Karenlrn

I haven't had hair loss yet. My surgery was almost 9 months ago. Am I safe yet? I'm menopausal which some of you have mentioned that makes hair loss worse. My hair has been thin for the last few years because of menopause but I haven't had any new hair loss since my gastric sleeve.

Pasta! Other then that I do well with everything. Pasta makes me have pain so I don't eat it.

Right after the sleeve its difficult to stay hydrated. Caffeine dehydrates by making you lose fluid. My team is ok with caffeine like 1 cup of coffee a day once you have no problem staying hydrated. The only thing my team bans forever is carbonated beverages.

I loved ricotta bake too. I also tried canned roast beef hash because of eggface. I liked that too! I liked the pureed stage a lot better then th liquid stage.

I had my sleeve 12/29/2014. I feel pretty normal and I have tolerated most foods I have tried. I can't eat large quantities and I try to eat nutritious food 99% of the time for my healths sake. I have had 1 small cookie for a treat without a problem. I'm still losing weight because 1 cookie rarely is not the problem that the box or two I used to eat was!!!!

It is on eggfaces blog on the internet. She had gastric bypass and she loves to cook. She has lots of recipes on her blog. I liked ricotta bake myself. Its like lasagna without the pasta. It tasted good, didn't bother my sleeve and was a good source of protein.

You are not the only one. Like they told us it is a tool but we still have to manage our protein, drink enough water, and use our limited stomach space for protein. Sometimes I have gone over 800 not too bad 1,000 once nothing like the amounts I could eat pre surgery. I also have to try to disipline myself to eat whats good for me instead of what I want sometimes. I hope I'm not the only one but I do get hungry for things I shouldn't have and my sleeve tolerates most foods well. I'm grateful that I still have to eat small quantities.

I have a tough sleeve! Other then 1 dumping and vomiting episode 2 days after I came home from the hospital I've been fine. The only thing I have to watch is eating too fast or too much. Both too fast and too much food causes me pain. All I have to do is stop if its too much or eat slower. I even had some pasta- whole wheat macaroni today without a problem. I was sleeved 12/29/2014.

My sleeve was 7 weeks ago. I'm very happy with my decision. I weigh under 200 for the first time in 12 years. My sleeve has tolerated almost everything I've tried so far but in much smaller servings. I do have pain when I don't chew enough and when I eat too fast. I've only thrown up once since surgery. I've lost 29 pounds since surgery. The hardest part for me was giving up caffeine and diet pop. I can have caffeine again but I don't want it yet. I enjoy being caffeine free and I don't miss pop as much as I thought I would. I'm becoming more active then I used to be. I feel much better. Nothing tastes as good as this feels. The sleeve is the best decision I ever made! This is my experience but you have to decide whats best for you.

Thanks for sharing this!

Thanks for sharing this!

I agree its a blessing that I can't eat bread like I did before the surgery. I also agree with the person who said chocolate is not their indulgence. I actually don't like chocolate or dessert much. My indulgence would be bread or biscuits but I'm going to try toast first but I think I'll wait longer before I try it. I sure like this site and how willing everyone is to help.

Any advice about bread or biscuits? My NUT recently cleared me to try bread- she said toast would be best. I haven't tried it yet because I'm afraid of bread. I have heard it doesn't go well post op. I was offered a biscuit this am. I loved them pre op but I was afraid to try it so I threw it away. What kind of symptoms do you get if bread doesn't go well?

I had gastric sleeve surgery 12/29/2014. I was recently cleared to have bread again. My NUT said to have toast. She said I could also wait longer if I wanted to. I'm afraid to try bread because I have heard it doesn't go well post op. I don't know if it causes pain, vomiting etc? I was offered a biscuit this AM. I used to love biscuits but I was afraid to have it so I threw it away. Can anyone give advice about bread and biscuits post op? So far I have done well with my sleeve but I have measured everything and I have been careful. What kind of symptoms happen when you eat bread or biscuits?

Have any of you tried bread? I was recently cleared to have toast but I haven't done it yet. I was afraid because I heard it doesn't go well after surgery. I was offered a biscuit today. I used to love biscuits but I was afraid to try it so I threw it away! Have any of you tried a biscuit yet? If so how did it go?