ShoppGirl

Congratulations on your surgery date and good luck on surgery day.

It gets so much easier as you progress through the stages. It does take SOME planning though if it’s a new restaurant. Most places have the menu online so you can study it before hand. I am in maintenance and I will usually order alacarte and get a grilled protein and veggies. If that’s not an option I will get an entree and have just a couple of bites and I get a salad or veggies as the side. Depending on how the protein is prepared sometimes I really have literally just a taste and I just have a protein shake as a snack to compensate. If I can get grilled protein I will have that and a few bites of the salad. If it’s not a healthy choice I will cut off what I eat and box up the rest right away to send home with whomever I am dining with and if not I will waste it (something that is still a little difficult for me but I know if I take it home I will eat it). The biggest thing I find helpful is to review the menu the night before because EVERYTHING looks good in the moment, of course, and it takes me a while to talk myself out of ordering that junk. Usually If I study the menu the night before I can talk myself into a relatively healthy option by the time I get there but if I just wait till I get there I am very tempted to order those less healthy options. Also, I never go to a restaurant when I am starving. Everyone who I dine out with knows I eat on a schedule. If I am out with family or my best friend we stop to eat on my schedule if at all possible. If it’s not possible I will have a protein snack so that I am not feeling super hungry when I get there because that’s when I make bad choices.

If you are allowed caffeine try the caffe latte shake by premiere protein. If not try their clear protein waters. I was the same way with sweet post surgery and that caffe latte and the fruit punch clear were the only two things that didn’t taste too sweet to me. A lot of people also speak about the fairlife protein shakes for this situation. I have not tried them though.

I brought pajama pants to slip on under my gown since the back is open on the hospital gown. I figured with all the tubes and wires it would be too difficult to change my top. And I wore the same thing home from the hospital that I wore there. You will be wearing it for probably less than an hour unless you have a long drive. I just brought fresh undergarments and the pajama pants. I also brought a sports bra because I hate being in public without a bra but couldn’t figure out how to put it on with the wires and stuff. Even the one that totally unzips in the front by shefit. I’m sure they would’ve unhooked me and I could have gotten it on but I didn’t want to bother them just for that.

I would just ask what they do to be sure you are ready to go home. They probably have specific criteria that you have to meet. I mean the dr should have the authority to just admit you if you aren’t ready to go home but make sure that they are at least flexible on that.

I would wait until your cleared for actual exercise.

I really hope you get to go off all the meds but as you may already be aware some people do not. My husband doesn’t even like salt and has always been very fit as is his entire family yet almost all of them have high BP. It’s just a genetic thing sometimes. i am glad you are messaging your doctor. Not sure if you will get a response today (Sunday). They may not even look at emails before Monday. You may actually have more luck if you call the after hours number and tell them to look for your message or consider urgent care if you want answers sooner (I know I would). Of course if you have any other symptoms or it gets suddenly worse you should go to the ER.

I didn’t do this but wish I had done one I could share here on an anniversary or after a certain number of pounds lost. Possibly in swimsuit or exercise clothes. Just Something you can mimic for before and after.

Under the message you click on the button that says “quote” then type your messsge and click submit.

I am a year and a half out and have been on these boards since just before surgery. I have heard of quite a few people that cheated on their preop and only a couple that they closed them back up and didn’t do the surgery. That being said, the smaller your liver is the easier the surgery is for the doctor to perform so that means it’s safer and I believe less painful if you can shrink it down as expected. I wouldn’t beat yourself up about it or worry too much, but don’t do it again. And DO NOT do it post op because you can really hurt yourself if you do it then.

Ooh I believe you would have been able to take them for sure. But it may have been a while going without AND they may not have absorbed as well. That’s what they told me I needed to be concerned with was them not absorbing properly with bypass but then I learned sorta like you did that lots of people do not have any issues with Med absorption after bypass. Who knows though, we could have been one of the few that did have an issue.

