Jess55

I’m almost 9 months post op. I’ve been losing very minamally the last few months. I’m talking like 4 pounds in the last 2 months. I’m very frustrated. I do admit I haven’t ate great. Starting Friday I plan to do a liquid diet for the next 1-2 weeks. It will make me miserable. But I need to get some losses started again

I've been debating going back to shakes for 1-2 weeks. I've been practically stalled for the last few weeks. Losing less than 0.5lbs a weeks. I'm almost 6 months post op. I've been struggling to get under 200lbs and getting so frustrated. I'm going out of town for a few days, but I think when I get back I'm going to do it. Do you have to do the full post op diet? Or is 2 weeks shakes sufficient then just go back to eating small amounts as normal? I hope it will start me losing better again.

I had a band to sleeve revision almost 6 months ago. As for pain post op, I was in less pain, though the band was my first ever surgery. I took pain meds for three days then. For the sleeve I didn't take anything after the first night. Although I did stay in the hospital 2 days due to nausea. And I did have some nausea weeks 2-4.

As for restriction. It is so much different than with the band. A few bites with the band and I'd be in pain, but then I could eat anything. I never found my sweet spot. With the sleeve, no pain from being stuck, just an uncomfortable feeling if I ate to much. I'm much happier with the sleeve

I'm a slow loser, not terribly, but slower than a lot of people on here. Like I said I'm almost 6 months out and including my pre op im just under 50lbs lost.

Would I go back to the band, hell no, or would I ever recommend it to anyone, no way. The band is horrible and I don't know why it's still used. Do I regret having the sleeve, not a bit, only that I didn't revise sooner, maybe I would not have gained back everything I lost with the band [emoji20].

I am perfectly content with leftovers. I don't go out to eat much, but when I do I look forward to having multiple meals out of it. Sometimes it does last to long though and I end up throwing it out since I usually don't eat it every day.

Also I do not really like to cook, so when I do I prepare larger quantities. I'll divide it up and freeze it. Especially good for when I work, I just grab something from the freezer and I'm good to go.

I do need to come up with some different meals though since I find myself rotating through the same 4 days things

Good to hear you can safely take miralax more than once a day. Even before surgery I've had chronic Constipation. I never really discussed it with doctors because I was to embarrassed. I would go once a week, if that and be very uncomfortable. I had been taking miralax daily and was better but I had stopped. For the past week I've been taking it daily again and things have been much better.

I know some surgeons are more conservative, but 10 days after surgery my doctor cleared me to lift 40#. I work with animals so I specifically asked and I was kind of surprised when he said that, but I was completely fine doing it.

I've been going to the gym and doing the elliptical and other things since I was 2 weeks post op. 2weeks ago I went back to doing kickboxing which I haven't done in 9months. Last Monday my weight was up 3.2 lbs!! I was devastated, I had to talk myself down saying there's no possible way that was real. It was just that my muscles wasn't used to doing that type of workout anymore. Tomorrow when I do my official weigh in (I'm an everyday weigher but only count Monday) my weight is going to be down those 3.2lbs plus some extra.

So just remember excercise is good for you, but yes, you may see a temporary gain, but it's only temporary. I did read it can last 2-3 weeks, but it will go away.

My doc gave me no meds post op. And I didn't need any. I didn't have any pain meds after the first night. The only thing I took post op was my omeprazole which is a capsule, which my doc was fine with me taking once I got home. And he said I could swallow pills as long as they were the size of the eraser on a pencil

I think it all depends on you. I was sleeved 4 months ago (revised from band 6 years prior). Both times I was alone post op. I have two dogs 25 and 30 lbs. I had absolutely no problem taking care of them. Did it hurt bending down, yes, but it only hurts for a minute then went away. I just put my knee up when my dog tried to jump on me just to try to avoid that pain. I was walking my dogs for their longer walk the day after I got home. I never took pain meds after the first night. Never had gas pain or anything

So it depends on how you heal

When I draw blood from animals, usually their blood is that dark and thick when they are dehydrated. Like they said to you. I would recommend trying to drink more. And you can't tell if blood is hemolyzed until you spin it down. Unless it took so much force to pull you just know it's going to be hemolyzed.
As for the vegetable thing, no clue about that.

I had a band to sleeve revision on March 6th. I was in the hospital 2 nights due to nausea. I didn't take any pain meds after the first night. I took 11 total days off of work. I probably could've gone back after less than a week. I am an LVT in the emergency department at a specialty veterinary hospital. I was fine on my feet 10 hour shifts. I just didn't lift any dogs over 40 lbs my first 4 weeks (my doc gave me the 40lb limit, I know for most it's less). I think I was in less pain for this sx vs the band. It hurt only when getting up or getting down

I can understand that. I'm 11 weeks post op and I have lost 34#. It's seems slow and I have yet to drop a size in my clothes (I have tightened my bra, but that's it). I was hoping by now I would be in smaller scrubs. They are definitely looser, but no size change yet. It's tough. I am a revision from lap band and I was slow then too. You just need to think it didn't come over night nor will you lose it over night. I am just keep doing my thing. Going to they gym 4 days a week for an hour. I'm trying not to go crazy, because I think that's what knocked me down last time. (I was going 6 days a week and sometimes twice a day, which isn't sustainable for me). I figure this way if I start to really stall I can bump it up.

