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The day after surgery, with a vengeance. I was starving...crazy hungry...until around three weeks when I started eating about 1000 calories per day. I eat about 1200 per day now, and have no problems with hunger at all.

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So many times I read about parents who feel bad for throwing away sugary snacks...and depriving their kids of "fun childhood treats" But folks...here's a wake up call....Our kids share our genetics. They will likely struggle just like we do someday. The kindest thing...the best thing we can do for their future health and happiness...is model good eating habits and make our homes the basis of good nutrition and good eating habits. Our kids are still gonna get treats. They're everywhere. But learning to eat them only on special occasions out of the house is not a bad thing. Sugar and fat are not love. They are not fun. They are not childhood. They don't have to be. Not being the food police over here...of course kids are gonna have an ice cream here and there, or a marshmellow or some candy, or a McDonalds, or a birthday cake......once in a while, that's fine. But it doesn't need to be in your house regularly. Make good nutrition your home culture. Learn to cook healthy together. Learn to make healthy snacks. That's a gift.

I had one of the smoothest, fastest recoveries i've heard about. Few pain meds. One night in the hospital. Ate 1000 calories at 3 weeks. Never missed a day of 60+ ounces of water. A VERY easy recovery compared to most.....and I had a large hiatal hernia repaired. You should watch the surgery on Youtube. Fixing the hernia isn't very complicated. No biggie at all. You will be fine:)

I still eat popcorn. No problems. However, corn on the cob gets stuck and I can't tolerate it. Not sure why? To be successful, you're going to have to give up a lot of your old eating habits. Sugar, in particular, is a challenge for most. Anything refined. It's hard and it takes a lot of discipline. You can't go into bariatric surgery thinking the surgery is going to do the heavy lifting long term. It will do its part and help....but ultimately your habits need to change. People seem shocked when we say....yes, you lose weight through DIETING after surgery. But it's true, it's all about changing your forever diet and your eating habits. The surgery helps, but the dietary changes...the biggest effort... is squarely on you.

1. Gallstone flushes are magical thinking. They don't work. 2. For a Sleeve patient to ingest insane amounts of apple juice and EPSOM SALTS is recklessly dangerous and could result in an incision line ulcer or worse. 3. Untreated gallstones can lead to acute pancreatitis or bile duct infection, both of which are potentially deadly. If your doctor suspects gallstones, you should ask him if he wants to do imaging to confirm the diagnosis. I really do hope you feel better soon, but ignoring this and playing doctor with it...is extremely ill advised and dangerous. If you're sick and puking after you eat after sleeve, you need answers, not guesses.

What you are describing is not an alternative. It is a medical emergency at best, and suicide at worst. (and it doesn't work) But by all means...physician, heal thyself! Good luck.

Looks like you're about four an a half months out. Could you have the flu?

Hormones, salt intake, how close you are to your period, how many carbs you ingest...all can affect how much water you retain. I would not worry about this.

Lots of people do low carb before surgery (and many do after as well). Hopefully, you're talking regularly to a dietitian and can discuss the best guidelines to follow.

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you do this. Do NOT...repeat...DO NOT do this. Talk to your doctor about managing your gallstones. Go get an ultrasound and get a diagnosis, and if you have them...surgery can usually be done outpatient. You don't even have to spend the night in the hospital. Your witch-doctory could cause your stomach suture line to ulcerate. It's an insane chance to take.

Ondansetron, the patch behind the ear, Scopolamine, and Emend. Emend is Aprepitant, it's a chemotherapy side-effect drug that they are just starting to use for bariatric surgery. So far results have been stellar. It's typically not covered by insurance, and is about a hundred dollars for the one pill you need...but if you are offered this drug, it is worth every penny. Both of the other two ladies roaming the halls with me opted to buy the Emend. A couple of others who were not doing as well elected not to get it. (it was our choice). Do not let the price tag put you off. I never had any nausea. Nada. None. Never gagged, never vomited, never had tummy pain. Was kinda shocking. In the most wonderful way.

