CheleLynn45

Well the whole day today surprised me! I had a piece of turkey and 2% milk piece of provolone rolled up and dipped the last half in very very little mustard just for flavor. It was pretty yummy, I got the whole thing done but it did fill me up. Tonight for dinner I made 1/2 of a recipe for baked ricotta and had 1/4 of what I made. It was so yummy yummy and went down pretty well and filled me up. I did have a glass of unsweetened ice tea toady with a scoop of unflavored Protein powder too. And then a little later after dinner I just wanted something that was yummy not just ok or tolerable. So I had an 8oz glass of 1% milk with sugar free Hershey's syrup. Got another 9 grams of protein in and it was delicious!!! I felt like I had a really really good day today. Totals were 62grams of protein and 72oz of liquids. My calories were 492 and I did an hour on the treadmill and got 2.53 miles out of it. Just gonna keep taking it one day at a time!!! Tomorrow I will be 2 weeks post op!!

I have been looking around Pintrest for high Protein recipes for my new life and I came across this recipe for a chicken pizza crust. cheese. Well Enjoy and let us know if you try it!!!

I have a ventral hernia which could not be fixed during surgery. It is on the lower right hand side of my abdomen and it is more pronounced certain times of the month where you can actually feel it. With the sac and everything it feels about the size of a softball. Mine stems from a previous surgery I had in 1997 to remove three tumors from my abdomen. This surgery was not done lapriscopic (sp) and needed 52 staples to close the incision. That weakened my abdominal wall and that is where the hernia came from. The ventral hernia is the reason my surgeon recommended the sleeve surgery to begin with. They didn't want to operate on the hernia at my weight because it is a very hard surgery to go thru they said and at my weight there was high chance of it coming back. So they suggested sleeve surgery to get the weight off first then at 6-8 months out we will see how things are and they will operate on my hernia. I was soooooo hoping to wake up with Herman (what we call my hernia LOL) So I will get this weight off and then get rid of Herman!!

Tomorrow will be two weeks post op and today I started my mushy phase. I was excited and nervous. Made myself a scrambled egg with a little 2% cheddar cheese on it. I was able to eat the whole thing, chewing slowly in about 15 minutes. It felt different going down than the shakes and liquids did, but it sure was yummy!! My stomach feels full, it feels a little different than it did after the shakes or broth. I am just sitting down for a while letting it settle before I drink some unsweetened ice tea with unflavored Protein in it and take my walk. I was expecting to only be able to eat half of the egg though?? I am not worried though, I am quite happy that I was able to eat it ok. I am going to try turkey and swiss rolled up for lunch and then the ricotta bake for dinner. We will see how the rest of the day goes. And of course in between I will be drinking my Water. I am just so blessed and happy that my recovery has gone the way it has so far. I only had trouble with one Protein shake I tried not sitting well with me, (but I didn't throw up) other than that all the shakes and Soups went down really well. I find I can drink my water at more reasonable rate, I don't have to take such little sips anymore. That I like. So I am hoping in this next phase I do as well. Come on Sherman (that is what my daughter named my new stomach) together we can do this!!

Congrats!! I know the feeling, I weighed in at my one week mark and hit under 300 too!!! Keep up the good work!!

I am so sorry to hear that. I wish I had some wonderful helpful advice, but I was sleeved on 10/27 and never had incision pain. I hope that subsides for you very soon! Mine are just itching like crazy right now and I lost the glue on one of them. I am amazed at how tiny the actual incision is. Good Luck with your recovery!!!

I truly believe walking saved me with the gas pains. I was walking as soon as I could after surgery and every couple hours after that. I am almost two weeks post op and really never had gas pains. I must have been moving the gas pretty well cause I was "tooting" once I got home. LOL (sorry if TMI) So get out there and walk, do whatever you can. When I first got home I walked around the house in 15 min increments and as I felt better and steadier I went outside and went longer everytime. Two days ago I went back to the gym and did an hour straight on the treadmill. It felt good but I was tired.

I love this stuff too!! I mix it into my unsweetened tea and my broths right now. I ordered mine off Amazon.com, not sure if they ship to the UK or not.

I am one week and one day post op today and was talking with Gail my patient coordinator from the hospital, I love her. I was concerned with how much I was getting down a day. I am getting in all my Protein and my Water, grant it it will take me about an hour or so do finish a shake but I'm doing it. I guess I am feeling full since I am not feeling hungry? If that makes sense? Gail says I am doing just great and to keep doing what I am doing. She also said like other that have posted when you start eating more dense foods you will feel fuller faster and not be able to get as much down,. I have decided to be extremely happy with my progress and thank my lucky stars!!!

