Amelie2016

I'm a month out and was just cleared for coffee. Went to Trader Joe's and bought their low acid French Roast. The acid causes ulcers, not the caffeine. I am usually a 3 cup a day drinker, but I was happy with just one cup (just black for me). We'll see how things go.

I will toast to that...(coffee mug raised high).

Feel great...down 55lbs, 2 shirt sizes and 3 pant sizes. Not bad for a month. I sleep longer than I used to...I need about 9 hours to feel energized. I've never needed a cpap. The acid feeling is weird, I don't help it because I have indulged with the occasional cocktail...is what it is though.

I had really bad reflux, but no problems since sleeve surgery 4 months ago

There's a reason why we aren't supposed to drink our calories or eat a lot of Soups and mushies past the post-op food stages. Sleeves offer no restriction for such things. The only reason SOME people feel restriction with those things in the very beginning is the swelling.

I am five weeks post op. When I first had the surgery, I was somewhat worried about not feeling full, because I could drink liquids like it was nothing. Even on pureed foods I was able to eat a decent amount. Now that I am five weeks out, and on solids I can honestly say, I AM FEELING IT. My nerve endings must have finally healed because I can definitely tell a huge difference in three weeks post op, and now and how much I can consume. I tried to eat a meatball yesterday for dinner and I got halfway through when the fullness started. Today at lunch I didn't even make 2 ounces of tuna before I could feel it. This is wonderful! I also broke my three week stall
:D

They told us only Decaf everything for the rest of our lives. Caffeine can cause ulcers, and make gerd worse, that's my program, enjoy

I wasn't cleared until 30 days post-op, bu I literally counted down the days. Rejoice in getting to have it so soon! Just make sure you go easy on it and dilute it with a lot of cream in the beginning to make sure your tummy can handle it okay.

i just got cleared for coffee!!!!! 11 days out and doing great with my fluids so they said yes. i feel like i won the lottery. just a cup will feel like heaven!!!!

I was sleeved over 18 months ago. My husband didn't think I needed WLS. In fact, he shared with me that my decision to have WLS diminished his respect for me, because he had always thought of me as an incredibly strong person and he felt that having WLS was me "giving up". A lot of his perspective was my own fault. I had lost and regained many times since we were together. Every time I regained, I always had some excuse: an injury, an illness, recovering from surgery, etc. The problem is, I always milked those excuses for far longer than necessary and I took full advantage of them. Meanwhile, he bought into them. So where I *knew* that my regain was 99% to do with my own failures, he thought it was 99% legit.
Also, I was a secret binge eater and I went out of my way to hide a lot of my eating from him. I would eat big fast food lunches, then bring the evidence back to work with me to throw in the trash. Or I would take trash straight out to the bin in the garage instead of putting it in the kitchen garbage where he might see it.
So I did a really good job of tricking him into thinking I had a better handle on my eating and my weight than I really did. Which meant he didn't see how much I truly struggled with it, both mentally and physically.
By the time I had my VSG, I knew myself well enough to know that it was the right decision. But it has taken me losing all my excess weight and maintaining it for 6+ months for my husband to catch on.
We had a great talk at dinner on Saturday night. I had completed my 8 mile run for my half marathon training and was rewarding myself with a date night of dinner and a movie. While I was on the treadmill, doing my run, I had watched a couple more episodes of My 600 Pound Life. I was discussing the episodes with my husband and we got into the talk we always get into when discussing that show... how do people let it get that bad. We talked about how spouses and parents are "enablers" and how Dr. Nowzaradan always berates them for that, but in real life, what choice do they really have? It's easy to be on the outside looking in and say "well he should just stop buying sweets for her" or "well she should stop cooking him two dinners a night" or whatever. But when you are inside that reality, caring for someone you love and wanting to keep them happy, it's easy to see how they end up in those roles. My husband confessed that had I continued on that trajectory, he doesn't think he would have had the strength to try to intervene. Plus he might not have even realized how bad it had gotten until it was much too late. As it is, he says he looks at pictures of me now at my highest weight and he can't believe it. He doesn't ever remember seeing me that big. He sees those pictures and thinks "how did I ever let her get that big?" And since he never consciously registered how big I was and how much damage I was doing to my health, he can't truly say that he wouldn't have let it keep getting worse without realizing it.
He then went on to say that he'd like to think *I* would never have let it get that out of control. And my response was, "I'd like to think I'd never let it get as far as it did, but I did!" I told him I probably would have made many more valiant attempts to lose weight. I probably would have gone through many more cycles of losing and regaining. But eventually the cycle was going to have to break in one direction or the other. Either I was going to lose the weight for good and keep it off or I was going to keep packing on the pounds and give up on losing. Without surgery, the latter was the FAR more likely scenario. Eventually I really would have had a chronic excuse, like a bad knee or back or hip and I would give up entirely.
We came away from the dinner with me finally feeling like he understood why I'd had the surgery. Why it really was the best decision for our future. And even though it took him a while this time, once again he understands that I am always right.

