KateBruin

Ughhhh even though I start the next phase today (yay yogurt!!!) I’m in that darkness where I’m depressed and regret my decision, thinking I’ve screwed myself over for life. Hopefully it passes soon.

I’m a week out from surgery. I had severe reflux before. Not once since! I hiccup a bit and get chest gas pain but it could still be leftover from surgery. I’ve had a few times where I thought acid would come up but it hasn’t! I’m in the deep depression phase where I regret my surgery but in my heart of hearts I don’t even though I’m depressed and feeling low. I am taking 1x a day Prevacid for a month but even before surgery meds did nothing.

Anyone who shares my date (April 4) lose weight yet? I gained 4 lbs in swelling a Fluid retention. Stupid scale. Today I’m getting plain Greek yogurt from TJs and frozen fruit to blend in. I can’t stand the low calorie, pre mixed fruit yogurts. I thank pain meds for helping me think outside of the box!

I’m switching to Bariatric Fusion complete. $25 a month, 4 chewables a day that you can take 2 at a time. It’s all I’ll have to take. No additional pills except maybe Iron since I’m not absorbing it and my B12 shots that I’ve been doing for a few years. I figure $25 a month for almost all my Vitamins isn’t bad.

Thank you! Surgery is Thursday! Eek! I’m hoping for my bday I can have a nibble of one of those birthday cake flavored Protein cakes. I think I’ll be in the soft food phase so maybe I’ll have to sing to myself then smoosh it up. 😂

PB2 is amazing! I make a shake with PB2, honey, strawberries, banana, double scoop of whey, almond milk and Greek yogurt. So much protein and Vitamins and then I freeze it to be “ice cream”

I brought protein water powder but they add Protein Shakes to my Clear Liquids diet maybe tomorrow?Protein powder adds a thickness that I can’t stand in anything unless it’s hot or something like yogurt.

I hope you didn’t buy too much of all that stuff. It’s really weird how tastes change after surgery. After my sleeve I started loving very high cacao dark chocolate and started to hate foods and drinks I loved. It’s extremely common.

Which water protein powder do you use? I got two from Vitamin Shoppe the other day but haven’t tried them yet. She said the brand dissolves well except the chocolate and vanilla. I got basically fruity pebbles and strawberry-banana

My surgeon has to put a drain in in about 50% of his patients. No drain was needed for my sleeve but I have a drain from bypass. I can’t feel it at all and I’m a little worried to sleep but I can’t seem to sleep anyway. It did leak twice from the skin insertion site. They loaded it up with padding and I can see it’s starting to bleed through. The heparin has caused a boatload if bruising from every incision, plus the spot I dropped a glass jar on the other day and part of my leg that I had waxed Wednesday.

TL:DR I have a drain and it’s weird but no biggie except potentially sleeping and it’s leaked.

I had a panic attack last night and almost rescheduled. But, I’m about 8 hours out and *knocks on wood* doing amazing except the gas pain. Holy cow is it bad. Much worse than the sleeve’s gas. Working on a suuuuper yummy dinner of diet sorbet, tea, diet cranberry juice, orange Jello (WHY?!) and broth that tastes like heaven. They’re not giving me enough pain medication but I expected it at Cedars Sinai. Hopefully I go home tomorrow.

To anyone who is my surgery twin, how are you? If you can’t sleep, feel free to PM me!

I had a panic attack last night and almost rescheduled. But, I’m about 8 hours out and *knocks on wood* doing amazing except the gas pain. Holy cow is it bad. Much worse than the sleeve’s gas. Working on a suuuuper yummy dinner of diet sorbet, tea, diet cranberry juice, orange Jello (WHY?!) and broth that tastes like heaven. They’re not giving me enough pain medication but I expected it at Cedars Sinai. Hopefully I go home tomorrow.

To anyone who is my surgery twin, how are you? If you can’t sleep, feel free to PM me!

I had a panic attack last night and almost rescheduled. But, I’m about 8 hours out and *knocks on wood* doing amazing except the gas pain. Holy cow is it bad. Much worse than the sleeve’s gas. Working on a suuuuper yummy dinner of diet sorbet, tea, diet cranberry juice, orange Jello (WHY?!) and broth that tastes like heaven. They’re not giving me enough pain medication but I expected it at Cedars Sinai. Hopefully I go home tomorrow.

To anyone who is my surgery twin, how are you? If you can’t sleep, feel free to PM me!

I use a delicious one from Vitamin Shoppe. Bariatric something. Tastes like flintstones. You can also try Patches. I might just because after my conversion I’ll need Iron and Calcium. I’m bad at taking pills several times a day. Once is all I can manage.

I have 0 support. Friends out of state have my back but no one here. I’m taking an Uber to the hospital, my brother in law is kindly picking me up and my mom refuses to bring an overnight bag for me since I can’t bring it to check in. She’s made it clear she does not support my bypass revision even though it could save my life long-term (cancer, aspiration pneumonia). Surgery is Thursday and I’ve left the anxious stage after doing a thorough bedroom cleaning and now I’m just depressed knowing the mom I supported through my sister’s death (32 and I moved in with her so she isn’t alone) and she makes me completely alone when I’m most vulnerable. Sadly, I depend on these forums for support.

