Daisee68

I have the same issue. See if the Dr will prescribe either Zofran or Phenegran cream.

I thought the slow rating thing would be hard but let me tell you, you learn very quick after you get food stuck or get sick a few times. And the further out you get the easier that gets but you need time for the food to hit your new stomach and tell you when you start feeling full. I have to use the timer in my phone still, but I'm hoping it eventually will become more habit. I do still eat in the car on the run. I just still make sure to watch the clock and space out my bites. Don't let this part scare you off. Trust me it is the least of the issues.

​Slow and small is key for long success I would think. Even before surgery that is something that we have all been taught. It takes 20 minutes for your body to register that it received food - even before your new tiny stomach. I will say that at 11 weeks, I can eat slightly larger bites now but likely more because I am not as afraid. But if I eat too fast, I get sick - every. single. time. It does get easier. Set a timer on your phone. Eventually we won't have to do that as it will be a new habit, but as my therapist said to me today - you are trying to change many many years of conditioning and it cannot be done overnight.

That is a very bad idea. You have to get out of the old "quick fix diet" mentality and start getting your head around this life change. The best thing you can do is concentrate on making new habits - small bites, eating slowly, cutting down on caffeine, cutting out carbonation, etc. Not all at once. Try one for 2 weeks and then add another new habit the next 2 weeks and then another and another. Are you required to lose a certain amount of weight pre-op? Have you met with nutritionist or therapist yet? Those are the things you need to focus on. Therapy is number one in my opinion. Had another appt today myself and I leave there every time realizing that without her, I would absolutely not be getting through this.

​The hunger feeling could be acid reflux. Did the dr give you meds for reflux? Zantac seemed to help with that discomfort for me.

​I tried melted parmesan crisps tonight (after reading this yesterday it is all I could think about). They were really good! I just melted 1/4 cup of freshly shredded parmesan into 2 piles and broiled. Maybe a little too high in fat to have too much but it gave me 9 g of Protein with my meal and tasted so yummy! I think I would try that with Soup the next time I have soup also instead of crackers. And they were really filling too.

And PS now I just really gotta get that "one too many bites" thing under control. Struggling with that but bad days are getting farther apart. Therapist asked me today if I still regretted thevsurgery and I could say no without any doubt. 11 weeks out now. Couldn't have said the 6 weeks ago.

Thanks everyone! @@butterfly23 that is amazing A1C !! Congrats!

I had the pickle pops in week 2 without issue. Helped with hydration and the cottonmouth I had.

Sipping every 30 seconds may be too much. Use a medicine cup (or other one ounce cup) and set a timer for 5 minutes and sip 1/3rd of the cup every 5 minutes. That only gets you 4 ounces in an hour but within a couple of days you will be able to drink more so up it to 1/2 the cup every 5 minutes or drink it every 4 minutes, etc. Do this for a while and you will catch up. It is the only way I was able to get in enough fluids in the beginning. That will ease up pretty soon - by day 8 or so I could drink 8 oz per hour and then by 2 or 3 weeks I could do 12 oz per hour.

Saw my endocrinologist today. He was extremely happy with my progress. My A1C with NO meds was 6.0. It was 6.4 back in April (pre-op). He said today's still included some of the old sugars since I am still not 3 months out and A1C is generally a 3 month average. I am very happy with that! Cholesterol slightly high (with no meds) but he said that takes a little longer to come down and since I am now not considered diabetic (MUSIC TO MY EARS!!) my cholesterol goals aren't quite as stringent. He put me back on med but at half the dose from pre-op and expects to be able to take me off in a few months hopefully. And all my Vitamins were spot on. In fact, my Calcium and D was a little high - for me anyway because I have calcium absorbtion issues that leads to kidney stones (long time pre-op issue), so I even get to cut back a little on vitamins. B12 great but I have been exhausted and turns out thyroid is off again (as I anticipated). That's an easy fix as we just have to up my thyroid med slighlty which will hopefully fix the exhaustion along with coming up on 3 month surgervisary. All in all a great visit! Can't remember the last time I actually looked forward to seeing a dr and getting on the scales! Bariatric surgeon appt next Tuesday so we will see if she has anything different to say, but I can't imagine she will. Happy dance!!!

