beebee17

Sleeved 8/23/17
30lbs worried it's too slow??

Happy thanksgiving

Since August 2017 I have learned to listen to my body, well my tummy. Rice, oatmeal, bread r a no for me it doesn't sit good , either it comes up or it is very uncomfortable . I figured out what were sliders n that's all the foods that I need to stay away from. (Cookies, crackers n chips) So far I have been eating healthy moist foods.

Im also learning not fill my plate with my eyes cuz it will take 10,000 yrs to complete it. I am scared to stretch my stomach. So far I'm down 30 lbs. starting weight was 215 down to 188lbs. It feels so good to bend climb n do ur toes.

How's it going for everyone else .

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starting weight 215-right now 185lbs
Been a while since I have signed on here hope ur all well.
I have to share this. I have experienced the dumping syndrome omg, omg, i thought I was going to die. Plz take ur time eating chew, chew, chew, & sip, sip, sip️

Hi I I'm a month out now n just a few days ago I felt the pain on my right side n now it's gone. It was hard to stand n sit n lay down. My dr said it was from where he pulled out the stomach right now what I'm feeling is itchy around my Incisions ugh but I don't want to rub anything in it. Bulging has become small thank goodness.

Congrats !!!greek yogurt yes is the best it's smooth. I bought muscle milk in powder form but I can't get it down for me it not a good taste. Egg white r good when ur ready I poach it. U will be fine[emoji4]

Within the first year post op, the nerve endings in the stomach are still healing and trying to re-attach. Electrical impulses are not always able to travel to the brain. That is why there are areas of numbness in the skin near any incision when you have surgery. Same thing in the stomach.
With this numbness, it is very difficult to "feel" full or satiated. Many surgeons preach measuring food portions, but several of them don't go into detail as why. This is the primary reason. It is also to train you as to what a normal portion looks like so that it can become a habit.
The reason we burp or have pain after over eating or eating too quickly is because though symptoms are not related to sensation or pain receptors; it is because the volume of your new stomach is at capacity or over. The body will try to rectify it by either forcing it through the pylorus or back up the esophagus. Generally speaking, the lower esophageal sphincter is weaker than the pylorus, so the gas escapes quicker via burping. Of course, this is also why vomiting occurs. However, if one continues to over eat or eat too quickly, the pylorus can weaken and start allowing food into the intestines without being digested properly. This is a bad thing BTW.

Hey as I eat I'm realizing that my taste buds have changed. Things I use to eat like broccoli gets me gassy,sip of coffee, mash cauliflower I can't take. But I have been craving Tomato n I'm not a tomato eater, the cream Soup like red pepper roasted tomato I love, marinara sauce I use as dip. I never liked that either. I'm wondering what next

So far I have changed it around n been using creamy red pepper Tomato Soup n it's been good

I thought the burping was a signal that I was full

Ty all[emoji4]

[emoji4] I'm guessing you are a week or two out. I had lots of hiccups. They'll pass.

That is a pretty vague post. Going by what little you typed, I am going to assume that you are relatively fresh post op. Most likely in the regular food stage. Probably eating too much and/or too fast and not weighing/measuring your portions.
Trapping air from eating too rapidly causes the burps and belching. Eating too fast also means you will miss a signal saying you are full and will eat more than you should and that is when the stomach starts to spasm and the diaphragm gets involved with the hiccups. Measuring your food will help if you are a fast eater due to you stopping when the food is gone rather than eating until you think you are full.
Or I could be way off and you are talking about something entirely different.

Omg hiccups n burps.!!! Help

Ty[emoji4]

That's where I'm at start measuring n weighing the food

I'm scared to eat I don't want to stretch my stomach

Get therapy n plz take care of ur self

Thank God for mash potato but I thought I can handle pudding NOT!

Funny but Jello, low fat icecream, tuna fish, n can clams from bumblebee can go down easy. How's it going with u?

Hi I had surgery on the -8-23-17 n I feel cold all the time normally I will have my ac on. My kids ask ma ur not hot anymore. yes after surgery.

Ok hi all I have been post op since the 23rd.! Still on liquids n sip sip n walking. BUT!!!!! Y am I binge watching food network my kids ask me mom is this good for u? Idk ahhhhhhh

My right side has been uncomfortable since day one?!??!!!

I have been using hot towel to ease it n it has been working ...any advice

I have gone through 2 procedures - the Band in 2005 and then the VSG this year. I had more pain with the band than with the VSG. A little pain is to be expected but can be well managed.

Work the program - walk - walk then walk some more - its the best way to get rid of the gas pain. You got this.

Hi how was recovery for u...mine seems to be kicking my butt. On top of this taking so many meds ugh after recovery detox it all

Grateful yes 2chance of life.

... When did you go under, this afternoon? If so, you're lucky! My surgeon wants me at the hospital at the crack of dawn on Tuesday!