sleevegirl88

cut out caffeine so i can be caffeine free by surgery as requested by my doctor...boy do these headaches suck been trying to take tylenol as i have to cut out nsaids and feel like they arent working great getting in 80-100 oz of water a day...any suggestions on what else may help me with these migraines???

So before surgery i HATED anything grape flavored with a passion and fruit punch was my go to. So i bought a multi flavor pack of gatorade zero and figured id give hubby the grape now that im post op. Took one swig of thr fruit punch and spit it out...tried the grape and it was heaven!! So funny how you dont realize how much your taste buds change! Who elses taste buds changed?

Wishing i could do refried beans better still hard

i noticed that too i got sugar free ketchup and it tasted kinda spicy

@Matt Z Maybe down the road i can try them again, although makes me wonder if i should try other foods i hated pre surgery (i.e cottage cheese) and see if i like them now @Frustr8 hmmmm possibly..maybe try a bite or two and wait a few minuets and see?

On pureed myself and that ricotta bake is life tome right now,. And agreed i finally tried tuna and mayo and it was so so delicious!

Same! I thought I would be miserable but one i busted past the withdrawl, I feel oddly okay without it! Plus my pocketbook loves me for letting go of my starbucks habit lol

So my surgeon is leaving the decision to me but on my barium swallow i showed slight GERD not a significant amount but some..... I normally don't suffer from GERD unless i eat fried foods which cant eat those after surgery anyways... well i've been doing research on RNY vs Sleeve and originally I set out to have the sleeve but i see a lot of RNY patients bashing it b/c they say people don't really lose the weight and gain it back... is that just due to people making poor choices on food late or not enough exercise? or should i reconsider? sorry I am super nervous and just rethinking switching but i wonder if i was just hearing biased opinions from RNY patients...I would like to know if Sleeve patients have had just as good luck with weight loss by doing the things they should or would be honest and say they gained bc they made poor choices...(sorry for ranting) some facts that may help any advice: starting weight 255 at 5'7 tall--- 40 bmi I do have under active thyroid problems but that's it

Thank you so, so much! That means a lot!

I went with VSG! I’m so happy with my decision! No heartburn what so ever and down 23lbs since surgery and 33 from my highest.

Who else has/had no energy doing their liquid pre-op diet? I feel so sluggish and tired. Makes me want to just burrow under my covers and sleep forever. Luckily only 5 more days to go till surgery. Staying true to the diet but just super tired.

Im hoping so! Will be glad to be back to my old self and actually have a desire to do things

Thanks!!!

@Matt Z I finally got myself up to about 80-100 oz a day and im pretty sure you're right on the toxins thing. Trying to still flush out all bad carbs, sugar etc.

Thanks!!!

My dad and husband have been super supportive but my mom has been worried telling me I could die and this surgery isnt safe and I need to just lose the weight as well. My Monster in law (mother in law) has always harped about my weight and when I told her the surgery I get backhanded compliments like, "well at least now you can wear smaller clothes and look great but youre pretty now." *rolls eyes* (and yeas she says them outside earshot to my husband). My boss knows bc i needed the time from work and were a super small office and then one of my friends knows bc shes having the same surgery as me in Jan. and i made the mistake to tell one coworker (i knew her from school before i started working there) and she said "are you sure you can do it? i mean youre always eating" (which im not at work bc no food is allowed at our desks and i dont see her outside work so how would she know) but mostly im just tired... im tired of the negativity and having pains in my ankles all the time bc of my weight , and starting to develop an array of other health issues due to my obesity. I know this inst a fix but in the end i deserve the right to any tools necessary to HELP better my body ....

Lets talk tylenol.. doc recommended me taking tylenol as we are not allowed NSAIDS. so my question is this? which would be better the gel caps or the little red m&m shaped ones? and then extra strength or regular?

I AMMMMMM!!!!!

So ive been under the assumption that im having the sleeve surgery done. However when i logged into my patient portal I saw under my upcoming appointments and procedures this: Planned Procedures Bypass operation of stomach using an endoscope Does that mean it was changed to bypass without me knowing it? Or is that just a generic term posted for it? I plan to call but he is out of the office this week.

I understand completely! I'm having my surgery 10/30 and have kept most of it to myself since i've had people tell me "oh you have no motivation now well then you wont after surgery so its pointless" "or why dont you just diet and lose the weight". so sad to hear people judge my decisions so quick that are supposed to be my friends and be supportive but at the end of the day i have to keep telling myself, im doing this for my body and my mind and not for them

You look really amazing! Keep it up and stay strong!

So ive been under the assumption that im having the sleeve surgery done. However when i logged into my patient portal I saw under my upcoming appointments and procedures this: Planned Procedures Bypass operation of stomach using an endoscope Does that mean it was changed to bypass without me knowing it? Or is that just a generic term posted for it? I plan to call but he is out of the office this week.

*******UPDATE********* glad i got a hold of someone b/c some lady in scheduling put me down for the wrong surgery but all is fixed now.

*******UPDATE********* glad i got a hold of someone b/c some lady in scheduling put me down for the wrong surgery but all is fixed now.

@KimTriesRNY so true 100%, thank you!