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February 2022 Surgery Buddies
Living_My_Best_Life replied to MeganMyers's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey there - I just want to share that I had the sleeve surgery on Feb. 1, and since starting the pre-op diet on Jan. 13, I’m down 33.7 pounds and down 16.4 pounds since the surgery. And this week, I’m officially down a clothing size from 18W pants to 16W, which feels great. I started the puréed food stage on Tuesday, and like many others have shared, I can definitely feel my restriction more than I could with full liquids. I’m still learning to slow down when I eat and to eat smaller bites so that I don’t feel an uncomfortable fullness sensation in my chest. Other than that, things are going really well. I hope others are doing well, too. -
I think you are going through this because food addiction! Remember we all had this done because face it we all have a food addiction! I hade a ruff first week seamed to level out better after that but it’s a daily challenge! My family all eats normal still I do find myself getting quite annoyed watching people eat , telling my kids to slow down a lot now! Realizing how much food they eat annoys me. I think I’m past all the sadness of not eating so much food ( because it is so good) but I go out to eat I eat till I’m full then either take the rest home or give it away there at the table to a starving teenager ( LOL) you got to really focus and change your relationship with food. I think you will be happy in the long run and one day when you have a baby in your arms it will make it all worth it! Hope your deans all come true! Focus on the why and you will succeed! My why is I want to be healthy and do stuff with my family and not be tired all the time! I’m down 40 lbs. in 2 months and I feel great!!
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I would say that's a "soft food", not a puree. So you may have to wait a couple more weeks.
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Anyone in MINNESOTA?
Dfidelman replied to suzannethemom's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Hi there from AV. I am going to Park Nicollet. I am still pre-op and hoping to hear good news this week to advance to all green lights for surgery. Are you excited? Nervous? -
I am reaching out to my life coach asap. I hope when getting my letters this week from my doctors as well that hopefully she will finally green light me in the meantime. Thank you guys so much for the help and insight its been wonderful and uplifting. *hugs*
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Any April 2021 surgeries?!
NurseShannon77 replied to KidaandRoux's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I’ve had a rough row to hoe since October. I wound up in an Ulcerative Colitis flare in October that lead into not one, but two hospitalizations with autoimmune pancreatitis. That’s been fun! Now I’m dealing with a possible ulcer in my pouch since I’m on steroids for the UC and I ran out of protonix two weeks ago and the OTC omeprazole isn’t nearly as good as the protonix. So my surgery weight was 251 pounds on 4/23/21. I’m down to 137-140 range. I like where I am and I want to maintain this weight. -
No to raw vegetables but yes to cooked ones. I was happy to start eating them again but my old favourites (asparagus, sugar snap peas, broccolini) didn’t taste good for a while. I used to eat two green beans or a dessertspoons of shredded cabbage or a small cauliflower floret. I also put a lot of vegetables in soups & casserole type dishes (carrots, onions, celery, tomato, mushrooms, capsicum, etc.) & after a couple of weeks omelettes. I could tolerate them better when cooked in with other things. 🤷🏻♀️ I still kept my proteins tender & moist so they weren’t too so they wouldn’t stick in my throat. I was able to eat most meats though some people struggle with chicken breast (try thigh) or steak for a little while. It was probably three months when I started putting pulses & lentils into soups & such but through my choice. I ate three meals & by week 8 a snack which was usually a high protein yoghurt/yoghurt drink. I remember some of my early lunches were a slice of smoked salmon, smeared with a little cream cheese wrapped around cucumber wedges (2in piece cut into quarters) or half a pork sausage (from a butcher not mass produced, highly processed) or some poached/steamed flaky white fish. Breakfast was rolled oats or scrambled eggs (took 3 days to eat 2 eggs). Dinner was usually meat & vegetables. The meat might be steak, lamb cutlet, chicken thigh, a meat ball, bolognese with zucchini noodles & meat & vegetable soups. Serves were all pretty small like a golf ball size meat ball. I’d dice my food as well so it would be small bites & used a teaspoon to eat for a few months until I graduated to a buffet fork (splade). And I’d use a small dish like a tapas bowl or ramekin or a side plate to serve the meal.
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I now eat salads vegetables I don't drink alcohol or fizzy drinks anymore cant stand the smell of alcohol don't eat much rice or pasta but can eat bread at a minimal I didn't have anything till I was 13 weeks out but feeling good that's the main thing
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You are definitely not alone in that, I stalled and battled those same exact lbs (250-255). I had an appt with my dietician who suggested I had finally hit the point of needing to add the gym in as my usual walking wasn’t working anymore. I’ve now dropped below 250 and broke my stall. Have you tried switching up your exercising?
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Hey there! You are not alone! I had surgery at the end of June and am down 59 lbs (which is great!) but having lots of stalls and losing very, very slowly. I am sticking to the plan, keeping calories no more than 1200 a day and exercising 30-60 minutes a day. I feel like I should be making more progress. Sigh.. I am just keeping to the plan and hoping it'll come off eventually. Congratulations on your 50lb loss!
