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Tips & tricks for the pre-op ALL LIQUID DIET!
fourmonthspreop replied to Vivis's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Congrats on reaching this stage! I found that isopure was pretty good when blended using a blender, a milk you like/tolerate, maybe some yogurt, ice and things like unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar free syrups or decaf espressos. You can make protein frappes so to speak by mixing up ingredients. In my liquid, puree and soft I did vanilla and caramel protein frappes using sugar free coffee syrups and decaf espresso. You can also mix isopure into things like yogurt and soup. Great way to get protein, 25 grams per serving and no taste. I found that post op premier and quest protein shakes were wayyyy to sweet. If I didn't blend my own shakes, I bought the chocolate ensure max because it has 30 grams and sorta kinda taste like chocolate milk. You can also blend that with ice and it makes it like a milkshake. The slim fast orange cream Low carb shake blended with ice is really yummy. Taste like fruity pebble milkshake. If you're sick of the sweet stuff, try broth make from bouillon cubes (more tasty than broth cartons). I've never had bone broth. I hear it's an acquired taste but supposedly some benefits to having it, maybe try mixing it into your regular broth for a full meaty flavor to differentiate from the sweet shakes. Anyway. That and sugar free popsicles got my through my liquid diet. It was nice to chew on something and I never want to see another popsicle again in my life LOL. I find that orange flavored popsicles caused some acid reflux but I had that pre op so it might be just me. Best of luck to you. The hardest part is getting through the first month after surgery but it goes by fast, you develop a routine and you see the scale go down so it's all worth it. I'm 3 months post op and back to regular eating. The only difference is I focus on protein, get full pretty fast and the weight actually comes off. Sent from my SM-G975U using BariatricPal mobile app -
Screwed up the PreOp diet today
DJ Carmickle replied to DJ Carmickle's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yeah I will say in terms of some I’ve read I got off east on my 2 week post op diet , and I had been doing well but it was a good lesson in poor planning -
Post Op Stomach Injections
Veronica@2014 replied to mlwoodall's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I also went home with injections I was a little confused as to why. I honestly didn’t finish them I had about a weeks worth and I’m on my third week .. I feel hungrier more than ever but I’m doing purée I don’t feel like I get full 😔 -
Tips & tricks for the pre-op ALL LIQUID DIET!
Vivis posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
If you could go back in time and warn/educate your younger self on how to best stick to the all liquid pre-op diet, what tips and tricks would you share? My all liquid pre-op diet started today. I'm allowed: 3-4 shakes (pre-made or via protein powders) Water Clear protein waters Crystal Light mixers and such Gatorade, Vitamin Water, Propel Sugar-free gelatin Sugar-free pudding Sugar-free popsicles Light Greek yogurt Fat-free cottage cheese Broth Herbal teas ANY ADVICE/HELP IS GREATLY APPRECAITED! I feel like I can succeed, but I've always known THIS would be the hardest part of my journey. So far, these are some of the tricks I've come up with (but I'm a newbie, and I know you pro's out there have GOT TO HAVE SOME SOLID TIPS AND TRICKS!): Make your protein shakes with some light Greek yogurt to change the consistency Add bullions to your broths to add some flavor and eat them hot Try ramen and miso broths Make your own sugar-free gelatin/pudding in your own Tupperware so you can just sit there and eat that in order to confuse yourself into thinking you're eating a solid meal Tracking my food in a nutrition journal to better understand when I'm hungry/how often I'm eating Some questions I already have: What pre-made protein shakes are worth the $$$? What protein powders did you really enjoy, are not chalky, and are worth the $$$? I ended up buying 4 different protein powders from 2 brands (brands: SinFit and Motiv8). THANKS FOR ANY AND ALL HELP!- 36 replies
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pre-op 2 months Pre-Op but can't stop binging fast food, pls help!
