Postop

Good to hear.

I sent you a PM.

I can send you the eating plan my surgeons and their DS nutrit. distribute for new DSers. Personally, I wouldn't have touched refried Beans at your stage. Way too much for your new system, IMHO. I'll be happy to email it to you if you PM me your email addy . It has sample menus as well. Sounds like your trying to do too much. 3 Protein shakes a day! I choked down 1. While most say you should be eating (per day): 30 grams/protein in 30 days, 60 grams/protein in 60 days, etc. I never made that. Even with 1 shake a day I was lucky to get in 50 grams/protein at 6 months out. Your stomach just can't handle it right now. You're barely 2 weeks out. You need to remember you have an infant's stomach. Your old one is gone. It's brand new and my surgeon reminded me I need to treat it as such. It also takes time to learn what you can and can't eat and whether that cramp means you really have to 'go'. (Eventually, though, you'll eat pretty much anything. A quick example: for the first month or so, Breakfast was 1 tsp. of scrambled eggs. Now...3 XL scrambled eggs with cream cheese and/or salami, swiss cheese, bacon, etc. While I don't eat it in 1 sitting, I do eat it.) I also wasn't taking a ton of Vitamins at your stage. You still have stores of them in your system. Take a look at what I'll send you and see what other programs recommend. Hopefully, it'll make things easier and you won't be living in the bathroom (I know what it's like).

Congrats.

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I was a bit smaller than you when I had WLS 11+ years ago. Dr. Esquerra at Mexicali Bariatric is well thought of.

Very possible and I know of many who've had it done. I've sent you a PM.

Most DSers don't take B12 so I doubt it's that. (That's more RNYers). Sounds as if you may be dehydrated. That's more common early out.

OTC. "Bariatric" vitamins often don't have what DSers need.

Your insurance should cover Iron infusions, if you need them. Generally, what happens is your iron numbers have to get low enough that your doctor recommends infusions. I do know quite a few DSers who need them. As for vitamins: I take 40+ per day. You will probably want to buy vit/minerals in bulk. costco, BJs, etc. Online places as well. I generally buy 6 months or more at a time so I save on shipping. As I have my bloods done every 6 months there is often a tweak made to my routine.

The rule of thumb is 30 grams at 30 days, 60 grams at 60 days and 90 grams at 90 days. I came nowhere near that. I wasn't able to eat 50 grams until 6 months out. So I supplemented with a Protein shake everyday for the first 2 years. You're only 2 weeks out! Hydration is waaaayyyy more important than protein right now. Keep sipping and walking. BTW, I ate 1 tsp. of scrambled eggs (as a meal) when I was at your stage and then I was full. In addition, it took a long time for any hunger to return. Thankfully, it does. If you PM me your email addy, I can send you the documents my DS surgeons & nutrit. distribute. There are meal ideas in there. You're right to aim for 120 grams, eventually. I eat more than that a day. But you have an infant DSers' stomach right now. You'd never be able to get 120 grams in at 2 weeks out.

What can't I do is probably the better question ? I have boundless energy. My mother movd this August. I moved this September. The movers commented on how I just never stopped lifting, carrying, etc. The packing of her house alone took the better part of a year. I NEVER could have done any of that before.

The fact that I never have to look at the calorie count of anything again. That I would probably suffer lactose intolerance for the first year.

Congrats!

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It began at about 3-4 mos. out & lasted till about a year or so out.

Hello, I'm 11+ years out from a DS. Sagging skin is just a fact (unless you're 18 years old), I'm afraid. I lift weights to help strengthen bones & help w/the skin, but still have osteo. With the malabsorption from the DS, and as you age - some of us see this. It is treatable. I take a ton of Calcium & Vit. D3 and take osteo. treatment. I'd suggest a Dexa bone scan, preop, so you have a baseline. Realize you'll be taking a lot ​of vitamins/minerals each day. Plus, blood tests every 6 or 12 mos. (after the first year) depending on your doctor. This isn't negotiable. It's for life. My life after surgery is pretty good. I eat every couple of hours. Tons of Protein, constantly. I'll even go down to McDonald's for a triple w/catsup & cheese when hungry at work. I generally skip the bun: 1. It takes up too much room in my stomach & I want the protein; 2. I don't want the carbs, unless I'm trying to gain weight. Who's your surgeon?

Yes. 40+ per day. Some take more, some fewer. But almost all of us take quite a lot.

Eggs are fine. Esp. when you're a new DSer. I ate 1 tsp. of scrambled eggs the first week. It's all I coukd get in for breakfast. Nowadays, it's 3 eggs scrambled with cream cheese and ham mixed in. Others have that much plus toast. You'll see eggs work well for us.

The sugar intake for the shakes is OK. Don't worry about the calories. I know it's a hard mindset to change but that's a DS benefit. If you can, I'd eat instead of drink, but that's up to you. I also sent you a PM.

Definitely don't count calories. DSers do not. We count Protein grams. At barely 2 months out it may be hard to eat enough protein. If you feel you need 3 shakes a day then do it. How many sugar grams are in each shake? Is it under 10? I had 1 shake for the first 2 years (each day) bc I couldn't get enough protein in. I didn't get to 50 gr. protein till 6 mos. out. Are you getting in 80 gr. of Water comfortably? That is a lot. If it's too hard you can drop it back. I only weighed when I went to my surgeons' office. That meant 1 mo. out, 3 mos. out, etc. That way I never saw ups, downs, stalls. I did take pics every 3 mos. My first mo. I lost 19 lbs. as I recall. Why the low fat? As a DSer, I eat pretty much all the fat I want. Full fat mayo, yogurt, etc. That's one of the beauties of the DS.

You're absolutely right. Unfortunately, it isn't uncommon once you're out of the hospital.

Concentrate on the fluids. They're most important. The protein can wait.

Sounds like a good idea.

Sent you a PM.