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Had surgery 10/03/17, still using CPAP, tried not using it a few nights after surgery, but woke up with headache, I'll use it till my primary tells me I won't need it, hopefully when I lose most of my weight. A friend of mine after full recovery overcame sleep apnea, asthma, diabetes, and HBP, so I have hope.

I had RNY 10/03/17, I occasionally get this pain from eating or drinking and it comes suddenly, I feel it helps to walk immediately when pain starts within a few minutes pain is gone, I'm learning what triggers this and try to avoid repeating it, like drinking ice cold Water, some recommended foods that just don't agree with me. Hope you feel better.

Make sure you keep a pillow handy to splint you belly when you cough. This is normal. I took care of heart patients after their surgeries for 20 years at a major medical center. Now retired.




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If you are looking for high Protein, stay away from things like mashed potatoes. Carb city!
I would take meat and puree it with a sauce I liked, then heat it up in the microwave, sometimes with a little cheese on top. I mostly used the packets of tuna and salmon as well as canned turkey and chicken and ground beef. Do some shopping for what appeals to you (but stay away from crap like processed, frozen meals and carby stuff like noodles, rice, and potatoes IMO). Here are combos that I liked -- but what is important is what you like. Good luck!
chicken breast + BBQ Sauce + cheddar cheese
turkey breast + peanut satay sauce + jack cheese
sardines + red curry + swiss cheese
chicken breast + marinara sauce + mozzarella cheese
ground beef + chipotle mayo
lemon dill salmon + remoulade
shrimp + buffalo sauce + bleu cheese
ground bison + Sriracha ketchup + pepper jack cheese

This is the part of the food plan that I truly struggled with. I started with yogurt, applesauce, pureed turkey and chicken, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, eggs, tuna......
I found very quickly that eggs were an absolute NO and still are for me. I also found that my pouch could not originally tolerate chicken or turkey even in a pureed stage and I am alergic to legumes and Beans with the exception of green Beans.< /p>
So, for those 2 weeks, I lived on Protein shakes, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, pureed veggies with Protein Powder added, and ricotta cheese. I also leveraged creamed Soups, broth and everything else in the full liquid diet.
The good news is, it gave my tummy a full solid 4 weeks with the liquid phases for my tummy to heal before I started on soft foods.
Once I started on soft foods, very moist chicken breast, fish or any kind were the Proteins that worked best for me. I could not deal with ground meats until 8 weeks post op and then I was able to tolerate beef tenderloin. YUM!!! Of course only an ounce or two at most. Even now if I get 3 ounces of dense Protein I am lucky. I have a big restriction so therefore I still have one shake in the am, 23 months post op.
As you said, this experience is different for everyone, as you get started if you begin to have a lot of trouble don't be afraid to go back to the previous stage for another week to allow your tummy to heal better. Many of us have to do that.
Best of luck and keep us posted on your progress.

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html
Just scroll down until you get to it. It's about halfway through the post.

One week post op too, first few nights had hard time sleeping, couldn't get comfortable, had some coughing so I felt I had to sleep sitting up, once that passed I actually slept flat and feel that helped open my abdomen to breathe better, plus I still use a CPAP machine, which is why I did this so I don't sleep with a machine for the rest of my life, in short it gets better and do breathing exercises and walk walk walk

One week post-op, same experience, released next day, no nausea or vomiting, totally sticking to meal plan, lost 15 lbs since surgery probably mostly Water weight, breathing got better day by day, walk walk walk my friend.

I experienced this. I had my surgery over 4 years ago, so I don't really remember how long it lasted. Maybe a week or two.

I have Anthem as well, 6 months included 1st appt with surgeon, 4 monthly nutritional classes, 6 month meet with surgeon again (this Wednesday) to see if I'm a sleeve or gastric bypass candidate.

There is a thread that I came across on here a little while ago that had put together a suggested hospital checklist from suggestions of dozens of members here. I tweaked slightly, but this is what I'll use for my general guideline to plan before surgery. I think some things will be left to the wayside, but a good starting list.
Hospital Stay Checklist.pdf

I have Anthem as well, 6 months included 1st appt with surgeon, 4 monthly nutritional classes, 6 month meet with surgeon again (this Wednesday) to see if I'm a sleeve or gastric bypass candidate.

Good luck on your surgery. At your stage I would recommend three things.

1. Take a good before photograph of yourself, so that you have something to compare to after surgery. Many times we are blind to our obesity. We do not see ourselves. Therefore when the weight begins to drop off rather dramatically, we question if this is really happening. Photographs are a good visualization of our success. Many people carry a before and after photo with them, just to remind themselves of their success.
2. Walk 30 minutes each day, every day until surgery (or equivalent exercise). Walking helps the recovery process go smoothly and minimized the pain levels from surgery.
3. Wean yourself from caffeine and carbonated beverages now. After I gave up my 6 diet coke a day habit, I suffered from a week of severe withdrawal syndrome consisting of severe headaches and body aches. I was miserable. You don't want to combine the effects of caffeine withdrawal with the effects of surgery.

I just finished 6 months and everything now submitted and waiting for insurance approval. To say the six months was a breeze and it flew by is easy to say as i sit hear watching my phone waiting for it to ring for my approval. You all will do fine. This forum has been a great help to me. Just reading others stories and knowing you are not alone really does help. I can not wait to see your post when each one of you is down to the last week or has been approved. Good Luck to you all.

I am one month in to my six month waiting period.
BMI is 56 and all kinds of health issues.
high blood pressure, fatty liver disease, chronic fatigue, chronic joint pain, depression, low self esteem, low self-worth.
My wife and I are both working towards getting sleeved.

Same here. I just completed all the appoints and now waiting on approval. Feels a bit odd talking about it but exciting at the same time. Good luck to you all!

New too, met with surgeon today (ALSA medical Fresno Ca), next appt w/nutritionist, I'm 46 with HBP and sleep apnea, starting weight 238, ready for this new journey, not easy to share with others, nice to have this and know I'm not alone