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I sip Lipton herbal tea.

Day 27- unable to get past purée stage. I’m stuck. I cannot eat chicken, shrimp, tofu or eggplant. I tried to eat fish without yogurt and it got stuck. Threw up twice today. I’m okay with drinking Protein Drinks, pudding, blended Soups, mashed potatoes. I’m also drinking herbal tea. I feel a bit depressed that I cannot eat any solid food. I guess I am a slow healer. Also very constipated which is making me miserable. Trying a little Miralax in my tea.

1 hour ago, kelly Lake said:

Im 8 days postop & I know my appetite is 100% mental, I am trying to watch things on streaming tv that don't involve food or ppl eating lol. It only takes one stupid food commercial and I'm sadly missing my old friend the grub hub app (which I deleted two weeks before surgery) lol. I can only tell you what my counselor told me, to ask ppl NOT to order delivery food, if they do eat something you would normally want to do it in another room, I am lucky enough to have my entire family of 3 other adults trying to get healthier currently too and eating healthy foods but still not around me lol. I don't wanna even see solid food yet. I have a large food addiction, not to overeating portions so much but to eating really unhealthy foods 4 to 6 times a day. When I broke my back 4 yrs ago I lost a lot of mobility and began eating for comfort and boredom to the tune of 100 lbs gained. I have battled my weight my entire life with huge losses of over 120 lbs multiple times. At 47 with such pain & decreased mobility surgery was the recommendation of my back surgeon as my back is inoperable. I wish you the best of luck, & you'll know if your hunger is mental, just see how physically hungry you feel just after waking up when you know your stomach is empty vs 15 min later after you drink something with protien in it. PS the protien will help you feel fuller longer & helps stop the cravings too

I struggle with the visuals of food too. Doing the same as you with television and It seems to help a lot.

1 minute ago, mlmx1138 said:

Hi, Mind if I ask--what is it about the way the meat goes down that you don't like? Does this surgery affect your esophagus? Thanks!

I think it’s the size of the chicken and amount. It feels like it might get stuck. I don’t think it’s a surgery thing. It might just be a me thing.

28 minutes ago, Shell4451 said:

Have you tried canned chicken? It’s moist and can be shredded easily. I mix it with sugar free barbecue sauce.

I want to stay away from canned. I found some recipes on this site https://www.yummly.com/recipes?q=minced+chicken&taste-pref-appended=true

Day 24 - trouble with chicken. I’ve been eating fish every night with a yogurt sauce which is very well tolerated. I tried to eat Chipotle’s chopped chicken but found it hard to tolerate. I have to find ways to eat chicken that are easily digested. I don’t like the feeling of the meat going down even if it’s chewed well. I’m going to work on finding recipes this week that are suitable. On the exercise side of things, I did a nice hike today on a nature path. Actually broke a sweat.

10 hours ago, Foxbins said:

You are doing so well! I donated all my wearable fat clothes to Goodwill except one pair of jeans. Every once in a while I pull them out and put them on. I can't believe I was so big, or that I lost so much weight. I refused to be photographed when I was fat so I have nothing but the jeans to go by.

I have a real problem with looking at pictures of myself at my highest Weight because it makes me feel a sense of detachment. I associate it with being depressed and I’d rather not reflect on it.

Just now, caradine9 said:

Thanks for that I appreciate it

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No problem.

1 minute ago, caradine9 said:

I'm not sure but my wife says she thinks its mental

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I have a tip for helping with smelling food and getting hungry. Take a small amount of Vicks and apply in around the bottom of the nostrils. It will block the scent of food or mix with it and make it less attractive. Try to avoid commercials of food. To help me do that I am streaming instead of watching live tv. I think in my case I was easily triggered to eat by smells and sights of food. That didn’t go away even though my stomach can no longer fit the food. Be prepared to make some adjustments to your environment even if it means getting out of the area where food is served until you get used to your new way of eating. Good luck!

Just now, caradine9 said:

Its cool keeping everything down its weird because im developing an appetite

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A physical appetite or are they mental cravings? I had some mental cravings that made mr think I was hungry at first but it was just the smell of food that was triggering me. My husband is being better about eating stuff I can’t have in another room.

Just now, caradine9 said:

I'm ok so far


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How are you tolerating your Clear Liquids?

6 minutes ago, caradine9 said:

Hello everyone I'm also new to the sleeve surgery just had my procedure on Monday

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How are you doing so far?

