GettinSkinnywithit

On 11/18/2018 at 23:31, Alex8706 said:

I am dying to add some sort of different flavor or texture to my diet. Tuesday is my 2 week post-op and I will (hopefully) finally be able to move on to phase 3, pureed diet!!

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My wife just brought home some vegetable broth and the different flavor is welcoming. SF popsicles have been my go to bland buster but I can’t wait for stage 3 either.

@mousecat88 how are you doing now?

How are you doing now? Are you still on puréed?

Five days out and hit my goals last two days. Protein Shakes, Water, organic chicken broth, a couple sf popsicles and one pack of motts unsweetened apple sauce. I open one applesauce at night, two small baby spoonfuls with my crushed meds. Finish the pack over two sittings the next day.

How’s everyone doing?

I’ve been on and off MyFitnessPal for eight years and plan to use it when I get back to solids. One week out, a simple note pad seems easiest!  Congrats on going to solids. I just can’t wait to get to something other then liquids!!!

Getting the below error when trying to update my profile via the bpal app. Any advice?

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Looking great!

On 11/17/2018 at 08:50, Angelx said:

I actually have a few questions for you. Would you mind if I messaged you privately?

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Not at all!

Welcome to BP! My bypass surgery was this past Tuesday and last night was my first night home. My biggest advice is to walk. I did way more laps at the hospital then required and found myself awake at 3 am today and walked a half mile in my house - so far 2.5 miles for the day. Trying to work the bloat out. Feel free to ask questions. Summer and previous months bypass buddy threads contain lots of info as well.

On 11/16/2018 at 05:20, BostonWLKC said:

How are you now that you’re home? The bloat goes away soon!

Doing much better. It felt SO nice to sleep in my own bed even if it only lasted five hours. Up at 3 AM and walked almost half a mile just in my house by 3:30. Gas pains suck but it’s working out. 😎

Learning quickly that I was a gulper when it came to drinking Water. Never thought a single pop sickle would be too much either. Just trying to stay hydrated and move around.

Just got home and so glad to be out of the hospital! Now the work begins. Already fighting food association. Really would like to have a couple of triscuits and cheddar cheese - my go to come home snack...

Also, one wls patient went code blue today. All is good, she just stopped breathing for a bit. Scary.

Surgery yesterday and doing better today. Last night sucked. Couldn’t sleep at all. I think I slept for an hour then no more then 5-10 minutes. Every time I’d fall asleep my o2 levels dropped and the alarm would jolt me awake. Barium swallow this morning showed no issues so reward is ice chips - so good after going 36 hours nothing to drink. Bring petroleum free chap stick! Life saver those hours. Good luck to future November bypassers!

afternoon doing MUCH better! On ice chips, walking and liquid meds. Feeling tons better and just feeling really bloated.

Pain pump can be clicked every 6 minutes and sometimes it’s a long six minutes.....

Really wish I could just fall asleep.

Made it. Pain is no joke and meds causing nausea almost threw up three times but got the nausea under control. Egd and swallow test tomorrow - can’t wait - my reward is ice chips. Walked once and boy it hurt but wow I felt tons better after.

Thanks for the wishes.

It’s 0430 and surgery starts at 0730. Let’s get this done! See you on the other side as I cross a new threshold. ;)

And one of my all time favorites songs was first up on Pandora this morning. What a great send off!

I have seen without perceiving
I have been another man
Let me pierce the realm of glamor
So I know just what I am

Wow! You look great and glad to read a positive post!!! My surgery is tomorrow and it’s nerve wracking all of a sudden - reading your post certainly is a reminder that it’s a journey worth taking. Good luck on your vacation!

Lots of advice on why so I won’t add, but what I did was transition to half caff for several months then bit the bullet to full Decaf the week before surgery. Really wasn’t that bad and I NEED coffee, so you can make it through.

On 11/08/2018 at 03:22, paulec74 said:

It is worth it I did so well. My surgery time was quicker than usual. Well worth it.


PaulE

Congrats!

On 11/11/2018 at 11:55, zueschoco1 said:

I wonder why i see everyone having to do clear diets and my livershrink diet has it where i can eat??? Dont understand

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I asked my doctor about this and he didn’t think the long clear liquid diets did much past a certain time frame. I’m sure it has to do with each patient as well but in his office it’s 2-7 days of liquid. I started liquid today, tomorrow is bowel prep and meds to “sterilize” digestive tract, surgery the next morning.

Does everyone have to wash with the surgical Soup the day before and morning of surgery?

Good luck @MikeIL!!! How long is your clear diet?

Man, had a scare last night, ended up getting, I guess, a kidney stone last night and it really freaked me out. I've had one before and it was nothing like this one. I was really worried that it was something that would have prevent surgery due to not being able to get the catheter, but my surgeon and my PCP don't seem to be concerned now that they "symptoms" have stopped. What a roller coaster ride the last 12 hours, oh, and I put an offer on a new house today just to really add to my stress....

Congratulations! Mine is scheduled for next Tuesday and I’ve spent a lot of time going through the previous months users experiences and the summer surgery threads just to get a feel for what others went through. Good luck!

Absolutely normal! Heck I’m having RNY on Tuesday and has my preop class today and started getting cold feet BIG time! I just had to remind myself why I started this journey and calmed down. Perfectly normal feelings. Good luck!

I consider myself a newbie around here, and in the six or so months I’ve been a member this is the first drama I’ve noticed and it sucks. I hope you get resolution to your issues but I wouldn’t throw in the towel on the forum because a couple people who don’t know you started whining on your thread and ruined it for you.