georgiare

I have been suffering from this for the past week since my surgery, and I don't feel like it's getting much better. I've tried heat pads, gasx strips, I walk several times daily, and it passes a little but as soon as I hiccup it's back in full force. I wouldn't say it's something to rethink surgery over, but if it happens just keep Tylenol around if you are off the narcotics quickly like the most of us

I think there are a fair few of us who are/were on the smaller end of the BMI spectrum when getting surgery. I have seen two trends, one seems to be the belief that weight loss is slower, and the other is that recovery is easier and risk of complications is lower. I don't know that either are true, but I do know that I am losing a lot faster with the sleeve than I did with the lap band. It may slow down, but I'm OK with that because I don't have hundreds to lose so if it takes me a year to lose 60lbs, and I have to put more work in, that's what I'll do. It makes saggy skin less likely anyway.

@@laneydasilva lol this may seem obvious, but if you want to stop drinking soda, the best step might be to stop buying it. When you find yourself going to the fridge in the store to pick one up at the register, make yourself grab a Water or a tea instead. If you don't dwell on it, it becomes easier to avoid. I used to drink a 24 pack a day, and now I can't even steal a sip from someone at the dinner table because it hurts al the way down.

I am excited every time I get my labs back and my blood sugar is completely normal! My other favorite nsvs include cinching the belt, passing by the bakery section at the store without even thinking about it, taking the stairs at work without losing my breath, and being able to run! Love it all.

My newest victory is also my newest annoyance. My size 11/13 pants won't stay up, I need a belt!

@@laneydasilva lol this may seem obvious, but if you want to stop drinking soda, the best step might be to stop buying it. When you find yourself going to the fridge in the store to pick one up at the register, make yourself grab a Water or a tea instead. If you don't dwell on it, it becomes easier to avoid. I used to drink a 24 pack a day, and now I can't even steal a sip from someone at the dinner table because it hurts al the way down.

@@laneydasilva lol this may seem obvious, but if you want to stop drinking soda, the best step might be to stop buying it. When you find yourself going to the fridge in the store to pick one up at the register, make yourself grab a Water or a tea instead. If you don't dwell on it, it becomes easier to avoid. I used to drink a 24 pack a day, and now I can't even steal a sip from someone at the dinner table because it hurts al the way down.

My newest victory is also my newest annoyance. My size 11/13 pants won't stay up, I need a belt!

I am excited every time I get my labs back and my blood sugar is completely normal! My other favorite nsvs include cinching the belt, passing by the bakery section at the store without even thinking about it, taking the stairs at work without losing my breath, and being able to run! Love it all.

I use an implant, never have periods normally with it, and I was spotting for about the first 3-4 weeks after surgery. It's definitely a result of the surgery, but also the drastic dietary change and hormonal changes that go along with both I believe.

sleep, heat pad, or just rest. I remember the band being a lot more painful than the sleeve, oddly. I made a huge pile of pillows to lay up against, and stayed in bed for the better part of 10 days post op, just walking around the house to get a drink or use the restroom. But, really, the most of the pain passes within the first 3 days, so you shouldn't feel bad about using the meds for the first few days because you won't likely need them in a few short days.

I use an implant, never have periods normally with it, and I was spotting for about the first 3-4 weeks after surgery. It's definitely a result of the surgery, but also the drastic dietary change and hormonal changes that go along with both I believe.

You are also used to eating for energy at the time of surgery, and your body is trying to burn fat and muscle right after surgery to get that energy. Your head is definitely telling you to eat more. I remember eating cream of chicken Soup and having more than I thought I would be able to, and even now I can chug (reasonably) Water and other fluids. But when they ok'd cream of wheat and oatmeal, I noticed that I could only finish about 1/3 of a packet. 3 months out, I still can't finish a whole packet of oatmeal. You will feel the limitations more when you get into fuller foods. The important thing during the full liquid phase is to eat slow because you don't want to put pressure on the staples and cause a leak. I also tried sugar free sucky candy during that time, to keep my mouth busy so I wasn't always thinking about food, but even the sugar alcohols they use in those can give some sleevers tummy aches so be careful.

That's like a chicken or the egg question. If you eat too fast you could eat too much. You have to give the food time to get to your belly in order for the signal to be sent to your brain that you're done.

You remind me of my husband. And this similar behaviour is precisely why I choose not to talk to him about my choice to have surgery. Sorry, but I think you need to back off a bit.

