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Welcome to the forum, you'll love us. . we are really neat! Lots of info and friendships galore! Good luck on your journey. . .i stayed in state to and have absolutely NO regrets

How are you feeling today Barbara and Gloria? Hopefully this will soon pass and you'll feel better. . .

Hope everything goes ok for you midwest. . . i will be thinking about you. . .keep us posted

That is totally fantastic! We'll just call you Auntie T! You go girl What a great NSV

Wow guys, i can slobber down 8 oz of broth without a problem . . . but within about 15-20 minutes of course, then i can eat some jello too. . . no problems. . . but boy new tummy lets you know when to stop doesn't it. . . maybe it's going to be better once full liquids come on board, we'll see

Midwest Girl! I'm so happy everything went well for you. . . you got home really fast, i was in the hospital 3 days, you get to go on full liquids pretty darn quick! I am still on clear liquids until Thursday and my surgery was on 12/29! oh well guess each doctor is different. . . good for you Girl! Keep up the good work!

How great is that! It's going to happen for you Tennessee! Your going to come join the losers bench! It's so happening!:001_tongue:

I haven't really had any food dislikes so far. . . hahahahah but then i'm still on Clear liquids with those popsicles, broth, and Jello. . . not much for browsing there. . . but Water has been a big turn off. . . used to love it sooo much, now ewwwwwww, it's so nasty unless i add Welches sugarfree dark berry blend into it, then its good. . . i'll see on thursday if i can tolerate sf puddings, cottage cheese, stringcheese, fat free refried Beans. . .will be interesting. . . Tiff, what a good idea to add extracts to milk. . . how neat is that! Do those extracts carry alot of carbs?

Haley! Haven't seen you on here in a while. . . got back onto those horses i see. . . good for you . . . 50 lbs is excellant. . . keep up the good work!

Here comes momma Erykah, honey you have all your life to lose your weight, you'll have your sleeve and won't be able to stuff food into your tummy anymore, you're going to have to lose weight. . . so remember you'll lose and then your weight needs time to catch up and your body needs a break, you know sorta like you do. . . you work all week, then weekend comes and you need that break. . . don't stress out over stalls. . . stalls are just weekends for your body to take a break from it all. . . . stalls are good. . . you're going to do good. . . Rome wasn't built in a day either :drool5:

Good for you Barbann! For me the time to stop feeling is the same, pressure with bubbles and burps. . . i stop for abit then carry on. . . im still in clear liquid phase so drinking is drinking i do it with my Jello, popsicles and broth. . it's all drinking afterall. . . .so your soup was basically drinking could have enjoyed the tea as well. . . drinking is drinking. . . :001_tongue: I weigh in at the doctor on Thursday, I wonder how i'm doing. . . refuse to weigh at home. . .

Hi sweetie, i'm 7 days out today and OMG let me tell you. . . i used to love water and could drink 100 oz per day without any problems. . .after surgery when they let me have ice chips, i thought it was the most disqusting thing ever. . .then i though just plain water would be better, nope could taste that horrible chlorine, even in bottled water. . . ok, lets add something into it. . .nope nasty . . . left water alone for a few days, when i got home from hospital i tried my fridge water and welches sugar free dark berry blend mixers. . . ahhhhhhhh now there is water. . . i had crystal light cran-peach, but it's to harsh for me now, welches is just right. . . .now at 7 days out it takes me about 20 - 30 minutes to drink a 20 oz bottle

It's very hard and it's going to seem forever, you'll be ok, remember it's so that the liver shrinks and they don't have problems in surgery! I'm here for you hon. . . you can do this!

thanks all! Love your comments! I am thinking i've only got a couple more days, i can do it, i'll definately increase the clear liquids! Ewwwwwww swansons broth is so going out the door after this week! hehehehe . . . and i'll never look another popsicle in the face!

I have the opposite problem, my bp runs 113/60 or so. . actually after surgery they told me that my bp dropped to 75/45. . .scared everyone! Can imagine huh?????

Hi Barbara, yes you can get a headache from cutting back on carbs. . . your body is used to sugars and when you suddenly take them away, bang you get this headache. . . same with caffeinated products. . .take them away and there goes your head. . . hang in there, this too shall pass. . . the post op diet is nutty too, but just remember that this is only temporary and not a permanent thing. . . you can do it. . .

Hi Girl! All i did was ask the questions of interest that i learned from the forum and made sure that the doctor was going to do them . . . if not i'd ask why? I'd ask how many surgeries he had done, how many of his surgeries had complications, how many assistants did he have and how long have they been doing these surgeries with him? How long the hospital stay would be, how long i'd be on clear liquids after surgery, I asked what size boughie he would be using. . and so on. . . I really grilled my physician. . . don't get shy on the doctor, this is not the time. . . good luck hope all goes well! keep us posted

Hi everyone, I'm 7 days out and doing good except for 1 thing, I'm still on clear liquids until Thursday. . . i'm doing really well with this clear liquid thing even though i would LOVE to inhale some REAL FOOD but i always imagine how much pain that would bring on! :scared0: Did anyone else start feeling stupid or dizzy or something after a week of clear liquids? Things are actually starting to move that shouldn't be moving. . . like my grandfather clock, the base looks like it's moving, or my 125 gallon aquarium looks like it's moving. . . call it hallucinations or food deprivation. . . don't know. . . anyone else? I'm not on any meds at all so i know it's not that. . . let me know what y'all did with this problem if anything? Should i increase the liquids more? Everything is sugar free that im taking in like sf popsicles, sf welches crystal to flavor my water, decaf tea, sf jello. . . . they have a little calorie content . . . I think that maybe i'm getting maybe 400 calories in a day. . . . . Thanks

