GradyCat

It's the infamous Week 3/Week 4 Stall. EVERYBODY goes through it. Your body is wondering what food is now that you're reintroducing it to your system and you body is still healing from a major surgery. No worries, it starts moving again.

I puked for 24 hours following surgery but have never puked again in the two years since WLS. It's just the nausea from the anesthesia.

Bio Oil worked for me. My scars two years post-op just look like freckles, barely noticable.

I'd say 3 pounds is the alarm bell for me.

I should get one. They're incredible affordable.

I hadn't thought about the correlation. Interesting. Looks like from the responses several people have experienced it.

Can I ask what had to be repaired? What can go wrong that needs repair?

Congrats on doing so well post-op. I just asked my surgeon how things went inside, whether I had any hiatal hernias that she fixed, outlook for what to expect healthwise and vitamin wise. Key appointments post-surgery are with your nutritionist.

Is she back in the USA? She needs to get to the hospital ASAP. Infection? I really don't know what this could be but I know it's not right.

Good Morning and welcome to the forums. They were a Godsend to me before I had my surgery because they answered so many of my questions. I hope we'll be helpful to you as you go through your Weight Loss Journey. Which surgery? Okay, I thought I wanted the big one, the bypass, thinking I'd lose more weight and it'd be less "permanent" than cutting off part of my stomach for the sleeve. But my primary care doctor and my psychiatrist advised me that they opinion was that the bypass was "too radical" for my size (260 lbs) and so I opted for the sleeve. I'm very happy with the sleeve. It restricts my ability to overeat. That being said, it's a personal decision and you'll have to research all your options to find the one that you're the most comfortable with. In terms of losing 15 lbs, your bariatric office will assign you a nutritionist and he/she will give you guidelines but they are basically < 1500 calories/day, 60 g protein/day, 64 oz water/day, limit carbs and sugars and salts.

Good luck on your upcoming surgery. Do you have to qualify for a revision like you do for original surgery (40 BMI, etc.)?

Welcome here and good luck with your surgery. I had the sleeve 2 years ago. One piece of advice is to not compare your weight loss and journey to anyone else's weight loss and journey. So much depends on the size you started at, your age, your gender, and a whole host of other things so you can't play the comparison game. Just follow the program and know that stalls will happen (starts around Week 3 or 4) and just do the best you can.

I've heard a lot of good things about Fairlife. I'll have to check that out. For several years I've been using GNC Lean Shakes. Will have to compare costs and taste.

I find myself bloated if I eat carbs or carbonated diet soft drinks, so I have all but eliminated them from my diet. Does it happen when you eat certain types of foods?

I found myself in a similar position and only three weeks ago took back the reigns of my eating program. I am focusing on eating just like I was when I first was sleeved: 60g protein, 64 oz water, low carb, low fat. Go back to the basics. Your pouch is still there and will be your best friend as it will restrict you from eating too much at any one setting. You need to cut out the snacking in between meals, though, as you know. You can do this!

That's right, decaf doesn't mean "no caffine," it just means less. But it shouldn't dehydrate you like caffeinated coffee would. It probably won't hurt you. Drink lots of water also.

Sugar-free popsicles will get you through this. Have you tried sugar-free jello. You can kinda chew on it.

You just had a major operation. Don't worry about the exercise just yet. And 12 pounds in 3 weeks is AWESOME! Why are you beating yourself up? Take time to heal and focus on the proper eating and when you're ready you'll get energy to exercise.

Sorry to hear this. I'm happy to see that I completely got rid of my GERD within a couple of months post-op sleeve.

Sugar-free popsicles are your best friend on the post-op liquid diet. Variety of flavors. Sugar-free jello too. Lots of flavor choices. I also drank Gatorade G2 (sugar-free) in orange.

I use MyFitnessPal. It's free and it measures a daily food diary, weight, and measurements.

All doctors have different thoughts and ascribe to different plans. For example, my doctor won't talk calories at all but defers to the nutritionist to tell me what I should and shouldn't be eating.

I never told anyone about my surgery, even now 2 years later. But I'm not ashamed of it. It's a TOOL. It doesn't mean we were losers who couldn't do it on our own. Obesity is a MEDICAL PROBLEM. I can understand your not wanting people to know. It's a tough choice. A personal decision. Good luck with your choice.

Now that you mention it, I'm two years post sleeve surgery and have never vomited. But I've never needed to. If I eat something my stomach won't tolerate, like tortillas or steak, I get "the foamies" with mucus but no food coming back up but that's it. Doesn't worry me. I don't really want to vomit anyway.

Okay, I'm two years post-op and never had that feeling . . . or rather loss of feeling. It doesn't sound right. Get in to see your surgeon and get checked out.