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October 2022 surgery support
Beantownposse replied to KimA-GA's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I ate eggs starting the 2nd week pureed diet. It agreed with me and has had no issues. I am on the 3rd week now and watermelon was so good! -
One week after surgery and I thought I can have cheese
Arabesque replied to sunny73's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You’ve probably bought it up now but likely have bruised your healing tummy/throat hence you thinking you can still feel it. You’ll be okay but best to stick to liquids (shakes, soups, etc.) for another week. That ‘s one thing about the surgery, your tummy tells you pretty quickly, though not in the nicest way, it’s not ready for something yet. Puréed cheese??? Do they mean cream cheese? I would think even that would be too thick at one week. Probably Hold out on cheese to you are on solid foods & then soft cheese (processed cheeses like string cheese or cheese slices are a good place to start though I found jarlsburg easy to tolerate), though you could melt some cheddar in an omelette during soft. -
What foods taste different to you?
Arabesque replied to qtdoll's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
The change in our taste buds, & sometimes our sense of smell too, is just temporary. The flavour, texture or smell of some foods almost turn your tummy or taste disgusting. While being extra sensitive to sweetness is pretty common, other flavours, textures & smells can be individual. I remember the first time I was able to eat vegetables as a side & sat down to my favourite asparagus & sugar snap peas & blah!! Just awful. Took a couple of weeks before I could eat them. Strangest one was smoked salmon. I often found it too rich pre surgery but suddenly I could eat it & had it every second day with cucumber & a little cream cheese. Then one day nope, couldn’t stomach it & haven’t been able to face it since. PS - Personally, I embraced the sensitivity to sweet & never really reintroduced sugar, sugar alternatives or sweeteners back into my eating. -
Food Before and After Photos
Starwarsandcupcakes replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Also, today was a meal prep day! for kids’ breakfast this week (not pictured, forgot to grab a photo sorry) 10 bacon egg and cheese burritos, 10 sausage, egg and cheese burritos, 10 Canadian bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, 6 egg and cheese sandwiches, and pancakes. This took about an hour total. freezer meals (pictured in my very disorganized freezer) 2 pepper steaks, 1 beef mushroom roast, 3 stuffed pepper soup, 2 creamy Italian chicken, 2 balsamic chicken, 2 corn lime chicken, 2 sweet and sour chicken, and 2 extra bags of chicken ready for other meals. So 14 dinner meals plus 2 extras which took maybe 2 hours total. I can just dump them in the slow cooker in the mornings and have dinner ready without much effort. Also, an unknown child spilled something in there (I’m thinking blueberries) and by the time I was done and saw it 😒 … It can wait another day. -
One week after surgery and I thought I can have cheese
sunny73 posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
That really was not a good decision.. just puréed stuff they said.. and I thought I could just have a little piece of cheese.. wow this was not good . I am throwing up and it’s sitting in my chest.. -
OMG, three ligaments - argh! Cringing at the very thought of how much pain you were in. Yeah, these sorts of injuries are the long-haul type. I tore the ACL off the bone in my OTHER knee in a skiing accident way back in 2002, so at least I'm already familiar with the very long process of soft-tissue damage never healing 100%. I did get a ligament reconstruction a year later. It's now going to be my "good knee" 🙃. I swear, it's like I just have it in for knee ligaments. Like they've personally offended me over the years.
