Jeanne56

I was sleeved on Feb 23 and with weight loss from liver reduction diet to now, I'm down 30 pounds and feel great!

I was sleeved on Feb 23 and with weight loss from liver reduction diet to now, I'm down 30 pounds and feel great!

I'm fairly new with the sleeve, which is not even a full 2 months old, but am happy to answer any questions I can. I've been following the food plan as closely as possible, that my doctor's office gave me but after being on this site, I know how much one doctor's instructions differ from another. I'm located near Buffalo, NY.

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I'm 8 weeks out from sleeve surgery and have been cheating with coffee. I either make it at home, very weak or get half caff when out. At home, I usually will mix up 4 ozs of almond milk with 1 Scoop of Protein Powder and mix that in with my 12 ozs of coffee and its great! It acts just like a flavored Creamer and lets me work in a bit of Protein, as well. I don't have it every day but on the days that I do, I really up my Fluid intake.

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I'm 8 weeks out from sleeve surgery and have been cheating with coffee. I either make it at home, very weak or get half caff when out. At home, I usually will mix up 4 ozs of almond milk with 1 Scoop of Protein Powder and mix that in with my 12 ozs of coffee and its great! It acts just like a flavored Creamer and lets me work in a bit of Protein, as well. I don't have it every day but on the days that I do, I really up my Fluid intake.

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I made it through surgery and at back home with my beloved dog, sipping the always constant Water and even doing some laundry:) last night was really rough but its amazing how well I feel now. I still have some very manageable pain from surgery and gas. To be truthful, the worst part of last night was my bum shoulder aching from lying on my back. Now, my worst moments are getting down my crushed meds. But...its all part of the journey and something I'm thrilled to share with all the wonderful ppl on this site!

I'm actually surprised this is expected of surgeons back in the US. In Canada you're assigned a case manager and RD (registered dietitian) who take care of that. All the surgeon does here is say what he feels is a comfortable length of pre-op diet given the patient's weight, medical history, etc. In my case I even got two second opinions, and the surgeon was the one who even suggested them just to verify for making up my mind whether I wanted to do VSG or RNY.
I must be a rare case. Dr. Richdeep Gill has been an awesome surgeon thus far. I've only had 3 appointments and an endoscopy with him, and OR date for him to slice and dice me up is April 20th, but the guy is very clinical with his work, explains everything well, has a very positive attitude, and moreover attuned toward patient concerns. Granted, he also seems like he's in his early/mid 30s like me.. one of the surgeons I had a second opinion with, I'm actually glad I didn't have him as my actual surgeon. Had the attitude of an old vet who's tired of everyone's crap.
I also sort of told him I'm deviating from the RD's stupid pre-op liquid diet requirements, and given my results have been fantastic (I'm sure if they weren't he'd be scolding me), he's actually praised my efforts and research.

Its all scary but I love hearing the success stories! I am 61, was 293 lbs, 3 weeks post op and doing pureed foods. I thought I would get bored but so far so good. I made that lasagna/ricotta cheese bake that I found on this site, luckily love cottage cheese and just enjoyed some butternut squash Soup. I grew up on spicy foods and am very thankful that they don't seem to bother me after surgery.
What I continue to struggle with is getting my fluids. I'm hitting 48 ozs but know more would be better for me. I also seem to end each day at 500 calories, but I'm getting minimum of 60 grams of Protein so think I'm OK.
I stopped weighing myself about a week ago. I stalled after averaging almost a pound a day...now I'm just letting the fit of my clothes let me know if I'm losing.
Mostly I just love the stories and support of this site and wanted to thank all for sharing!

I made it through surgery and at back home with my beloved dog, sipping the always constant Water and even doing some laundry:) last night was really rough but its amazing how well I feel now. I still have some very manageable pain from surgery and gas. To be truthful, the worst part of last night was my bum shoulder aching from lying on my back. Now, my worst moments are getting down my crushed meds. But...its all part of the journey and something I'm thrilled to share with all the wonderful ppl on this site!

