lkleigh

Part of me feels like binging on chocolate since I'm not losing anyway! But I won't.....

I have read tons of posts about stalls and thought I was mentally prepared for the infamous "three week stall". Despite all that, when it happened to me, I got a little down. It's so frustrating to be eating so little and not lose any. ***just venting***. :-)

I always get mine on eBay. They are def cheaper on there.

Your belongings aren't secured at all. Are you bringing someone with you? They will be in the room during surgery.

If they have an online group, I'm not aware of it. That wasn't really a factor for me. I have a friend here locally who had the surgery six months ago, so I direct all my questions to her. Also, the local surgeons have support groups that anyone can attend. Plus, there's this community.

PIZZZAAAA!!!!! And diet dr pepper!

Girl, I hear you!!! In the two weeks before surgery, I started really freaking out and having doubts! I didn't want to lose my "thickness" either. It's my identity and it took me many years to own it. I just kept reminding myself of all the reasons that I was having the surgery. I'm only three weeks out, so it remains to be seen what happens.

Good questions. I'm curious to see replies. I'm only three weeks out.

At two weeks, my doctor said that my stomach would still be swollen and to only eat two ounces. I tried to do three ounces yesterday and that was a mistake. I wouldn't worry about it, listen to your body.

Never mind. Figured it out. ????

I can't figure out how to see the protein amount though.

Awesome. Thanks.

An anyone recommend an app that will calculate nutrition from a recipe?

As anybody noticed that they are a lot more sensitive to meds after surgery? I took a melatonin last night to help me sleep. Before surgery, they barely kept me sleeping a few hours. Last night, I slept ten hours!!! Maybe it was just a coincidence...

Maybe you should start focusing on your measurements instead of your weight. Sounds like you have probably built up a lot of muscle, which weighs more.

Just hit the end of week two and it definitely is easier. Today, I cooked a bunch of different things and portioned them into the freezer so that I will have quick heat and eat options. Starting puréed tomorrow. Yay!

No one told me that, after surgery, everything tastes sweeter than before. A LOT SWEETER! I have to dilute my protein packets now or I can't tolerate them. I didn't try Unjury shakes before my surgery, but I love the chocolate one now! It tastes just like chocolate milk. Maybe that will help you post surgery.

My doctor gave me ice chips after my leak test. He said it to gets my intestines working.

I was sleeved 3/22 and feel the same way. Tried to straighten up my room today and had to rest every few minutes. I keep wondering if it's because I'm not getting enough calories or enough water, or both. It's a real struggle right now.

My doctor required a two week low carb pre op diet. At the time, I considered cheating on it. I figured how would he know? Looking back, I'm glad he required it. It has been mentally hard not having food in my one week post op. I think the pre op diet made it a little easier though.

That might be another reason not to vacay after. It was so hard seeing and smelling all the food!!! I just stuck with the Gatorade he gave me.

It's not too bad. You will just get tired easily. I definitely noticed I didn't enjoy it as much as on other trips. It's hard enough to drink enough fluid after surgery without factoring in the heat down there.

I think once I get to the solid food stage it will be easier. Sometimes it's hard to tell if you're having real hunger or head hunger.

I'm 6 days post op and doing great. The only problem is that I am constantly thinking about food. Please tell me this gets easier!!

Had my sleeve last Saturday(3/22) with Dr Perez at La Clinica Victoria. So far everything is going great. I'll try and document as much as I remember..... My mom and I flew in on Friday and there was a guy waiting for us at the airport who took us to the hotel in cancun. We walked across the street to the mall for a while and had an early night. Saturday morning, the driver picked us up at 6:30. I got to the clinic, did some paperwork, then headed up to a patient room and got into a gown. They started an iv, did bloodwork, a chest xray, and EKG. The anesthesiologists came and talked to me. After I had my iv, the nurse gave me some antibiotics and something else in it. It made me really sick and I started dry heaving. She gave something like smelling salts to make me feel better. Then the waiting began. I don't think they actually took me into the OR until about 12:30. Before I knew it, I was in recovery. They kept me medicated around the clock, so I never felt any real pain, just lots of discomfort. The first day was really hard mentally. I kept thinking "what have I done?!? I'm never going to eat yummy food again?" I guess a lot of people go through this. On Sunday, Dr Perez took me down to do the upper GI and show me my new stomach size. On the way down there, we were in the elevator with a very smiley woman who thanked Dr Perez. I said "did she have the same surgery as me?" He said "yes, but she had it one day earlier." The woman chimed in "don't worry, I felt like you yesterday, tomorrow will be better." I had my doubts. On Monday, Dr Perez came to take my drain out and I instantly felt a thousand times better!! I chose not to do the dye test, because they do it three times during surgery and I had the upper GI the day before. He gave me juices and Gatorade and the driver came to pick us up for the ferry to Isla Mujeres. In hind sight, I think I would have rather went straight home. I tire very quickly, so it's hard to enjoy the island, especially with the heat. It is also hard seeing all the yummy Mexican food. I'm not physically hungry, but I want to eat sooo bad. ****side notes***** None, and I mean none of the nurses speak English, not even the day shift ones. This didn't particularly bother me because I speak enough Spanish to get by. All of the doctors spoke good English. The first night, my wallet was barely visible in the edge of my bag. When I went to get Chapstick out of it the next morning, all of my cash was gone. I reported it to dr Perez and he reported it to the clinic manager. They say this type of thing is very rare, but that doesn't really matter if it happens to you. Just be vigilant not to be an "easy target", which is good advice whether your surgery is in the US or Mexico. That's all I can think of for now. I was very pleased with my experience.