vicki s

Hi jennifer, i just got your question today believe it or not, you asked me where i was being sleeved a week before our surgery. i was sleeved in buffalo, ny. on the first, how are you doing since your surgery. what are u eating, how much have u lost etc .. let me know, its nice to compare since were the same surgery date... vicki

OMG. so today was day one of my full liquid diet and i had a can of campbells cream of chicken Soup with 1 can of skimmed milk...after i ate it i decided to figure out the calories and WOW. 330 cal. plus 90 cal for the milk is 420 cal, not to mention the carbs and FAT....does everyone eat this or is there another brand out there that is better groan.................. also, i ate a dannon fit and lite yogurt and half way thru it felt like it was stuck in my chest and i regurgitated?? i thought this didn't happen with the sleeve, this is what i put up with when i had the band....advice please>>>

good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery. God bless and welcom to the losers bench

good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery. God bless and welcom to the losers bench

My doctor has me using dulcolax suppositories, work like a charm everytime....

Hey i just want you to know your not alone, i am also starving all the time, i am sitting here drinking the broth from chicken Soup at a local restaurant, i will also be starting puree, egg salad, chick salad, cottage cheese, pureed soup. etc...let me know how you make out....feeling for you cause i know how you feel, vicki....

Mine are the same way, tube socks with tennis balls in them, i just wonder if they were always lumpy and we just now can feel it. i was only sleeved on nov 1, but i lost 70 lbs with the band.

thank you soooooo much, im sure you know how encouraging each and every post or answer we get back is....it just gives me the strength to keep going, and know i am not alone....

Hey pam, i havent had anything except fluids, i am suppose to start mushies on wed, i havent even had creamed soup yet! i may try a little bit today, they told me to make it a consistancy of Water and i tried, and it tasted terrible, so i figured i would wait till wed and have it right out of the can and not thinned out....what r u allowed to eat now?

go look a my post "take a minute~" and you will see your not alone....i am going thru exactly the same thing, except you lost 3 more lbs than me lol.....i guess we just have to hang in there and wait it out...HUGS to you, i know just how your feeling.....vicki

Hi Sac, i'm glad i heard from you and am sooooo greatful to hear that i am not alone, i am down 10 lbs today and to see your at 11, makes me feel like this is normal....i am suppose to start full liquids today and some thinned out mushies, does it feel wierd going into your new sleeve or just like it did before surgery.....boy i could go for a big dinner and desert , in my head, i feel like i could eat alot...lol

Oh, Believe me, that is my first priority, i still worry about a leak and am constantly worrying, but since i have nothing to do but sit and read this forum, i notice all the weight loss and asked some questions. but my healing proccess is #1 always....vicki

I am starting mushies tomorrow and my list is egg salad, chicken salad, cream of wheat , oatmeal, cottage cheese, peanut butter, creamed soups, yogurt, or any soup you can blend in a blender or bullet...good luck.......vicki

Thank you for your replies Tiff, i do appreciate all the feedback and really am going to try and do everything you suggested. I am not suppose to start cream Soup, yogurt etc until wed, but may start tomorrow. 2 0z every 15 it is...lol thanks again vicki

I drink the EAS MYOPLEX original 42 gr. prot. 300 cal, 13 gr. carbs...11 oz. there is a light version but my doc likes this one more....i get it already to drink by the case at sams club....hope this helps..oh and it is chocolate...LOL

I started drinking the Vitamin water again, and already feel dizzy and weak and hungry, so far today ive had the protien drink and orange juice and this water. sip, sip, sip..there is no way I can get in 64 oz right now....

I also should lose about 100 to get to my optimal, but am shooting for 70 LOL....... Hi Tiff, I am still in the liquid stage, no mushies till next wed. my protien shake has 300 cal and 13 carbs, 42 grams of protien, it is the EAS MYOPLEX, my doc said it was a good one it is also 11 0z. the juices are all about the same 13 and 14 carbs each serving, 8 0z with 50- 70 cal.I bought the 50 % less sugar. i gave up the clear fluids for the juice because i was so weak and depressed and once i started the juices i felt better and not as hungry, what should i change here, i'll do it whatever it is, just dont know? thank you so very much vicki I am also 54 yrs old, do u think that is hindering my weight loss too.?

I DONT WANT TO COMPLAIN, AND IM REALLY NOT, I AM JUST SOOOOO DISCOURAGED, MY SURGERY WAS NOV 1, AND I HAVE ONLY LOST 9 LBS...WELL MAYBE, CAUSE MY scale KEEPS GOING UP AND DOWN 2 LBS SO MAYBY ONLY 7. I DONT THINK I EVER SAW ANYONE LOSE ONLY 7 LBS EXCEPT ME.....AND I HAVEN'T LOST ANY SINCE THE FIRST WEEK, SO I HAVE BEEN AT A STALL FOR MY WHOLE 2ND WEEK....HERE IS WHAT I'M TAKING IN PROTIEN shake 300 CAL ORANGE juice 100 CAL V8 JUICE 70 CAL SKIM MILK 90 CAL V8 fusion 100 CAL SO SAY AROUND 700 CAL.. AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG. I HAVEN'T MOVED AROUND A WHOLE LOT. FEEL WEAK AND DEPRESSED, BUT EVEN IF I AM NOT EXCERSISING WOULDN'T I STILL LOSE ON THIS AMT OF CAL..../?? SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS. FORGOT TO SHUT IT OFF....

I would definitely call your pharmacist, it may be a time release. even if its not a prescribed med you can call them and ask...good luck vicki:)

I drank protien shakes, skim milk, broth, Vitamin water, gaterade, but i guess it depends on your doctor. that is what i was allowed to have...oh and Jello and half juice and half water, the juice and protien shakes seem to help the most...good luck and god bless vicki PS it does get better for me it was 1 week...

when i was 4 days out, i sat on my bed and i cried and cried, i thought, what did i do to myself , i felt terrible, i am 13 day out now and feel so much better, it does get better, just hang in there and like lilly said, one day, even one hour at a time. God bless and feel better.....vicki

welcome, i was sleeved on 11/1 and am down 9 lbs, so glad you are doing well. this forum is what keeps me sane, If you ever need anything just send a message....glad ur feeling well vicki

Hi, i am vicki and i was banded the same day as you in Buffalo, NY, i had buyers remorse the first week and was starving from the time i woke up in the recovery room, that went away after the first week, i am still on liquids and they are starting to go down alot easier now. I still have an intense fear of a leak and feel like im about to have a nervouse breakdown, wish i were a little further out. like 8 weeks or something, but one day at a time, welcome and you can call on me anytime,...Vicki

I hope everything goes well for u BG you deserve it!!

OMG Judy, Where the heck have you been for 2 years, it is totally normal that the fluid leaks out thats why you gotta keep it covered and change the dressing everyday..welcome back, long time no hear.....i remember choking down some soup with you at altons when we were newbie sleevers LOL....congrats to you and your new sleeve.....