Quest4TheNewMe

That sounds strangely delicious!

Thanks for sharing. It's great to see that this science is finally being taken seriously. Ironically, we've been doing fecal transplants and rumen transfaunations in animals for decades.
I was very fortunate to have a PCP and gastroenterologist that were familiar and comfortable with fecal transplants. My PCP actually said that's what i should do the very day I came back positive for C. diff. But we went through the motions of traditional antibiotic treatment for 6 weeks since my insurance wouldn't pay for the transplant. After needing IV fluids 3 times for dehydration from the severe diarrhea I finally said screw it, here's my credit card....bring on the poo. My gastro had already done about three dozen of them, so he had the routine down pat. I had to find my own donor and also had to supply my own blender since the surgical center doesn't have any "official" FMT equipment. Still, not bad medical care for rural Idaho!

@@Skywalker Don't let it consume you everyone is different! This dear has had a hard time and some do but then again some just fly right through it. I wish yo all the best @@kcsaab! I hope you start feeling better soon!

My surgeon is actually leading a clinical study on this. I signed up to participate but I was supposed to provide a stool sample one week pre-op, but I was at work, so the timing didn't work out. They did take some blood and a fat sample.

Just try to do the best you can. Hang in there, it gets easier!

I'm 14 days post-op and my scale has been bouncing up and down a bit, but I know that it's bloat due to my upcoming menstrual cycle.
Just keep following the rules and hang in there. Your body is still in freak out mode.

Lol I think you answered that on your own. Do what makes you and mostly your WIFE happy because you may be able to avoid the wife's side of the family but good luck avoiding the wife!! Ha!!!

Follow your plan and what your team has instructed you to do. What you should do right now is just focus on recovering. You just had surgery and your body has gone through a lot of trauma. Everything will even out. Don't stress, stay off the scale, drink your fluids, Protein ect... You will be just fine!

i am also a volume eater--if that helps. i will admit, my sleeve immediately after surgery can hold more than i expected it could, and i was alarmed because i thought that meant i would slip back into the horror pit of volume eating. but i am doing so very well with never allowing myself to go beyond being "satisfied", it's amazing! i don't allow myself to get "full". i stop at "satisfied". i also now have the understanding that if i want more, i can go back later.
i used to be a hoard eater--eating everything like i was hoarding it. i would tell myself, "you can go back and get more later" but i would find myself stuffing myself to sickness, because i just couldn't bring myself to "come back later".
now, i find myself putting half of my drinks away, putting half of my yogurt back, everything. and voila! when i go back later, a bit hungry again, it is there. i have overcome a problem that i've had for years literally in a week.
i heart my sleeve.

I specifically told my husband that anything on the top shelf is mine and he would like something he needs to ask first. My kids aren't old enough for them to be a problem yet.

@@GenaW828 Hang in there! Today was my first day of regular food, I did all the cooking and only ate maybe 1/4 cup....pretty soon food won't be "all that"! Stay strong!

Last year at this time I was about 2 weeks post-op. Some of my family didn't know I had weight loss surgery, so I pretended to be sick and stayed at home. I was cleared for a tiny bit of mashed potato and a little (well chewed) turkey. I remember thinking "What did I do to myself?" I felt sorry for myself.
The following 12 months was a whirlwind of emotion, hard work, giggles, tears, frustration, etc. If there was an emotion, I felt it.
Today, I ran a 5K to support our local food bank. A year ago, I would have never imagined I would run a 5K - OK, full disclosure, I ran and walked. A year ago I would have never imagined I would be addicted to hot yoga and I love to hike. I love being active.
So, for all you guys that are newly post-op or soon to be post-op - there is light at the end of the tunnel. You're going to struggle, you're going to feel high highs and low lows. But you will get thru this and you'll find out you're so much stronger than you thought you were. I finally realized I am so much more than a number on the scale.< /p>
Today I am thankful for this forum - it has helped me greatly over the past 15 months. I am thankful for the surgery that saved my life. I am thankful for my body that didn't give in even though I've abused it for decades.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving, you guys! Take good care of yourselves.

My Thanksgiving plan is to stay home and have a Protein shake! I'll go stop by and visit with family after the meal is over. Nothing in the world sounds worse than pureed turkey!

Ha ha ha is not encouraging. It is good, wonderful and a blessing you were one of the fortunate ones. Thank god for that. Please be more supportive. This is a real issue being felt by a real person. I know that if someone said Ha ha ha to me with everything that I have been through..... Well, you can guess the rest.

I enjoy all sizes.

+1 on the abdominal binder. It makes a huge difference in how you feel!

It gets better. As of today I'm 3 weeks out and for the most part fully recovered. At 1st, I was thinking I had made a terrible mistake. Now, It the best decision I've ever made.... well, next to asking my wife to marry me...... Have to throw that one in for saftey sake.

I only took a week. Other than being tired, it felt good to be back.

Thanks everyone! I'm looking forward to a little texture, but I know that Water goes down well and I don't want to find out that something else doesn't. LOL!
What about refried Beans (thinned with a bit of Water? )? Or is that a "soft food" stage kind of item...

If it's a closed group somebody has to bring the other sleevers in don't they?

I am now 12 days post op and still wearing mine. It makes a huge difference in supporting my abdomen and incisions. Without the binder on it feels like the weight of my stomach pulling down really pulls on the incisions. It is a tremendous help to support my belly when I am asleep too! I will keep wearing it as long as I need and as long as my incisions hurt with movement and pulling.

I did mix unflavored Protein Powder in mashed potatoes during my pureed stage. But overall, I avoided all white carbs (potatoes, rice, bread) until I was at goal. And even now they are a rare thing....maybe 2-3 times/month. (but ask me again after this Thursday ???? )

Shoot....
I didn't get one for my C-Section either. Now I'm feeling deprived!!

I specifically told my husband that anything on the top shelf is mine and he would like something he needs to ask first. My kids aren't old enough for them to be a problem yet.

I have worn one for a couple years off and on for a hernia issue. I'm so used to it that it feels weird without it. I call it my mirdle, (man girdle). I'm having surgery again in a few months to fix the hernia, so it looks like I'll be giving it up soon!