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As regards raw veggies, my particular surgeon didn't include information about them anywhere on their food plan. The plan had me back on "normal foods" at 6-8 weeks, with long term restrictions on certain things like coffee, soda. So I wasn't sure when I was supposed to add them back. I was really craving raw veggies starting at 3-4 weeks out because I have always enjoyed them. I ended up trying salad type veggies at ~2 months post-op, and then added things like carrots, cucumbers over the next month with no problems. My post on this topic from the time is linked below. If you're just about to leave the soft food stage, it's probably too soon for raw veggies. But I think this may well be a good time to try some real meat and see how it sits with you - just cook it well, cut it up small, and start with a really small portion. Cooked veggies are also a good thing to add this stage. This was when I started to feel like I was really able to eat like a human being again.
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Anybody recently post op and healing?
Guest replied to fourmonthspreop's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I wasn't given any pain meds. You need to drink drink drink and walk walk walk. You don't need to take vitamins for the first week and I'm not allowed to take any whole tablet/pill for the first month. I've been dissolving pills in water. I wish you luck - but I'm also here to tell you that 4 days out I felt like hell and 5 days out I felt much better and on day 6 I felt awesome and walked and walked. Don't stay inside. You need fresh air and sunlight on your face, if only for a short time. -
hormone issues are really common the first few weeks after surgery. I was post-menopausal when I had my surgery, so I have no experience with this myself, but a lot of women report having screwed up menstrual cycles when they're early out (and moodiness, too). It'll eventually stabilize.
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Granted I was given the 150 minutes a week to work out. sometimes I would do it all in one sitting and sometimes I would do it scattered throughout the week just kind of depended on the craziness of it all. Tbh, the part that baffles me the most is "intentionally working out". What does that mean? " you are active for the sake of fitness not because it is required but you want to for your health." Why else do it? lol Idk, I'm not active all the time and I am looking into a neurologist for spinal concerns before continuing my weight loss goals but I feel like all that I have done and on my own is a good sign I want this. I have been cleared from everything but psych by april may ish of last yr. I thought for sure I would have my surgery by the fall. My life coach even said with how fast you are making changes and showing improvement I would say by christmas you will be all good to go . then the Mental health stuff got in the way so I agreed to go through with it for less stress on myself and everyone else but also it was time to heal. now its months later and still waiting. As far as cost I have state insurance since most jobs I get doesn't seem to give benefits now days so they are paying it 100%. So needless to say I think reaching out to my amazing life coach and my nursing team may be the best way to go. Wish me luck you guys. Thank you so much for supporting me on this journey it has meant a lot. You have no idea how many eye rolls I get trying to prep people for what is to come. I love you guys so much. I look forward to going on this journey with you.
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I had my TT (muscle repair, no lipo*) on 1/10/22. Recovery was what I expected pain wise but not time wise. For some crazy reason I thought I would bounce back in a couple of weeks - NOPE! The first week I needed help doing everything (except wiping my hiney - thank God). The drains were removed on day 8 which did not come quickly enough. I haven't had any major complications, just a minor (small hematoma) that resolved on its own. I'm still a bit tender but I can now sneeze/laugh/cough without my eyes tearing up. My scar is healing ahead of schedule (per surgeon). I tried silicone tape (week 3) but it made me itch so I just massage my scar with coconut oil daily but I do forget some days. I will be having scar revision in the future but that was always part of the plan. I have a high belly button and I also had a tattoo around my belly button. Not one of my smartest moves but what can I say, I was 20 something at the time. My surgeon does not make "T" incisions due to blood supply concerns. Also, since the entire tattoo could not be removed, I didn't want a totally distorted tattoo. So my scar at this time is higher than both he and I would prefer. The scar revision is an office procedure with local anesthesia so I didn't object. I chose to "stage" my lipo after my tummy tuck. I'm scheduled for lipo on 2/28/22. Why you may ask. I'm having multiple sites done (knees, inner thighs, saddle bags, and flanks). By doing it in "stages" the lipo of the flanks can be more "aggressive" than if I had it with the TT.
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February 2022 Surgery Buddies
.Annabelle replied to MeganMyers's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi guys. I am scheduled for gastric bypass on February 28th in Iowa. I have been on liver reducing diet since this past Monday and next week start my liquid only diet. Is anyone else having surgery the same week as me? I need a surgery buddy! -
My dietician says these are slider foods. Cake, biscuits, sweets, ice cream, mashed potato. At 5 weeks I could eat tiny slivers of hard cheese, Things on tiny pieces of melba toast like egg mayo, tuna mayo, pate. Cream cheese with a crisp breadstick, Cauliflower cheese, instant porridge and homemade veg soup with cheese stirred in
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with the lack of hunger thing - take FULL advantage of that ! Your hunger will eventually come back (mine came back at five months out), and things got A LOT harder after that. It's so much easier to stick to the plan and lose weight quickly when you're never hungry and don't give a flip about food! So I personally would not cave and start eating fast food. Just eat according to your plan. it sounds like you're craving the fast food for emotional reasons - so I agree with others - find yourself a therapist who deals with bariatric patients or other eating disorders. If your clinic doesn't have one on staff, ask for a referral. the depression thing is common for the first few weeks after surgery because your hormones go haywire. Just hang in there...they'll settle back down again...