Just keep working it and it will happen.

I'm having the same problem. My measurements don't seem to be budging that much. I've been taking measurements since I started my pre op diet and I'm budging up top. I was on my loosest bra hook and I just put it on the tightest. Surgery was March 6th. Also my body fat percent isn't moving either. I work out 4 times a week for an hour. I've checked my body fat with one of those hand held devices and I'm only down 3.2% since my pre op. I'm so upset about this. I mean I don't expect it to drop overnight but I expected a little quicker. I am a revision from lap band and I was a slowish loser then too. But I felt I lost inches more. I've only lost 32# since my pre op diet.
I'm trying to up my calories and Protein to try to help. Since I've only been averaging 700 calories and I don't want to kill my metabolism.

I didn't get one and honestly I'd rather just order a normal meal and then have leftovers for a few days. I'm not huge on cooking (trying to work on that) so leftovers are fine with me. Lol

Definitely not. I have developed a liking for zucchini as zoodles which I never ate before. But my taste buds did not change with surgery.
When I was younger the smell of fish always made me nauseous. So I have always associated fish with nausea so I refuse to eat it.

My surgeon told me to take Tylenol or Advil if I needed something. I thought this was odd, especially since after my lap band surgery he gave me hydrocodone. But it made no difference since I was in the hospital two nights and didn't need pain meds after the first night.

Two weeks post op I would've felt fine to run (if I could, but my ankle doesn't let me). I started back on the elliptical at 2 weeks. However I would not recommend doing the some of the obstacles a mud run usually entails. I would be worried about having my staple line break down.

I started on the elliptical 2 weeks post op. I did have some nausea post op but I don't think it was related to the elliptical (yes, it may have made it a little worse). It was either due to being on a liquid diet or my lack of eating Breakfast. I'm not sure which. But if you're looking for low impact I think the elliptical is a good choice. I've had chronic foot and ankle issues for a while now and the elliptical and bike is really the only thing I can do that doesn't hurt. Honestly even regular walking hurts most days. But I'm fine at the gym as long as I stay away from the treadmill. Lol

I had my revision on March 6th. I too couldn't be happier. I was miserable with the band. Never really satisfied. I would take a few bites, get stuck and be miserable until I ran to the bathroom and brought it up. Now I can eat a small amount and really be satisfied. Though I am having trouble getting enough calories and Protein (who would've thought) but still I wish I could've revised sooner.

I had mine on 3/6. Including my one week pre op, I'm down 27 lbs. I'm able to eat anything now. It's just weird getting full so quick. I've been going to the gym since 2 weeks post op. I've been bouncing up and down the last number of days. Not sure if it's due to TOM or a stall. It's frustrating but if it's a stall, I know I should just keep doing what I'm doing and it'll move

You can add less of the flavor packets to you Water. I use Wylers light raspberry ice. The recommendations say add to 16.9 oz of water. I add 1/2 a packet to 32 oz of water, otherwise it's to sweet for me. The only time I drink plain water is when I'm at the gym

I think how much you walk post op depends on how active you were pre op. Pre op it was normal for me to get usually 14000-17000 steps per day. Everyday my dogs and I went for a walk and I went for a walk myself (my dogs are kind of obnoxious on leash...lol). I'm also on my feet all shift at work.

Given that, post op I came home on my second day post op. The next day I started back at 10000 steps. I wear a Fitbit so I'm always pushing myself to do more. Since the third day post op I haven't dipped under 10000 steps. I'm almost 7 weeks now

Give up the Banana and cheese and have meat. Deli meat should still offer restriction at that point but be easy to digest, so try it.

My RD I go to recommended having the banana and cheese in the morning. The banana for some carbs before I go to the gym and some Protein. I'm not going to start eating deli meat due to the fact that's it's highly processed and salty. I'm not saying I eat completely clean, but that's not my thing.

I've tried eggs in the past when I had the band and if I went to the gym after I was burping up eggs and felt disgusting. Though I'm considering trying eggs again, even if it's just on my off days

I'm 6.5 weeks post op. I am currently allowed to eat anything. My plan says 3 oz Protein with 1/2 cup veggies. And when getting enough protein without a Protein Drink add 1/4 cup grain.

I don't eat much in the morning, but I have been eating 1/2 a banana or a string cheese. Then my two other meals and maybe some string cheese or such as a snack. I'm not able to eat the grains yet. I want to be able to meet my protein goal without my protein drink. What do you all recommend? I currently go to the gym 4 days a week so I'd like to be at the higher end. Yesterday I managed to get 93g with my Protein Shake (premier protein), so without it it was on,y 63g.

I'm assuming this will go hand in hand with the upping protein, but I also would like to up my calories, I'm barely getting 600-800 per day. I don't want to lower my metabolism by eating that low for to long.

Any advice is helpful. I know I'm still not far out so I guess it would get better the farther out I get

I'm a revision from band. I've always been a slow loser. I've lost 26.6 lbs so far including my one week pre op diet. I started at 248.8.