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On my plan, strained creamed Soups came in at Day 10 (at the same time as yogurt, sugar free pudding and applesauce).
My bet is you can have them Wednesday with your "stage 2" food.
Good luck!

I looked for them prior to my surgery a week ago. There are none in stores here where I live. I had terrible gas pains after surgery, but it's true...you just have to walk, walk, walk to get rid of it. Now, the Gas X strips would have been helpful days later when my sleeve was gassy and gurgly for a few days. You do not need those Gas X strips to get through your hospital stay or recovery. The gas pain I had was horrific-felt like I was kicked in the chest by a horse. I just had to keep walking, walking walking. Best wishes for your surgery.

Me too. Will probably have them without the cheese. Already bought 3 cans of the Old el Paso fat free ones. They get good reviews online.

Try fat free refried Beans, add some cheese if you like.

I was sleeved May 1st, and have been on Protein Shakes since I came home, which was Wednesday, May 3.

Even Tylenol tablets or caplets should be no problem to get down if you don't want to go the Rx pain med route. They are not very large.

Try fat free refried Beans, add some cheese if you like.

@sleever123
You are claiming to be unhappy about your weight loss. If you want help. Tell us what you are eating so we can offer suggestions. I don't care you aren't eating meat but that doesn't mean you can toast and lose weight. There are other sources of Protein. You didn't say you were vegetarian or vegan, you just said you don't like meat. So can you eat eggs? cheese? What can and do you eat?

@SassyNanny
Basically she wasted everyone who even read her original post by whining in the first post about slow weight loss. Then came back to just complain about everyone not patting her on the head and telling her it was okay. Then still didn't even answer any questions about what she is eating.

This is why people don't respond to posts or try to help people. This kind of entitled BS.

Thanks for the ideas!!

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I was sleeved on May 1st. Been rocking the fluids and doing well with Protein Shakes. Crystal Light lemonade goes down really well and it's tasty. Try that if you haven't. Pour your drinks into cups rather than drinking from the bottle. It helps. Less air, I think. Protein shakes were a little rough, causing lots of gurgling the first couple days, now much better. I was told to try to get in 3x6 or 8oz servings of Protein Shake per day as a goal. Was NOT meeting that at first, now I am. You can even make popsicles out of protein shakes, too. broth goes down easily. I use the powdered Soup base from Orrington Farms. SO GOOD! I'm liking the flavored stuff better than just plain Water right now and I was a huge water drinker pre-op. Fluids are most important right now, otherwise, you will end up dehydrated and back on IV fluids. Protein shakes do count as part of your daily Fluid intake.

I was sleeved on May 1st. Been rocking the fluids and doing well with Protein Shakes. Crystal Light lemonade goes down really well and it's tasty. Try that if you haven't. Pour your drinks into cups rather than drinking from the bottle. It helps. Less air, I think. Protein shakes were a little rough, causing lots of gurgling the first couple days, now much better. I was told to try to get in 3x6 or 8oz servings of Protein Shake per day as a goal. Was NOT meeting that at first, now I am. You can even make popsicles out of protein shakes, too. broth goes down easily. I use the powdered Soup base from Orrington Farms. SO GOOD! I'm liking the flavored stuff better than just plain Water right now and I was a huge water drinker pre-op. Fluids are most important right now, otherwise, you will end up dehydrated and back on IV fluids. Protein shakes do count as part of your daily Fluid intake.

I am with the pharmacist. I was given a hydrocodone pill in the hospital, in the evening after my surgery. They are not hard to get down. I have been taking my other meds by pill also every day - if you can get the hydrocodone or even tramadol, it should help more than the Tylenol. Be your advocate, call, discuss, and you make the decision with your surgeon.

Pharmacist here. Liquid acetaminophen is nasty. Ask for some tiny pain tablets. I've been on tablets since day 1 post op. I was sleeved on May 1 and have been taking small tablets or capsules since May 2. They gave me oxycodone 5mg for pain. They are very tiny tablets. They go down no problem for me. When I was on liquid pain med, they gave me the generic Lortab elixir (hydrocodone and acetaminophen.) It was strawberry flavored and not great, tasted like Chapstick and cough Syrup, but better than liquid Tylenol. I tried liquid Tylenol myself at home and didn't like how it sat or went down. Yuck. Ask for something else. It's not worth having your Fluid intake suffer and ending up dehydrated over liquid Tylenol.

That'll probably be one of my first soft foods. I love it.

Try fat free refried Beans, add some cheese if you like.

chewables are fine just make sure to chew them very well.