Hi longhorn, well i'm out 7 days today and still on clear liquids, I'm like getting so weird now. . .my head feels spinny all the time, like as if i'm on codeine or something. . . but everything still makes sense. . .I even dream about food now. . .I woke up this morning laughing because i had dreamt that i was in india and me and this little boy were cooking up dahl puree, rice, and curry ( I love indian food-major staple of mine, or was) and there was this random man who wanted my plate of food, what like no way, i fought him with all i had and escaped down a tunnel, plate in hand! My Goodness! If I can't eat it in real, might as well dream about it huh??????

Megan, how are you feeling today? Probably really sorry you did this huh? But I promise honey, as long as you start your walking and sipping you'll be ok. . . the pain will be gone within the week . . . I was sleeved on 12/29 and today is 01/05/10 I can cough and sneeze without worry now. . . it's so much easier, the not having anything to eat except for clear liquids is a killer right now, I'm even dreaming that I'm in India with this little boy making dahl puree rice with curry and this random man is wanting it so I fight the man with all i have. . . This dud is NOT getting my curry! hope this brought a smile to your face! i promise it gets better!

Good luck Hope! Let us know. . . we're here for you and will send prayers your way. . .

My DH was really against me getting the band. . . i wanted that thing so badly, i researched it for 2 years or so and finally after 1 1/2 years got him to come to a seminar. . well after the seminar, where they explained all 3 surgeries, band, sleeve, and RNY, i didn't want to dash all hopes so i didn't say anything til we got to the car. . . then i carefully asked "so what do you think". . . he said "I'm not supporting you for the band" I was so angry that i could have screamed my head off at him, but instead i contained myself, sat down in the car and asked "how come" . . . he looked at me and said. . " I'll never support you with the band, but I definately will support you 100% with the sleeve, you can get that if you want". . . i nearly fell out of the car. . . I hadn't even thought about the sleeve at this point. . . so i said "ok thanks hon" drove home, ate supper without a word, got onto the computer and started investigating this sleeve. . . well now I'm sleeved as of 12/29/09 and have been doing ok so far. . . haven't lost anything 7 days out because of really bad swelling . . . .but whatever, it will come off, how can't it, i'm living on stupid popsicles, sf jello, broth, and flavored water! hahahaha. . . it takes time, but that is ok. . . I have all my life to wait too . . .

First off, let me welcome you! You'll find this forum major helpful. . . secondly, honey why are you on solids? You're not supposed to be yet. . not at 4 weeks out. . . I'm out now 7 days and still on Clear liquids until Thursday, then I get to introduce those Protein soft foods. . sf puddings, fat free refried Beans moistened with broth, fat free string cheese, fat free cottage cheese, then in week 3, i can add very moist ground turkey, extra lean hamburger meat along with week 2 stuff. . . that is it for about 5 months, and on month 5 then i can resume a regular diet. . . are you chewing/sipping well? are you taking your time eating? if your doing all that and still feel sick then maybe you need to check for leaks? just thinking here, another good thing maybe to go back to square one with the clear liquids for a week or so. . . good luck hon! keep us posted

Hi there! I like anything and everything except water which is totally not agreeing with me. . .only for me, the broth you buy is sorta yucky so my DH took it and made a soup for himself with the broth adding stuff to it like, potatoes, scallions, celery, carrots and beans to it, boiled it til the vegatables where soft, no pepper, or other seasonings. . . then he put the broth through a strainer and gave me the strained broth. . . now there is broth! but i'm on clear until thursday, surgery was on the 29th. . . i've eatten so many sf popsicles and sf jello to make me a kid again! hahahahaha. . . but it's only temporary, soon i'll be having other stuff and in 5 months i'm back on a regular diet. . . can't wait.

Hi ! i can only tell you about my doctor. . . Dr. Ramiro Cavazos, here in San Antonio. . .if your self pay, you go to the ultra private hospital (very nice) private room, own bathroom with shower, even a living room where your family member can stay overnight on a pull out, daughter stayed with me all 3 days and was very comfortable. . . . . Dr. Cavazos is a very nice physician, he listens and to me that is important. . . he wants to know all your concerns and all the questions you may have. . . he wants to be sure you are prepared for this surgery and doesn't just cut on you because your self pay. . . you still have to go through the seminar, office visit, nutrition class, and psych evaluation. . . then after all that you are given an appointment (actually you pick the appt) and then still have to go back to talk with him to make sure you don't have questions. . . blood work is done on that day as well at the hospital. . . then that's it . . . surgery day, he makes sure he is there to greet you, you meet everyone, anesthesia, etc. . . after your awake and in your room, everyone comes to see you, Respiratory therapist, nurses, director of nurses, social work, etc. etc. by that evening your up to wander around a bit, later on it's into the hallway. . . you have to do to help yourself though, they make sure you have lots of pain meds so that your basically comfortable. . . my experience was good, I see Dr. Cavazos again on Thursday along with nutrition class and exercise class, sign up for support group which are held once a month. . . get labs drawn to make sure i'm ok. . . . who ever you chose, make sure you research them though and your going to have a good experience too. . . .good luck!