Jinyinjin

Thanks for all the well wishes.
I am doing much better, and was released from the hospital after one night. I used the Biotine and ice chips for the dry mouth. I was given chicken broth, Jello, various Protein packets to mix in Water, and Decaf tea. But, I was only able to sip a few spoonfuls of the broth, and it took a while before I was able to drink the Liquid Protein. Now that I'm home, I will try to drink the Premier shakes and the other liquid protein that I have. Luckily I haven't had too much gas pain, my abdomen is sore on the right, but it's tolerable. I feel swollen and I'm sure I'm filled with fluids, so I don't expect to lose too much this first week, but feel really hopeful for the future of this journey.

Hi Everyone,
I was sleeved today (March 13th), and it's now 11:45pm and I feeling pretty good. I was kinda annoyed that surgery was scheduled late, I didn't have to be at the hospital until 1pm.
I had a lot gas pain in recovery, but now it's minimal. The biggest issue now is dry mouth and little soreness from my incisions.
They are requiring me to sleep with CPAC mask on even though I don't have sleep apnea.
The surgeon thinks I'm doing really good, might let me go home tomorrow.
They are giving me Tylenol & oxycodone, and neuontin plus zofran and a patch for nausea. I've also been cleared to drink Water the first night.
Thats about all I can remember right now, and I wish everyone else a successful recovery as well.

chewable tuti fruity ones 2aday there the only ones I can take over ones don't stay down hope this helps

If it's smaller than a m&m it's okay too swallow. But swallowing pills is hard and fulls you up fast.
They make vitamelts that melt on you tongue that taste amazing at Walmart. I'm 9 months post op and never had any trouble with my blood work.



HW: 420 (January 2016)
CW: 267 (March 2017)

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More than likely its head hunger. Try getting more liquids in. Are you tracking how many oz your doing?
If it's acid reflux it's a tight feeling of fullness and you can taste the acid.
With the acid pill it's time release so if you constantly drinking Water it will help your acid.
Hope this helps some.



HW: 420 (January 2016)
CW: 267 (March 2017)

Instagram: vsg_queendiet

I started swallowing 2 Vitamins 1 week after surgery.

I am am posting this in hopes of helping everyone who has a diet soda addiction. I know its hard to break any addiction as I myself am working through a sugar addiction. I have broken the soda and fast food addiction over the last few years so believe me I inow the addiction is real. But you can do it if you arm yourself with some information about the foods and drinks we consume that are truly harmful for us. Knowledge is power and I want all of you to feel powerful and strong as you embark into a new food lifestyle.
First, if you have Netflix, look up these movies and watch them over and over. "HUNGRY FOR CHANGE" & " FOOD MATTERS" . They will also lead you to other movies about food that can change how you view the foods you eat. I truly believe that actually knowing what you are eating makes it easier NOT to put it in your mouth in the first place.
Diet sodas are a cocktail of chemicals that destroy your body all the while wanting you to believe they are safe and healthy to drink. You can actually CLEAN YOUR TOILET with coke products. Try it then think about putting it in your body.
Fast food is not real food. Go buy a mcdonalds burger, your favorite and place it on your counter and wait for it to spoil. It wont. It will not break down because it is not real food. Would you really want to eat something that isnt real food? These small thought process changes really do help you change your perceptions of food. And if we can change our perception ,we can change our life. That is a fact in every aspect of life.
We have all embarked upon a journey of serious body modification (surgical intervention) to make a real change in our lives. To bring health and wellness and true changes to ourselves. Our bodies are becoming temples. Bring your spirit into this journey as well. Learn about the nasty, foul, and disgusting items out there that are not real food. See them for the demons they are and do not allow them into the temple you are building.
I wish all of you success and I look forward to seeing you all someday on the losers bench.

If you can swallow pills you can take pills. Those chewable vitamins are digusting

So I came across this. I've been trying some ingredients to spice my shakes up. I love PB but the regular one is too fatty. You can't beat these nutritional facts guys!  

