CheerfulLoser

Thank you all for your responses! I really appreciate all of the varying perspectives. Our family does family dinners and talks frequently about the need to eat healthy meals (due to younger kiddo’s past challenges). I’ll need to start distinguishing between adults and kids — I certainly don’t need as much fuel as tween/teen boys. 🙂 I’ll also need to talk to hubby about our rule that we sit at the table together until everyone is done eating. It sounds like it will take me a while to eat. Also, I wonder if I can ship the kiddos to my sister’s for a few days after the surgery until I’m feeling a bit better? It might make the process less scary.

What type of protein drinks are you drinking? I am allergic to whey protein, but can do soy, hemp, pea and a few others. There are a number of vegan and top-8 allergen-free drink options. It is really all about working around things that don’t work for you.

Thank you all! I’m getting the sense that I’ll need to wait until November to do surgery... i have plenty of headwork I need to do, so I guess I’ll keep on with that while I wait... and wait.... and wait.

Hi! I’m planning to have a RNY, but I travel for work a good amount. How long after surgery did (or would) you feel comfortable with traveling for work? Are we talking months?

Thanks! This is international travel, so 12-14 hrs on a plane one way. I could haul around shakes, but hadn’t thought about clotting issues...