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I'm experiencing the same thing and my dietitian told me to just be patient and stalls are natural, but I didn't expect a stall this early into the game. I'm wrapping up 5 weeks post-op on Monday and haven't lost anything during Weeks 4 and 5 although I have lost 16 pounds and 15 inches in the first three weeks. I'm just trusting the process. I'm eating about 800 calories/day too and wondered if I needed to ramp it up a little and my dietitian said 900 calories max at this point.

We went to Ruth's Chris Steak House last night. They have all their nutritional information online and calories on the menu. I had 3/4 a bowl of lobster bisque and half of one of three crabcakes in the crab cake appetizer when I got full. I ate 255 calories total. In the old days I would have had an entree too. As it stands now, I have 2 1/2 crab cakes in the fridge for the weekend.

My new stomach is three days old. I spent one night in the hospital and did great. Walked and walked a lot. Warm water with lemon has really soothed my tummy. Bariatric nurse said it is really good for our new tummies.

It does get so much better. I am a little over 2 weeks out and let me tell you, there is a major difference. I can almost drink normally (no long chugs) and just started on soft foods and can tolerate everything. I was miserable the first week. Hang in there

My surgery is coming up next week and I feel like I am doing something wrong or that my surgery isn't going to go as well as others because my doctor does not have me on any particular diet going into surgery. When reading this board I feel like everyone else has to do a liquid diet leading up to surgery. Just curious if anyone else did not do diet leading up to surgery and how things went for you?

Glad that you are feeling a bit better. I hope they took good care of you in the hospital.
I am having a hernia repair too with my bypass. He had originally said he was going to take my gall bladder too since I have been putting off having it removed (I have a polyp in there).

Hope you are feeling better this afternoon.

I'm officially 2 weeks out and can start on soft foods! I planned on having a slice of turkey and cheese, but I had 1/5 of the cheese and it made me a little nauseous. It wasn't too bad and only lasted for a few minutes. Hopefully the salmon I'm making for dinner agrees more with my stomach.

So here’s an update from my surgery on Tuesday... the gas pains are scary. They move all around, from your abdominal area, through your chest and up to your neck and shoulders. It’s painful but good news is it only lasts a few day. It’s already A LOT better. The key = walking a lot and doing the deep breathing exercises.
I also had a small hernia repair, so the doctor reminded me it’s 2 surgeries. There’s going to be more pain.
Still went home yesterday, the day following surgery. All is going well. I can tell the liquid diet is going to suck (I’m on it for 2 weeks) but it is what it is. At least the surgery is over ??

I love chicken pad Thai so much, but I haven't had it in months. I used to eat a full order in a sitting at least once a week. Last night i asked if they could replace the rice noodles with bean sprouts and ate 1/4th of an order (about 1 cup). My husband's full order is included for comparison. It was amazing!

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I had my sleeve surgery 16 hrs ago. It’s been going pretty well. I’ve walked quite a bit, am able to tolerate liquids well and am urinating a lot. The pain is a little scary which I suppose is gas pains but they run from my chest to my shoulders so that is always a worrisome feeling.
One thing that’s been bothering me is my oxygen level. They had me on oxygen after surgery, then took me off a few hours later when my oxygenation level was around 95/96 but it dropped to 90 a few hours later and have me on the oxygen again. I suppose that worries me with the chest pains. The nurse just kind of shrugs. Anyone else have that?

I'm 1 week post-op, so I totally understand where you're coming from. Instead of thinking of your surgery in a negative light, think of it positively—this surgery is a tool that will improve your quality of life! You can do this! I'm trying to think of this time as a reset with my relationship with food.
The time will pass and you'll be back to eating food. Also, some of the foods that you think you can't eat anymore, you will be able to! You may have to eat them in smaller portions or modify them to work better with your sleeve, but it's not the end of your favorite foods! This part of the journey is tough, but so are you—you'll get through this.

I just had my RNY yesterday the 16th which was initially scheduled for the 14th. I was nervous too but honestly I’m not in much pain right now I guess today is officially day one for me. But I have been walking n drinking water since yesterday. Walking helps n sips of water.

I’m scheduled for surgery on Tuesday 1/22. I’m nervous about EXACTLY the same thing!