Tony B - NJ

On 9/7/2021 at 5:22 PM, Hiccup said:

Day 4 from the surgery and my doctor has advised to consume a minimum of 1.5 to 2 litres of liquids but as much as I try to drink I'm just unable to tolerate more than about 500 to 700 millilitres a day and mu urine is starting to turn pretty dark especially at night time. any advice on what could make me tolerate more liquids such as Water?

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I am 10 days post surgery and I can drink Water without any restriction at all. I drink constantly and it is really helping with the weight loss. I am down over 12 pounds since the surgery day and that does not include the 6 pounds of fluids I took on while in the hospital, so 18 pounds since discharge. I consume 600-700 calories a day and about 90 ounces of water minimum. I walk for 45 minutes a day on most days, sometimes in 2 different sessions. I am now down over 34 pounds since starting the preop diet. Follow the instructions to a T and it will really kick in.

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1 hour ago, ShoppGirl said:

You can’t really expect to lose the same amount as you did on the pre-op diet because the pre-op diet is designed to make you lose weight really fast. In 16 days I lost 15 pounds on pre op diet and then I didn’t lose but about 10 pounds the month following surgery.

I would ask why this is? My diet is pretty much the same now as it was pre-surgery, I am ingesting less than 800 calories in a day. I am losing about the same amount of weight now as pre-surgery. Am I eating too little? I am 9 days out and have lost 10 pounds since surgery

11 hours ago, elp93 said:

Our school allows for zoom classes only for covid. I’m going to wear a mask as always as well I am vaccinated. However, they are making a big deal about me wanting to go to class online via zoom versus in person. I have my surgery next Wednesday, when do you think I could realistically ride in a car for 30 minutes each way and sit in a 1 hr 45 minute class? My surgery is a laparoscopic revision


I had surgery on 8/31 and I am back to work today. I drove 40 minutes to work. my incisions cured up very nicely so it has not been hard for me at all. I am not struggling at all with pain. I was driving at day 7 to my one week appointment, no problems. I do wear thigh high compression sleeves on my legs to be extra careful sitting in the car that long.

3 hours ago, imhenryxvi said:

That’s distressing. I’m prepared emotionally/physically to limit my intake to 500 Kcal/day, but I won’t be able to achieve that if my body is crying out to be fed. The lack of hunger benefit is just as important to me as the smaller stomach.

I am also a week out, 8/31/21 surgery. Relax for a bit! You will be fine. It is too early to feel restriction or decrease in hunger etc. your stomach is beat up right now with being pulled, cut, stapled and abused. What you are feeling is probably just the recovery process. Focus on drinking fluids and walking. There is a mental part of this journey which you may need to discuss with someone on what may be triggering the feelings you are having. Maybe it is something else that is making you think you are hungry? Also what helps me is hot Bone Broth which satisfies my “hunger’ and fills my sleeve. I started puréed foods today and cannot even eat a can of tuna, so it is not “hunger” in my view. Hang in there.

11 hours ago, AngieL11282 said:

I had surgery this morning!!! Pain was pretty bad right after but has subsided quite a bit throughout the day!! ❤️

Had. One on the 31st of August. I was off pain meds at day 3 and walking an hour a day now. Swelling a little stillBut all fluids gone and weight coming off now.

Had mine 5 days ago. I actually gained weight after surgery with the fluids they pump in and the weight retention. It is starting to come off now. I have very little pain, more of a nuisance than a pain really. All my incisions look great and are healing. My biggest issue right now is Constipation and gas. I walk an hour a day without any issue.

Day 2 after surgery. 1st night home. I had a lot of nausea and struggle to sleep much at all. I have pain at a 2 or 3 out of 10, so bearable. Just cannot shake the nausea, hopefully it passes soon. Have fallen short on liquids but will get better today for sure. I am an avid walker but for some reason walking has given me calf pain, maybe because I am walking is socks vice walking sneakers…who know, just weird.

