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I have a wonderful recipe for crab cakes. I don't know how it stacks up nutritionally but it doesn't use a lot of breadcrumbs for filler so it is better than most. I 'fry' them on a pancake griddle with just a little oil so it's not a diet-buster. I'm happy to share it. I made these when my husband and I had a food truck. Big seller! Cajun-Style Crab Cakes 6 Slices white bread 1 tsp garlic, minced 2 eggs 1lb crab meat ¼ c heavy cream 4 green onions 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 5 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled ½ tsp dry mustard 1 tsp Cajun spice mix Salt, to taste Tear up bread slices and grind in a blender or food processor. Add eggs, cream and lemon juice to form a heavy batter, then remove to a bowl and add all the remaining ingredients. Fry in oil or on oiled grill. Serve with Creole Honey-Mustard Sauce. Creole Honey-Mustard Sauce 1 tbsp vegetable oil 6 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp green peppercorns, crushed 6 tbsp sour cream 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp honey 1 shallot, minced ½ c dry white wine 2 tbsp Dijon mustard In a small, non-reactive saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil and sauté the peppercorns, pepper, and shallots for about 3 minutes or until the shallots are translucent. Add the white wine and simmer until the wine has almost completely evaporated. Let cool. Add the remaining ingredients and check the seasoning. Oh, the sauce is DIVINE!! Enjoy.
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Sitting in ER
Suprisedtobesleeved replied to Pepper Paul's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I get the heart racing thing once in a while since surgery. I did read something about reactive hypoglycemia that might be my cause. It's supposed to be more common in those that have stomach surgery, especially weight loss surgery. It would make sense since the heart rate increase is usually a little while after I eat and causes many of the symptoms mention here. -
Kinda wish I had a dumping issue, so I would not keep testing my sweet tooth so much!
Lou:) replied to Marla's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I am nervous if I will know if I am dumping or not. I have bad reactive hypoglycemia and that and dumping have the same symptoms but different cures. I feel better if I eat something when I have a hypoglycemia fit, but dumping, you need to rest and not eat right? -
I know for me I was kinda forced to share with coworkers because they over heard my conversations with the Drs office. I'm a person that's almost reclusive so I don't have friends outside of work. So I said all that to say I didn't willingly share with coworkers because of the stigma, reaction, snide remarks & jokes. To heal and be successful I must focus and not be consumed with judgement. No one wanted me to get this surgery not even my family. So I had the surgery 2 days ago and I trusted one friend to be there for me. People really don't understand that we are doing this to improve our quality of life. To have a long life and be proactive instead of reactive to health issues. I know when I go back to work people will be watching & talking but that's ok. I only want positive reinforcement..So I won't be discussing it. It's important we keep positive along our new journey. I know how u feel and I refuse to allow doubt in my life no matter what. Do I still feel ashamed, yes but I'm praying that will go away.
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Thyroid Issues...anyone Else?
babie_girl28 replied to Nutzie's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hello, I was hyperthyroid but had all symptoms of hypo. My blood level is normal and has been for 10 years but my hypo symptoms have not gone away. I am getting sleeved on March 28, 2013 so I hope this doesnt prevent my weight loss. I dont think it will. I am on the preop diet and have lost 15 pounds since March 14 which is 10 days. -
My name is Alisha and I am 26. current weight 216, height 5.2 I have family history of diabetese, stroke, cholestrol, sleep Apnea, hypertension, kidney disease. Infact my mom has all of these conditions on top of morbid obeisity,, she is currently in the process of gastric sleeve surgery. When I went with her to her appointments I had a realization what uf I become this in the upcoming years. So far I dont have any comorbiditys but I am very overweight and ubhealthy weight wise. I have done many diets and programs only to gain all that back. I thought since my mom has sleep apnea, I might too and that will help me getting appricedr. By the way my bmi is 39.5 I have thyroid and currently take methimazole 5mg. I also have chronic constipation and chronic fatigue syndrome due to thyroid. My thyroid is hyper BUT I have all the symptoms of hypo, I know its weird, the docs cant seem to explain that either. Anyways when I went for my sleep apnea results and it appears I don't have it, but the doc suggested to get MSLT done.. It is multiple sleep latency test since i.have all.the apnea symptoms. Did anyone else had to go through this? Iam so scared that I won't be approved by my insurance. I have no other Comorbidities but due to my family history I am very prone to all these problems. I am seeing a bariatric surgean and finished all their requirements like nut, psych, barium swallow, ekg,.blood work etc. I so hope this works out, I really want a.fresh start to being healthy. thank you for listening, this forum has been a great treasure and I truly appreciate each and everyones input. Alisha
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I was diagnosed hyperthyroid but all my symptoms match hypo. Does anyone else have had this? I am so confused, but I hope that my sleeve surg will affect.my thyroid positively. I will have it in april
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FEBRUARY SLEEVERS 2013....how you doing after you've been Sleeved
MommaJo93 replied to DivaNurse's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
TES, I am also Hypothyroid. I had Graves Disease and had a complete Thyroidectomy two years ago and have been Hypo since. I wonder if that is why i lose slow too? -
I was connected to sliding scales with insulin pump in hospital. My insulin was monitored by my diabetic consultant. My rates dramatically changed after operation. No complication post op! No problems with infections. No leaks. Had a test 6 weeks after my op. All was good. Left hospital 48 hours after surgery. Weight loss was spectacular in the first 6-8 months. It slowed down later on but with help from yoga and pilates classes plus lots of walking body shape is continuously changing, for better! Took me up to 4-6 month to up my energy levels. Problem mostly with finding a correct balance between carbs an proteins. Not enough carbs means very tired and slowing down with a weight loss. You will soon learn by trial and error! Had a great support from my pump clinic: meeting with my nurse every month to change my pump's settings. Insulin resistance "vanished" after 6 months!!!! Wonderful! Today, over 2 years after my surgery, I'm nice UK size 16. I'm full of energy and my body is still changing shape. I eat absolutely everything in small portions.I eat in public places and attend dinner parties. I don't advertise that I had VSG. It's my business only! When pushed and questioned: "have some more" I very firmly respond- "no, thank you". No explanation added. I love my life and wish I had this done years ago. No bigger problems with hypos now than before sleeve if anything situation is better. Good luck!