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Lipton Zero Sugar Peach Iced Tea
SleeveToBypass2023 replied to Sumlao's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I drink Lipton sugar free lemon tea and it's soooo goooood. It has aspartame, not sucralose, so that's a plus. Hard to find, but I love em. I didn't drink them until about 4 weeks out, tho. I stuck to warm liquids, protein shakes, and flavored water up until then. -
Going on 3 weeks in this stupid stall
SleeveToBypass2023 replied to SleeveToBypass2023's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Took 4 weeks, but I'm so so glad it broke lol -
Going on 3 weeks in this stupid stall
qtdoll replied to SleeveToBypass2023's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
So glad you broke your stall! I'm 1 week into mine but I lost an inch so I'm not too worried! -
Food Before and After Photos
sillykitty replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Tonight’s dinner, three courses, before and after. As you can see by the menu, the price is for three courses, so that’s the expected norm First course, sheep’s milk foam with parsnips (no after, ate it all) Second course, Cod with fennel Third course, lemon cream with meringue shards -
Tell me about your initial consultation
qtdoll replied to SemperVeritas's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
My consultation was very simple/easy as my Dr was the one who brought up the surgery during an appointment about struggling with regular weight loss. We already knew I qualified. However the heavy stuff was in the 10 week class I was in (with Kaiser Permanente) they go over everything & anything! If you get the option to take classes, PLEASE take them, they are extremally helpful. My initial appointment was in May of this year & my surgery was 5 months later in Sept! -
Majorly embarrassing moment on my first day back to work
heatherdbby replied to friesianet's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I dont know what your dress code for your work is but I highly recommend you look at the three in one size pants options! I have a couple pairs of old navy ones. I got them on sale for around 25 dollars. I figured since they will fit size 14 16 and 18 I will get good use out of them! the black rockstar ones are not jean like material so I wear them as if they are skinny slacks for work. (I work in a bank) -
Fixing hiatal hernia after vsg
ClareLynn replied to ClareLynn's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I had the hiatal hernia repair on Oct 28th (1.5 weeks ago). A lot of people had told me that recovery would be similar to my original DS surgery but it was a lot less awful. In hindsight, my original surgery made me a quite fail/vulnerable and I didn't recover as quickly as most people report, so I'm glad it wasn't as scary as my DS. I'm already back to eating a mix of soft foods and easy stuff like well chewed seafood. There's still some residual swelling in my esophagus so it's not easy to tell if the surgery was a total success or not yet. The surgeon said that my hernia was bigger than expected based on presurgical testing. It was supposed to be just a 2cm sliding hernia but he said it was much bigger than that when he fixed it. I have had trouble swallowing for the past 2 years, always feeling like there was something stuck in my throat. That feeling is mostly gone (though does come back sometimes). Having any reprieve from that gives me hope that once all the swelling is gone, I'll be all better. I can now drink or eat, then bend over and not have it immediately come back up though which is a big win for me. That's been a problem for nearly my entire life. So yay! -
Congratulations! And I agree 100%. The best part is I was able to return to vigorous exercise in a little over a week. Exercise makes me feel good; I am one of those that needs it to stay on track. Keep us posted on your progress!
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When I went to my 6 week post op consultation ,I happened to sit in close proximity to a woman who had also had the Gastric Sleeve .She thought she looked wonderful - I thought she looked terminally ill ."I'm nearly at my wedding weight " she said proudly .I smiled and said nothing .She was the opposite of how I wanted to look .Her hair was thin and lack lustre , her skin sagging and dull .I listened in horror as she explained she was still trying to lose weight .I thought she summed up the very look I never wanted to have .Her slimness did nothing to inspire me .So I am 3 months post op .I can now walk freely , breathe better ,and I fit into my favourite jeans .I am not at my ideal BMI but if I don't lose further weight ,I'll be content .I eat more healthily and do more . So I suppose that is my story and I'm happy with it .
