carmen74

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I was sleeved on 4/22 ? I told my fiancée that once I’m back on “real” food, when we have date night out I’d like if we ordered an app & meal for us to share, seems like that would work well for us!

I’m in the same boat! The sweet protein shakes ALL THE TIME were too much. I’ve discovered the absolute JOY of creamy soup with unflavored protein powder added ????

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My date was April 22nd Revised from band to sleeve ?

I hear ya!! I "splurged" and got the Flintstones chewables, they aren't THAT bad! And yes there is Iron supplements but be careful with them, they can really ummmm....affect your bm's LOL. Check with your doc, but you might be able to get your iron up just by adding things to your diet :smile:

on st pats i had guinness...my rationale was that it's less carbonated & lower in calories that other beer LOL but reading that other post about someone having serious complications from drinking beer scared me!! what kinds of complications?!?!??!

I still struggling with this one. One thing I make sure I do, is to put down my fork/spoon after every bite. Also, when I take a bite, I only take half of what is on the fork/spoon. I have scrambled eggs nearly everyday and (knock on wood) haven't had any problems. My problem is figuring out how long BETWEEN bites to take!

I bruised easily to begin with, in fact I'm still bruised at one of the incisions. I'm anemic though, my PCP said that is why I bruise easily. Are you taking your vitamins? Low iron might be the reason why!

"weight loss surgery for dummies" and "the complete idiots guide to eating well after weight loss surgery" :biggrin:

OK so tomorrow is a month since I was banded, my 1st fill is on April 2nd. My problem is that I am realizing that I really don't know how to band eat. I take a bite, and chew chew chew the hell out of it. I just don't know how long to wait before taking my next bite. I haven't gotten stuck, just SUPER full. Any advice??? How long do you wait between bites??

I was on Optifast for 2 weeks and the only smell I noticed was I could ALWAYS smell the shakes! Maybe you starting them just coincided with your body changing and now your deodorant doesn't work anymore?

Yes, liquid in liquid out. I am 2 weeks post-op and everytime I have a shake it equals a liquid BM. But I would check with your doctor, along with the shower question. My incisions were closed with internal disolveable stiches along with steri-strips on top. My doctor told me to shower 48 hours after surgery and to pat the steri-strips, not scrub or rub them.

The itching could be a sign of the incisions healing. I have taken showers everyday and the only one that shows signs of loosening is the top one but I think that is because my bra hits it! I won't touch them with a washcloth because I'm a worrrier. The PA told me that it is OK if they don't come off by the time of my post-op appt, the surgeon will just take them off.

I quit 2.5 weeks before surgery and since then I haven't had any heartburn indigestion etc. Aside from the usual suspects of why we shouldn't smoke, it definitely has an effect on the healing process, which MIGHT explain your pain but I really don't know. Also, smoking breaks down the collagen and elasticity of your skin, thus increasing the possibility of the dreaded "loose skin" (which I don't want but would rather have than skin full of fat lol All that aside....I'm dying for a cig LOL