nurse1

I'm way at the beginning of my wls Quest. My doctor approved my request to be a wls candidate so I'm now waiting for instructions. This is all through Kaiser Northern California. I'm looking for people that have had their wls with Kaiser. What were the steps you took to get the ball rolling? Which wls did you have? I'd like to know what the preop is like. I'd like to find out which surgery you considered. Basically just on an information search while I'm waiting. Thank you in advance.
candy

Hello i am not a nurse but I am a doctor and I had my bypass surgery on september 1st. It's been a crazy month of changing of dealing with my new gut ha. But at work everyone has been so supportive I expected something completely different. But as you surround yourself with Healthcare people they know that is best for you and it will improve your life significantly. I hope your journey is going well also.

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I have just transitioned to a vegan diet and I am almost 4 months post op gastric sleeve. I am always open for recipe ideas as I feel like everyday is trial and error. This thread has been great thank you

I have just transitioned to a vegan diet and I am almost 4 months post op gastric sleeve. I am always open for recipe ideas as I feel like everyday is trial and error. This thread has been great thank you

I have just transitioned to a vegan diet and I am almost 4 months post op gastric sleeve. I am always open for recipe ideas as I feel like everyday is trial and error. This thread has been great thank you

When I first had surgery, two sips of Water made me feel like I'd eaten Thanksgiving dinner. Slowly I could drink more, but even a week ago I had that full feeling after 2 oz food. And I have been slowly losing nicely. I am trying to keep my calories around 800 until 3 months and raise them to 1000 at three months plus add more exercise. Sometimes lately I go over, to 900 or 1000 cals already. Still losing some ounces each day.
Now I am scared it might come to an end. I didn't have carb cravings until now, just a shaky feeling that meant "I need protein." For the first time last night, I got a crab craving or a sweet tooth. I tried to fight it by eating something healthy with Protein Powder mixed into it. It didn't make me feel full. Then I ate a small cookie. I didn't even want to but the craving. I was hoping I'd feel sick from it. I felt nothing. It didn't take away the craving. Thank goodness I did not eat any more.
Is the wonderful full feeling leaving me? Did I not eat enough good Protein at dinner? It was the first time I tried "fast food" - I had 3 oz of Kung pao from Panda Express with no rice of course. What did I do wrong that I got a carb craving? I wanted them gone forever. That late night carb craving made me fat.
What can I do to make it never happen again or when it happens to counteract it?? (Don't say go to sleep because I have one hour to myself after the kids are in bed and I need that hour for my mental health.)

I had a hiatal hernia repair as well as the sleeve. I have had minimal to no heartburn post op ( I am 2 1/2 months out now)

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