Its all scary but I love hearing the success stories! I am 61, was 293 lbs, 3 weeks post op and doing pureed foods. I thought I would get bored but so far so good. I made that lasagna/ricotta cheese bake that I found on this site, luckily love cottage cheese and just enjoyed some butternut squash Soup. I grew up on spicy foods and am very thankful that they don't seem to bother me after surgery.
What I continue to struggle with is getting my fluids. I'm hitting 48 ozs but know more would be better for me. I also seem to end each day at 500 calories, but I'm getting minimum of 60 grams of Protein so think I'm OK.
I stopped weighing myself about a week ago. I stalled after averaging almost a pound a day...now I'm just letting the fit of my clothes let me know if I'm losing.
Mostly I just love the stories and support of this site and wanted to thank all for sharing!

My surgery is tomorrow and along with being excited to start this phase of my life, I'm also terrified of everything that can go wrong...including failure and health issues or even death from surgery. Are these feelings normal?

People I've read about and people I know also had the surgery. Most have had great success but a few backtracked. After getting the surgery behind me, that is my biggest fear...going through all this and not being successful. I have a lifetime of bad habits that have led to these 293 lbs that I need to battle. My son is also morbidly obese and I want to be an inspiration to him, as well.

Great job! My appt is tomorrow (10 days after surgery) and I can't wait to see my numbers!

How are all making out? Per doctor's plan I have graduated to a diet that includes sugar free Jello and pudding, along with plain (yuck) or vanilla Greek yogurt. Can also have plain ricotta cheese. All this with Protein Shakes. Can't believe how excited I was this morning to have first bit of jello. Now I'm nervous about hitting requirements for liquid and Proteins. Any suggestions for making all go down a bit easier or how to make all a bit more interesting?

People I've read about and people I know also had the surgery. Most have had great success but a few backtracked. After getting the surgery behind me, that is my biggest fear...going through all this and not being successful. I have a lifetime of bad habits that have led to these 293 lbs that I need to battle. My son is also morbidly obese and I want to be an inspiration to him, as well.

Thank you so much for reply I g and sharing your success. After looking through the posts I was surprised at the low wt losses and backsliding. I want/need to practice mindful eating going forward and your success is proof it can be done.

I made it through surgery and at back home with my beloved dog, sipping the always constant Water and even doing some laundry:) last night was really rough but its amazing how well I feel now. I still have some very manageable pain from surgery and gas. To be truthful, the worst part of last night was my bum shoulder aching from lying on my back. Now, my worst moments are getting down my crushed meds. But...its all part of the journey and something I'm thrilled to share with all the wonderful ppl on this site!

People I've read about and people I know also had the surgery. Most have had great success but a few backtracked. After getting the surgery behind me, that is my biggest fear...going through all this and not being successful. I have a lifetime of bad habits that have led to these 293 lbs that I need to battle. My son is also morbidly obese and I want to be an inspiration to him, as well.

People I've read about and people I know also had the surgery. Most have had great success but a few backtracked. After getting the surgery behind me, that is my biggest fear...going through all this and not being successful. I have a lifetime of bad habits that have led to these 293 lbs that I need to battle. My son is also morbidly obese and I want to be an inspiration to him, as well.

Thank you so much for reply I g and sharing your success. After looking through the posts I was surprised at the low wt losses and backsliding. I want/need to practice mindful eating going forward and your success is proof it can be done.

My surgery is tomorrow and along with being excited to start this phase of my life, I'm also terrified of everything that can go wrong...including failure and health issues or even death from surgery. Are these feelings normal?

My surgery is tomorrow and along with being excited to start this phase of my life, I'm also terrified of everything that can go wrong...including failure and health issues or even death from surgery. Are these feelings normal?

My surgery is tomorrow and along with being excited to start this phase of my life, I'm also terrified of everything that can go wrong...including failure and health issues or even death from surgery. Are these feelings normal?