I have 0 support. Friends out of state have my back but no one here. I’m taking an Uber to the hospital, my brother in law is kindly picking me up and my mom refuses to bring an overnight bag for me since I can’t bring it to check in. She’s made it clear she does not support my bypass revision even though it could save my life long-term (cancer, aspiration pneumonia). Surgery is Thursday and I’ve left the anxious stage after doing a thorough bedroom cleaning and now I’m just depressed knowing the mom I supported through my sister’s death (32 and I moved in with her so she isn’t alone) and she makes me completely alone when I’m most vulnerable. Sadly, I depend on these forums for support.

My doctor made a very strong point to stop for several months while everything heals. I have ankylosing spondylitis and hashis so I need it for my joints (humira too). Humira I’ll have to give up for a month total so I can heal without infection. I’m willing to suffer a little to make sure I don’t get an ulcer. I need a second shoulder repair 8 or so weeks after my sleeve to bypass but I’d rather be in pain that have an ulcer (wine is life 😆). I suffered for years not realizing my pain was autoimmune arthritis so I’m hoping I can manage it with Tylenol, lidocaine Patches, topical NSAIDS. They’re much safer and approved by my surgeon (check them out! I get pennsaid that is brand name but there’s generic versions). I’ll end up in more pain after my next shoulder reconstruction without mobic/meloxicam but I survived one of the most demanding degrees at UCLA and law school pre diagnosis (not bragging!) so I hope I can do it again. I can handle shoulder and joint pain via PT but not a damn ulcer!

Not according to my dietician. This has everything. They don’t taste as good as the bariatric ones from Vitamin Shoppe but the fewer pills the better!

I’m switching to Bariatric Fusion complete. $25 a month, 4 chewables a day that you can take 2 at a time. It’s all I’ll have to take. No additional pills except maybe Iron since I’m not absorbing it and my B12 shots that I’ve been doing for a few years. I figure $25 a month for almost all my Vitamins isn’t bad.

I have 0 support. Friends out of state have my back but no one here. I’m taking an Uber to the hospital, my brother in law is kindly picking me up and my mom refuses to bring an overnight bag for me since I can’t bring it to check in. She’s made it clear she does not support my bypass revision even though it could save my life long-term (cancer, aspiration pneumonia). Surgery is Thursday and I’ve left the anxious stage after doing a thorough bedroom cleaning and now I’m just depressed knowing the mom I supported through my sister’s death (32 and I moved in with her so she isn’t alone) and she makes me completely alone when I’m most vulnerable. Sadly, I depend on these forums for support.

I have 0 support. Friends out of state have my back but no one here. I’m taking an Uber to the hospital, my brother in law is kindly picking me up and my mom refuses to bring an overnight bag for me since I can’t bring it to check in. She’s made it clear she does not support my bypass revision even though it could save my life long-term (cancer, aspiration pneumonia). Surgery is Thursday and I’ve left the anxious stage after doing a thorough bedroom cleaning and now I’m just depressed knowing the mom I supported through my sister’s death (32 and I moved in with her so she isn’t alone) and she makes me completely alone when I’m most vulnerable. Sadly, I depend on these forums for support.

PB2 is amazing! I make a shake with PB2, honey, strawberries, banana, double scoop of whey, almond milk and Greek yogurt. So much protein and Vitamins and then I freeze it to be “ice cream”

PB2 is amazing! I make a shake with PB2, honey, strawberries, banana, double scoop of whey, almond milk and Greek yogurt. So much protein and Vitamins and then I freeze it to be “ice cream”

I don’t know how people do the several week liquid diet. I have a sleeve so don’t get too hungry but Tuesday and today are Clear Liquids only for surgery Thursday. I’ve cheated with chewing gum. Not eating feels weird even though I basically can’t eat! The mind is such a silly thing.

I was blamed for my GERD. He even wrote I should be examined for Münchausen syndrome even though I show no symptoms and my psychiatrist said not a chance. He also said I have GERD because I’m bipolar. Huh?! I fired him and went to Cedars for my RNY I’m having on Thursday. I’m actually filing a formal complaint with UCLA. Accusing me of such a major mental illness. He didnt order a psych eval or anything. Absolutely disgusting and unethical. Now I have to submit a request to have it removed from my EMR.

I was blamed for my GERD. He even wrote I should be examined for Münchausen syndrome even though I show no symptoms and my psychiatrist said not a chance. He also said I have GERD because I’m bipolar. Huh?! I fired him and went to Cedars for my RNY I’m having on Thursday. I’m actually filing a formal complaint with UCLA. Accusing me of such a major mental illness. He didnt order a psych eval or anything. Absolutely disgusting and unethical. Now I have to submit a request to have it removed from my EMR.

After a year and a half with severe GERD, including aspirating some vomit into my lungs while I sleep I’m getting converted in a week. I got approved in less than a day. I did switch surgeons. My original one is a POS and basically wants me to keep suffering. Sorry, I won’t risk a slow death from aspiration pneumonia!