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trenana reacted to Riz2006 in March 2015 Sleevers March 20, 2015

Just want to share! I hit the 30lbs loss today! I am 10 days post op. 17lbs in preop diet and 13lbs since surgery!
I see surgeon and NUT next Thursday for my 2 week post op and then will be able to start purée/soft foods! Egg salad, chicken salad, crockpot lemon pepper chicken is all on the approved sheet! I really can't wait! I'm really over the Protein shakes and soups!

trenana reacted to Spicy06 in March 2015 Sleevers March 20, 2015

@@trenana I was just saying today that I miss being able to chug Water when I am really thirsty

trenana got a reaction from Spicy06 in March 2015 Sleevers March 18, 2015

My surgery was on March 9th. I had post op appointment on March 16th and I am down 23 pounds since starting the two week pre-op diet. I am now on a pureed diet which is a welcome change from the liquid diet. I don't care if I ever eat another popsicle and chicken broth/cream of chicken Soup will only be used in recipes when I am cooking. My biggest dilemma is getting in all of my Water for the day. I love Water but hate that I can't take the big gulps that I was able to before the surgery. Good luck everyone!

trenana got a reaction from Spicy06 in March 2015 Sleevers March 18, 2015

My surgery was on March 9th. I had post op appointment on March 16th and I am down 23 pounds since starting the two week pre-op diet. I am now on a pureed diet which is a welcome change from the liquid diet. I don't care if I ever eat another popsicle and chicken broth/cream of chicken Soup will only be used in recipes when I am cooking. My biggest dilemma is getting in all of my Water for the day. I love Water but hate that I can't take the big gulps that I was able to before the surgery. Good luck everyone!

trenana reacted to nbw1220 in My 600 pound life March 18, 2015

I love my 600 lb life! I love watching their journey. ..there are some episodes that make me so mad though! Like when they keep eating McDonald's etc and never lose anything

trenana reacted to Joey Jackson in March 2015 Sleevers March 18, 2015

3/3 surgery date - Went well without much of a problem. The gas build up in your shoulders and chest hurt, pretty much everything hurts that first day, but no unbearable. Lots of medicine and fluids, lots of sleeping. I was walking the hotel hall that night.
3/3-3/10 - Liquids liquids liquids. Very little pain after the first couple of days, but mostly tender. Hunger was GONE, couldn't believe how much I didn't want food. Lots of Water. Water water water. I was not a fan of broths, had a little chicken and a little beef and just stuck with the water.
3/10-3/15 - Protein shakes went down well. I used premier shakes, mainly vanilla. Have a bit of a chalky after taste but they all do. Tried some Jello, not bad. Lots of water. Started walking a mile and a half or so every day with my GF.
3/16 today - Was told by my doctor to give some softs a try. I had a slice of Colby Jack cheese. Tasted good and went down fine. Going to eat a little cottage cheese tonight. He told me to give an egg a try tomorrow, so looking forward to that.
So far so good guys.
I started day before surgery at 435
I weighed 413 this morning.

trenana reacted to Grateful_Love in March 2015 Sleevers March 18, 2015

I was sleeved on 3/3. The first two days were the worst. The dilaudid medicine they gave me made me so foggy brained that I couldn't make sense of the pain to tell if it was gas or incisional or muscle, etc. When I switched to liquid pain meds it was a little easier and I was more clear headed.
Day 3-returned to my home. No need for nausea meds--didn't really experience any. Did take some of the narcotic liquid med. started sipping from medicine cups. Got my protien and Water in, just had to remember to sip.
Somewhere in day 4/5/6-I got over the need for medicine cups and just sip slow. Maintained my Protein and Water each day. Just sippin and sippin. A little tired through out, but not overly fatigued. Walking a lot around the house--doing too much--folding laundry, bending to put the leash on the dog. Walking the dog and balancing not being pulled over or falling on the ice. Feeling absolutely NO restriction with liquids and getting pretty scared that it "didn't work."
Day 8--so constipated. I had been doing okay with regular BMs with the help of the prescribed stool softeners--but I must not have drank enough water on day 7. So constipated I saw a little blood in my stool! So scary!
Day 10 (today) I was able to eat 2oz of very puréed chicken and ricotta cheese--felt SO FULL. I had been waiting to feel full! ...then I didn't really like it lol.
I was so scared I wouldn't feel full/that id broken it before it could work/that something was going to go wrong. Welp, looks like I've got nothing to worry about as far as restriction goes. Now just to figure out how to get 75 grams of Protein in without entirely relying on shakes.
Good luck everyone! I'm so glad you are all here!!