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Hang in there! The first 3-4 days are the absolute worst and you’re half way there! Just keep sipping as silly and redundant as it sounds. I had to go back to the ER because it caused such an awful pain... I live by my phone timer now! So, whine away, we are all in this together! Hugs!

I went to my 2 week post op today.. a few days early .. I am actually 12 days post op and i am down just about 30 pounds in total and 10 since surgery. My stitches were removed and i was cleared for Puree.. and i may be able to take my ballroom dancing classes in 2 more weeks. He said it depends on if i can hold down the puree or not.. Here is to new challenges
Happy Thanksgiving All!

Happy Thanksgiving as well. Tomorrow will be one week for me. I don’t have any pain but definitely weak I couldn’t imagine doing ball room dancing lol. I’m on liquids strained soups yogurt until day 16 then cottage cheese tuna etc. so far so good. 15,000 well spent! I’ll save that first 3 months of not eating lol

Hi all.. just wanted to let you know that dehydration is no joke.. and does cause issues with the pancreas... it’s extremely painful and will cause you to be in full clear liquids.. aka.. water for an extra week. I just left the hospital because I was having serious pain on my left side- I’m very glad I went to the ER and didn’t try to wait it out much longer (12 hrs was a long enough wait). Please please please for the love of all things holy, sip sip sip and sip some more.. even during the night! Lesson learned!

My surgery is tomorrow. ? but ?

My surgery is tomorrow. ? but ?

I was sleeved one week ago on Monday. The recliner has been my best friend & so easy!

Hope your surgery goes well Smurf. Mine is at 10am this morning. Three weeks pre op diet of only shakes. I’m ready for this to be done and now onto the next phase. Already lost 35lbs since I started this whole process. Can’t wait for some soup and something not sweet.

Waiting for surgery at 7am this morning! Nervous as a cat! ?

I was sleeved on 11/5 If you have a recliner I suggest that you use it. It has been a lifesaver

Mine went extremely well. I came back to work yesterday. Now if i could just get rid of the excess gas, and the weight gain from the surgery (15 pounds additional LOL) I am down to 4 over.. so hopefully by end of week i will start seeing a loss of some sort. I am able to get all my liquids and proteins in.. thankfully. Tonight i will start extended walking. I have been walking but not as exercise. that starts tonight.

Thank you for this information! I just downloaded it myself! I am super excited to start logging liquids so i dont have to manually track

I use Bariastic. It also has bariatric friendly recipes for different stages. It keeps up with calories, protein, water, weight, measurements, etc. It's super easy and simple to use. Not a bunch of bells and whistles. Some people can link it to their program and the dr's can see. Mine doesn't, but it's available for some people. It's a free app as well.

Hello! This is my pre-op phase. Exicted but nervous as well.
Does someone have suggestions for the liquid diet? Has anyone had soups from bariatricpal?

Thank you. Good luck to all! :)

I just started using Bariastic, and it’s really complete. And it can send you a report , measurements, food log etc. which you can print out. I love it!

I'm on day 5 of my liquid diet with 2 days to go b4 surgery. I'm also very ready to get this done and on onward to my new life. I have multiple sclerosis and this weight really slows me down . Currently in a wheelchair but can walk some w/walker but my weight kills my arms. My goal is to loose the chair! My surgery is Wednesday at noon. He 287 cw 249 goal 150. We can do this every one![emoji39]

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Two days guys!!!! I am excited and nervous!!!! I'm ready for it to be done w/ so I can get on w/ healing and get my life going again!!
Any words of wisdom?

Just had return consultation with dietician who is happy with me and will write my Gp he feels I have maintained a healthy weight for over nine months, it fluctuates between 52-55kg and like u say I’ve to ignore other people’s comments
I’ve been lucky on this journey and do not have any excess skin, it all went back to where it was meant to be
Thanks for your comments I appreciate the support

My friend has had no surgery but is a "super taster" and HATES the matalic/chemical taste of tap and most bottled waters.
She found a few she likes. One is "purified filtered water" tasteless, another is "smart water" which has a "water" taste which she likes and doesn't find offensive.
Here is what I would do:
Go buy ONE bottle of EVERY kind of water in the local store. I know, that means like 20 dollars up front and 19 of them wasted... But for your health it is worth it. ONE will be at least tolerable to some degree. Get a bunch of bottles of the one you can stand and then drink or flavor with fruit/tea/herbs/extracts whatever you like.

I just started using Bariastic, and it’s really complete. And it can send you a report , measurements, food log etc. which you can print out. I love it!

I started mine on Saturday and it has been a struggle. I was thinking start it on the wknd while off work. At this point I don’t think it would have mattered. I’m up already. It’s 5:41 am and I’m already praying I can get it right today. I don’t want to cause any problems with surgery but this is cold turkey!! LOL

Ok so I am officially on pureed foods as of today. I was burned out on creamed soups for sure and the one lil cheat I had when I nibbled a cookie Saturday showed me that sugar tastes like crap now... so lesson learned.
So today I had....2oz of cottage cheese which was quite tasty and I wanted to eat more but nothing else was fitting in my new tummy. Then I had a scrambled egg with cheese on it, was right at 2oz there too and even yummier than the cottage cheese. And then I had spiced up tuna and mayo. The clouds parted and the angels sang! My tummy and mouth are happier than they have been in soooooo long.
Heh, who knew tuna with mayo was so good.

Hi! Mine’s on the 17th also a teacher. Good luck to all of us.

Hi all. I’m a new approved sleever set for November 13th ... I’m a teacher and in the Houston area.. so, this is the best date for me- right before thanksgiving!