JettK

Fantastic! How's the year been? Anything helpful you care to share to help us new post-ops out?
I'm 4 days today!

Good job! 9 days out myself and no issues here either!
Learning to know when I'm full and drink as much all day as I can! Its been good here as well!

Good job! 9 days out myself and no issues here either!
Learning to know when I'm full and drink as much all day as I can! Its been good here as well!

Thankfully your stomach doesn't hurt but the fullness in your chest is probably bad enough.
The one ounce pouch thing has me confused as well, so I hope someone with more experience has an answer for us!
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Don't sweat it; just get back on the diet and keep going. Although I'm sure those crackers tasted like heaven; it won't mess up your surgical date! Hang in there!

I don't work and stay busy at home; but speaking for myself, if I did work I'd feel perfectly fine going back tomorrow (surgery was Wed 5th) my real only restriction was not to lift over 10lbs
I think staying busy helps so that's what I slowly plan to start tomorrow!

I don't work and stay busy at home; but speaking for myself, if I did work I'd feel perfectly fine going back tomorrow (surgery was Wed 5th) my real only restriction was not to lift over 10lbs
I think staying busy helps so that's what I slowly plan to start tomorrow!

I make sure I get at least 2 Protein Shakes down a day, that guarantees 60g of protein; all other is a bonus!

Not to sure myself.
I bought the Premier Protein Water that is premixed but I have to add water because to me it's to sweet.

Not to sure myself.
I bought the Premier Protein Water that is premixed but I have to add water because to me it's to sweet.

Good luck you will do great! I'm 3 days post op and so far so good!

Yes ma'am I haven't had any issues; the neatest idea are these littls 2Tbsp cups; 4 of them per hour. They are sending me home with cups as well.
They also provided me wlth a bottle of Crystal Lite lemon an it has no sugar or dyes. I filll up 2 Water 2 crystals lites. I'll do this still Friday then can begin to add Proteins asked as well as the 64oz of water.

.i can see this will work for me successfully and I am so pleased

I'm doing really good, drinking my liquids well and slowly taking in cream Soups (1/8 of a cup is all I can get down) but it's oh so good!
Slowly I believe I am learning to know when my stomach is full; I do not want to over eat and get sick!
Drinking anything 30min before and after food, that's different because I would always drink with my food; change is good though

I'm doing really good, drinking my liquids well and slowly taking in cream Soups (1/8 of a cup is all I can get down) but it's oh so good!
Slowly I believe I am learning to know when my stomach is full; I do not want to over eat and get sick!
Drinking anything 30min before and after food, that's different because I would always drink with my food; change is good though

I too am 50 and had the same beliefs of cleaning a plate; no more!
I started off cutting back by using a child size plate so it cute down my portions; then when I felt hungry when I knew I shouldnt be I'd grab a Protein Shake and it took care of my cravings.
It is,can and will be a mind over matter thing and 3 days in I can feel a bit of success already! Tonight I had a quarter of a cup of homemade Tomato Soup and ate it with a spoon slowly and wasn't able to eat it all. But it was so good!

You can do this; tell yourself you aren't going through this surgery only to fall back into old habits! Another trick I've used before when I thought I was hungry but knew there was no way; brush your teeth lol sounds odd but it helps!
Hope this helped!

I too am 50 and had the same beliefs of cleaning a plate; no more!
I started off cutting back by using a child size plate so it cute down my portions; then when I felt hungry when I knew I shouldnt be I'd grab a Protein Shake and it took care of my cravings.
It is,can and will be a mind over matter thing and 3 days in I can feel a bit of success already! Tonight I had a quarter of a cup of homemade Tomato Soup and ate it with a spoon slowly and wasn't able to eat it all. But it was so good!

You can do this; tell yourself you aren't going through this surgery only to fall back into old habits! Another trick I've used before when I thought I was hungry but knew there was no way; brush your teeth lol sounds odd but it helps!
Hope this helped!

Of course! The Protein Water I have is fruit punch and its got a great flavor to it; helps to have a bit more than straight water. They started me on water 8hrs after the surgery and I was ready as my tongue was way dry!
Remember you can also drink Crystal lite as it has no sugars! This is a nice option too!

Home for day two post and this morning I am sipping my first small serving of Protein drink! It taste So good! Lol, pain for me has been nile to none at all; I still have the pain patch behind my ear so maybe that's why.
They started me on the small 30ml cups in the hospital as well and those do help me keep up with my Water demand.
Over all experience, I'd do it all over again I feel fantastic other than a little it drowsy none and then so of course I nap! Dr sent me home with the liquid codein/advil medicine and it tastes like robitussin, not sure to liquids for meds but I took it before bed last night just in case and it must work but I was exhausted and I slept a solid 7 hrs! Haven't done that in a few weeks!
If anyone has any questions just let me know; it is interesting to me all our recoveries and meal plans after surgery are so different. I had to wait 48 hrs before anything to drink other than water; Crystal lite or the Premier Protein water (which is great and has 20g of protein) so as I said at the top of my post this little 4oz of shake I'm sipping is so good! My biggest thing now tmi, is I've not had a BM which I know its because of nothing but water in me so this protein will help, not feeling constipated so I just need to let my body and nature take its course!

Yes ma'am I haven't had any issues; the neatest idea are these littls 2Tbsp cups; 4 of them per hour. They are sending me home with cups as well.
They also provided me wlth a bottle of Crystal Lite lemon an it has no sugar or dyes. I filll up 2 Water 2 crystals lites. I'll do this still Friday then can begin to add Proteins asked as well as the 64oz of water.

.i can see this will work for me successfully and I am so pleased

I had my surgery on Wed the 5th and I had no issues at all. Yes the post diet gets very very old but it helps the Drs in the OR and makes your surgery/recovery so much easier.
I've just had my first 2 oz of Protein today and it tasted so good!
When you start the preop diet rotate Protein Shakes with protein Water and even Crystal lite, will help break it up taste wise for you.
Good luck! You got this!

Oh and I didn't tell anyone either so when anyone saw me doing shakes at lunch or breaks I told him I was on a low cal diet. That way its already known so no questions asked!

This is gonna sound like bragging, and I guess it is....but for the first time in my life my waist size and inseam size in pants is the same number: 32
At my biggest I was a 60" waist, so this is REALLY a huge milestone for me. My surgery was November 2016.
Started at 485. Current weight 200.

They are keeping on a pretty good regimen of pain meds; so maybe I'll stay semi pain free!
So far they are allowing me Water to make sure I can keep things down (30Ml of water 4x an hour) mentally I know its time or passed time for food lol but this water helped my dry mouth so I'm satisfied
For now lol

Hooray! Uplifting update! Onward and upward....or, you know, downward as the case may be.

Well I'm back and awake! Dr said everything went well and no pain except some gas on my left side under breast. I've walked twice to help it and just not got my first sip of Water and my tongue thanked me more than anything!
Should be discharged in the morning and off to begin my new ways
I'm glad its over, I had all types of paranoid thought, lol so uncalled for
good lucl this month for the rest of you!

Well I'm back and awake! Dr said everything went well and no pain except some gas on my left side under breast. I've walked twice to help it and just not got my first sip of Water and my tongue thanked me more than anything!
Should be discharged in the morning and off to begin my new ways
I'm glad its over, I had all types of paranoid thought, lol so uncalled for
good lucl this month for the rest of you!

Alright team, I go into the hospital at 6am in the morning and I am so nervous excited, anxious scared all of it.. whew; this time tomorrow can't get here fast enough!