9 minutes ago, Lisa G said:

Hi all. Had VGS on Monday 8/30. Overall feeling pretty good. Thank goodness no shoulder or back pain from the procedure. Definitely have to walk a lot to get rid of gas pains. But hanging in there!

Mine was on 31st. Just got home a few minute ago. Same issue with gas. Walking is very easy, I actually have less pain when walking.

On 8/31/2021 at 2:16 PM, happilylacey said:

Totally. And you might be in surgery now, so good luck! Let us know how it went!!

Surgery went very well. Very little pain, just gas bloated. Very difficult to drink but keep trying. So far everything is better than I expected

Had my VSG TODAT. Uomand walking fast. Slight pain at srgery site and gas itherwise goo

Wow!

My surgery is tomorrow. To this point I have lost 24.5 pounds and am ready to do this. I have to be honest I am a little freaked out because I have not spent a night in the hospital since my birth.

Exactly. I am not sure why this happens.

I am curious about collagen. This is the first post I saw it mentioned. What does it do and should I take it?

Thanks

6 minutes ago, Maisey said:

You will begin to feel it as you move to more solid foods. For now, don't go over the amounts your program recommends.

Great answer. We shouldn't even be looking for the restriction. If we are following the protocol, we won't get to that point.

4 minutes ago, sleeveinthecity said:

Oh right yes it is this is the 8 month loss though so it’s slowing as I’m closer to goal. I was around 13-17lbs most months until the last month or two

Got it. 13-17 would be great for me

3 minutes ago, sleeveinthecity said:

I workout fairly hard 3x a week and walk other days. What seems low?

6 pounds a month seems a little slow, but I am not well versed. i am comparing to other posts I have seen.

6 minutes ago, Shelly689 said:

I did not need any pain Meds after 10 AM the day after my surgery. I haven't taken anything since then. They say pain levels diff each patient. On day 11 post op. I go back work Mon but only 4 days then off another wk. Listen to your body I am lil tired so rest when I need to. Pray u will have a speedy recovery.

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Thanks for sharing. Are you walking yet?

3 hours ago, mngoulita said:

I had my sleeve on 7/27/21
HW: 130 kg
SW: 121kg
CW: 115 kg

The 3 first weeks I lost 6 kg. Now I am stalled since almost 2 weeks. I am patiently waiting for the weight lost to come back.
I had no nausea, gas reflux or any other problem after surgery, currently going back to a normal diet, my stomach seems to tolerate everything in little quantity.



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Are you walking? Getting all your Protein? Drinking enough? Gotta be something that is not being done to explain the slow loss.

4 minutes ago, vikingbeast said:

14th September here. There's no pre-op diet for me other than one day of Clear Liquids on the 13th and NPO the 14th, but I've been weaning myself off caffeine, sugar, and alcohol and reducing the intake so that I don't go from, say, 2,700 calories a day to 300 overnight. Hungry but not as hungry as I thought I would be. Covid test is tomorrow (seems odd given that it's still 2.5 weeks until surgery), labs and scans Monday, pre-op meeting is 2nd September.

Are you getting it done in Mexico? It seems like those Doctors are more lenient on the preop diet. I have been off alcohol for a month now. I bet i lost 10 pounds just with that. On the preop diet which is low carb, low sugar and about 1000 calories a day. Not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. good luck to you.

Just now, Maribelle76 said:

Actually I was just directing that at the original poster because of his height and the special requirements of the post-op diet. I think having lightheadedness during the pre-op diet is very common simply because of the dramatic shift in calories. I had that as well.

sorry..

7 hours ago, sleeveinthecity said:

I’m in my 8 month now and have lost 6lbs this month - definitely slowing (I’m about 2lbs off goal)

How much exercise are you getting? That seems just a bit low.

for me, I checked that too. It was 120/70 when I took it a few minutes later, so I guess it could have spike low for a little bit. It may have been the sugar being low and I just tested it at the wrong time.