lucy0911

So after reading a different post and looking at some fb pages, I have a question. My post op diet week one....liquid only week two....protein shakes, greek yogurt, cottage cheese week three..same as above week four....pureed week five or six depending...normal consistency....protein only week six and beyond can begin adding veggies/fruits I have read of people on week 2 eating mashed potatoes....those are on my no no list. What kind of diet does your surgeon have you following?

i am one week post op today as well. Woo hoo!!! My follow up is tomorrow. Hopefully getting the rest of these staples out. I have been on liquid since surgery and my next week or two will be adding protien shakes, cottage cheese and greek yogurt. My dr's diet plan doesn't add pureed until week 4 ish. The different diets are funny.

change it up a bit. if you are always eating the same thing your body may just need a jolt to get it back to moving in the right direction. Adding a couple new foods and maybe some different exercises will wake your body back up and put it back on the loosing track.

Day 2 taking my ppi. Did decide to switch things up this am..figured the snow gave me an excuse. Drinking decaf coffee...trying to give my body a different flavor of somerhing. Hoping that helps too....thank god for my husband..he has been cooking but honestly he made a tater tot casserole for the kids the other night and it smelled so good I sat there inhaling for a moment and I pretended to chew...sounds so stupid but it worked...no joke.

well i took my PPI today and it could just be i wanted it to work so badly but the pain today isn't as bad as it had been. Good times. I go for my first follow up Wednesday and I am hoping to get the ok for yogurt and Protein drinks. I can't really stand the Jello now so i am strictly Water at this point.

Looks like it's about an hour away. I am near waupaca

Looks like it's about an hour away. I am near waupaca

if only i was closer...i am central WI

I turned 43 in September, I was put on blood pressure meds the same month and started my VGS journey the next month. Had surgery a few days ago. January 20th. I have been married to an amazing man for 5 years now and we blended our families and have 4 wonderful children. When I decided to do this, I made the decision that this will be my best year ever. I had my surgery, enrolled back in school and have taken steps to change my financial situation. I am beyond excited about beginning my life again.

that is awesome. I totally am going to use this to plan my garden...Thank you so much

@BLERDgirl. I do have omeprazole but I haven't taken it. I will try that. Just a quick question for you. Given the diet restrictions that we need to follow, how do you get your Protein as a vegetarian? I will have a giant garden this spring/summer and I am interested in finding out how you are doing this. I know I can add veggies to everything which is great, but just curious

So this may be a stupid question but I guess I was under the impression that with the Sleeve and with the grelin gone, my appetite would at least be lessened. I have to tell you that whatever it is that is left of my stomach is constantly growling no matter how much Water and Jello I stick into it. I am just under a week post op. Is this my own hang up that when I smell or see food it is triggering my brain as opposed to my stomach or am I really that hungry? Anyone else?

Good information. I am less than a week post surgery at this point but I feel like I am a bit of Frankenstein s creation. I have staples in place yet in a couple of places. I have steri strips in others and just closed cuts at this point. Will be interesting to see if I can make these lighten a bit when all is said and done.

I am only slightly taller than you. I was told that after standing on the fancy scale in the office that i have about hundred and twenty five lbs of my body is fat that can be lost. It was guessed that i will loose about 70 to 80 but can get even more with proper diet and exercise

i wore a hospital gown on top and once the foley was out, put my own lounge pants on to make walking the halls easier