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Thyroid Issues...anyone Else?
skinnyandrich replied to Nutzie's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I know this thread is pretty old but I wondered how you were both doing. Has your weightloss kept coming off? I'm 6 weeks out from my sleeve after having my band removed 4 months earlier, my surgeon said the band had slipped and there was a massive amount if scarring that he wanted to heal for a while before doing the sleeve surgery. I had my band for about 6 years and had not lost any weight after the first 20kg. I was happy enough because it at least stopped me putting on any more weight. I started having chest pains and after all the tests to make sure it wasn't my heart my band surgeon thought the pain could be due to my band so he ordered a barium swallow. The barium swallow technician found something far more interesting that he said I needed to get checked immediately. I had nodules on my thyroid. i had told my gp that I felt there was something wrong with my thyroid but he pretty much told me it was in my head. Anyway in a whirlwind week I was diagnosed with cancer and was in hospital having a total thyroidectomy and six weeks later high dose radiation therapy. My life has not been the same since. Even with the sleeve I can't loose weight. I found a really great dr who found out that my body didn't convert the thyroxin into the t3 hormone which is the active thyroid hormone that our body's use for everyday functions. I've been on that for 8 months and its made no difference. I still have all the hypo symptoms. Today he has decided that from looking at my blood tests my body isn't absorbing the t3 med so now he is changing that and increasing my dose. He says I should notice a huge difference in about a week and a half. I'm hoping that now instead of losing about half a pound a week through sheer starvation that my body will start releasing some of these terrible fat cells it seems to love holding onto. I'd love to hear from anyone else who had had thyroid cancer and been able to feel good again AND be successful with losing weight with their sleeve. Cheers Tracie -
Diabetic Type II and I have Questions for Pre Op and Post Op
vacationgirl1 replied to vacationgirl1's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Yes, my blood sugars go down when I am feeling hypoglycemic. Here are my "numbers" that were tested in the hospital and are where I cannot go: Blood sugar of 190 - I begin to shake and have rough hypo symptoms Blood sugar of 170 or below - I pass out (Most do this when blood sugar is 130 or so) So, in my first nutrition meeting today, they said they are sending me to the Joslin Diabetes Hospital, which is luckily right across the street from the hospital I have chosen for my surgery. Hypoglycemia has been a huge problem of mine since I was a kid. Diabetes is new, and all over my family history. -
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Diabetic Type II and I have Questions for Pre Op and Post Op
vacationgirl1 replied to vacationgirl1's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Good luck with your surgery on the 6th! So glad you are doing well with the liquid diet Timing sounds great! I am looking forward to my first appointment tomorrow for blood work and group nutrition session. Then, they make the appointment with the surgeon after that. I will work with nutritionists to be stable on the "hypo" end of things. I'm on Metformin 2x/day, so not much for meds. I've always been hypoglycemic. I'll just have to have a plan for that. Again, all the best to you on the 6th! -
Diabetic Type II and I have Questions for Pre Op and Post Op
shazini replied to vacationgirl1's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Why is that? Are you on insulin? Oral or injected with T2 you should not be hypo if you don't eat every 3 hours. Either way, I'm T2 and have been on the liquid diet for 13 days and everything is fine. I had to cut my meds drastically but doing great and lost 15 lbs in first 4 days. My surgery date is this coming wednesday the 6th. My first appointment was mid January. I got insurance approval in 5 days so no having diabetes will help not hinder. Best of luck. Let us know how it goes. -
Need quick advise
apricotsmommy replied to Losing weight's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I got dizzy too for about two weeks. I also had some nausea with it. For me it was around week 10 and 30 lbs down. The doc thought it was vertigo and said sometimes people loose the fat pad in their inner ear with rapid weight loss. I wore a scopolamine (sp?) patch for about 10 days and it helped. (I even went to Disneyland.) warning this did make my vision blurry and I had to make the font really big on my computer for a while. Another poster mentioned hypoglycemia. My doc suspected that and had me test 30 min after eating. Apparently there's a phenomenon card reactive hypoglycemia where you overproduce insulin.) Hang in there! -
