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Sliming or the foamier is quite common after WLS. It usually happens when something is stuck and the body produces extra saliva to try and help it slide through. With a band I have sometimes had so much foam And slime I feel like a rabid dog

After 5 months you should be completely healed and the likelihood of damaging it with food like that would be the same as damaging your stomach preop

I have to confess to being a bit of a control freak. keeping busy and knowing that things are in order helps to keep me calm and take my mind of things. My surgery is in 3 days so this is what I have spent the morning doing. Cooking! I have made 3 different lots of veggie soup 1. Cauliflower with chickpea 2.Leek,potato,courgette and chickpea 3.Carrot,tomato and lentil. They are all blitzed and ready to go in the freezer. They should be perfect for puree stage and can also be thinned out more to use on liquids. All dependant of course on whether or not I can tolerate them post op. Homemade soup has to be better than those chalky tasting meal replacement ones. Then I went through my surgery info and put everything neatly together in a file. I also went through the file I did in 2009 before I got banded. Reread the patient info guide I was given at the time, it's a great work of fiction! Finally I started a new book for all my weights and measures. It's pretty scary that although I weigh 10kg less than when I got my band my measurements are very close to being the same. My stomach which has always been my problem area is only 2cm smaller now next thing on my list is to pack my bag ready for hospital

I'm sure you realise how illogical it is to expect that 100lb would fall off that quickly. We all want that magic where we can just wake up one morning and suddenly be slim and beautiful ( instead of fat and beautiful) but like most fairy stories it doesn't happen. You are doing really well and you have lost heaps already. In a years time you will look back at this and think wow , how quickly did I manage to lose all that weight. In the meantime chin up, keep smiling and know that your cheer squad here has your back

My surgeon has also told me that the chances of oesophageal dysmotility are very high and it is better to take the band out before the oesophagus fails completely . I am revising from band to RNY on thursday. There is generally a very high risk of reflux going from band to sleeve and a lot of people end up going band sleeve RNY. Good luck with your decision

Your stomach will never stop making noises, when they do WLS they insert an alien! I think mine likes to try to communicate with its friends , especially at night or when it’s quiet in a room full of people

Talk to a Dr and see what they recommend

From what I have read the mini bypass also has an increased risk of reflux. RNY is generally regarded as the best option for reflux although it's still not 100%

I have the exact same fears every time I have to be put under , I think its just normal to be scared.

I would go and address your concerns with a Dr. They may decide to do some tests - barium swallow, endoscope etc. If the results of all those are fine they may feel that if its not causing problems to leave it as is. Obviously if they do fins anything untoward then the advice may be to remove it

@Brittbrat sorry you had so much pain, hope it’s better now

Goodluck

I don’t know if you are male or female but females often have large weight fluctuations throughput the month because of hormones, water retention etc

Are you going into politics?

and some of us come back because we need revisions!

Haven't had that issue but as I'm an Aussie thought I would say hi. Where are you relocating to?

What a fabulous boss

You need to slow down and take care of yourself

Was it Dr Vuong?

4 shakes , 2 bars and a banana that sounds like quite a generous allowance. If you have got through the first 9 days then the rest should be easy. Just keep that endgoal in sight

I cant imagine keeping a secret of that magnitude from my husband. Your spouse is supposed to be your person , the one that you share things with, that has your back, that looks out for you etc Who is going to be taking you to and from hospital? Who is going to be your emergency contact? What is you have some unexpected side effects and have to stay in hospital longer than planned. Imagine how betrayed he will feel if he only finds out afterwards. You wouldn’t want to be going through that kind of stress whilst trying to recover

Reminds me of my first caesarean, there was a lady in our ward that was a natural comic. She had everyone in fits of laughter which may be good for those who have had vaginal births but it’s not when you’ve had a Caesarean

Perfectly normal to be nervous, I am always terrified of anaesthesia. Thimk not long now and you will be a postop patient and on your way to the new you

So I have one week to go until my revision from Band to RNY. I have been toldnot to do a preop diet but just to stick to clean eating!! I am extremely happy about that and could have kissed the NUT when she told me that as I remember how awful the preop was before my band. But do you know how confusing clean eating is? Yes I know I need to steer away from processed foods and added sugars but apart from that there are so many different variations. I haven’t been told no carbs but I am trying to keep those to a minimum ( except veg). I’ve also given up alcohol. Hopefully that is enough!

So what did you end up buying instead?