MN_Thin0211

I don't. Too many carbs.

Oh...I have Medica Health Plan (not to be confused with Medicaid)...maybe that helps someone

Hello All, I am getting my sleeve Feb 11 at 9 am! I have been lurking here for months, and I have learned so much! I want to say thanks to everyone for sharing and being so open and honest. I was hoping to reach out to someone who has a similar surgery date, or anyone who maybe wants to keep in touch and support each other in what seems to be a potentially difficult first few weeks. I am so proud to be able to soon sit on the loser's bench... Side question: I have a runny nose, itchy throat, no cough or fever. It came on Friday night and doesn't seem to be getting worse. Mucus is clear (sorry if TMI)...they wouldn't cancel for this, do you think! Thanks for reading!

Okay, I made jokes before, but I JUST talked to Justin from Insure nutrition, and my order is APPROVED! Scar cream, vitamins and protein shakes totally covered, no co-pay...now I'm just waiting on FedEx~

So, I am 10 days out. Other than having no energy and hating the taste of Protein shakes, I guess it's been okay. I am not used to it yet. I am on full liquids, and I hate it. Not so much, "I want fried chicken" but more "I hate soup/protein shakes/anything liquid". I ate a slice of turkey bacon...slowly. I KNOW it's way too early, but I just wanted some meat. I have unflavored Protein powder, every cream and broth based Soup in a 5 mile radius, milk, Protein Shakes, greek yogurt in every flavor. I am so confused about what to eat. I don't like cottage cheese or things like that. I have sugar free popsicles for the crunch but the artificial sweetener makes my stomach upset and gassy. I brought this up during my one week post op, but the clinician seemed disinterested, maybe she was having a bad day. She only suggested different flavors of greek yogurt (sigh...). I don't want to fail this early on, and I kind of want to get a handle on it before the next stage...purees. Because, to be frank, the thought of eating blended meat makes me nauseous and I don't know how anyone does it. I also don't like eggs or mayo or mustard, so I have never had an egg salad or tuna salad or anything. I guess I could live off of liquid Protein supplements and Clear Liquids until the solid food stage, but I really don't want to. I just don't know what to do, so if anyone has any advice or encouragement, it would be greatly appreciated. Love.

Those are some great ideas, thanks... I don't get where the "you WILL fail" idea came from and why it got so many likes....what did I do to indicate a propensity to fail? I recognized an issue early on, and asked for help (both here and from a medical professional). I didn't think putting the definition for "liquid" was helpful; I mentioned and recognize that I will have this issue when I move to the next stage as well, so I wanted to prepare. And of course I "knew this was coming"...I am just unfortunate enough not to have psychic powers and know what experience and issues will be particular to my post-op. I researched a lot, but I didn't foresee an issue with the in-between stages. Such a mixed bag here. Back to lurking, thanks all. Love,

So, I am 10 days out. Other than having no energy and hating the taste of Protein shakes, I guess it's been okay. I am not used to it yet. I am on full liquids, and I hate it. Not so much, "I want fried chicken" but more "I hate soup/protein shakes/anything liquid". I ate a slice of turkey bacon...slowly. I KNOW it's way too early, but I just wanted some meat. I have unflavored Protein powder, every cream and broth based Soup in a 5 mile radius, milk, Protein Shakes, greek yogurt in every flavor. I am so confused about what to eat. I don't like cottage cheese or things like that. I have sugar free popsicles for the crunch but the artificial sweetener makes my stomach upset and gassy. I brought this up during my one week post op, but the clinician seemed disinterested, maybe she was having a bad day. She only suggested different flavors of greek yogurt (sigh...). I don't want to fail this early on, and I kind of want to get a handle on it before the next stage...purees. Because, to be frank, the thought of eating blended meat makes me nauseous and I don't know how anyone does it. I also don't like eggs or mayo or mustard, so I have never had an egg salad or tuna salad or anything. I guess I could live off of liquid Protein supplements and Clear Liquids until the solid food stage, but I really don't want to. I just don't know what to do, so if anyone has any advice or encouragement, it would be greatly appreciated. Love.

I didn't get a meal plan per se. It says cream Soups (which I have), cream of wheat (which I don't eat) and of course the popsicles and greek yogurt. I made the post because I don't know what to eat. I guess I didn't know it was supposed to be like this. I will try cheese and refried Beans (I don't know what they are but that's what google is for). And I guess eat soup and yogurt until I figure something out.

