MrsJutun

I've been mixing the fruity ones with 12 oz of Water, and I pour through a strainer to catch any lumps. I don't love all the chocolate and vanilla stuff, so it's really nice to have cherry and peach. I'm on full liquids and I enjoy one every day for lunch. They're good with a couple ice cubes, too! I make them early because they get really foamy in a Blender Bottle, so they have time to settle in the fridge.

I bought several flavors of this brand the other day. The associate said I could mix it with Water to. I hope I can stand the taste. Sent from my SM-G935T using the BariatricPal App

Congratulations on your journey! You will do great! Sent from my SM-G935T using the BariatricPal App

I'm scheduled for Sept 15 and my boyfriend is August 25th. I have been nervous for a date and now that I have it I am excited.
I keep bouncing between the same 10 pounds. My psychiatrist recommend a LSCW who specializes in bariatric patients and wants me to work on my head hunger and how to tell when I am truly hungry.
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I am scheduled for surgery September 12!!!!! Right now I'm more excited than nervous!!! I'm sure the closer it gets it will be more nerve wracking!! I live in Ohio, US.

Hi there,
I had surgery in September of last year. Its okay to be nervous because its a pretty major surgery and then your life will change afterwards for every but remember its the best thing for you and it will be an amazing journey for you. ☺

☺☺☺ looking good!
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While this is all happening much sooner than you may have been prepared for, this is completely normal! No one has the same kind of stringent restriction they had in the very beginning forever. Now it's up to you to continue letting your tool work for you. If you're the kind of person who can't have "a bite of this, a bite of that" without having terrible cravings come back, then just don't even have a little. Keep in mind that a bite of something may not have been enough to cause pain/dumping/vomiting, but it's entirely possible, even probably, that 2 bites of that same food will. I was so worried about these things in the beginning, because I had the same problem. Nothing really caused any issues, with a few exceptions like raw carrots and ground beef. Now, I'm almost a year out and I find that a bite here and there of something not great for me is actually the healthiest way to maintain for me. I generally eat perfectly healthy, with a bite of something I'm craving, and that's all. Then the craving is gone, and I move on. The amount of sugar/carbs/etc in whatever one bite of what I'm eating is negligible. If I were to try to be like I was the first six months post op, I would DEFINITELY fall off the wagon. Sometimes you have to satisfy the craving in a healthy way rather than ignore it until it has far more control over you than it should. Hope this helps in some way!

How strange my bathroom days was the day before surgery 7/11 & the morning of surgery 7/12. They came to my room and got me and I was in the bathroom Sent from my SM-G935T using the BariatricPal App

Aww thanks! Gastric bypass np at all!
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75 pounds down. Best thing I have ever done!

@@tink3408 - I'm now 4-days post-op with Wegner and have found him to be a bit of a fast-talker (and one nurse said he does upwards of 8 surgeries a day?) but when I told him I had questions in the hospital and had written them down, he sat on my bed and said "I'm all yours... let's talk through them." I've found it hard to get through to a nurse for questions post-surgery though and ended up having to call the front desk for answers (leaving a message did not help). I didn't consider my questions an emergency, but they do send you home with an emergency number and I'd suggest using that for any question you want his direct answer to, whether you consider it a true "emergency" post-surgery or not. I waited a whole day in pain without answers because I was trying to be polite.
Just in case you have some of the same nurses, my favorites were Amber and Sharon. I only had one nurse I really didn't like. Once I complimented them and/or asked them about their lives, they all warmed up so much and would spend extra time with me making sure everything was taken care of. Buddy up with them as you can and WALK! Wegner does his rounds at 7:30ish-9:30ish (am). I was discharged by noon 2 days post-op.
Good luck to you!!

I have surgery scheduled for May 5,2016 with Dr wegner at st Francis hospital. Him and his staff have been amazing thus far with the whole process!
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I have surgery scheduled with Dr. Wegner on 4/25! Noticed another couple of members posting on other threads in Memphis also. So glad to hear you've all had good experiences.

I used Dr. Wegner and St. Francis in Memphis also and I was so impressed with my advocate and the nutritionists are awesome! I had surgery on 10/27/2015 and I'm
Doing great! The staff at the hospital were so professional and nice! I had an all around great experience!! So thankful!! Can't go wrong with this group or facility.

OMG! So guys. The Syntrax (nectar) Protein Shakes are great! I have a major sweet tooth and these really help out. I just wanted to let you guys know because they are THAT GOOD. Now, with vanilla flavored shake mixes I use 8 ounces of the vanilla low carb milk and for chocolate flavored shakes I use the chocolate low carb milk. It ads like 60-80 calories but ALSO adds 11 grams of Protein to the 23 already in the syntrax. The fruit flavored nectar protein shakes I just use Water. Warning though, these shakes don't mix all that well especially the fruit flavored ones. But I like it because the parts that don't mix are kinda Gummy and super sweet. LOVE IT! I wish I would have known about this shakes when I first had my VSG 3 years ago. I only found out about these because a lady I work with told me about them. I don't know how I missed them! I think a lot of people on here also use the Premier Protein. I think I tried them a long time ago but didn't like them for some reason. Maybe I'll try those again too.