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Well we are really glad to hear how wonderful you are doing ,and let me be the first one to welcome you to the losing bench.. I don't know what kind of post op diet the doctor has you on, buy always remember when you are having problems with food you can go back to liquids a few days then go back to food again. Always listen to your body and don't go too fast.. I was on liquids for a total of 6 weeks, but every doctor is not the same..

It gets easier around the third day. It is really really hard I know this.. There are a lot of people on this site and all of them had to go on a pre op diet program. The doctor wants to make sure that you get used to the caloric intake so when you are fresh out of surgery you will not want 1800 calories. It also helps with fatty deposits on your liver..Be true to yourself and don't cheat it will make all the difference on your weightloss. Keep us posted and Stay strong I know that you can do this..

When you have surgery you will wake up in pain they will give you pain medicine and ice chips(your mouth will be as dry as tree bark..lol) I kept the ice chips on the table and let them melt and started swishing my mouth out to get my mouth wet. Then I started taking small sips. Second day they will give you a baratric tray with clear liquids..They will also give you as much water as you want . Oh I forgot you need to get up the first day and walk ,walk ,and walk. The more you walk the sooner you will get better and the more gas you will move.. Any way the second day try to get as much fluids in as well as walk. If you feel nausea or hurt they will be there to help you out.. Any way walk and walk and sip and sip. You will have to get your water to 64 ounces. The second day I got a total of 30 ounces.. Every day after the second you will have to work at upping your water intake..I met my water intake goal in one week. I didn't worry about my protein for at least a week. It is really important to stay on your doctor's diet for the first 6 weeks.. You will do well and I hope I really answered all the question you had..

It's kinaa amazing how there aren't many old timers that did the band isn't it..They all failed..Which doesn't say a whole lot about the band other than the fail rate is really high and not worth doing.. I didn't do the band and so glad that I didn't make that mistake..

Ok 15 years weight still an issure!! Kinda says it all. He should support your decesion if you have done your homework. I will tell you that my pcp was soo excited and wanted to let me know that she totally supported my wanting to have the surgery.. She had really seen how much I did struggle with my weight the years that I saw her so she wanted to help in any way possible. It is really up to you but if I was you I would switch pcp's that actually cared about your health..The one's that aren't interested in our health are interesed in our money only...

Wow!! these pic are great...you look soo good..Congratulations

Well I am soo glad your sugery went soo well..Just keep increasing fluid intake and try to get to 64 oz a day.. YOu kinda had the same experience that I did having surgery

Wow you lookng good girl!!! Keep up the good work..

try using zycam..It is the best for colds..

You can also try Carb Master yogurt from Kroger..It has around 2 to 3 carbs 12 grams of Protein and very little sugar. Dannon has a lot of sugar and probably lots of carbs... good luck shanny. I don't know if you can eat it yet but a piece of string cheese is loaded with protein and if you get the right ones it is so much better than yogurt and stays with you twice as long. Yogurt does move fast through your sleeve it has a very slider effect.

I would think just my opinion not to find the cheapest doctor, but to find the doctor that is the best at what he does. You might find a doctor for the price range that you are looking for. Experence is more valuable than the few dollars that you would be saving. I would fly to get to a more experenced doc..

congrats!! You will do fine and all of our prayers go out to yall hoping you recover fast. Remember keep walking and sipping..

Well I wil tell you when you get past the third day you will be wanting less food. I know this sounds really impossible but your body kinda starts eating you own fat.. I know it sounds gross but soo true.. Get your protein shakes in . I would really eat the crap out of sugar free jello. When you drink you protein shake eat jello afterwards it really does a good job feeling you up and keeping you satsified. If you don't cheat on the diet you will lose so much more weight and you will be more prepared for after surgery. Also drinking tons of water seems to help. There will be times you just want to give up and just eat eat and eat..I did and everyone before you did. I know that you are strong and you can do it..

congrats and you will feel better everyday..Just keep walking and sipping trying to get more water in everyday and walking a little further also..good luck and keep us posted

Glad to hear that you are doing so well sindlou. Seems you had a lot of swelling and water retention. You should be losing weight soon though. Please keep us posted..

How are you carbs? you have to control your carb and exercise.. Everybody does not lose weight at the same rate.You have to understand this..You might be a slow loser. Watch your carbs and increase your water intake would be a good start.. Most of all don't give up. You will lose weight..

awesome disney Please keep us posted and glad you can offically be called a loser...

Usually the first three days are the hardest. When you go pretty much from unlimited carbs to virtually none your body gets a little pissy. You get head aches you go into uncontrolled hunger. If you can make it the first three day I think yall will do fine. Keep up your head and just remember to be strong. Will power at this point is going to be key..

Fox we will be here if ya need anything or need to ask any question.. I am almost 6 weeks post op. I will tell you one thing I dont think you should drink out of straws. Any kind of straw will put air in your stomach, and it will be uncomfortable in the beginning..I wish you all the luck and for a speedy recovery..

Cadbury minieggs oh my god that is the only thing I will truely miss,

when you have this surgery you stomach has a straw or funnel effect. On liquids my doc told me to drink 2 gallons if I wanted because it goes right though you. It might seem if you have messed up your sleeve right now but when you get to thick liquids yogurt or sf pudding you will notice you will start getting full.. Soft foods I can eat 2 or 3 ounces. I rarely stay hungry as you and it is not hard to go all day and not get the food or for that fact the water. It got to the point I was asking my surgeon for video or picture proof that he actually did the surgery..lol Any way you want feel any restricttion until you get to the more solid foods..

:(Wow I am soo sorry. I don't really know why you are having these trouble but I send prayers your way..

You are doing very good you have to remember you stomach has a funnel effect right now . Clear liquids are pretty much going to go right through you; 2 weeks out I was drinking unlimited water. when you get to the thick liquids you will start seeing that you have a restriction. When you get to the soft foods you will say wow. I was questioning my doctor and told him I wanted pictures to say he even did anything..It is really funny but when I got on soft foods I can eat no more than 2 to 3 ounces. It is wonderful..YOu are doing really good and don't really worry about you liquid intake drink as much as you can..More water usually equals more weight loss..good luck

well my doc tells me when you are drinking in the liquid stage the water that is in your protein shakes count as you daily water intake.. so If you drink 3 protein shakes a day you will be getting 18 ounces of water..so you will only need 42 ounces of water to complete the daily water intake..

well first of all we all have eating problems or we wouldn't be here. If you have eating binges is it controllable ? If not I think you should at least start counceling to try to understand your relationship with food. I am not saying you should stray from your deceision to have surgery I would think it would help you. It is true that you will not be as hungry after surgery. Some say that they have to remember to eat at all. It is true that the surgery will change the way you think about food. You have to understand that this is a tool and your success is up to you.. Can you fall back to slider foods..yes can you eat the wrong things? yes It is a powerful tool but you have to make the right choices when you eat after surgery..Proteins first and vegetable seconds.. There is not a lot of room for carbs left. Can you get full on carbs?? yes you can but when you do this you will have malnutriion issues and gain weight .. If you slide back to bunches of carbs or graze you could gain some or most of your weight back...I was sleeved about 5.5 weeks ago. I had trouble with foods all my life I love to eat. I will tell you right now if I had to do it all over again I would have the surgery 100 times over. It has gave me the strength to eat right . It is a wonderful tool that I don't want to do without..