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"SHOTTzY" I'm glad you are feeling better!!! Just make sure you keep your pain under control!! ????

I have a very large version of the daily pill organizer you mentioned. Each compartment is a 1.25" cube, and a day has four cubes. Even with all my fish oils and over-size chewables, I have enough room.

The past 2 days I've finally been able to keep food down! Slowly getting better. The doc said I needed to eat "real" foods, but they kept making me puke...so I was on liquids for longer than normal. Yesterday I had solid food, and it was amazing..just the actual chewing part is what I missed lol also- down a total of 44
Lbs since surgery which was 2/2

Heading to surgery within the hour. Here goes
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Day 10 post op - doing well - tired of the liquid diet ... But staying strong...!!
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That's exactly how my husband is! His mom had RNY 10 years ago. So luckily this isn't his first rodeo. He is my biggest cheerleader and I'm grateful for that...especially after seeing so many sad post on here where people don't have supportive family or significant others.
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im so glad it's almost here!!! You will do great!!!

Had mine 2/2. Band to Bypass. Down 20 pounds. Hate Protein shakes...too sweet now :-(

@@Renkoss have you heard anything yet? We just hit March and my heart dropped to my stomach when I realized I'm now in the same month as my surgery date. liquid diet begins 2 weeks from today. And surgery is 4 weeks from today! Whew....let the nerves begin.
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I was told to take my chewable vitamins after one week. They don't want me to get nauseated

Thank you , my advice will be once you started don't end it half way. Go hard or go home. Because to think all this days on liquids might as well go completely till the end And be done with that step . And keep on to the next , , keep yourself busy and entertain , so food don't get in your head .....

Good luck to everyone. Is been 4 days since mines, was in a liquid diet since February 3 up to February 17 surgery day , but I was only required 10 days. During the time I went from 256 up to 242 surgery day , just In liquids , now after surgery I'm on another 10 days , ..... So I'm wondering how will I do after my first fill...... Hmmmmm .

I am not sure why the differences. My Dr only required a soft diet 2 days before surgery, a liquid diet the day before, and nothing after midnight. But my Dr requires a 3 week liquid diet post op and I see a lot of Dr that progress sooner.

I'm on day 13 of a liquid diet. My surgery is Monday 2-22

I take mine with meals which helps me to remember. But I really just wanted to weigh in to say, I was SO overwhelmed with this in the beginning. I just want to encourage you that once you work out what works for you, it just becomes habit and you don't think about it much.

Absolutely!! I'm 2 weeks post op and it is overwhelming at first!! You feel like there are not enough hrs in the day to drink and chew all this stuff down!! I was paid stricken and down in the dumps until I made myself calm down, break everything down into 4 oz sections and blocks of time for chewables. Now I'm okay!! But do what works for you and calms your nerves . You can do it!! Good wishes for us all !!

I know this much, Vitamins and Protein are critical to a WLS patients overall success. Not taking them against doctor recommendations just isn't very responsible. Both bypass and sleeve patients require long term nutrition management. There is a reason it is for life.
Given the sleeve is so new and there is not a lot of data, I hope irresponsible patients who end up with complications don't skew the real data. Those that do follow doctors orders.
My two cents!

I have two pill organizers. One for my daytime meds and one for my night time meds. I also take Calcium and D during the day, but I keep those with my morning meds and just take them later. ONce a week I go through and set up all my meds for the week. This includes medicine and vitamins/supplements. Its the only way I have found to keep it all straight. I carry my daytime meds with me in my purse and keep the nighttime meds next to my bed. Its become a sunday night ritual for me to get them set for next week.
I hope that helps.
pam

I had my RNY on Tuesday, and am tolerating liquids ok. I was also able to mix 1/2 scoop of Protein Shake powder with 8oz of Water, and sipped 1oz every 15 minutes, as advised by my surgeon. However, when I tried a teeny bit of yogurt, I had heartburn for 3 hours.
I have to crush up my Nexium and anxiety medicine, and the taste literally makes me heave when mixed with water or Crystal Light. So that's why I tried the yogurt. I literally had maybe 1/4 of a teaspoon.
So now I'm not sure when to try it again. I'm also finding that a few of my incisions are starting to itch. They were closed and a medical glue put over them, and I will not scratch them, but it's becoming more difficult not to.
I hope tomorrow to have the courage to try one of the Bariatric Pal Soups, since I'm supposed to be able to try strained cream soups.
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Today I went to my 1st Nutrition appointment which was Actually a Class. The class was very informative. I go 3/8 for my 1st one on one Nutrition appointment.

March 29th is the big day!! So stinkin excited!
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I share the same fears! But as long as we go into this with the mindset of it ONLY being a tool and we still have to work at it, nutritionally and physically...we have better chances of succeeding long term. Unfortunately, I think that those who have gained their weight back either got too "comfortable" and or thought their surgery was a fix all. And it's not

I finally quit yay had to take a carboxyhemoglobin test no smoking for 3months ugh its is not easy I so excited to start this journey anybody going to healthy steps in santa rosa would love to chat.

I am scheduled for a mini gastric bypass on March 12 2016 in Mexico. I am 6'2 330 and my mind is constantly telling me that I don't need this surgery and I can handle this own my own. Maybe if I could continue dieting.
I am a single dad trying to do this for my 8 year old daughter. I know I need to this.
Appreciate your insights and anything else you have to offer.
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