GradyCat

You can have coffee. You can have any food you want eventually after a while, only in smaller portions, but the whole purpose of the WLS was to use it as a tool to change your eating habits permanently. It's not the solution, it's a tool.

True, you could do a desk job after a week but a more physically demanding job would take several weeks because of the 10 lb weight lifting restriction and the bending over repeatedly.

What you're describing sounds perfectly normal. Why are you so afraid of a leak? Didn't they "leak test" you before you left the hospital?

Awwww man, sorry about your injury. That sucks. You were just getting a groove. Take care of yourself.

The pre-op liquid diet is only stressful if you let it be that way. It's a new way of life. The sleeve will give you back new life and new opportunities and health. Isn't that worth 2 weeks of a liquid diet? I didn't have any trouble with it. And I had no pain or gas problems after the surgery either.

No leaks here.

They look really good. No odd or unusual discoloration.

I never had any poop issues after the sleeve, but it seems like they said to take Colace if you did.

Just to clarify . . . are these foods you tolerated AFTER surgery? For example, BEFORE surgery I could eat tortillas. But post-surgery my body won't tolerate them. I get the "foamies" if I eat certain foods like tortillas. That's where you throw up mucus/liquid but no actual food. It's your body saying it doesn't like the food you're trying to eat.

Perfectly okay to drink as much as your body will tolerate. Also sugar-free popsicles count as liquid, so enjoy those in different flavors. Also Gatorade Zero (sugar-free) is a good alternative. Yes, burping is normal. You've got a lot of air in your stomach from where they distended it to do surgery.

I never had any gas or gas pain post-op, but I walked a LOT up and down the hospital hallways all night long. I heard walking was the best remedy for it.

What did the ER say? I never experienced this post-sleeve. That doesn't sound normal. Call your bariatric surgeon and try to get in to see him/her. How far post-op are you?

I think it's like a month. Most specifically wait until after the incisions are completely healed.

Your calories sound right in line with where you should be right now and the serving sizes seem appropriate. Follow your surgery center's recommendation on macros for protein, etc. Congratulations on your surgery. Keep us posted on your progress.

My anxiety and depression are actually better post WLS (sleeve) 3 years ago. I've never heard of them worsening due to WLS. I take two daily medications for depression and anxiety (as I did before WLS) and it's all good.