I'm 8 months out and I drink a childs size unsweeta tea when I want something ... what I call "zippy"
Granted .. it takes me ALL afternoon to drink it!
It's not had any negative effects on me ... thank God ...
I know we're all different though ... and following your NUT's instructions are best ...

I was sleeved on feb 3rd but it seems this chat is the closest to my date...February 3rd sleepers don't have a thread so I hope you guys don't mind if I jump in conversation.

Just going to chime in, once I was finally allowed to have soft foods, i.e my fermented pickles, I've been as regular as before. Not vinegar pickles, fermented only. I know some people would rather stick a rusty fork in their eye. But anything fermented, kimchi, (white kimchi if you don't want spicy food right now) might help you. But it has to be in the fridge section, say "live" on it just like yogurt or it's not retaining it's Probiotics and won't help you.

So I sip some brine and eat 1 or 2 small pickles that I've peeled with a potato peeler.

PS before I was cleared for those, I had to take Mineral Oil. When I started reading about Mineral Oil, I was more than happy not to take it! But that's what they suggested so ... I did it.

When oh when, will I be able to sip on some pickle juice!

I know I have had some crazy cravings running around my head since before surgery, but I have never gone this long, seven weeks now, in my life w/o my beloved pickled things.

I am on week four post op. I'd imagine it's still just too acidic. Is it? I'm calling tomorrow. I dream about my pickles! *cry* PICKLES!! I MISS YOU!! I LOVE YOU!! COME BACK TO ME!!

@@ssflbelle I wrote you a long post and of course it just disappeared. I had a tough time transitioning to solid food - it was anxiety ridden, everything tasted terribly and I was perma queasy. It got alot better and by around 12 weeks I was returning to the living.
I am unhappy that your surgeon's rules make it even harder. Egg is NOT easy for everybody in the beginning. Most of us had choices and the general rule was to back off and try again a few weeks later if a particular food is a problem.
You shouldn't be in a position to eat so infrequently that the volume causes you pain. I was asked to consume 5 mini meals per day which was hard too (trying to separate liquid from solid food!). Eventually I settled on 4x a day as being my comfortable spot.
It does get better. I think the blues are normal. You will think this sounds crazy...but I actually felt like it was a bit surreal somehow. Like everything was so different..my mind was blown away by things like Water tasting metallic and hurting my tummy.
Hang in there.
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I have GERD and I'm getting the sleeve. My surgeon said that in most cases if GERD is caused by the extra weight on your abdomen (which mine is - I've been a yo-yo dieter and I've never had GERD when I've been thin), it will most likely resolve after weight loss. If it's caused by something structural with your stomach/esophagus, it might get worse, hence the pre-surgery GI clearance. Of course all of this is Your Mileage May Vary because we're all different, but he said that's what the general trend in his patients has been.