I had my choice of aggressive pain management to minimal pain management. I opted for the least I could get away with because I hoped to poop in the next century. Had one dose of narcotic meds to get to sleep the night after surgery. Other than that, I got by with liquid Tylenol. I had very little pain with the procedure. I did have three different meds to prevent nausea, and I think that's what saved me. I had zero nausea. Felt really good. Had it been an option, I would have loved to go home a couple hours after my surgery. Instead, I went home the next day. I walked a LOT in the hospital. Kept doing laps of the whole ward. I think it helped a lot.

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There are two big risks with this surgery. The first is surgeon error with hemorrhage, particularly involving an accidental spleen injury. Pick a good surgeon. it's important. Pick a bigger hospital that handles trauma in case you need the expertise of a major blood loss event. The other risk is blood clots after surgery causing pulmonary embolisms. YOU HAVE TO WALK. Get up every single hour and walk a little. Just back and forth to the bathroom in your room if it's all you can manage...but GET UP. This prevents the vast majority of clots and embolisms. If you're feeling good...walk the ward. Every hall you roam metabolizes the anesthetic out, gets rid of trapped gas and helps you feel better sooner. Your three jobs after surgery: 1. Walk a little every hour you are awake. 2. Blow in your spirometer frequently as directed so you don't get pneumonia. 3. Sip, sip, sip as directed your clear fluids. (one ounce every 15 minutes before you leave the hospital) Take these three jobs seriously. Write them down, keep a chart, and be vigilant. And when you get home? Keep it up. Don't sleep half the day away. Keep your naps under an hour so you're getting your fluids in every hour. If you want to sleep more, that's ok, but wake up and drink a little every half hour or so. Go for a walk to the bathroom. Ideally, you want to keep sipping and moving as much as possible that first week. Too much bed rest increases risk of deadly pulmonary embolism.

Have you had any of the following yet? Chest x-ray, upper GI, barium swallow x-rays, EKG? Any of these, or a combination....could be your 2 hour preop test appointment.

It's most dramatic between 3-6 months. Should start to slow up pretty soon. it grows back.

If you find these exams upsetting......sometimes going to a female doctor helps a lot. Your health is so important!

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Super Easy Tofu Chili Giant jar of Great Northern Beans, drained Packet of taco seasonings Small can chicken broth A pound of super firm cubed tofu, drained A large jar of your favorite salsa 8 ounce bag of shredded reduced fat colby jack cheese Heat up first five ingredients, then mix in shredded cheese until melted and combined. Yum. You can add extra peppers and onlons if your salsa isn't chunky enough. Don't have tofu? This recipe is perfect for chicken breast, too.

It's more logical to fear dying of an obesity related cause...than a planned surgery with prescreenings. If you want to be afraid....be afraid of the years of your life obesity related illness will rob from you if you do not address the issue and improve your health. This surgery is done under controlled conditions with lots of information on the table. Obesity related heart attacks, strokes and embolisms come out of no where. You're fearing the wrong scenario. Just sayin.

Sometimes you can find inexpensive blood glucose monitors and strips on Ebay. They might be left over from someone's deceased loved one, or sent on a continual basis to a patient in the mail and are more than that person can use...so they get sold. I had a diabetic dog for ten years, and bought all of her monitoring supplies this way. Out of curiosity, I tested myself with them before going in for bloodwork...they were quite accurate. Check ebay for the brand you prefer and look at some alternate brands, too. You need to get your insurance straightened out and get the care and monitoring you deserve....but this might be an affordable interim measure.

A week after....no. Don't do it. Pre-op? You might be ok. But you'll be tired and hungrier than you've ever been in your life. You'll probably have a brutal headache. All the people grilling and eating junk food and drinking around you will suck...a lot. But if you're so into the music that it's a good distration, maybe this could work. Personally? I'd give the surgery and prep the priority it deserves....and skip the concert. You're having major abdominal surgery. Avoiding stress and dehydration just prior is common sense.