I am a year and a half out and I sorta wish I had gone with the bypass too. Not cause of any complications, just cause I didn’t lose as much as I had hoped and I wonder if the grass would’ve been greener on the other side. I chose sleeve because I am on medications though and have to remind myself that I may have issues with that had I chosen differently. I think it’s pretty natural to wonder if things could have been better if we had made a different choice but who knows. I have to think that everything happens for some reason. That’s what makes me feel a little better about it.

Clothes. I wouldn’t consider clothes to be a good investment as I was losing but I wanted to love the skin I was in through all the sizes. I didn’t buy a ton but I made sure I had a few cute outfits in every size. The new iPhone sounds like a great idea. Could also do a weekend getaway or a spa day.

You may still be able to tolerate it with less food but the 350 calories is for it to absorb properly. So your body may be getting like 20 or 30 out of those 40mg. I’m just making up numbers but it’s probably getting something less than the whole dose. You could be fine on the lower dose, though. I was on Latuda pre surgery and I switched to Vraylar because I was concerned about the absorption but if you feel fine I don’t think I would worry too much about it. You will be taking in more calories soon anyways.

My Watch reminds me to get up every hour. I did that in addition to getting up to pee or get drinks, etc so probably every 30 minutes?? If your team says one minute every 15 though I would follow that advice.

I had never heard of this and just had to google it. Looks pretty cool. If I didn’t have such a tiny kitchen I would get one and give it a whirl. I would definitely like to hear more about what people are making with it though.

Well let me know. I am always looking for ways to make protein more of a treat.

I like the premiere protein caffe latte but it has caffeine (not sure if your plan allows that or not). I have never tried the meal replacement ones but if they say they keep you full longer I would definitely stick with those. When you are allowed caffeine though if you like coffee drinks such as iced coffee, try the caffe latte. It’s yummy. Even my never been obese aunt that can have anything is hooked on them. I got her to try them instead of her iced coffee and she loves them.

So, how were they. I’ve never thought of that idea.

I knew what you meant. I was just referring to my post op liquid diet because that’s the only liquid only diet I had. Pre op I was allowed SOME food. But my hunger hormones are back now and that protein shake still keeps me full for a good 4-5 hours till lunch every day. My husband takes them to work now to have on days where he doesn’t have time to eat lunch or if he is working outside and it’s too hot to eat.

You may be surprised that you aren’t as hungry as you think. The protein in the shake should fill you up for quite a while. I am a year and a half out and I still have a protein shake every morning and it fills me up until lunch. I do this by choice and obviously wouldn’t if I was hungry. Now protein does nothing for head hunger though. Are you allowed sugar free popsicles or jello? Those helped me to feel like I was actually chewing something which I missed during my post op liquid diet

I had to google it too and I urge you to see a dr to confirm your diagnosis. Burning sensation in the mouth may be a symptom of several other things which may actually be treatable.

I tried the “crepini” brand ones that are egg and cauliflower and I didn’t love them. Let me know if those are any good though cause of course I want to like them. I actually posted asking about that brand too cause my Sam’s club started carrying them and some people did have positive things to say about them. I am just waiting for my Sam’s or even better, target to carry the flavored ones because I don’t think I will like the plain and I’d rather not buy them in bulk.

One last thing. Are you on any BC?? If not, you may want to consider it. I went on it to regulate my periods and ever since they have been less Heavy and less cramping, as a result I assume. May be worth asking your Gyno about.

You reminded me. I totally forgot that the urgent care doctor did first say he was going to give me an injection but then he mentioned an rx and I asked was it an NSAID and told him because I can’t have those and he said I can’t have the injection either then. Well the more I think about it (and yes I will ask the surgeon to verify this) but the injection doesn’t go through the stomach so no ulcer concerns I wouldn’t think. I believe I would have been fine with the injection. Now I’m not sure how long they last or if I could get it again or what but that’s definitely something I will be asking about in advance since I’m in my 40’s now and this sciatic thing seems like it’s going to be a recurring issue. Although the first Couple times it was tolerable, just the once it was really bad so hopefully that was a one off and I won’t have anymore bad episodes, Fingers crossed. Anyways, pretty sure it wouldn’t work for period cramps, sorry op, but for others with more severe back pain those NSAID injections could be the answer??