I am one week and one day post op. My husband has been on me to get out the house other than my three walks I am taking daily. So I am doing it. I am taking my Water bottle and I am going and getting my nails and toenails done FINALLY!! Having the polish off my artificial nails since surgery is driving me nuts! I hate the way my nails look. And since I am feeling good I figured why not! I am proud of myself for how I have gotten thru this first week. I am getting in my Protein, my water and my walking it is time to get my nails back to normal too!!!!

@gaudjosl.......I received a call from the patient coordinator from the hospital following up on my progress and that is exactly what she told me too. @@Miss Mac......I have read a ton on here about stalls, they don't sound very fun but I am hoping to work thru them when I reach them. @Luna222.......I'm so glad to hear you are doing well with your recovery too. I guess after being on these threads for so long before surgery I was expecting so much more to go wrong. I feel so bad for some on here especially when I am doing so well. Good Luck with your follow up apt!!

@proudgrammy I so hope it didn't sound like complaining!! I woke up more in awe than anything. My experience is just so different than I expected, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. I keep talking to my husband about things and he keeps telling me to just keep doing what I am doing and it will all work out!! I am really getting a little excited that I can and will be successful!

I love this post. I just posted to this forum this morning because I am surprised and shocked at how I am doing and wanted to see how people thought I was doing and making sure I wasn't missing anything. This is a great reminder to focus on the positives, there will definitely be negatives, but if you choose to focus on the positives you will succeed I believe that!!! Thanks for posting this!!

So Monday 11/3 I was one week post op from my surgery on 10/27. I came home Tuesday around dinnertime from the hospital and found that I did not need to take any of my pain meds at all. I was so surprised since I am a giant baby when it come to being in pain or uncomfortable. My first couple days home I was only getting in half of what my doc wanted me to and I was starting to get nervous. But come Friday I was able to almost reach my goals of 60g of Protein and 64oz of Water. I had a rough day on Saturday due to some protein not agreeing with my tummy at all, took a few naps but still managed to get in my three 20 minute walks so I still call it a good day! Now here is where I am looking for any advice or tips people further out than me can offer. Both Sunday and Monday I was able to get all my protein in (and a teeny bit more) all my water in and all my walking, I have been able to drink an 11oz RTD Premeire Protein shake cut with 4oz of 1% milk in about an hour sipping sipping sipping. Then I wait 30-40mins and start sipping on my water glass. Then I eat a shake again usually a scoop of powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chocolate, with 2tbsp PB2, 8 oz of milk and a few ice cubes. Again I can get it all down in about an hour. Then back to my water. Then I have broth with either my GENEPRO unflavored protein in it or the Unjury chicken Soup protein in it, I am straining the light low sodium Soups, (French onion has the best flavor) at dinner time. It usually ends up being about 8oz of liquid between the broth and the water I add. Once again it takes me about 45mis to an hour to get the broth down. This is NOT what I was expecting?? I thought I would only be able to get down a couple ounces at a time and was so worried about getting in my protein and water. Is this fairly usual for being a week out?? My doc has me on full liquids till the 9th, and and then onto the next stage. Now I am not really feeling hunger, but I am getting a full feeling when I am done. I am trying to get in a Breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have sat down with my family both nights while they ate dinner and had my broth. It didn't bother me to do that, it was nice to eat together, and with me taking longer our conversation was longer too. Instead of eating in 15mins jumping up and cleaning up, it was nice. Sorry this is so long but I guess I feel like I am doing everything correctly I don't want to miss anything. I am really looking forward to trying some real chewable food on the 9th, but I don't want to rush anything. I want my tummy to heal. I am down 13lbs in one week and 22.5 since my pre op the week before. I feel pretty good and am going to venture out again in the next couple days. I did go grocery shopping with my hubby on sunday and did pretty good. He says I am doing way better than I think I am.

I was also told I could have decaf tea. I like it unsweetened so no problem there!!

I think mine got changed due to the surgeon's schedule. The girl that called me I felt so bad for her, she had to move 20 peoples surgeries. I was so upset in the beginning of the phone call, I had everything set, my mom was flying in, my husband had time off and I had the weeks I needed off of work. Moving it up a week really messed with stuff. But I felt so bad for her and she was really trying to work with me that I didn't yell or complain.

