This site is here to help people through this really tough transition. It is frustrating when posters get upset because people give them the straight skinny on the things that can happen.
The reality is we all need to be kicked in the butt when we don't follow the plan or when we simply disregard what our nuts or doctors tell us to do.
Honestly there may a reason why her doctor and nut both have her on a month long liquid diet following this surgery. If anything she should get a second opinion but no one should be telling her to disregard her surgeons instructions without having an MD and her complete medical history.
So much can go wrong when you have part of your stomach removed or rerouted and without understanding her MDs reason for putting her on a liquid diet, no one has any business telling her to do anything else besides to follow up and challenge her doctor or look for a 2nd opinion.
Incidentally if I were her doctor I would have told her the same thing. Maybe there is a history of her not following instructions that caused problems to begin with. WE DONT KNOW!
There are many experienced people on this board that are frustrated with the fact that people come on here and expect To get permission for something they themselves know is bad.
I am NOT scolding @sisi829, my words are pointed directly at those that give her permission to go off plan without understanding the other side of the story.
WE ARE NOT MD's and for the new folks just beginning this journey, many of us have experienced bad stuff that can happen.
What's worse is WLS is already looked upon negatively and every single person who has it and doesn't follow the rules may likely be unsuccessful down the road adding to that negativity.
For me, Losing 1/2 my body weight literally gave me my life back! Got rid of life threatening illnesses and literally saved me! That being said, I am a rule follower and believe that you will be more successful if you do what you are told.
To have WLS seen as a negative because people choose to ignore the important instructions that help them to be successful is absolutely MORONIC!
I am prepared and just in the mood for the backlash my post brings.....bring it on!
Yeah, WLS is tough. And compliance is tough.
Guess what -- compliance is what's required for you to succeed long-term.
If you can't hack compliance, you're going to wind up in the same place you started -- obese.
I am totally serious about this. All this "Nobody's perfect, honey!" is a terrible response to someone who ate bacon five days post-op.
And yes, I've read every post here.
Shaking my damn head.
Well damn... Aren't we just the epitome of self control and discipline?!? If u were so good at it then you yourself wouldn't have needed surgery to begin with, with that said. I'm not on here be criticized or to be pitied. I searched for a forum to be informed, to find out if I was the only one going through things and to educate myself on something that I am new to. So please spare me with the self righteous bullshit! You and evry1 else who feels The need to taller about me Or My situation like u knw me. Everything is learned, unless u are so damn special that u were born knowing already.
Gastric Sleeve Surgery 6/15/16 Miami,Fl
33yrs/mother of 2boys /5'6"
highest weight 300s in 2002-03
lowest weight 193 in 2014