So I had my surgery on January 20th. I am a nurse and have researched this for years before finally decided on the surgery. I went to all the pre-op classes, did everything I was supposed to do when I was supposed to and i thought I knew exactly what I was getting myself into. Holy crap was I wrong. No amount of prep could have prepared me for what was in store. Post op, felt great. a bit nauseous but ok. Went for a nice long walk, had my foley, i was Nothing by mouth and a dilauded pca with zofran around the clock. I feel asleep for a bit woke at 2 am and was super sick to my stomach. The discontinued my iv in the morning and asked me to start drinking. WHAT!!!!! I tried, please understand I tried...so hard....They gave me Roxicodone liqiud, which just made things worse. My Blood pressure went through the rood because of the pain and nausea so they gave me meds for that which sucked because my head was killing me. They ended up restarting my IV and i was a blubbering idiot, in tears wondering what the hell i did to myself. The nurse practitioner came in and gave me toradol. with the hour i was able to stand again, ate some Jello and cleaned up which allowed me to get out of the hospital that day. It is now 5 days later. I am doing so much better. Still have some staples in place and steri strips. Water is going down easier, Jello as well. Still not a big fan of broth. I know with all my heart and soul that this was the right thing for me to do but I had my moment of weakness. I felt guilty and stupid about it but the NP told me that no one, no matter how much you know, can anticipate how your body will react to the surgery. Be patient. Forgive yourself for the doubts you have because you will have doubts and remember....it will get better.

The last few days have been a blur. Had my meeting with my surgeon on Friday and my history and physical with family doc. Saturday morning i went to support group, Sunday did church and watched the game, then met with friends for Bible study and then poof..it was Monday and my PCP's office called and the anesthesiologist called and I worked all day and then that was it. Now I just finished packing my bag. Still drinking my Water and trying to relax because I check in at the hospital in twelve hours. I am nervous, scared, excited, honestly slightly dumbfounded at how quickly this came up. This is the end of the old and the beginning of the new improved healthier version of myself. Next time you all here from me, I will be post procedure.....eeesssshhhh......

Yes...to keep muscles strong...unfortunately there is also some muscle loss with this surgery so this class is required as a starting point for exercise. We can go to more classes but he requires 8

At my teaching day I was given a sample of premier. Also a sample of celebrate vitamins. They are chewable abs have the amounts my doc wants. I am going to order this week.

I was told that much like any weight loss, you need to look at this as kind of a stairway. You will loose, stay still...loose...stay still. and so on......it will depend on the diet and exercise of course. My surgeon requires support groups and a body pump class post op. Can't wait to start those.

So i took my hpylori test last Thursday, had my pre-op testing and education yesterday, my HP and visit with my surgeons happen Friday and Surgery is next Tuesday. I am so excited and nervous now. I am so ready for this. I had a strange issue with my tech that did my EKG. She was almost annoyed with me. She said I wasn't "big enough" to have this surgery. Why is it that folks smaller think i am too big and those bigger don't think i am big enough. What ticks me off most is that this is not a vanity thing for me....much like the majority of you I am sure, this is health motivated not looks. I am doing this because my fasting sugar is high and i am on blood pressure meds. My bio dad is a severe diabetic and has horrible neuropathy. He has also had a number of heart attacks. I don't want to wait until it's too late for me to do something about this. I was however so afraid of being judged for my decision. I did however break down and tell my mother. She was surprisingly supportive. So now my best friend, husband, children and mom know. I think i am good to go. Counting the days.

That so funny...guess i should have looked a bit harder. I just posted pretty much the same thing. Wonderful answers were received. My surgeon's office does what they call bariatric bootcamp where you receive what they call the bariatric bible going over everything. Rumor has it, it's a pretty thick book. Looking forward to getting that.

Same boat. I will be in surgery two days before you. I am very excited and nervous. I am not sure how your clinic runs things. I have what they call Bariatric Boot Camp on the thirteenth so I am hoping that answers a lot of the unknowns. I did find out from these forums the basics on what I needed which is awesome. I have a cupboard full of Jello free jello and my husband will buy my popsicles. Besides my husband and my kids only my sister knows that i am doing this. My mother and my other sister would not understand. So as far as recovery...my house, my bed with my daughter helping. Keep in touch......i would love to know how yours goes too

I have been approved for my sleeve and surgery has been set for January 20th. I am now going to go through the process of making sure I have everything I need post op. That being said, I did read that lots of folks like the