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Nov 16 surgery date, bored of protein shakes
summerseeker replied to SageIce's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I can't add anything that others have not stated before me. We all suffered through it the best way we could, its brutal. You will do it with the end in your mind at all times. I believe we are all frightened to deviate because of the few people who have had their operations stopped mid surgery because their livers were still too large to do the surgery safely. It is your last week; the time will fly. Good luck -
Going on 3 weeks in this stupid stall
SleeveToBypass2023 replied to SleeveToBypass2023's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
YAY!!!! My stall officially broke!!!! It's only 3 pounds, but I gained 2 pounds during the stall so I technically lost 5 pounds and am down 3. I'm sooooo close to being below 300 for the first time in over 17 years. OMG!!!!! -
6 month post op update
SleeveToBypass2023 replied to SleeveToBypass2023's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
YAY!!!! My stall officially broke!!!! It's only 3 pounds, but I gained 2 pounds during the stall so I technically lost 5 pounds and am down 3. I'm sooooo close to being below 300 for the first time in over 17 years. OMG!!!!! -
Food Before and After Photos
summerset replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Ok, the last one looks like a big portion to me. I'd either have the salad or the burger/fries thing. What I sometimes do at restaurants when they have fancy desserts and appetizers that I order an appetizer and a dessert. Most people I go out to eat with wouldn't order a three course meal (though it depends on the restaurant's portions sizes of course) as most say it's too much in one sitting. It's different if it's a long evening and the course are quite a bit apart. -
Tell me about your initial consultation
ChubRub replied to SemperVeritas's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
The timeline was definitely exciting! It got a little stressful the last week, b/c the hospital added a last minute requirement of a pulmonary function tests, but my surgeon's office was on top of it, and got me in to see a pulmonologist right away. As for the other people in my class....I never saw them again after that first day! LOL!! -
*Waves* Just trying to learn as much as I can before surgery. Hopefully will be next September/October. My insurance makes you wait a year before you're actually approved. Not sure if that's just to make REALLY sure you're ready for it or it's a stall tactic to get people so frustrated they just give up. Anyway, shout out to my fellow Friends of Dorothy.
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Started purees yesterday, which feels like a big change. My digestive system has definitely woken up! Possibly TMI, but after two weeks of very infrequent visits to the toilet I suddenly understand why they say to try new foods at home :/ Honestly, I wish I could just stay on the clear whey powders! But I am committed to doing what the clinical team tells me, because I know my relationship with food is f*cked and they are actual experts. And I’m happy to say I’ve lost over 20lbs in the first two weeks - that plus my weight loss from the pre op diet means like I’m already almost a third of the way through my weight loss! That’s pretty crazy, but also ridiculously motivating.
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One month post-op. Saw my surgeon and dietician today. Everything was good and had been able to move on to phase 3, soft foods. Total loss 74lbs since may, 21lbs post-op. I'm very happy but I have recently hit that stall that alot of you talk about. I just keep doing what I know to be right and I know it'll be ok and soon the weight will start coming off again. Overall, the 1st month wasn't too bad.
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I am 7 week post op. And consume 900-1000 cal. But my nutritionist said I was ok to go up to 1200 because I was feeling woozy or tired. I have not had any complications and am down 17 BLS. Did stall for three weeks but started to drop weight again this past few days again. Remember the calories you consume today compared to what you consumed in the past. For me it is about a third . So it is good. It is a marathon not a sprint. Wishing you good health on your weight loss journey.
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Majorly embarrassing moment on my first day back to work
friesianet posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
First time poster: Figured this is a group that would appreciate this….. I’m 3 weeks post surgery and am down a little bit of weight. On my first day back to work, I put on my regular work pants (stretch dress pants, 2XL). I also had put on a new body shaper (HoneyLove) because I have to wear a suit in a couple days for an important offsite meeting. I tried on the shaper this morning and decided it was best to wear it to work to get used to wearing it/break it in. Plus it’s like wearing the binder and actually helped with the discomfort from the laparoscopic sites. Problem is, I didn’t think about the combination of the weight loss + the silkiness of the body shaper meant that the loose dress pants really had nothing to cling to. They don’t have any pockets or belt loops. I walk into the front door of a very busy building, swipe my badge, and as I’m in the front lobby and beginning to walk down the hallway to the elevators, I almost trip—MY PANTS WERE AROUND MY ANKLES. Because of the legs of the body shaper shorts, I never even felt them slip down. I’m carrying things in my arms and immediately have to bend down, drop everything out of my arms, grab my pants, pull them up, then hold them up while I pick up everything off the floor. 😖🥺😳😳😳😳😳 I didn’t even look around to see how many people saw the whole thing. I just kept my head down, kept one hand clinging onto my pants with the other arm juggling my stuff and walk as fast as I can to the elevators. Had to walk around with one hand down on my side slyly gripping my pants. Felt like Bob Dole with a dead arm while I was awkwardly walking from room to room. 🤣😂 *Sigh*. Good news/bad news eh? Definitely an eventful return to work!
