mrsaizsha_101

That's great congrats! I would love some advice because I too am pregnant. This would be my 3rd child. Both I had by way of cesarean. I'm nervous because those cesarean sand the gastric bypass were major surgeries I want to make sure my body is strong enough. Also what are some of the things you faced because of the surgery. Any advice and tips would be appreciated. Thank u!

That's great congrats! I just recently found out that I am pregnant. I had the gastric bypass surgery a year and a month ago. I'm nervous as to what to expect? What are some of the things u faced as a result of the surgery? Any advice would be great. Thank u!

Thanx u all! ????????????

I had my gastric bypass wls on 10/17/14 and yesterday I found out I was pregnant, yay! Me and my husband are so happy. I'm just nervous about the weight gain, getting the proper nutrition and having a healthy baby. I'm curious... is there anything I should watch out for, health tips, pregnancy wls advice?? I'm new to this and would appreciate the input. Thanx!!

I had my surgery over a year ago and I just found out I was pregnant yesterday. I could use to advice and health tips also.

So this is me day of surgery (before) and me this past Saturday (after). Starting weight 263lbs and current weight 212lbs. I had RNY 10-17-14... YAY US!!!

Atkins work great with my system

I looooooove buffalo wings, extra crispy with lots of blue cheese dressing!!! Or maybe a strawberry milk shake! Im 2wks post op and I even though I think about those foods I would love to just have a salad but im still on Soups, ugh.

I strongly agree with the above comments to speak with your nutritionist and have a plan laid out. With that disclaimer said, the common consensus is that it will be a liquid diet the first week after surgery which it sounds like you have a pretty solid handle on. The next stage which you are asking about is the pureed food stage. For this, you want all the food you are eating to be the consistency of baby food. I actually know people who have just bought a bunch of cans of real baby food because the servings are the right size and the consistency is correct.

The first thing I ate on the pureed food diet was mashed potatoes and boy were they amazing. I made sure when making them that I made with fresh real potatoes, not that flaked junk. Then I was especially careful to blend them really well. They were a bit runnier than traditional mashed potatoes, but still tasted amazing. I would not recommend grits at this stage due to the nature of the grain used, but you can experiment with plain oats a little bit. Once again, you want to make sure it is the soupier consistency of baby food to make sure it does not clump in your stomach. A side note for the oats is to be especially careful to eat them slowly. The oats will expand in your stomach and can stretch things out a little bit so slow and steady is the name of the game. I would even go so far as to recommend when you are eating it to consume about half of the serving size they are recommending during the pureed stage.

Every adapts to new foods and to each stage in their own way. Just take your time and slowly add new things into the diet every couple meals. You will be on this stage for about two weeks. Caution is key here. One thing that was really helpful for me was to cook in bulk. I would make two whole potatoes into pureed potatoes for example. Then I would portion them into a bunch of little plastic containers and store in the fridge. Every time it was time to eat for a couple meals, all I would need to do is pull one out and pop it into the microwave for a minute. This helped me not have to be cooking like crazy or have to alter my cooking style too drastically to keep up with the smaller portions. I would usually have two or three different purees in my fridge at any given time.

Best of luck to you. This is truly and amazing journey and you are right on the cusp of the incredible experience of rediscovering your body and all of the remarkable things it can do. Take your time and enjoy it. It may annoy you know, but in a year you will look back fondly at how far you have come. I am so excited for you. If there is anything I can do or you have any additional questions let me know. I used to work as a Chef for Walt Disney World, so the cooking part of the journey and trying to figure out how to make the things I enjoyed healthy was so much fun for me. If you need any pureed food recipes just reach out to one of the links below to contact me directly.

Thank you for all your advice! I would love to know some of your recipes. Which one is your favorite?

Thanks everyone. My doctor has me seeing a nutritionist but she is over an hour away and I have to pay out of pocket just to hear whar I can and cannot have whivh sucks. I have been googling it but there are so many variations of what to do and not to do so I figured who better to ask than you guys.

Hey everyone, I had surgery Oct.17th almost a week ago. Im unsure as to what I can have. I know a week after surgery its all Clear Liquids. Then its pureed foods? Im not able to see my nutritionist for at least 2 weeks but I want to make sure im staying on track. During the pureed food phase, how long is the phase, what do I stay away from and randomly can I have grits/oatmeal/mash potatoes?? Any advice would be great!!

Thanks for that! I needed the extra boost! Right now its sooo hard but I keep telling myself I want the surgery more than the food so I walk away. Tomorrow is the big day. Thanks for the advice!

Thank you for the advice, I will.

Hey everyone, I must admit I ate today. Im on a 48hr clear liquid diet before surgery thats on this friday. I have been pretty good today with my liquids but tonight I cheated and ate. Im wondering what will happen now? Will they postpone the surgery, give me a higher dose of anesthesia??? My mom had the gastric bypass and told me she also cheated on the liquid diet and what happened to her was that she woke up during surgery because the dosage wasnt enough. Has anyone been through this??

Awesome!!

Thanks everyone!!

So I got the call from my bariatric doctors office and they said UHC approved me annnnnnd the surgery is THIS FRIDAY!! Im soooo happy! Cant wait to start this new chapter of my life! Anyone else having surgery Friday? I have to start my liquid diet tomorrow. Losers bench here I come

Has you insurance approved the surgery yet? Mine is taking forever, im still waiting.

Hi, I see this post was created over a year ago. I would love to know how things are going for you now???

Hey everyone, so my bariatric doctors office sent in the request for my surgery (UHC) Oct.17. I have been calling daily to see if it has been approved yet. My insurancr is saying they need my surgeons office to call them. They didnt request anymore information but they can only speak to them, etc. Has this happened to anyone? Do you know what could be holding up the process? To make matters worse ny coordinator is out the entire week. It seems like the closer I get the further I am.

I will be having surgery in Mid-October. I would love to have a buddy - I'm starting to get nervous, but I'm ready to get moving forward.

Hi, im scheduled for oct.17th but right now im waiting for the insurance UHC to approve. What phase are you in?

October 14th! Live near Pensacola, FL... very excited and nervous!

My surgery is scheduled for oct.17th but im still waiting for my insurance UHC for approval. What phase are you on right now? I would love for us to be surgery buddies.

Hey everyone! So I have finally submitted everything to my insurance (UH) and picked a surgery date of Oct.17. Does anyone else have surgery this date? It would be great to have some buddies to go through this with step by step. I am a little concerned though because my coordinator did not submit my weightloss monitoring documents. She told me that my insurance has not been requesting them so it was not a necessity however if they ask for them we will send them. I dont know how I should feel about that. Should I be happy that everything is sent or should I just go with the flow and see if they need them later on??... the good thing is that im almost there, on the loosing side!!

Im finally done with everything. I have to see my pulmonary doc wednesday to prescribe my cpap machine and to get the diagnosis for sleep apnea. Once I get that I will have everything I need to send to my coordinator to send to the insurance. The only thing im concerned about is the 6 month monitored weightloss. I dont have a doctor that monitored me but I was apart of a fitness program for 7 months and a gym membership. Im going to submit that. Prayerfully its not a problem! What did u guys submit for ur 6mnths weightloss monitoring? If u have had surgery yet how is everything going?

Lol! My son said he wants me to stay squishy! He thought the same thing, that I would come out skinny. Lol