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my NUT actually said the same thing; that soda doesnt make your pouch stretch. Rather that its just not a good food to get back into, esp if you had an issue with it pre-surgery. Its something I like to have infrequently as a treat, so I thought i'd share. Esp becuase i think if you make this in sparkling Water, wouldnt it still count toward your Water intake?
Obviously I wouldnt suggest making the above if soda was an issue for you in the past. I just thought it was a creative way to get some bubbles if you are feeling like it (and your NUT approves).

another thing that i see people in my workplace do (all post surgery at least 1 year) is they buy the bottles of diet cola and diet sprite flavoring for that Soda Stream machine, and just mix the flavoring Syrup with water- no carbonation or machine involved...i MAY try this down the road but i'm trying to just avoid ALL of my trigger foods including pop for as absolutely long as i can...

My partner discovered a little trick today to make a mock soda, so i thought id share! I'm not supposed to have it regularly, but this would be great for when I need a little treat. She took a can of La Croix sparkling Water (we had grapefruit in the house) and added a squirt of Dasani pink lemonade water flavoring. I just poured half into a little glass for myself.
It was great! Tasted just like some kind of diet soda, without being "too" diet tasting that would make me crave more soda. It was actually really refreshing! And all with 0 cals, fat, carbs etc.

One of the hardest was dealing with coworkers (who I decided not to tell) and their constant questions. I know they are always whispering about it and that's annoying. Maybe that's just the office experience tho lol everyone loves other peoples business.
I agree with drinking while eating, it's really hard!
And I wish I would have had a better idea about how sore I would really be after surgery. I thought I'd just be hyped on pain meds but it wasn't that easy! It was just all-around uncomfortable in the hospital. Not unbearable, but still.
I think you are already ahead of the game by asking everyone! Best of luck!

One of the hardest was dealing with coworkers (who I decided not to tell) and their constant questions. I know they are always whispering about it and that's annoying. Maybe that's just the office experience tho lol everyone loves other peoples business.
I agree with drinking while eating, it's really hard!
And I wish I would have had a better idea about how sore I would really be after surgery. I thought I'd just be hyped on pain meds but it wasn't that easy! It was just all-around uncomfortable in the hospital. Not unbearable, but still.
I think you are already ahead of the game by asking everyone! Best of luck!

So far it hasn't been an issue, but I think the dr said there are many liquid forms of meds available! Good to know.

Hi, I've also got bipolar. No real emotional changes thankfully. No changes to meds either. I was sleeved 22 April.
I was more afraid of the size of some of my pills, but none of the docs said it was an issue.

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