Brandon130

I had my surgery Oct. 27th Sent from my XT1585 using the BariatricPal App

One of my favorites is cream of chicken and adding spices, like garlic powder, onion powder, season salt, whatever spices or herbs you wanna try. Delicious and filling Sent from my XT1585 using the BariatricPal App

Hey! I had a similar pre-op diet allowance, however I went to the extreme and did almost completely liquids with the occasional solid. I'll be honest, the first 3-4 days were really hard, but then it was like my body and mind kinda snapped together and I was fine. I used Muscle Milk as Meal Replacements. I know it's more expensive than just buying a thing of Protein powder, but they tasted so good and I just couldn't handle the consistency of Protein Powder drinks after the third day. Plus they have a pumpkin spice flavor that tastes amazing! Back on track, maybe have chicken and veggies once a day and do a replacement shake for your other two meals? In between meals, you can have sugar free Jello and plain Greek yogurt (bleh. Tasted gross but it curbed the hunger a little so can't really complain). And broth. I also couldn't stand chicken broth, so I just stuck to beef broth. But if you want more options, you could strain chicken noodle Soup and get that broth, or buy a bunch of ramen (whichever flavor you want) and just use the seasoning packet it comes with in hot Water. You can do this if you want to. The hardest part for me was fighting the hunger sensation. At first I felt hungry ALL the time, but then after a few days, it was like it went away over night. Now people are all different, so I won't promise it will be the same for anyone or everyone else, but when I felt like I was going to cheat or something, I kinda made a rule that I would just sit still and I wouldn't move until I knew I could get past it. The whole point of the pre-op is to shrink your liver, and I was determined to not self-sabotage. You just kind of find your anchor and stick to it. Also, and I know this sounds silly, but I have never used Twitter before, but I started one that I didn't share with anybody and would use it as a mental journal/outlet. I was honest, so when I was hungry I would complain about it like a child on there, or when I was feeling better, etc. I think that helped me mentally Sorry this post was so long, I got carried away... hope something somewhere in all this was helpful to you! Sent from my XT1585 using the BariatricPal App

Oh, I almost forgot, the omepra/bicar prescription medicine helps too. Tastes nasty but I felt it worked well with the strips Sent from my XT1585 using the BariatricPal App

I agree! Oct. 27 is an important day for us now, let's make the next one a celebration! These are just growing pains (emphasis on the "pains" unfortunately lol) but we will get past them. We've already jumped into the boat with both feet in, so we just have to tough it out now. Luckily we have resources like this place where we can not only go through the experience with others but also learn from people who are further down the road. I hope the gasX strips help you! Sent from my XT1585 using the BariatricPal App

I also had my sleeve on the 27th and I had this horrible gas that settled in my gut and it basically incapacitated me in so many ways. Walking didn't help at all. I felt like if I could just let one rip I'd feel so much better but I just couldn't. Those GasX strips are AMAZING. I will swear by those forever. I hope you get feeling better... I felt horrible day of and day after surgery and still don't feel 100%, but am starting to see the path to healing a little clearer. I hope you start seeing things a little brighter too Sent from my XT1585 using the BariatricPal App