I love the Premier Protein shakes! I have four flavors and I like them all. vanilla, chocolate, Strawberries and Cream and Bananas and Cream.

Hey! My name is Jennifer and I started my journey over a year ago. I was supposed to have the surgery in June but I didn't get to have it done then. I changed programs to Foothills Weight Loss Center with Dr. Colquitt in Knoxville, TN and I'm so glad I did. I had my surgery March 8 and I just had my one week post-op visit. I lost six pounds in six days. My surgery went seamlessly, so I'm blessed. I'm excited for the rest of this journey to unfold.

I am 30 years old and a public school teacher.

I went through a divorce in November of 2015 and that made up my mind to have this done. I have been ready for the hard work and to help build my confidence. It'll be nice to meet new people going through the same thing I am.

Are you up and walking or rocking? I know walking helped me a ton. I had my surgery last Wednesday. I hope you start feeling better soon.

I came home on Tuesday and I should of stayed one more night. I have been walking a lot. I made a Protein Shake and have only managed to get about 5 sips down over the past 30 min.
When does the pain stop in your stomach the minute the food or liquid hits it. That's half the reason I don't drink because it's so painful.

You will be fine, Im 6 days out of surgery, feel like new. First days you will feel gas pain, Dr will ask you to walk as much as you can to get that gas out of your system. Remember to ask for gas pills to help out. Best of luck...

Are you up and walking or rocking? I know walking helped me a ton. I had my surgery last Wednesday. I hope you start feeling better soon.

Early on I used to eat it on it's own.... Now I eat it with carrots or celery. Always a good snack choice!!

It could just be all the excess IVF coming off from surgery. If you had a urinary catheter during surgery, you could have some irritation from that as well. A long as there is no pain with urination you should be ok. When in double check with your physician.
Best Wishes on your journey! Walk and stay hydrated.
edited to say IVF= Intravenous Fluid

Hi everyone!
I am not sure if this has been answered anywhere already, but I thought I would ask if anyone has any pointers about the urination frequency. I have been going about every hour for the past several Hours. Is that normal? I feel like I always have to pee!
Also, did anyone have crazy, what feels like pressure, on their bladder the day of surgery and into the next morning?
I'm thinking it's gas, and am trying to walk around as much as I can.
Thank you

Thank you everyone for the replies and hope you are all recovering well, and killin' it at the weight loss!! Have a great day

My nurses were very pleased with the frequency for me. I didn't have any issues. As doingit4me2017 said, it's because you're fluids through your IV. Do you get to go home today? I had my surgery last Wednesday, when I went home, it slowed some but if you're drinking the 64 fl oz of Water, not much until you get used to it.

Thank you all so much!

I used to eat cottage cheese mixed with canned fruit almost every day, switching between FF and low fat with ease. With new diet restrictions I recently bought 5 containers of cottage cheese on good sale. They only had FF left and it was not tasty without the hi carb fruit. Not wanting to toss it out I looked for a low carb recipe online. I found a pudding recipe that include powdered FF sugar free pudding mix and cottage cheese. This was great as my diet also includes FF sugar free pudding. FF milk one would normally prepare the pudding with has high carbs. I tweaked the recipe to eliminate the milk it called for and increased the cottage cheese. It tastes great. The blender breaks down the curds so don't see them. Then I started adding cottage cheese to my diet shakes, and processing it in a 16 oz single serve blender.

I eat 4 oz of cottage cheese (1/2 cup) with 1 tablespoon of Smucker's sugar free strawberry preserves stirred in twice a day (and I have since the food stages). I love it! I start and end my day with it because I like it so much!

I eat it on a regular basis but when I was going through the pureed stage I blended some fruit to add in with it. Now I had a few slices of peaches or pears to a 1/2 cup now that I'm back to regular food. Like blizair said I'll also mix in some strawberry or raspberry preserves in too which is really good. Other times I'll eat it plain and add a 1/2 packet of Splenda or Sweet & Low to add a little sweetness to it.

Thanks need all the prayers i can get
Are you back to work yet? If not, how long did you take off from work? So far, what have you found is the most challenging of the whole process?