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I was allowed to take any pill the size of a pencil eraser or smaller - which for me was all but two pills (the giant calcium tablets - and one other that I cant' remember). So I got chewable calcium - and the PA at my clinic said I could hold off for a couple of weeks on the other one. Ta da! I never had to crush pills. So maybe ask your clinic?
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I wouldn't be doing raw veggies just yet, take it slow. Something you will be able to eat fine and others not so good. with the not so good ones try again in a couple of weeks it can take up to 6 months to be able to eat "anything". I tried to have something new each day didn't always turn out good keep your portions small and chew really well. My team said the 20, 20 ,20 rule. chew 20 times, wait 20 seconds for the next bite and stop eating after 20 mins so what you didn't eat in 20 mins that's it no more. mind you I break that rule all the time especially if it something yummy. what you eat is up to you obviously dont go back to your old unhealthy habits. A good go to for me was cruskits with tuna mixed with mayo. I still have it now if i am not sure what i feel like but need to eat something. steak and salad is a favourite of mine now. omelettes are another good option in the early days
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Just starting the Bariatric Process surgery in 4 months
Guest replied to Lisa MK's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Hi Lisa! One tip is give you is that: fat isn't "weight" and that you're definitely going to have weight stalls but that definitely doesn't mean you aren't losing fat - so make your peace with that from the get go to avoid disappointment later on. -
So, I'm coming to the end of my soft foods period in a couple of days. I'm still nervous about eating raw vegetables and meat. So far I've been doing protein yoghurts, fat free cottage cheese, a little peanut butter, hummus etc. In the absence of guidance, what should meals look like at this stage (5 weeks out)? And how many meals per day? I can't eat much so lately I've been stretching out my pot of cottage cheese over 2 hours to get it down but obviously don't want to continue with that habit.
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April 2022 Surgery Buddies
need to loose weight replied to Crinkles's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Oh yay. Can’t wait! No they haven’t but I’ve got an appointment with dietitian next week and hopefully get an idea. I have bought some protein shakes and meal replacements to help with liquid diet. -
Has anyone used the vitamin patches?
Tomo replied to JessiPhoenix's topic in Protein, Vitamins, and Supplements
Throughout my sleeve, I used PatchMD and blood tests were always good. I now use the PatchAID multi plus since PatchMD changed their amount on a couple of the vitamins. Because I wasn't sure how the PatchAID worked, I was a little nervous but two weeks ago, I received my 6 month comprehensive blood test results (revision VSG to RNY), and everything was in range. The iron, ferritin, calcium, Vit D, A, E, Zinc, Magnesium... Etc. were all in center range. If any were low, I was planning to go to chewables but since everything checked out ok again, I'll probably still continue the patches since they are convenient. Right now my average calories is 715 calories per day and I know it is hard to eat nutritionally sound on <800 calorie diet so I think the patches have helped. -
On the weight loss slowing, everyone here has already said that's totally normal. But since I'm a total nerd and tracked my weight loss, I can tell you exactly how mine slowed down. I've lost a total of 70 lbs over 23 months. Month 1: 3.5 lbs a week, reached -22 lbs Months 2-4: ~1.5-2 lbs a week, reached -41 lbs Months 5-12: 0.5-1 lbs a week, reached -63 lbs and passed my original goal weight at 11 months out Months 13-20: 0.2 lbs a week, currently at -70 lbs, 12 under my original goal Does this mean that you pretty much never dieted before you got surgery? Or are you comparing now to the first 6 months after surgery, where you didn't care about food much simply because you weren't hungry? After reading these boards for a few years, it seems that the people who have long term success do have to pay some attention to their diet to maintain their weight loss. But that takes a lot of different forms according to the specific issues and goals of different people. You won't necessarily have to pay as much attention to it in the long term as you do right now. Right now you're learning what works for you; later it will become habit. Especially if what you said above means that you never dieted much before - in this case you would be learning about what works for you for the first time. But for everyone, after bariatric surgery, you have to learn what your "new normal" is. Personally, my long term goal has been to maintain without having to calorie count. Before surgery, I was pre-diabetic and low carb was the only thing that ever helped me lose weight. After surgery, carbs are still an issue for me, though much, much less of an issue than before. Rather than limiting/counting carbs every day, I've found that having a 4-5 day period of low-carb every 3-4 weeks keeps my carb cravings in check. I still start my day with a protein powder latte and make sure that I have protein with every meal. Veggies help keep me full. If I feel hungry, I eat a snack, but I usually start with a piece of cheese or a few frozen meatballs (I love these things) before I have anything more junky. I eat sweets some days, but not all. I use things like sugar free ice cream or low sugar yogurt for a bit of a treat on other days.