I called my doc to make sure what it was because my pre op appt isn't till 10/21 at 3pm and my surgery is Oct 27th I wanted to get at least a week of the pre op diet in. My original surgery was scheduled for Nov 3rd but they switched me to Oct 27 and said it was fine to keep my pre op appt where it was. I think because they had to reschedule almost 20 people. My pre op consists of two Protein shakes a day, 3oz of lean protein, 1 cup veggie or salad with low fat dressing, and 1 cup fruit. I don't like vegetables so today I had a Protein shake for Breakfast, lettuce with 3oz of chicken on it with low fat dressing. dinner was a protein shake and I will have my apple in a little bit.

Believe me the time will be here for surgery before you know it. I was not one that sought out this surgery or wanted it really bad. It was suggested for me by my general surgeon when I was in for a consult for my ventral hernia. I started this whole process in Jan of this year and when my insurance said 6 month diet I was actually relieved. I needed that time to wrap my head around all that was happening. To really figure out how my life would change, how I would be eating and what was required to succeed at this. I have concluded that this is gonna be a long and hard journey but with the support team I have and all the knowledge I have acquired in the last 10 months I think I am as prepared as I can be. Good luck to you on your journey!!!!

At my post op class I was told one night in hospital barring no complications!!

Congrats on your surgery date!!! My surgery was originally scheduled for Nov 3rd and then moved to Oct 27th. YIKES!I! I am starting my pre op diet tomorrow. I also cannot believe how fast things are moving. Once they submitted my paperwork I heard back in 5 days. I am just so looking forward to the new year cause I am hoping to be past most of the tough times by then. Good luck again!!

We were looking at the Nutri bullet and the Ninja. We ended up going with the Ninja. So far we all love it, especially my daughter. LOL

Good Luck tomorrow!! My date also got changed from Nov 3rd to Oct 27th. They wanted to put me on Oct 20th but I was already scheduled to work that week.

I received my samples from unjury and after trying them and trying the premiere Protein RTD I like the UNJURY so much better. The premiere ones I could tolerate I thought but once I tried the vanilla and chocolate splendor from the UNJURY I found those much better. Not so sweet and I have a VERY hard time with artificial sugars and I had no after taste or headache from drinking the UNJURY. We also invested in a Ninja blender with two individual cups for blending and mixing. LOVE IT. My daughter is also having blast with mixing up different smoothies in it. I am pretty sure it will get a lot of use.

Well tomorrow is the day that my journey will start. I am beginning my pre op diet with my surgery scheduled for Oct 27th. Originally scheduled for Nov 3rd but the doc had to move a bunch of us around and I was one of the ones that got moved. YIKES!! I started this whole thing back in Jan 2014 with a trip to my general surgeons office to see about getting my ventral hernia taken care of. After talking with her in great length she suggested the vertical sleeve for me. She said since I seem to be able to loose the weight but not keep it off for long periods of time that this might be an option for me. She wanted some of my weight off before she operates on the ventral hernia, it seems to have a very hard and long recovery time. So when I got the info from my bariatric doc that my insurance required a 6 month doctor supervised diet I was almost relieved to have time to wrap my head around everything. It seemed to be happening so fast. So now after all my research and homework I think I am prepared as I ever can be for something like this. Once all my pre req's were done my doc submitted to my insurance and I was approved in 5 days. I was totally and completely surprised it went that fast. So tomorrow I start the journey into my new life. I thank God that I have the support of my husband, daughter and parents. I have some great friends in my corner too and these boards have been a God send also. So thanks to all who have helped me with your posts, you just never know how or who you may be helping when you post so keep it up!! I hope someday to be able to help someone too!!

I received my two samples and mixed one pouch into my unsweetened decaf iced tea and with every sip I tried to see if there was a difference but really could not tell. My surgery is October 27th and any Protein with any kind of artificial sweeteners in it upsets my tummy and gives me a headache. I have never been able to drink anything with artificial sugars in them. My husband and daughter LOVE all those flavored Water drops and I cannot stomach them. I had no reaction after drinking my tea with the GENEPRO in it. Whew!! I am hoping this will help me out once I am past my liquid phase of my post op diet. I am going to choke down the premiere protein RTD this week before surgery for my pre op diet, but probably won't use them afterwards.