Wow! What an awesome day! Love those NSV's!!

. Yea they were just worried about calories. Never gave a real reason . Ima look soon The Premier Protein ready made shakes are 160 calories with 30g of protein and only 1g of carb (I think - it might be 4g) and is 11 oz. They are very good - or at the very least tolerable. So, does your NUT work at your dr's office? If not, I think I would call the surgeon's office and ask for the nurse. When do you go back for your first follow up?

OK I remember u r about a week out. I am not a medical professional and honestly I would not normally say go against your NUT but before you tried food this early, I would at least try protein shake instead - unless there is so me medical reason that your Dr doesn't allow it. The protein shake would certainly be a much safer choice than food. And it will help with the hunger. Just take it slow. Make it a good choice (high protein / low sugar).

Hmm. Well that is frustrating. How far out are you again?

@@lachellove it is probably because you aren't getting enough protein also. Did your NUT ever call you back about adding protein shakes?

Commercial insurance - specifically oil & gas companies. Yep. I know your jealous...????. Wish I had done something more noble and worthwhile for humanity like most of you have!

I know it seems crummy now but Day 3 to maybe 5 is really the worst. Keep taking the Zofran and do not get dehydrated. Use a medicine cup (or shot glass) and set a timer and sip tiny amounts (1/3rd of the medicine cup) every 5 minutes. That will get you 4 ounces per hour. You don't have to do it all day but try it for a couple of hours at a time. It is the only way I could keep from getting dehydrated. Promise it gets better! You just have to sort of endure the first couple of weeks. Congrats!! And good luck!

Gas-X strips or chewables help a lot! Walking and heating pad. Congrats!

I did not have this test

Try a heating pad on your back also. Sometimes that eases the gas pain.

Totally normal fears. Exact same thing happened to me and I said I would not be pursuing RNY. That was January. i am not (almost) 11 weeks post-op RNY. It did take me a while to come around to it. Don't count it out yet. Read a lot of posts. Read some books (The big book of gastric bypass from this site is very helpful.) I still have some acid reflux but hoping it goes away soon. It does keep making me wonder how much worse it would have been with sleeve though. I'm really glad I did RNY (and oddly I was JUST thinking that on the way home!). As far as it being more invasive, I hear that argument a lot but just a reminder in sleeve, they completely remove from your body part of your stomach and it cannot be put back. Sounds pretty invasive to me. (At the very least certainly no less invasive than the RNY.) Good luck! You are the only one that can make the decision but just take a week or so to think about it before making a definitive decision.

You are in the dreaded 3 week stall. It's totally normal. Your body is catching up. There are a ton of posts about this stall so if you search for "stall" under the forums you will see you aren't alone. Hang in there and be patient. Take your measurements. Sometimes you are losing inches when scale is not moving.

Right??!! Just so strange.... I am so curious what she tells you about this stage... You know I just remembered about a dr that gives lectures and records on YouTube that isn't a big fan of shakes. Or I think you can go to his website - drmatthewweiner.com or you might be able to google it. Maybe it will give you some good ideas while you wait for your NUT to call back? (I haven't watched it in a while so I don't quite remember so don't judge me if it is bad info. )

​Yes, but I have had a bit of trouble with it and have stuck with pureed mostly for quite a while and I just cannot eat enough to ever get 80g + of Protein I am supposed to get. I am still (usually) using 2 Protein shakes a day. It is getting a little better everyday (though today wasn't a great day), but I know it will get better. I think a lot of my issue is eating too fast or not chewing enough so I end up getting sick. Still I can only eat about 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup at a time (depending on what it is) but if it is meat like chicken or turkey, I'm only getting about an ounce at a time which is only 7 or 8 g at each meal so clearly not enough. I eat a lot of dairy - yogurt, cheese, etc. but even then I increase that with Protein powder when I can. I don't know that I am normal though so don't be worried that is how it will be for you!