 days the following week.

Update!!! I did some searching and found that this topic has caused all sorts of snarkiness and negative responses. Please forgive me for bringing up the subject. On a positive note, maybe the eye-rolling will burn a few calories. I started on soft foods on Tuesday, started Water aerobics on Wednesday. That's the good part. The bad is that I haven't lost an ounce since Monday. Did I go through all this only to stop losing this soon???

I'm drinking the Butterfinger shake right now. Makes me not miss DQ. http://milestogo.squarespace.com/protein-shake-recipes/

I saw the dietitian and the doctor yesterday. Both were very pleased with my progress. I am down 15 pounds since surgery and 32 pounds overall. I am soooooo glad to be off of pureed food. I went directly from the doctor to Red Lobster where I had shrimp off of the kids menu. Because I haven't had any problems with vomiting or food making me nauseous, the dietitian broadened my parameters of allowable food at this point. I am excited to try some new things. In addition, doc said that incisions look good so I get to return to water aerobics tonight!!! Woo Hoo!!!!

I have been averaging a loss of a pound a day since surgery. By this time next year, I'll be 365 pounds lighter.

I'm not allowed anything but animal protein, yogurt, cottage cheese, and protein shakes.

They weighed me right before surgery. I weighed the day after I got home and had lost 4 pounds. Haven't lost anything more. I'll try again in a few days and see if anything has happened.

Blessings on your journey.

I had my surgery last Wednesday. I felt kind of rough the first day home, but now feel really good. Very little pain....more feels like there is a weight on my stomach. I've been careful about what I eat and have done some walking. I've only lost 4 pounds since surgery. I was expecting more. Is this normal? I'm impatiently waiting to see results.

this is what you work up to. 3 ounces of Protein, 3 meals a day. Protein can include Puréed chicken, beef, pork, turkey, eggs Fat free cottage cheese Fat free, sugar free regular or Greek yogurt Supplement (15-30gms protein, less than 7 gms carbs)

My doc requires only puréed protein for 2 weeks post op. He wants it to come primarily from natural sources, so not too many shakes. Just had beef and gravy baby food for lunch. Not too bad with a little salt. 8 grams of protein. Is anyone else using baby food?

Surgery was Wednesday. I got released today. I'm staying in a hotel tonight and will go home tomorrow. I'm feeling kind of rough tonight. Pain in my back, neck, and chest. Is that normal? Dined on turkey baby food tonight. Not as bad as what I anticipated. Eating ice chips and Popsicles to get fluid. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Pain meds should be knocking me out pretty soon.

My surgery is scheduled for 7:10 tomorrow morning. Just took the FDA approved Drano and will stay close to the hotel room tonight.

I have been doing ok on the 2 week pre-op diet, but caved a few times and ate something that I shouldn't have. I've lost required weight and all of my tests were really good. Doc said my liver was beautiful. Please tell me that after working so hard that the slip-ups won't mean surgery will be cancelled. Slip-up=over the course of 2 weeks- a piece of bread, part of a piece of fried chicken, a cup of cocoa, sugar-free JELLO, sugar-free Popsicle

Because I have been so weight loss resistant in the past, I followed a modified pre-op diet for a month. (2 shakes and then whatever I wanted for supper). I lost 11 pounds. Now I'm in the pre-op diet phase of 2 shakes and 1 meal of 4-6 ounces of protein and 1 cup of vegetables. I've lost hardly anything. I have until the 13th to lose 4 more pounds. I thought it would come off more quickly at this stage. My pre-op tests all came back very good, but if I haven't lost 15 pounds, they won't do surgery. Any ideas?????

I really like the vanilla muscle milk and the strawberry AES. I'm not a fan of the slim fast stuff. For lunch, I often have lean beef protein broth. It warms me up here in chilly ND. I like the isopure juice too but have to drive 2 hours to get it. I bought some protein powders from GNC, but haven't tried them yet. I'm looking forward to new beginnings. Blessings to all of you.

My surgery is scheduled for February 13th!!!! I start the strict diet on Wednesday. I have been easing into it and have done well.....lost 11 pounds. Today I was craving carbs in a bad way. I don't want to sabotage this. Four more pounds in 2 weeks in order to have the surgery. Good news though....my pre-op tests were outstanding. The doc said that I have a beautiful liver. I'm thinking of putting a picture of it on Christmas cards next year. Lol

February 13th!!!!

I purchased 2 kinds of protein broth from TrueNutrition. Each has 1.5 grams of carbs and 26 grams of protein per serving. I was getting tired of the sweet shakes all of the time. (yeah, shocked me too). I tried the French Onion flavor. I wouldn't serve it for Christmas dinner,but it wasn't too bad. I also got the beef broth, but haven't tried it yet.

Thanks for the help.

I should have been more clear. Both recipes also chicken in them. :-). What I am wondering is if I can have the other ingredients. The info from my dietician only says puréed meat.

Thank you for your kind words. My faith is strong and I know that through everything, I will become stronger. Congrats on your success. I'm looking forward to being a success story that will encourage others.

This wasn’t an easy decision to make and has been in the works for several years. I first considered it over 5 years ago and had the support of my husband. It didn’t feel like the right time then. With health issues becoming a concern, recognizing the limits that my choices have created, and experiencing the rudeness of people who don’t know me, I decided that now was the right time. In July, I attended a meeting at MedCenter One in Bismarck to begin the process of getting a gastric bypass. I chose MedCenter One because I felt that it would be too difficult to be hospitalized in the same place that my husband had been while he was fighting cancer. I attended the meeting alone after doing some shopping. I have crowd anxiety issues so getting this far was a boost of confidence. I was feeling really good….until. I sat down to look through the materials. I glanced up at the screen and saw that the surgeon that performed three surgeries on Dan would also be my surgeon. He had switched hospitals. This rattled me a little, but I pulled myself together and made it through the meeting. I came home and spent a considerable amount of time filling out paperwork and making the necessary appointments. I met with and got a referral from my primary physician, met with the psychiatrist for the required evaluation, (I passed, by the way), and planned for my appointment with the surgeon. Three days before my appointment, I received a call. I was told that my surgeon was no longer employed by that hospital and the appointment was cancelled. I decided to look at my options. MedCenter One was working on getting another surgeon certified, but they didn’t know how long that would take. I contacted MidDakota Clinic and started the process again. More paperwork, more medical records to be released. On October 16th, I met with the nutritionist, nurse, financial department, and the surgeon. I originally wanted the surgery to be in November, but everything would have to fall into place quickly. Because of rapid growth and not enough employees in this area of the country it took over 3 weeks for my medical records to be sent to Bismarck. In addition, because of some of the limitations following surgery, I would have to be very careful at Christmas. I decided that I didn’t want to give up being able to play with and hold my grandchildren. The surgery is set for February 13th.