I had my sleeve surgery last Monday, the 1st. I packed a bunch of stuff and really didn't need or use it. I'm usually a makeup junkie and I just was NOT up to it at all. I wore the loose hospital gown (you will be hooked up to IVs and clot prevention cuffs or booties on your legs/feet, so it's difficult to wear anything else.) They are also always checking vitals and drawing blood from your arm. I was too tired and in pain to care about using much of anything, including Chapstick, lipbalm, makeup, electronic devices or much of anything. My spleen ended up bleeding and I lost quite a bit of blood, so maybe that was a contributing factor. The hospital provided swabs for dry mouth (dipped in ice chips or Water, ) grippy socks to walk in, multiple pillows, blankets, additional gowns, toothbrush, toothpaste, lotion, shower gel, etc. I did end up using my feminine supplies as I got my period the day after the surgery. The hospital of course offered supplies, but I had my own. They said it is very common to get your period right after surgery. I was expecting mine. Surprisingly, the broth the hospital served was delicious and I feared it would be dreadful, so I had brought my own bullion cubes, but didn't need them. I also brought sugar free drink packets and didn't need those, either. The Crystal Light lemonade and raspberry flavor they served were delightful post op and still are. The Jello was lemon. I couldn't eat much of the jello. I'm now wishing I knew the brand of the broth they used. I was too out of it to ask. Really, the hospital I stayed at was as nice as a hospital is going to get and they pretty much provided everything without being asked. I did ask for a heating pad for sore back muscles and never got one.
I'd say the things you'd need most are:
-CPAP and distilled water if you use that (I do,)
-Slippers or slip on shoes to walk in (floors were hard on my feet in just socks. I used slip on Danksin memory foam shoes from Walmart)
-Juicebar to charge your phone
-headphones if you use them (I brought but never used. My husband used them.)
-Heating pad if you're prone to back pain
-A comfy front close sports bra to wear home. I was too sore in the hospital to wear it, as I had a hiatal hernia repair and ended up with an additional incision under my bra line. Amazon has fruit of the Loom ones which are stretchy and easy to close. They've been great wearing at home post op, too. I'd order 2 sizes larger than your usual bra band size. If you wear 40, buy a 44.
-hair brush, possibly dry Shampoo, which would have come in handy
-credit card info for TV. It's typically $8/day. I bought it on day 2 just to keep me sane.
-comfy loose fitting clothes and shoes to wear home
-pillow from home to press against abdomen on ride home. Buckle seatbelt around it.
-a drink such as water or Powerade Zero or Crystal Light to sip on during ride home

You will be home and feeling more normal before you know it. Hospitals make me very claustrophobic being hooked up to monitors and IVs and such. Don't let my post scare you.

Something is missing here.. why are you mentioning bread when it sounds like your primary issue is not eating meat? Bread is not a substitute for meat.
Are you taking in adequate levels of Protein? Did you have a discussion and about non-meat protein sources? Do you have a list of protein-rich foods you plan to use as an alternative to meat? That comes first. Protein first - even if your NUT said bread is ok.

I was sleeved on May 1. I was getting a lot of gurgling the first few days. Nothing felt stuck, though. Sounds like it is probably just swelling and gas. The gurgling did improve for me. If you continue to have pain, consult your surgeon. Have some sugar free Jello or popsicles if you feel hungry.

First of all at 5'4 and 165 you won't be skinny or anything close to it. Everyone is so damn fat in America, people don't even know what legit skinny even looks like.
Big boned is a myth, yeah some people might have slightly larger frames but big bones is BS. My bones are 3x denser than the average woman my age and they still barely weigh anything, and they look TINY on a DEXA scan. they are covered in fat and muscle. Big bone is just lie people tell themselves and others to justify obesity.
Just because the weight is harder to lose or slower coming off doesn't mean you aren't meant to lose it or you can't lose it. You are barely one year out from surgery. It will probably take you another 6 months or so to lose the rest if you keep eating right.
People need to think about their general health and wellness. The way insurance is going right now, those few extra pounds can cost you a lot in insurance premiums in the future. Everyone should be striving to get to a normal BMI at this point.
And just because you are smaller doesn't mean you won't have curves. I have lost an entire grown man in weight and I still have enough titties for 3 broads and I have hips, thighs and a butt. Slim thick is really a thing.
People need to stop kidding themselves. You will never be this young ever again in life. Go for your goal, go for it hard. It is never going to be this easy to lose weight ever again.

I had my first post op "movement" today, as well. No pushing required. It was loose. Had a few, actually. I took a half bottle of magnesium citrate to clean things out before surgery so there wouldn't be much left in there. I learned that from the struggle after my c section. Never want a repeat of that. LOL.