ShoppGirl

I did feel tired for a couple weeks post surgery but I think it had more to do with the surgery recovery itself. After that I was still on pretty low calories but I was fine.

You are still pretty early out so it will take a while to start to lose your belly but just so you know As we get older we carry weight more around our midsections so even if you are a size you have been before, assuming it has been a few years, your belly may be bigger this time that it was before.

Are you allowed sugar free popsicles. Those helped with my urge to chew something.

Congratulations on your surgery date.

Yay!! Sounds like you are doing good so far.

Yea I had one and I had blurriness which cleared up about that time too now that you say it.

You can get the multivitamin without iron to take in the mean time so you don’t develop deficiency in the other stuff.

I wasn’t required to lose a certain amount either. Some people are depending on the doctor and their unique case. Higher BMI may be required to lose to make the surgery safer.

The hospital should call you a day or two prior to your surgery. I would ask them what options they will have for you. I know all I had was broth while I was in the hospital. I don’t think they even offered me jello now that you mention it.

Absolutely it’s okay. You weren’t ready before that’s all. I have heard a few stories of people who were on the fence and backed out for a while and then finally decided that surgery was the next step for them. It’s major surgery. You have to be certain. Nothing wrong with taking your time with that at all.

I didn’t drink coffee regularly before surgery so I declined it, but was offered coffee in the hospital. The surgeons opinions are all over the place about caffeine though.

awesome. Congrats.

I’m not sure if it’s the same but I had to watch an informational video about the different surgeries. It was pretty helpful when I talked to the surgeon I wasn’t totally clueless at least.

Is it a pill? Many of us are able to swallow pills pretty soon after surgery but if not ask the pharmacy if it can be crushed. Not all pills can be safely crushed though, so be sure to ask.

Surgeons tend to vary drastically about this. Some people are offered coffee for breakfast in the hospital and others aren’t allowed any until months out. Best to check with your team on this one.

I did a lot of zucchini and yellow squash. But carrots sound like a good idea too.

Doesn’t sound silly at all. You are going through so many changes in such a short time. It’s a lot!! Good news is it sounds like you are healing as expected so you are free to work on some new behaviors. I agree that a therapist would be a great deal of help in identifying when and why we turn to food and finding other ways to deal with those situations.

I have an adjustable bed and I slept with my head elevated. Not because of gerd it was just easier to get in and out of bed that way since I was already halfway up.

Mine wasn’t but between the cost of gas and the wasting time driving to and from I guess it could be a good thing.

Good for you. That’s awesome ??

Just take it one step at a time. It’s a major surgery, if you weren’t at least a little anxious I would wonder if you were human. Thankfully, most of us have a few insurance hurdles to jump through pre op which give us a little time to wrap our minds around all this.

Idk but It’s certainly an interesting theory.

Out of curiosity, do you have a long torso? I do and so far everyone who I have come across that can eat more has been taller or had a long torso. I am wondering if we have larger stomachs because they are taller. One person said someone on you tube said it’s the difference between a shorter and a longer banana. Not that it really makes a difference at this point. Just sorta surprised if it’s true and the drs didn’t figure this out. The. Again maybe they are aware but they can’t do it differently to compensate for whatever reason.

I just checked it on amazon And it was 20g in the clear one. Still better than a lot of the protein waters I tried.

I just thought about it, it could be an artificial sweetener. Malitol is one that seems to cause a lot of issues for some people. I know It’s in sugar free candy but I bet it’s in some of the shakes too.