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Who needs ice cream to stay cool. :crazy:

You are fine. Just keep following the progam and it will turn around. I promise.

You shouldn't feel any restriction with drinking, that is normal. liquids go right through your pyloric valve, as will runny type foods like yogurt.

Your nerves are probably still healing after surgery, so for more solid foods, if that is what you are eating (you don't say what sorts of things you are eating in your post), you need to carefully measure or weigh your small portions and eat only your measured portions. My guidelines for early stages were: puree stage: no more than 3 tablespoons of food. Soft food stage: no more than 3 ounces of food.

Also, probably good to get rid of the idea of looking for the "full" feeling. Eating until we are "full" is what made us all obese. Stick with a carefully measured small portion of food and look for satisfied, i.e., no longer hungry, not "full." "Full" means you are stretching your capacity and that is a road you do not want to go down. Good luck!

I'm nine months out and I feel full after 5 or 6 small bites. So that full feeling is going to stick around for awhile.

WHAT ARE 5 or 6 BITES? What is the scientific measurement for that? 5 or 6 bites are completely arbitrary. I know guys that can eat an entire 1/4 pounder from McDonalds in 4 bites. If you can't provide grams or ounces why even bother?

I said small bites. You can't eat a 1/4 burger with 5 or 6 small bites.

You shouldn't feel any restriction with drinking, that is normal. liquids go right through your pyloric valve, as will runny type foods like yogurt.

Your nerves are probably still healing after surgery, so for more solid foods, if that is what you are eating (you don't say what sorts of things you are eating in your post), you need to carefully measure or weigh your small portions and eat only your measured portions. My guidelines for early stages were: puree stage: no more than 3 tablespoons of food. Soft food stage: no more than 3 ounces of food.

Also, probably good to get rid of the idea of looking for the "full" feeling. Eating until we are "full" is what made us all obese. Stick with a carefully measured small portion of food and look for satisfied, i.e., no longer hungry, not "full." "Full" means you are stretching your capacity and that is a road you do not want to go down. Good luck!

I'm nine months out and I feel full after 5 or 6 small bites. So that full feeling is going to stick around for awhile.

Am 21 days out now when I drink are eat I don't feel full. I don't want to do anything to stretch my sleeve so am looking for any advise .

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Are you eating solids yet? i didn't feel the restriction until I started eating solid Proteins.< /p>

@@beccaconaty87

That is crazy. It is much safer than your statistic. I would never have had optional surgery willingly that killed one out of every 50.

@jintycb.

Get over yourself. This site is place for people to ask questions.

Duly noted x

Sorry, didn't mean to sound so harsh.

Post whatever information you think will help you. No one else is really going to care.

Research SNS nails. Much better. My natural nails have never been stronger since I started getting manicures. SNS nails look great for 3+ weeks.

@jintycb.

Get over yourself. This site is place for people to ask questions.

@@VeroN86

Glad to hear that you are getting used to the cpap machine. I've had one for years. I hated the thing so much as first but loved how much better it made me feel. I can't sleep without it now.

You definitely won't be wearing it during surgery but be sure to bring it to the hospital. You will want to use it after the surgery.

Thank you! I used to hate wearing it but now I love it and I feel better in the mornings. I can't wait to get the insurance approval which may take up to 2 weeks to get an answer. Did you have the surgery? Or are you in the process of getting it?

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I had the gastric sleeve procedure done Sep 28th of last year. I'm down almost 100 lbs. Started at 347 and I am now at 251.

It's crazy but I keep wondering what I will do if I get to the point where I don't need the cpap anymore. I guess that I can get used to not using it easier than it took to get used to in the first place.

I really need to get it adjusted but they will require me to go through the whole sleep testing process again. Even with insurance, my cost will be high. So, I have decided to wait until I am closer to goal.

@@VeroN86

Glad to hear that you are getting used to the cpap machine. I've had one for years. I hated the thing so much as first but loved how much better it made me feel. I can't sleep without it now.

You definitely won't be wearing it during surgery but be sure to bring it to the hospital. You will want to use it after the surgery.

I would not worry about making my supervisor angry. Federal laws protect you. Schedule it and talk to your HR department. Your supervisor doesn't have the right to know what procedure you are having or whether or not it is urgent. Don't let he/she bully you.

Careful!

Is your state, "a right to fire state"?

If it is, and you want to keep your job, tread lightly. Work WITH your employer and see what progress you can make in getting the time off peacefully.

Unionized? Doesn't matter IF you're in "a right to fire state" and your union did not put "binding arbitration" into your last contract.

How much notice are you giving them right here at peak vacation time?

What if 500 employees all wanted to have the same time off for a "non emergency" surgery?

In most states healthcare workers have different standards and guidelines as far as scheduling a 24/7 around the clock patient caring facility.

I know I am playing the devil's advocate, but you need to think of these things when negotiating for the time.

Do you have any seniority?

I would just like to suggest that you try to talk to your supervisor before getting nasty. What do you have to lose by trying it this way---first?

I wish you the very best and hope your surgery dreams come true.

I haven't read the whole thread but he can't stop you from taking medical leave. Document everything in case he later tries to punish you.

Having no Protein is insane. You will just burn up muscle the whole time. I'd find another doctor asap.

Well, I wouldn't say that surgery was easy. But it has proved to be the easiest way (the only way recently) to lose weight and keep it off. I don't understand why it's so hard for most people to admit how much help the surgery has given them.

Don't worry about changing your habits too much preop. It will be much easier to change them post-op.

I don't know why but I can't bring myself to buy the precooked eggs. I know that they are fine but they just don't look right to me. I boil my own eggs, peel them, and take them to work. So, there isn't any difference. Oh well, I haven't been able to figure out why I have a problem with the store bought eggs.

People who stand on an escalator. It's an escalator people! It's meant to escalate your trip to the next floor. It's to get there faster than if it were only stairs. Sheeesh. If you wanna just stand, take the elevator.

Good things come to good people.

I feel the opposite. I think that they are made for people to stand still.

It was six weeks from first visit to surgery date for me. It could have been as little as 4 weeks but I delayed an appt by two weeks. My insurance didn't pay.

what is a pram?

I tell the truth to anyone that asks me. I guess I have been fortunate. I've only had positive comments.

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I started feeling cold right after surgery. I think it lasted about 2 months and now I feel normal.

You are still in the hospital? Did you have complications?

I only stayed over night and the nurses never brought me any food to eat. Just ice chips and Water.