See if the doctor can get an exception from your pharmacy insurance during the first three month post operative period. Call your drug plan and ask what the procedure or what form would be needed to get an exception to the coverage guidelines.

Day 21 - progressing to soft foods. This morning I had 2 eggs scrambled with 1/2 tsp of smart balance with low fat Mexican cheese blend. It was a bit dry so I used Sabra guacamole in the single serving size on the side. Delicious! I tried a 1/4 cup of daisy low fat cheese which I ate after taking two lactase enzyme pills. For dinner I grilled frozen tilapia with 1 tsp of olive oil. I chopped it well and served it with 3 tabs plain yogurt mixed with Lipton dry vegetable Soup mix. I ate very slowly using an infant feeding spoon. I stopped when I felt full and finished the rest as tolerated. I’m getting bored with plain Water. I’m going to see about getting some Crystal light powders to change things up. I’m craving pink lemonade flavor. I put on a little makeup today which I haven’t done in a long time. I don’t want to wear any shabby clothes either. I’m tossing them out. I don’t want to save any big clothes. I know how big I got. I have pictures that cause me great pain to look at. No need to keep the outfits.

12 hours ago, IamChill said:

Hi!
I’m glad that you’re feeling better! I’m on day 8 and yesterday was the first day I had strength to walk around the grocery store. But right now, I still cannot fight my nausea nor this awful bloating.
Do you have any suggestions?

I take gas x for the gas pains. I didn’t experience a lot of nausea. I have a suggestion about introducing dairy products. I think that I became very lactose intolerant after the procedure. I would try lactose free products to see if it reduces gas and bloating. The walking helped me to clear out the gas because it moves the bubbles through the bowel. Hope these tips are helpful.

Day 18 - less stomach pain today. I am coming to the realization that I can no longer tolerate dairy. Eating ricotta is causing me to have gas pains almost immediately. I did a lot of listening to my body today. I felt some grief today walking around the store. I saw all my old food choices that are no longer an option. My mind is still telling me that cheese doodles would be good right about now. I didn’t think I would have a sadness or feelings of loss but I do.

2 hours ago, MamT said:

Thanks so much for sharing your experience!

Better to share to help someone else avoid the mistake I made. That was something else.

Hello today is day 17. Over the weekend I experienced a food bolus obstruction. I posted that experience in another thread. I want to cross post because this is something that is important. I’m home now and back to stage 1-2 of eating. I have to build my way back to purée.

2 minutes ago, Sam B said:

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Thanks so much everyone. I’m home and sipping my Protein Drink. I’m gonna settle in to watch an old movie and take it easy the rest of the day.

Hi everyone. Just saw the Bariatric program nurse and we were troubleshooting what happened. She feels that even light mayo is too much fat to tolerate at the purée stage for some. She recommended using fat free plain yogurt instead. We discussed how not having good coping mechanisms for stress led me to seek out pleasure from food and take in more then was appropriate. I’ve had stress with my mother, my daughter and my dog this past week and my normal way to deal is to devour something rich and put myself in a food coma. Because I tried to use my old method with my teeny stomach pouch I caused a bolus of food to get stuck. In some ways I wonder if I did this so I could get everyone to get off my back this week. Not consciously but maybe a self sabotage so everyone would have to fend for themselves. I see it now but I didn’t see it then. I’ve got to stay self-aware while eating. This was too traumatic of an experience to repeat.

I’ve heard that the first period after surgery can be more painful and heavy. Like we don’t have enough to deal with?!?!

3 hours ago, Shell4451 said:

Ugh! Not the time! Right?!?!

And what’s up with the cramps? I wasn’t cramping like this when I did get my period before.

And now my period started after so long, My body thinks it’s getting younger.

I'm reintroducing fluids again. It feels like when I first drank fluids after surgery. Accumulating lots of gas despite slow sips from the medicine cups. I am an excellent in walking so I got up and moved around. I didn't have the strong pain that I had yesterday after less then two medicine cups of Fluid. So I guess the doctor is on the right track in suggesting it was a temporary blockage. I honestly don't want anyone to experience what I want through. I didn't follow the guidelines and it made me sick. I can't bring myself to admit to the doctor that I snuck a few scallops the day before yesterday. I chewed them well but they are not appropriate for this stage. I tasted them coming back up undigested when I was vomiting a whole twenty four hours later. I could have really hurt myself. I'm ashamed.

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