Hi everyone I was sleeved on 12/15 and was in process before for about 1 year before getting my surgery. Since surgery I have been suffering from depression and anxiety. Some days are better than others. I am not sure why I feel this way. So many people are happy and I know I should be too but I am not. Will these feelings ever go away? I am so worried about long term complications and effects of having the sleeve. I just want to be happy again. Also the Hair loss has started how long will this last? I have been taking 5000 mg Biotin 2x daily and using niacin Shampoo about once per week. Any advice or suggestions or just words of encouragement would be helpful. Thanks
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Did your dr give you an rx for acid meds? I too had a repair and he said I'll be on meds for at least 3 months post op.

I've been eating cottage cheese, salmon, chicken, and pastaless lasagne with turkey meat. Tolerating all that well. Tried sauteed mushrooms last night and got bad gas! Brocholi hasn't sat well with me either! Too bloating! Protein Drink every other day probably...may need to step that up though. ????

I am 7 weeks out and for the last several weeks I have been noticing this happening to me. I know i am not dehydrated, but i had a sleep screener at home and it was much improved but not enough to not wear the mask. Mine is also self adjustable and set on a very low pressure anyway, wondering maybe I really do not need it, time to call my doctor!

I was sleeved 10/8 and have the exact same thing with my cpap machine. I'm not stuffy at all, but it seems that somehow i'm opening my mouth (which I never did before) and its making my mouth dry i wake up at least 3 times a night and drink a bit of Water. I'm going to discuss it with my pulmonary doc, just seems strange that this has only happened after the surgery.

Hello all. I'm looking for any advice on a problem that has come up just the last couple days. I was sleeved on wed. the 28th, so i am post op 4 days now. I have been sleeping in my recliner so that i don't have to lay flat, which bothers my incision. I have been using my cpap every night, but the last 2 or 3, especially last night, i woke up several times with the driest mouth i've ever had. Ive used the nasal pillows for years without a problem. I don't know if my weight loss has anything to do with it, I've gone from 276 to now 249. Anyone experience anything similar?

Today marks two years since my gastric sleeve surgery. It seems like only yesterday I was posting about my one year surgiversary!
I started this journey at 320 lbs. At one year out I was down 135 lbs, weighing 185. Three months later I found out I was pregnant! Long story short, my new baby daughter is 2.5 weeks old and she is just lovely!
I gained 20 lbs during my pregnancy, and at 2.5 weeks after having her I'm already back down to my pre-pregnancy weight. Guess it was all baby and Water weight! So at 2 years out I am still down 135 lbs weighing 185. My goal this year is to lose the last 15 or so lbs.
It would be amazing to get a Tummy Tuck at some point. Especially after having a baby, I've got a bit of loose skin.
It's amazing what this surgery has done for my life. I make healthier eating choices as second nature now. I have not had soda in two years (and don't miss it!) I'd say my tummy can fit around a cup or so of food before I start getting full. Sometimes I can fit more, sometimes not. It depends on how long it's been since I've eaten.
Thanks for reading. I still love my sleeve after two years and have zero regrets. Let me know if any questions!

@@Amelie2016 nope I do not, at least not on purpose. I don't drink more than a couple of glasses of wine during the year, but that's because I'm not a fan of alcohol, not because I'm trying to avoid reflux. I also don't eat a lot of citrus fruits because of the carbs. chocolate and other candies are out. So to some extent my diet is naturally controlled against reflux.
On the other hand . . .
Garlic, onions, peppers, extremely hot sauces and spicy foods, tomatoes, nuts, cheese, avocados and peppermint are all regular parts of my diet. And let's talk about coffee. I drink black coffee the way a lot of post-op people drink Water. My body seems to love it.
My doc says the most important thing in preventing reflux is to not eat too much. That's very important post-sleeve anyway -- you need to stop seeking the "full" sensation in your stomach and eat just enough to be satisfied, not like your stomach is "full." Good luck!

Well thank you, really I mean it for coming here. I know you don't have to, and many veterans do not have to and it's so so helpful. I am going through a little emotional anxiety right now, and need someone to hit the "off" switch so I can snap out of it. You're so right, when people are having a wonderful time, they're not rushing to the forums to let everyone know.
Thank you and everyone else who come and stay and post, to help those of us so new to this.