MandoGetsSleeved

Thankful to be 3 weeks post op and down 25lbs from pre-op! Back on the road for work this week and my pants actually fit!!

Itsmehab, I think many of us weren't sure in the beginning. I'm almost 3 weeks post op and have been doing soft/pureed foods now for just over a week. After reading so many experiences on here, I started SLOW - Like REALLY slow with soft foods. The first thing I had was a scrambled egg - I ate it with a baby spoon (and yup... felt really strange) and took tiny, slow bits at a time. As I was cooking it, I thought - Geez, there's no way this will fill me up. BUT... I was amazed!! I took about 15-20 minutes to eat it and felt full after about 3/4 of it and stopped. So... My "moral" is to take it slow - I KNOW when I've had enough. From eggs, I went to soup (like chicken noodle since I was craving salt) in the blender and sipped on it slowly. Introduce one thing at a time to see if your pouch "likes" it. I've been trying new things every other day or so and knock on wood haven't had a problem. If it's something new, I'll only take a couple of bites and wait an hour or so to make sure all is well. Once you're comfortable with the food settling, make sure you only put as much as you should be eating in the bowl/plate. It's super easy to eat too fast and make yourself miserable (might have learned that the hard way with a cup of soup!) As far as being ready, I also felt like I was ready earlier, but decided to follow my surgeons program to have the best chances of no complications. I read about folks who have problems and they don't sound so pleasant so I just figured it's not worth taking the chance to advance too quickly. A

I'll jump in here. First, my husband is the most amazing man for me. I couldn't ask for a better husband or friend. Ultimately he has supported almost every decision I have made including WLS. That being said, when I first brought it up, he did NOT like the idea. He's someone who who generally shows very little emotion outwardly and I have to pry some things out of him. What I discovered is that he was SCARED. SCARED - For him, surgery is an absolute last option for anything. He never once told me "You can't do this." (Pretty sure he knew better!) That being said, once we really started talking about it and I showed him the odds of complications, he started coming around. He still preferred that I not take the risk, but DID support my decision. I'm still very new into this process (only 3 weeks post surgery), but now that he sees I'm fine and we have more or less resumed our normal daily lives he's very involved and supportive in the process. I had my surgery just a few days before his birthday and our new joke is that I gave him a trophy wife for his birthday! It sounds like you have a great guy and a great relationship. A good foundation will hopefully ease him into this decision.

Scrambled Eggs (with a tiny bit of shredded cheese), Pureed Soups - OMG - Campbells Kickin Crab and Corn in the blender is AMAZING! Starkist Tuna (in 2 oz packages) has a ton of flavors that are really good. If you like spicy stuff, the Buffalo flavor is great (AND, they are only .99 most places)- 9 grams of protein!. Very thinly sliced deli meat, soft flaky fish are all my go-to's right now. Cappucinno with skim milk if you can tolerate milk.

I use a Yeti cup and it keeps it cold for about an hour.

I was able to look online with the Insurance Company and found my approval (different company though)

Sorry you're in pain - Hopefully it subsides soon! If you're able... walk walk walk - If it's gas pain, that will help more than you can possibly imagine. FYI, it feels really strange to start walking and burping - It's not a painful burp, more of a quiet release of air.

1 night - And honestly, it could have been outpaitient.

Sounds like you are doing great! Like you, I was pretty swollen and weighed more after surgery. I think it was about 4 days and then BOOM it just went away. Hopefully you experience the same. also, after about 7 days I was able to side sleep...Now...rolling back over and getting out of the bed was uh...interesting...I just went slow. 11 days out, very minimal discomfort when I roll over. keep it up, your doing fantastic!

Good luck!

Thank you for the reminder Danny Paul - I am still new on this journey (like VERY new) and definitely in the honeymoon phase. Hearing stories like yours always helps to remind me there will come a time when my food choices REALLY matter and I need to take this time to retrain my mind and body. Best of luck to you with those last 4.5 pounds! It sure seems like you have the right mindset and will kick ass!

1 week post op here. Still a tad tender where the beast was removed, but otherwise good. Feeling like I turned a corner with water the last couple of days. I can actually get in a 16.9 oz bottle down in a couple of hours. I’ve been able to choke down at least 1.5 premier shakes. Added some PB2 for extra protein (even found some with probiotics!) so far, no desire for real food. I think half of that is fear from what other folks have posted about eating anything too soon post surgery. All in all, I’m happy with progress. Hoping all my August peeps are feeling great!

Looking good!

1 night. Sleeve

Good luck! You e got this. Mine was on the 19th and I’m already feeling pretty good. My hint...WALK WALK WALK...Really helped with the gas.

So glad it’s nothing serious. Thanks for updating us!! Considering I’m getting ready to try tuna next week, I will DEFINITELY go SLOW and measure based you your experience. Hope tonight goes well for you.

Hoping you're starting to feel better this morning!

Congrats Deb! We had surgery on the same day - I agree the pain is a bit worse when you get home and even ditto on the dog... UGH - That was an er... EYE OPENER! Hope you're still doing great and have a fantastic weekend.

Congrats!

Also had mine yesterday and just got home! I haven’t been in much pain and so far have tolerated liquids, but MAN do I have some heartburn. Like many have previously said WALK WALK WALK! I did 7000 steps throughout the night and I don’t think I have any gas pains! Woo Hoo!!!

Heading to the hospital in about an hour! Super excited!!!!

Thank you to all of you who are updating us! Like several others, surgery is tomorrow on the 19th - I am so excited for this to actually happen!! I can't wait to be on #teamlosing with the rest of you.

HAHA - No insomnia yet, but I can definitely agree on the sweetness of the shakes. It's a struggle to choke 3 down now! If you come up with another good alternative, I'd love to hear about it. I've also resorted to broth.... Good luck!

I agree with what everyone else has said - I would definitely call the surgeons office to be sure. I am also in the pre-op phase with surgery tomorrow. I have NOT cheated, but I can tell you that I've been tempted what feels like a million times (especially when cooking for the family!). This week, I have purposely had food in the house that I shouldn't eat just to make sure that I CAN do this. It's a mind game that truly screws with your head. For you; today is a new day - The first day of the rest of the journey - Treat it as such and jump right back on that wagon. You CAN do this - Don't beat yourself up and keep looking to the future. When I'm feeling tempted, rather than look at what other surgeons say for pre-op, I've gone online and looked at before and after pictures, come on here to see what the "pros" have done to help my motivation.

Not sure if this will help, but yesterday nutritionist suggested we take Lactaid pills during pre-op diet if we were drinking the Premier shakes because of the amount of milk in there - Said that would help with any ... uh... digestive issues.