Mytimenow17

Make sure you are not drinking from a straw. That does help.

Girl, you look absolutely amazing!!! You are so beautiful inside and out!! I feel your emotions too!! I totally know where you are coming from! It is so hard, and I am so proud of you! You've given me hope by posting your pictures, that I too can be to where you are. Thank you! Keep up the amazing work!! Hugs!

My Dr. said to open that pill and put it in jello for the first couple of months, but don't chew those tiny pieces in the pill. He said it works better that way, and the pill is too big for stomach to process right after surgery. He also said to stay away from spicy food for a few months as well. Your body isn't ready to handle those kinds of foods yet. Good luck!

Do you buy them at Starbucks? What phase do you have to be in to get them?

I love my chewable vitamins because they are so good, and I feel like I'm treating myself by getting to eat some candy. lol

I'm 3 weeks post op and feeling great. Yesterday was the first day I had no pain at all in my main incision site. I'm able to sleep on my sides now(thankfully!) and feeling pretty good. I do have to remember to still be careful with moving or twisting too much because by the end of the day I will feel some pain/pull like in my lower stomach. I feel like I can almost eat anything in my phase1, moving to phase 2 today. I'm a little nervous for fear that I will start gaining weight. I do get a little full sometimes and do slow down with eating or drinking when this happens. But hoping for the best! People at work are starting to notice my weight loss. I've lost 27 pounds since 2 weeks before surgery.

I'm just starting phase 2 today. Sometimes I feel fullush just drinking my shakes, and it will take me almost all day to finish one. Some days I can snack on stuff and never seem to get full. It's weird! I even wonder sometimes if they actually did my surgery removing the portion of the stomach because I seem to have no difficulty. I've never been sick, or throwing up(thank goodness!) and it almost seems like I could eat anything, even though I haven't really tried yet. I've chewed a few things into complete mushiness, and had no trouble with it. I'm just hoping my body will let me know when enough is enough once I get to solids and can keep losing the weight. Best of luck to everyone!!

Has anyone tried a Starbucks drink in the first 2 phases after surgery? If so, what have you tried?

I totally agree!! One of the hardest things I'll have ever done for the rest of my life.

One week, and did fine.

I have osteoarthritis in both knees and am 3 weeks post op. One of the main reasons I did the surgery was to help with my knee pain. I am down 25 pounds (I lost 14 prior to surgery), and now my knees hurt so bad even laying in bed. If I turn a certain way in bed or walking my knees have this horrible pain that shoots through them. The pain management Dr. had told me the next step was knee replacement, but I didn't want to go that route, if possible. He had also said getting the weight off would also help my knees. Has anyone experienced more knee pain with losing weight, and does that pain eventually go away?

I'm still in phase one 3 weeks out, and am supposed to be able to go to mush soft foods next week and I cannot wait!! I'm dying for something different! I have actually strained some chicken noodle soups and keep a couple of the noodles in there and chew them til there's nothing left, and it taste so good!! I've also chewed on a couple of saltine crackers, as they turn to mush real easy too. I've just been so hungry and getting tired of eating the same ole stuff. I've been able to handle everything really well. If I start to feel full, mostly from my shakes I stop for awhile.

Best of luck to you! I did mine all on my own and I've been fine.

My fear is that I'd be one of those few that would gain the weight back and then everyone would be saying, "See, I told you so, should have never done the surgery!" Not a soul knows on my end. They would have no idea how difficult it is, and what we go through. It DEFINITELY is NOT the easy way out!!

That's exactly right! Just because we might not be hungry, we still have to watch what we eat or we will gain weight. That's why they say we have to eat healthy. The surgery just helps us to eat smaller portions. I have heard of people that eat pass feeling full all the time and stretched their stomach out. Those are the ones I would expect gain the weight back.

I was told just the opposite, that the ghrelin hormone was only removed when having the sleeve surgery, and not from the gastric bypass.

I thought the Ghrelin hormone was removed?? What is RNY?

I do that too! I keep a box of those in the frig! So good! But why are we getting hungry? Didn't think that was supposed to be happening?? My stomach was even growling a little today.

Protein shakes do help some, but I'm really feeling hungry. I even took tiny bites of a saltine cracker and sucked on it until it turned to mush, and it just felt good to have something different in my mouth. I'm still hungry though!

I am 2 weeks post op and this morning I am really hungry! I thought we weren't supposed to get those hunger pains since that hormone was supposed to be removed. Anyone else getting hungry in the first phase, or any phase for the matter?

Thanks, I'm not quite 2 weeks post op. I'm thinking I've just done too much over this last week being back at work. Pulling, turning, twisting, etc. it's not unbearable pain, just a little stinging pain.

I am 2 weeks out post op and still have like a burning type pain around my incision . Is this normal?

It is weird how so many surgeons are different in what they allow. Mine says liquids only (including shakes) for 3 weeks in phase 1 and then move to phase 2 where I can have like puréed foods for 2 weeks and then soft foods after that.

Can you have strained soup's in phase 1?