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I am now a month and a half out and the Vertigo is gone. I had it for about 3 weeks. Not bad, just disconcerting. You should feel 10 times better than you do today by this time next week. Hang in there. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you! And yes. Your VP guy sounds like a real piece of work. Bummed about my PB I was thinking that was now going to be a good snack. Protein, very soft and filling. Dang.

Can I just ask, " What in the world is wrong with Tilapia?" I love Tilapia. And since when doesn't Peanut Butter count?

I just took them today. so not even sure they worked yet. LOL Had your same issue yesterday.

I had to go and buy some stool softeners. Because I am with you cuteNATL. I know it is because I am not eating any Fiber. If it is something other than liquid then I am making darn sure it is a meat with a lot of Protein. Maybe when I am passed the soft food stage it will be easier to fit the veggies in to my diet. I love veggies. I think I need to get some metamucil or fiber con. Something like that. I would love to hear what others of you have tried that have worked well.

I am almost a month out and I am eating more. Soft, very well chewed foods, but I am a little worried that I can eat so much more than you. I am losing nicely and ensuring what I do eat is high in Protein. I can eat 3 oz of shrimp (well chewed of course). I feel like I am doing great, but kind of wish that I was taking it slower and able to eat only smaller portions like you. I may try to back track a bit. So anyway, my advice is don't push it if you don't feel that you have to. But heck, what do I know!

Best of luck halima02!

Well I should be pureeing food, but instead I am eating soft things and just chewing to a paste. Taking a little sip of Water at times to make it the same consistency as pureed. Getting full very fast, but getting better at slowing down. Scrambled eggs are great and so is soft chicken. And the XXX Dannon Greek yogurt is good.

They have an after taste, but Atkins and a few others make a Protein Water. If you add a couple of drops of one of those water flavor things it helps somewhat. The protein water has 20 g Protein which nice. You get your ounces and your P all at once. Oh and I also made some Soup. I used chicken flavored bone broth (9 grams of protein and I added some of the bouillon stuff that comes in a jar for extra flavor. you can even add a little milk or cream of chicken soup to give it more texture. Just a few ideas. I am 3 weeks out and I got tired of the Protein shakes too.

I will admit to chewing something without swallowing and spitting it out during my liquid only phase. No judgement please!

Thanks bpowell, Glad your surgeon gave you the all clear. My pain from earlier in the week lasted two days and then poof was gone. It was kind of strange. I have still tried to take it a little easer though on my walks.

My surgeon had me on prevacid twice a day. I asked if I could go back on my Nexium which is working better for me. I had that empty burning feeling too and it was heartburn related I think. I can't say I am hungry all of the time but I do think about food more than I wish I did. I was always a grazer and I think it is just ingrained to constantly have something to eat. I am trying to work through that though and only do the mealtimes for anything other than liquid Protein type stuff. And while I applaud you on the only weighing once a week ( that is what I should do too), it would drive me crazy not to know what was happening day to day! I am three weeks out as of yesterday myself. Are you getting in your Water. I am making a much more concerted effort to get close to the 64 oz.

Just adding on, it really will get better. I had the same exact thoughts. The day after surgery was my worst day. With it enough to feel exactly how bad I felt! Got better every day but significantly better at day 5.

My surgeon said no caffeine for a a year! But then I have seen some other posts where people are able to have coffee ( fully leaded) the first week. It is just crazy the differences in each individual surgeon's do's and don'ts. I loved my coffee too but did give it up a week before surgery to hopefully keep myself from having the headaches post op as I was trying to recover. I still kind of miss it but I am going to stay away from it for at least 3 months. I think part of why they say no coffee is that one it can dehydrate you and two the caffeine can be hard on your stomach. I have tried a cup of decaf at work but it doesn't taste good. I was a bit of a snob though and used to grind my own beans and make strong coffee that I could then add a lot of milk to. So either my tastes have really changed or the coffee at work is just bad!

Just be careful guys. I didn't have a whole lot of pain either after the first few days and then I did too much and felt like I pulled an internal stitch out and it hurt for two days. I am three weeks out today and I was feeling good and just did too much. So even if they aren't bothering you, you should take it easy.