Not at all hard or difficult. I'm a picky eater as is my daughter. I eat what I eat and if she doesn't like it she can cook for herself (so she usually eats what I eat). I prepared the full thanksgiving dinner at 7 weeks post-sleeve. I just find that I change what I cook, I don't bake lasagna or pizza anymore, I make chicken or faijtas. For comparison though, I had to make way more dietary changes with the lap band than I have with the sleeve. When I had the band everything got stuck, and there were so many foods I couldn't way because they wouldn't go down. With the sleeve there are only a couple foods that make me nauseous, and I just physically can't eat as much anymore. So, I can make all kinds of food for others, but when I sit down to eat I get like 5 bites in then I'm stuffed.

I had a lot of pudding, hot cocoa, milk, Tomato Soup, and sugar free ice cream/fudgsicles/popsicles during that phase.

My tastes changed on some things but not others. I used to eat hotdogs (the good organic ones not the cheap ones) daily with the lap band, but now I can't stand them. I also used to prefer sweet more, ketchup or sweet bbq that kind of thing, but now I prefer sour, vinegar and mustard and such. I noticed the first about month after surgery many smells and tastes were super strong and I couldn't stand stuff like Jello or crystal lite, but that passed and I can have those normally now. There are some things that you will get a belly ache from, so you will lose your taste for, or you might just deal with the crap feeling and just plan for time to lay in bed until it passes, depending on the kind of person you are. I get this from Peanut Butter and cocoa, I can live without peanut butter but I need some form of chocolate in my life so I just plan to have hot cocoa when I have an hour to lay in bed lol. It'll be a learning process for you, but once you get past the initial recovery diet then you can figure out what your body likes now and what you don't. The initial changes though, can subside and others move in. The initial changes can be due to the change in diet, or the effects from the anesthesia, or ketosis putting a bad taste in your mouth. All of which will pass with time.

I think in this forum there are a lot of diverse opinions on this. And really, what I've found, is that whomever you tell, you are going to have several conversations with that person about your surgery in the future. They get curious, or want to compliment you, or get judgmental, or just want to see how your doing, or whatever. But the topic of weightloss will enter the conversation, more commonly in my opinion, than prior to surgery.
Now, for me personally, I told my whole family because I needed the support with my daughter during recovery. Most of my family is super understanding and would support me through anything. My younger sister is not a very nice person and although she struggled with being overweight herself she is very rude to me about my having surgery, but that's really 1 out of many and she's rude in general so to me it's to be expected and I can avoid her easily enough.
Work on the other hand is more complex than family. I told just a couple people at the job I was working when I initially got the band, and they were all counselors so very supportive and inquisitive but no issues. I told my closest coworkers at the job I was at when I modified to the sleeve, and many of them had also had surgery so they understood and those who hadn't had surgery were inquisitive and constantly brought up the surgery. And finally, I started a new position where I don't feel I know everyone well enough for it to concern them. My previous jobs and coworkers had to deal with me being out for the surgeries, so I felt no need to avoid the topic, but that's not the case currently. I've told my closest coworker only in my current position, and she responded with "I just don't know why you would do that to yourself, you're tiny". To which I laughed off the backhanded comment and replied "well then I guess it worked!". She is not a small woman but apparently has issues about it. I only told her because she likes to express affection with food and I wanted her to know why I was always declining her offers for lunch or baked sweets.
So, my biggest recommendation would be to consider how you anticipate the conversation working out for you. With each person, do you feel they would be supportive, or not? Could they keep your surgery private if you asked them to? And do you want a lot of conversations to be about your weight loss in the future with that person?
Hope this was helpful

I think in this forum there are a lot of diverse opinions on this. And really, what I've found, is that whomever you tell, you are going to have several conversations with that person about your surgery in the future. They get curious, or want to compliment you, or get judgmental, or just want to see how your doing, or whatever. But the topic of weightloss will enter the conversation, more commonly in my opinion, than prior to surgery.
Now, for me personally, I told my whole family because I needed the support with my daughter during recovery. Most of my family is super understanding and would support me through anything. My younger sister is not a very nice person and although she struggled with being overweight herself she is very rude to me about my having surgery, but that's really 1 out of many and she's rude in general so to me it's to be expected and I can avoid her easily enough.
Work on the other hand is more complex than family. I told just a couple people at the job I was working when I initially got the band, and they were all counselors so very supportive and inquisitive but no issues. I told my closest coworkers at the job I was at when I modified to the sleeve, and many of them had also had surgery so they understood and those who hadn't had surgery were inquisitive and constantly brought up the surgery. And finally, I started a new position where I don't feel I know everyone well enough for it to concern them. My previous jobs and coworkers had to deal with me being out for the surgeries, so I felt no need to avoid the topic, but that's not the case currently. I've told my closest coworker only in my current position, and she responded with "I just don't know why you would do that to yourself, you're tiny". To which I laughed off the backhanded comment and replied "well then I guess it worked!". She is not a small woman but apparently has issues about it. I only told her because she likes to express affection with food and I wanted her to know why I was always declining her offers for lunch or baked sweets.
So, my biggest recommendation would be to consider how you anticipate the conversation working out for you. With each person, do you feel they would be supportive, or not? Could they keep your surgery private if you asked them to? And do you want a lot of conversations to be about your weight loss in the future with that person?
Hope this was helpful