In previous posts I had mentioned being sick and feeling like garbage since November when I had the flu. I found out from my gyn that I most likely had H1N1 and some E virus. I couldn't remember what the "E" Virus was to look it up when I got home. To make a long story short I was searching Mono for a student today. While reading about it I found its medical name. You may already know it, but yes it is the mystery "E" Virus that my GYN said was acting up on me again. Okay, so I get it now. The swine flu causes lung and tummy problems, cold chills and fevers that last for weeks. The mono reactivated itself and caused even more fatigue and muscle weakness. My iron was never anemically low. I was just down from the Mono. If you have ever had mono you know there is no way for your body to be able to burn fat and now way to survive on just a few hundred calories a day when you are that sick. My cravings were truly from the food being needed to heal my body. I posted on face book and twitter a couple of weeks that I felt like I could run five miles. That was the first time I felt normally since Thanksgiving. At this point I am just glad to understand what my body has been going through and why I have stopped loosing weight As always to read more you will need to go to my blog. http://tinkrisegrind.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-long-winter.html
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Diabetic Type II and I have Questions for Pre Op and Post Op
vacationgirl1 posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi, I am a Type II Diabetic and am getting started with the Lap band seminars and first appointments. Is anyone a Diabetic and have information and knowledge of the liquid pre op and post op diet and how to do this as a diabetic safely? I am worried as I go into a hypo very easily if I don't eat every three hours. I can't do liquid diets to prepare for procedures nevermind this 2 weeks. Nutritionists must have a way. Any thoughts? -
Hi, I have Type II Diabetes and am wondering how to manage my "hypos" (blood sugar drops) when you are preparing for surgery and post surgery on the liquid diets? I know when I have prepped for a colonoscopy before and had to be on a liquid diet for 24 hours, I had a very tough time managing my blood sugar on that diet! I am worried about this. I know many people who go through with the Lap-Band surgery have Diabetes. How does this work? Thank you for any advice/insight you have! Vacationgirl
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I also, have hypo thyroid problems. Can this effect surgery and being approved?
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hypothyroid and surgery planning
BigFatLoser replied to kali480's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I am hypo/ hashimotos thyroiditis and when I began my insurance process, I was told by my surgeon that they would not schedule my surgery unless my Tsh levels were under a certain number. For optimal weight loss. I think it was 5. My surgery has been scheduled for 3/14 since my levels are good now. -
One Step Closer - Just Ordered My First Protein Powders
rnneuro replied to Khloé's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I will order my powders and stop the Pure Protein. I have severe asthma as well as severe shellfish allergy. I am now concerned my recent increase with wheezing and shortness of breath instead of weather reactive could be due to the protein drink I have as meal replacement. I read on everything due to a reaction I had to a medication that had edible ink (squid ink). I contacted the manufacture and they stated it was such a small amount they were not concerned to list "if allergic to fish or shellfish do not use". I keep an epipen with me every where I go. Thanks for making your post!!!!!" -
41 months post RNY at Luton & Dunstable (UK) now having Hypo's
neilwaud1969 posted a topic in Rants & Raves
This is my first post. I had Roux-en-y (RNY) in September 2009 by Mr Date in The Luton & Dunstable Hospital in England. Have gone from 26-stone to around 16-stone. All seems pretty well except I suffer from Hypoglycemic events even though I am not Diabetic. Anybody else get this? Also I have Terrible-Tinnitus and my life (day and night) is becoming a living hell. Anyhow that's enough from me, any replies GREATLY appreciated. Bye-4-now - Neil :-) -
How long after surgery, before you can work out?
dani_nyc replied to dani_nyc's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It's 20 degrees outside lol I usually walk at the gym.. I put my membership on medical hold and my dr won't give me a note to reactivate it until the 7th (not to bad) I tried walking around the mall but it's always so crowded... Can't wait for warmer weather! -
Question for Sleevers with hypothyroidism....
shortsleevedkay replied to JMS's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
hi, i am hypo also, i take 112mcg of synthroid 2 times a day plus cytomel 25mg.. i was sleeved on jan 31st and i have lost 16lbs so far....from what i have read, seem like everyone is losing at the same rate as others without hypo,,,,congrats everyone!!!! -
Question for Sleevers with hypothyroidism....
Tawnie replied to JMS's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have hypo as well. I am about 4 weeks out. About 22 lbs. just did physical and now my meds are off. Changing from 125 to 100 mcg. Doc said may or may not effect WLS. Said if i follow program should have not much of an impact. But each person is different.
