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Most, if not all, programs have strict guidelines for their patients to follow. I would suggest consulting with your surgeon's office. For me, at one-month post-op, I was still on the pureed phase. For each phase, I wasn't allowed to advance until I got the all-clear to do so.

I use about 3 cups of baby spinach, half of a banana, 1 cup of strawberries, 1 cup of blueberries, 1/4 cup of pineapple, and 1 cup of light soy milk. You honestly can't even taste the spinach. If you're looking for a low carb version, replace the banana with an avocado and stick with berries and pitted fruit.

I’m a few weeks shy of 11-months post-op. I didn’t have any major complications. Had surgery on a Thursday morning and was released from the hospital the following afternoon. I was up and walking two hours after surgery. I didn’t have any issues with nausea. Pain was minimal. As far as weight loss goes, I’m ahead of schedule, so to speak—at least according to my surgeon’s office. At my 9-month follow-up, I had already lost 67% of my excess body weight. At this point, I’m almost at my goal weight, which was set by my surgeon’s office. All in all, weight-loss surgery was the best decision of my life. I have no regrets.

Prior to surgery, I used to sleep on my left side. Following surgery, however, I started sleeping on my right side. In the early days, I would use extra pillows so my head wasn't lying flat. Seemed to work well for me.

Early on, I would use Milk of magnesia, a temporary fix, just to get things moving, so to speak. After bringing up the issue with my surgeon's office, they suggested I start taking a daily probiotic. I also started putting Benefiber in my water. For no other reason than to save myself some money, I've stopped taking both the probiotic and Benefiber and replaced it with a homemade green smoothie every morning, as fruits and vegetables are naturally high in fiber. That seems to have done the trick. For me, anyway.

I had that same problem. But my surgeon only allowed 4 ounces, as that counted as a meal. The Cookies & Cream flavor, for some reason, hurt my stomach. After that, I started making my own protein shakes using Isopure protein powder.

It's prohibited on my plan. I was warned about it on the day of my initial consultation. Because of that, prior to having surgery, I weaned myself off of caffeine and carbonated beverages.

That's a common fear many of us have, I think. But at one week post-op, I was still on a full-liquid diet. There's not a lot of restriction with liquids, so it's easy to feel like you're "eating" more than you should be able to, if that makes sense.

Congratulations! I wish you the best of luck.

I was told the same thing. I had to wait a month before starting the pill again. My surgeon explained that it was to prevent any possible blood clots. During surgery, they gave me some kind a medication that interfered with my birth control. Due to that, two days after leaving the hospital, Aunt Flow came for an extended visit. My periods have been wonky ever since. I suffer from menorrhagia, so with the pill no longer doing what it was supposed to, I switched to an IUD last month. I couldn't take it anymore.

I've been eating Protein One bars by the makers of Fiber One. They come in four different flavors: Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Fudge, Peanut Butter Chocolate, and Strawberries & Cream. One bar is 90 calories, 10 grams of protein, 11 grams of carbs, and 4 grams of fiber (so 7 net carbs total). Quest protein bars have pretty decent stats. They have around 4 net carbs, I believe. I've never tried them, so I can't say whether or not they're any good.

Wish I only had to wait 30 minutes. My surgeon requires his patients to wait an hour after eating.

Results will vary, regardless of which surgery a person has had. It's not just the surgery itself that is a factor. BMI plays a part, as well as genetics, age, plus a number of other factors. At my 6-month checkup, I'd lost a total of 110 pounds. I was told that, by 6-months, they expect patients to have lost 50% of their excess body weight. Which I'd accomplished. At 9-months post-op, I'm still losing weight. I've lost 67% of my excess body weight, according to my surgeon's nurse practitioner. But that was 17 pounds ago. I don't regret choosing the sleeve, if that helps.

I couldn’t eat much once I advanced to the soft food stage. A couple tablespoons and I was full. I’m 9-months post-op, and right now, I can eat between 3-4 ounces of food, depending upon whatever it is I’m eating at the time. Never more than 4 ounces, and I’m always full afterward.

I'd been leaning toward getting the sleeve. I'd done a lot of research and figured it was the best option for me. I wasn't opposed to having the bypass, I just wasn’t too keen on the idea of having my intestines rerouted. Plus, I wanted to avoid issues with malabsorption and dumping syndrome. However, when I had my consultation, I was told my BMI was too high for the doctor to even consider doing the bypass on me. I did manage to lose enough weight during the 6-month medically supervised diet requirement to qualify for the bypass, but I still chose to move forward with the sleeve.