I think in this forum there are a lot of diverse opinions on this. And really, what I've found, is that whomever you tell, you are going to have several conversations with that person about your surgery in the future. They get curious, or want to compliment you, or get judgmental, or just want to see how your doing, or whatever. But the topic of weightloss will enter the conversation, more commonly in my opinion, than prior to surgery.
Now, for me personally, I told my whole family because I needed the support with my daughter during recovery. Most of my family is super understanding and would support me through anything. My younger sister is not a very nice person and although she struggled with being overweight herself she is very rude to me about my having surgery, but that's really 1 out of many and she's rude in general so to me it's to be expected and I can avoid her easily enough.
Work on the other hand is more complex than family. I told just a couple people at the job I was working when I initially got the band, and they were all counselors so very supportive and inquisitive but no issues. I told my closest coworkers at the job I was at when I modified to the sleeve, and many of them had also had surgery so they understood and those who hadn't had surgery were inquisitive and constantly brought up the surgery. And finally, I started a new position where I don't feel I know everyone well enough for it to concern them. My previous jobs and coworkers had to deal with me being out for the surgeries, so I felt no need to avoid the topic, but that's not the case currently. I've told my closest coworker only in my current position, and she responded with "I just don't know why you would do that to yourself, you're tiny". To which I laughed off the backhanded comment and replied "well then I guess it worked!". She is not a small woman but apparently has issues about it. I only told her because she likes to express affection with food and I wanted her to know why I was always declining her offers for lunch or baked sweets.
So, my biggest recommendation would be to consider how you anticipate the conversation working out for you. With each person, do you feel they would be supportive, or not? Could they keep your surgery private if you asked them to? And do you want a lot of conversations to be about your weight loss in the future with that person?
Hope this was helpful

I think in this forum there are a lot of diverse opinions on this. And really, what I've found, is that whomever you tell, you are going to have several conversations with that person about your surgery in the future. They get curious, or want to compliment you, or get judgmental, or just want to see how your doing, or whatever. But the topic of weightloss will enter the conversation, more commonly in my opinion, than prior to surgery.
Now, for me personally, I told my whole family because I needed the support with my daughter during recovery. Most of my family is super understanding and would support me through anything. My younger sister is not a very nice person and although she struggled with being overweight herself she is very rude to me about my having surgery, but that's really 1 out of many and she's rude in general so to me it's to be expected and I can avoid her easily enough.
Work on the other hand is more complex than family. I told just a couple people at the job I was working when I initially got the band, and they were all counselors so very supportive and inquisitive but no issues. I told my closest coworkers at the job I was at when I modified to the sleeve, and many of them had also had surgery so they understood and those who hadn't had surgery were inquisitive and constantly brought up the surgery. And finally, I started a new position where I don't feel I know everyone well enough for it to concern them. My previous jobs and coworkers had to deal with me being out for the surgeries, so I felt no need to avoid the topic, but that's not the case currently. I've told my closest coworker only in my current position, and she responded with "I just don't know why you would do that to yourself, you're tiny". To which I laughed off the backhanded comment and replied "well then I guess it worked!". She is not a small woman but apparently has issues about it. I only told her because she likes to express affection with food and I wanted her to know why I was always declining her offers for lunch or baked sweets.
So, my biggest recommendation would be to consider how you anticipate the conversation working out for you. With each person, do you feel they would be supportive, or not? Could they keep your surgery private if you asked them to? And do you want a lot of conversations to be about your weight loss in the future with that person?
Hope this was helpful

Could be a lot of things, and if you are really concerned the best answers are always going to come from your doctor. But, that sounds like air bubbles moving around to me. I used to get that feeling a lot, and once my belly would growl it would go away. With the swelling right after surgery, it can be hard for the bubbles to gurgle around like they are supposed to so it turns into this odd feeling that is translated in your brain as "I need to throw up or eat something". It's odd, but that's what I've found it is.

Could be a lot of things, and if you are really concerned the best answers are always going to come from your doctor. But, that sounds like air bubbles moving around to me. I used to get that feeling a lot, and once my belly would growl it would go away. With the swelling right after surgery, it can be hard for the bubbles to gurgle around like they are supposed to so it turns into this odd feeling that is translated in your brain as "I need to throw up or eat something". It's odd, but that's what I've found it is.

I didn't even have a Protein goal until 3 weeks post op. They wanted me focused on hydration.