Ronjohn

I use the Bariatric Advantage chews also. All I have had were Carmel and they aren't bad. I will have to,ask my NUT about B1.

I'm five days post op. I go for labs at 2 weeks. I am taking a multivitamin, B12 and Calcium.

Is B1 typically in a multivitamin? My NUT didn't mention it.

I don't really have a puree section in my diet. What exactly are you pureeing? Do you just take a whole small meal and blend it? I can have cream soups (like cream of mushroom), which pretty much pureed.

That's quick... Best of luck to ya!

Do you mean B12?

That is the reason I can only have certain crackers. Saltines and Ritz are a no-no. I can however have triscuits, as they don't create that doey ball you refer to. Not sure on the bread. I sure do miss my subs...

Shot glasses of water for everybody!

2goldengirl is correct. You need to follow your surgeons routine. That being said I am allowed to have certain crackers 1 week out. Very limited choices. Pasta and bread is five weeks out.

I must say it is quite amazing the different diet regimes each surgeon has. 1 week liquid, 2 week liquid, puree, etc. You would think at this point there would be a regimented system that everybody would use.

I'm feeling pretty good for the most part outside of being tired. I am finally getting all my Vitamins, Protein, Water, etc that I should. I still have a lot of "grumbling" in my stomach. The more I eat the more it seems to disappear. As far as weight. I started my preop diet on 12/13 and lost 17 pounds. Since surgery I am down 20 pounds. I actually put on "real" shorts yesterday and they weren't tight, which was pretty cool. I am getting tired of the liquid diet lifestyle... lol. I start mushy food on Wednesday

Note to self... Always test try multivitamins at home first.... :/

Bariatric Advantage makes a chewable I believe. Advanced Multi EA. It was approved one week post op for VSG. Not sure if that helps ya.... I don't believe Iron comes in a liquid format. Iron is a mineral, so I don't think it can be liquid. I could be wrong.

Congrats man! Awesome story!

Try a heating pad for your upper back. I fell asleep in the recliner my first night home with it on and had very little issue with that since. The nurse recommended it at the hospital.

I have not added protein powder to anything yet. I am dieing to figure out how to add it to coffee... I so miss caffeine...

All of the unjury products seem to get really good reviews. I can't get it locally that I can find as of yet. I can get isopure at GNC, so I might try that with some chicken broth. I do three shakes a day, so I start first thing in the morning and drink 2 ounces (Todd use for the shot glasses I can't use anymore) and then set the timer on my phone for 30 minutes. Take my shot and then repeat 30 minutes later. Probably gonna switch to 20 minutes tomorrow, so I can get my Water intake up. I'm going crazy tonight and gonna have a sugar free Popsicle....

My dietician told us not to stock up on stuff, so I didn't have much. I did purchase a kit with vitamins and such, but the shakes are getting old. Thinking about some good chicken broth with plain protein powder.

What is everybody's week one Protein and Water goal. Mine is 100G and 48oz of liquid/water. I was sleeved on the 23rd and have yet to hit the protein goal. I am drinking nectar shakes, so I need 4 of them which is hard. I am switching to a new one which will only require three.

What soups are you eating the isopure with?

My surgery date was 12/23 and I had a lot of the same symptoms you had. I was taking pain meds on an empty stomach the first day, which I think caused a lot of stomach pains. I still get some gas/pressure/pain in my stomach on occasion. I think it's my stomach adjust acid output or something. May I need some Prilosec or something? Christmas was hard, but I was prepared. 2 days out from surgery I wasn't really interested in eating. Protein shakes were hard enough to get down. I am around 60g protein and 40 ounces of liquid. Need to get the liquids up some.

Wow, I was drinking water in the recovery room.

In all the questions I had I never asked that one. Not sure how I missed it. I believe they did the leak test while in surgery. Dr. Hart is very well versed in sleeves. I think United Health Care does allow a hospital stay, so you are gone within 23 hours. Once I urinated and walked I was pretty much ready tand go.

Thank you. Looks like you have made a lot of progress. Congrats!

I was sleeved yesterday and came home the same day. The pain is manageable. Hoping it goes away soon.