RichelleGetsFit0309

Perfectly normal and I found out 2-3 weeks after my surgery I was able to drink more. Just keep taking small sips. With my program I didn't have to worry about protein until later on so I mainly had water, jello, broth. Hang in there it will get better!

I had robotic gastric sleeve surgery in August. On my doctors site he had a video showing how it’s done. Very interesting.

Check in: Eating wise I’m doing well. It’s been an adventure discovering new foods. I still have days where the old eating thoughts creep into my head and I just ignore them as much as I can. I also had an asthma flare up and was prescribed prednisone. My pouch wanted to eat any and everything but o had to explain to her we can no longer do that and she seemed to get the hint. How is everyone else doing? Ready for the holidays?

Take small sips. They gave me medicine cups and I sipped from those. When I went home if I tried to take more than a sip I would be in pain. As the weeks went on it got better. As far as tips and advice just take it one day at a time. No day is the same and give yourself grace during this time. It’s a whole NEW way of living and eating.

I had this yesterday and it was good. Thought I share in here.

For the first time this week I had a FULL bowl movement and no straining. So I think that combo of prunes and stool softener worked.

Saw my surgeon and told him about the discomfort. He said it’s most likely due to a stitch that hasn’t popped yet. He also put me back on stool softeners as well. Hopefully this and the prunes will get things going in the right direction. How is everyone doing?

Thank you for giving me that final push. I’ve been hanging on to my XXL and now I can get rid of them.

Surgery twins! Congrats on the weight loss. There is a food grocery board in this site and I’ve been getting new food ideas from there since I was getting tired of eating the same thing every day. I’m also going to try prunes and see if that helps. Thanks for the tip.

Not bad. Incision site is still a little tender but I always tend to recover slowly. Tolerating foods well. I’m going to the bathroom but find myself straining. Seeing the doctor on Tuesday and hopefully he will have some suggestions. I went from a XXL to XL. Still feels surreal. How are you?

Hi, I’ve been lurking for a few weeks while I was waiting to start my general diet stage. I had ate this for breakfast this morning and it was really good. Breakfast has been a struggle and this was a nice addition. Thanks for recommending.

How is your eating now?

Thank you! The dreaded third week stall. I hope you have a smooth transition to soft foods.

Hi, Sorry to hear about the stall. If you put stall in the search engine you will see that this has happened to many members on here and I'm sure there will be plenty of helpful tips. I had a tough recovery as well and just try to take it day by day.