JanetBP

Thanks everyone! I am def going to check out the Oh Yeah and the Quest bars...I'll go to Amazon and get some of each. The Pure Protein I know they have at my grocery store so I'll look at them too. I already have some nectar in the pantry, that stuff is GREAT!! That's the shake I mentioned, the ONLY shake as far as I'm concerned. :-) Janet

Same here! I have the heat on 72 and a portable heater blowing on me and I'm still cold. I was also the hot one, sweating in December. I sit in my recliner now with a big blanket pulled up to my chin. I used to sleep with just a sheet in all the months but January and February...I have now rounded up every extra blankie in the house and I'm sleeping under them. I can barely move from their weight....LOL. From the other replies this sounds pretty normal. I'm sure the lizard-women I work with will be happy not hear me say "dang, it is HOT IN HERE". :-) Janet

Hi all, I am going back to work on Thursday, 3 weeks and 2 days after my surgery. I am still in the tiny meal stage (2 oz protein/1 oz fruit or veggie if I can eat it). My question is, what is your favorite Protein bar? I really need something high protein, low fat, low sugar blah blah blah that I can throw in my desk drawer. I know that when I get back to work it will be just as busy as it was before and I'll end up not eating all day. I'm going to take a couple of shakes with me and some cheese but I know I'll need something else portable. Suggestions anyone? Thanks! Janet

the first rule for no-gallbladder people....eat low fat. i hear this from all my female friends and family members who no longer have theirs. Bile is the main substance responsible for the breaking down of fat in the digestive system. The gallbladder is the organ that gets the bile from the liver and stores it until needed, so no GB means any fat shoots straight through with very little deconstruction. sounds like you are up close and personal with this! i always had pretty normal poops until i had a colonoscopy in september. up until i had my surgery poo-ing was a hard and painful situation if ya know what i mean. i was scared to death that i would continue like that and rupture something trying to go. i take Fiber gummies every day and so far, so good. janet

FIBER GUMMIES...they taste like candy. i love them. i take 2 or three a day.

hi, my surgeon said not to bother crushing mine, even right after surgery. i was very glad because i know i wouldn't have been able to get them down. if you are vomiting you need to call your doctor!! i was told NOT to vomit (don't know how i would have stopped it). i did feel like i was going to when i thought i could eat a little bread, scared the crap out of me. PLEASE call the doc and let them know what's going on. they are there to help!! janet

hi kelly, i had my surgery on 12-10, so i'm 18 days out. dang it seems like longer!! i've had a FEW hunger pangs but mostly i am really not hungry. i know i'm not taking in enough calories - probably averaging 500-600 a day. the nutritionist at my surgeon's office said i should be getting a minimum of 1200. what??? the only way i'd be able to do that is to start adding 3 or 4 extra Protein shakes a day and that just ain't possible. almost everything i eat is protein, i'm on "real" food...rather than chopping it finely i am just taking tiny bites and chewing the crap out of it. i do make sure i get my Vitamins in every day and try hard to get at least 5/6 servings of fluids. it's hard though. hmmmm.... hard to take in enough food...what a concept!! i'm guessing that our appetites will start to pick up after a while, i guess we should just enjoy not feeling hungry? as for the drips, i would call your surgeon's office. they may want to take a look at it. better safe than sorry. i was told if i developed any kind of oozing i should call them right away. janet

I started my preop diet the day after Thanksging and as of today, 19 days later, I've lost just over 30 pounds, my surgery was 12/10.

Well, it seems to be a theme here but I'm also in the medical field. I can take up to 4 weeks, but I think I'll go back at 3 weeks on January 2. Just found out right after my surgery I have a very serious medical issue that I may need some time off for so I want to save some.

I have the gurgles too, 5 days out. Burp too. I am relieved to reveal that I finally went poopoo in the potty - which had been a scary prospect for me! I just had visions of myself doing an Elvis on the toilet trying to push out some brick...ROFL...where else but here could you post something like that?? My inner-gurgle and I have to go eat some yogurt. Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Andrew! How flipping scary...that BP is sooooooo low. I'm glad you called for help when you did (to hell with the blizzard!!). Too many people wait thinking they'll start to feel better... you will bounce back in no time with an extra staple or two and some more super glue. (sorry I have a very dark sense of humor). {{{gentle hugs}}}

I understand. I'm doing the same thing. I could actually cry right now just taliking about crying. My daughter was supposed to pick up some flowers from my mom, it turned out to be a plant. I was so upset (because I had been expecting a big gorgeous bouquet for two days). I know, I know...ungrateful etc etc. But that just ruined me for the rest of the evening. I had already been crying on and off because my sister had said something to me about what I was going to get my mom for Christmas. The flower thing just pushed me off the edge. Could not seem to get myself together al all. From what I've read here and there, this is pretty normal. Might not make sense but it's not ABnormal. Hang in there!!

same here, band removed revised to a sleeve 12/10. not even a week out for me yet. after i failed to lose anything with the band (and being hungry most of the time) i felt like i was a failure. i decided to try the sleeve but also worried i'd be a failure at that. well, i have done it. i feel ok about the prospects for weight loss.

that really made me laugh!!!

hi andrew, i had my surgery on 12/10 too. i am soooo glad i don't have a scale at home or i would be doing the same thing you are. my belly is still feeling swollen a bit so i know i've still got extra Fluid in me. my first weigh in will be on 12/19 and hopefully i'll see a loss there. BUT IF NOT then i know i'll have a whooshie at some point in the near future. (whooshie is when you suddenly drop a big chunk of pounds out of nowhere). hang in there and put your scale in the trunk of your car. :-) janet