So, I am 10 days out. Other than having no energy and hating the taste of Protein shakes, I guess it's been okay. I am not used to it yet. I am on full liquids, and I hate it. Not so much, "I want fried chicken" but more "I hate soup/protein shakes/anything liquid". I ate a slice of turkey bacon...slowly. I KNOW it's way too early, but I just wanted some meat. I have unflavored Protein powder, every cream and broth based Soup in a 5 mile radius, milk, Protein Shakes, greek yogurt in every flavor. I am so confused about what to eat. I don't like cottage cheese or things like that. I have sugar free popsicles for the crunch but the artificial sweetener makes my stomach upset and gassy. I brought this up during my one week post op, but the clinician seemed disinterested, maybe she was having a bad day. She only suggested different flavors of greek yogurt (sigh...). I don't want to fail this early on, and I kind of want to get a handle on it before the next stage...purees. Because, to be frank, the thought of eating blended meat makes me nauseous and I don't know how anyone does it. I also don't like eggs or mayo or mustard, so I have never had an egg salad or tuna salad or anything. I guess I could live off of liquid Protein supplements and Clear Liquids until the solid food stage, but I really don't want to. I just don't know what to do, so if anyone has any advice or encouragement, it would be greatly appreciated. Love.

They will probably require that you stop smoking well before surgery date. Some surgeons do a nicotine test preop, and they won't do surgery if you fail....ymmv

I had surgery 2/11 and guess what! 14 lbs up since day of surgery! So tell me water weight or "search the forum" or whatever, but I am so DAMN angry it should be physically impossible to do this! So much for people who told me to eat less and I would lose weight well NO FOOD FOR 14 DAYS =WEIGHT GAIN. I know nobody wants to hear it but I have no one to talk to so here's my post. I have tears running down my face I am so upset. I am farther into the 300s wtf...I hate this.

Thanks everyone...I know many of you are past this point it just gets easily frustrating at first. I know it will come off (logically) I was in the hospital an extra night and on a pretty fast iv the whole time. I just want this to work so badly, it's my last hope. Love.

ugh...thank you guys so much for talking me down a bit. I am sitting here like, "You've gotta be f-ing kidding me" I threw the scale into the closet and I think I broke it oh well I DON'T CARE...rrrrgh I know logically it's shock of surgery and Water weight but man, it sucks. Ely, I am right there with you....screw you scale....I HAVE PHYSICS ON MY SIDE, BITCH! LOL I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for not rolling their eyes at another melodramatic newbie...or at least not letting me know you did.

Sleeved the morning of Feb 11th...it went pretty well. My surgeon was AWESOME, he said I followed instructions so well that he was able to remove about 90% of my tummy! I had to stay in the hospital an extra night due to trying to treat an h pylori infection and I had a bad reaction to the antibiotic.... So, I know everyone more or less goes through this but, every. Single. Sip. I. burp. Or I do that painful pre-burp thing, or hiccup. Is this just something until the swelling goes down? I want to make sure I can get enough liquids in. On the plus side, I have a lot of energy, more than I thought...been shopping with the hubby and kids and everything. We bought Kinect (sensor device for the XBox 360 you can use for dance and exercise games) but I only got through 5 minutes of warm-ups. Maybe I am doing too much, DH thinks so. PLEASE SAY I WON'T BURP FOREVAH! ll

I guess I better update my ticker to show HOW MUCH I HAVE GAINED

Well, I have gained 14 pounds since DOS so I am really depressed, I know it's early but it feels like this isn't worth anything, I literally eaten NO FOOD for 2 weeks, so that's how you know calories in/calories out is BS...I am so angry and I am going to bed .

I just saw this post and I only want to wish you all the best with your outcome; you don't have long to wait until your date and we are all cheering for you! I believe you will do everything you desire and more...please, keep us posted!

Congrats on meeting the Dr's goals (and yours as well!) In the hospital they had these kudos boxes where you could fill out compliments for everyone I did one for anyone I interacted with in a positive way, even the people who measured my pee or changed my garbage liners. It's nice when people know they are appreciated. It's like, everyone complains but taking that moment to compliment has a huge affect too...

Um, yeah...I just posted about this too...apparently nothing but drinking slowly and time help...

I hope this happens to me I used to be a 9 1/2 now I am an 11W, and my shoes get that "fat girl lean"...you know? Just laughing at myself no offense intended...

Thanks for the reply...I got over the gas pretty quickly I was eating those gas-x strips like nobody's business and plus I had the nurse giving me the Rx gas stuff too...plus I walked like crazy in the hospital. They actually had a nursing team looking for me at first they thought I fell down...lol...I walked like every hour and they were eventually like, oh, there she goes again. That gas was no joke and I wanted it over ASAP...if I could only do something about this now...

I am just 3 days post-op, but... I didn't owe anyone an explanation as to how I got so fat, so since when is anyone entitled to answers about my weight loss? I told my husband, my brother (who is my best friend), my mom, and my assistant. That's it! No one is in a place to judge my weight loss and deem it acceptable or unacceptable in their eyes, I could really give a flying flip if someone thinks a "good girl" is someone who will lay out her medical history at a moment's notice simply to satisfy someone's curiosity (NOT an attack on anyone, just how I feel). Do you want to know more about my bloody monthly clots or how I have to use an extra-long speculum at the OB/GYN because I have a deep set vagina? While we're at it, let's discuss my mental health issues so you can deem me "cheating" or not by taking meds....sheesh... MYOB people! The only exception I personally would make is if I someone struggling came to me in search of what worked for me, because they are at their wit's end. I wouldn't lie in their face or blow them off. That's just me, though.