Wildflower Bohême posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
TLDR: I am getting closer to surgery and can't seem to stop my RECENT daily habit of binging drive-thru fast food, which I do when I get anxiety about something. I hope someone can help. Full disclosure: I am about 2 months pre-op. The only thing I have remaining before my bari office submits my file to insurance is my last nutritionist meeting. I knew the psych eval was going to be a big deal, so I decided super honest with the psychologist. He cleared me for surgery, providing I get established with a mental health counselor and resolve my binging before surgery. I have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and PTSD (I also have severe obstructive sleep apnea and PCOS). I have now been seeing a counselor for a few weeks. Also, the counseling center's doctor prescribed me Prozac, which hasn't kicked in yet as I've been taking it for less than 2 weeks. My counselor has told me that her office (or the insurance?? idk) doesn't allow her to provide counseling on the symptom of binge-eating, but rather the childhood trauma behind it. I understand why that's important, but I can't wait to resolve my feelings about the trauma (could potentially take years!) to stop binge-eating and get WLS. I will continue counseling beyond my surgery date, but for now I also want to do what I have to to get the surgery! I talked to my bari office's APRN and nutritionist, and they said they have a list of eating disorder-specialist psychologists I could see, but I have Medicaid, and it's very hard to find any doctor outside of basic community health clinics who accepts Medicaid. They also said maybe the Prozac and regular counseling will help and that I won't need the specialists. I have a book that I think could help me, called the DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) Solution for Emotional Eating (recommended by other WLS patients who have my same surgeon). But for some reason I can't get myself to actually read it. I have some kind of mental block about it. I am willing to hold off on my surgery until I resolve this, but I really would like it to resolve in the next month or so, considering that just a couple of months ago I was not having this fast food issue. Not to this degree, anyway. Plus, eating fast food every day is expensive, and I have gained 6 lbs, which I must lose before submitting to insurance. I have little coping strategies for when I get anxious and want to go get fast food, but I keep ignoring them. 😕 Would appreciate any help at all! I'm getting desperate. -
I stuck to my 2 week 800 calorie a day pre-op diet religiously, only to have my surgery cancelled the day, no *the night* before, on the most spurious of pretexts. After that I was waiting for the results of various tests and thinking I might get the call any time, so I stuck to the diet until I got a second definite date, which was a full 2 months after my original date. Then it was right in to the 2 week proper pre-op diet again. I ended up losing 25lbs in those 2 months and boy am I glad that I don't have those still ahead of me. So - I wouldn't change a thing. But you do you! We all approach WLS differently. Just don't do anything you'll regret. Once you're on the pre-op diet, do that.
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Screwed up the PreOp diet today
DJ Carmickle posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Well I screwed up my PreOp diet today. I was on the two weeks high protein low calorie diet (I’m in week 2) 3 protein shakes a day , one small meal kn the evening (300 cal or less) and a couple things of dairy and fruit during the day …. well that’s was going fine until I went to my office for the first time in months today .. got roped into a team lunch and totally went off the rails … Do I tell my surgeon or just get back after it tomorrow and keep it clean till my surgery next Tuesday? -
Wish there. Possibly, possibly "no protein powder" could be interpreted as a literal command though that interpretation would be particularly uncharitable - and certainly no more of a command than "stop telling people what to do". I'm very chill, though have a healthy suspicion of the omniscience of surgeons. At 4 weeks mine told me to have "ham on toast". I ignored him. I'd advise others to do the same. The problem with some protein powders is the artificial sweeteners some contain which is why elimination is a good methodology to figure out nausea. And you're right, some people are fine with eggs and some people aren't fine with a glass of water. Search this forum for scrambled eggs. It runs to the thousands. This forum is amazing. It's almost certainly the world's most complete bariatric data repository. I wonder how many bariatric surgeons study it.
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First day of purée diet
lizonaplane replied to carolinac413's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I ate eggs two weeks out with no issues. People tolerate different things. Eggs will not hurt your suture line. It doesn't mean you will tolerate them. Many people don't tolerate fluids after surgery, doesn't mean those aren't liquids. Just chill out and stop telling people what to do. -
Totally agree! I just past 1 year...but I was home after surgery for 6 weeks. In that time, I just kept to a schedule. I still eat and drink at the same times as I did last year! I also found I would keep sugar free gatorade in the car and such just in case I got caught up somewhere unexpectedly. I say gatorade not water because my water bottle was too big for my cup holder 😂
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Absolutely. Eat eggs! They are obviously eminently suitable for week three after surgery because surgeons say so, so while you're having a traumatic car park vomiting session after eating scrambled eggs think to yourself: are you a bariatric surgeon? Indeed not! Perhaps you aren't even vomiting and it was all a dream
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I know nothing! And especially about medicine. But a child could look at the below two pictures and tell you which was more similar in texture to the protein shakes from the previous stage. Search the forum for scrambled eggs and tell me how many people have had issues with them. Maybe some of these surgeons should. And no, a medical degree doesn't qualify a surgeon to issue pronouncements on which foods are liquid. I didn't issue a pronouncement - the OP had already said they had issues with eggs. But don't worry, I'll stay quiet and wait for the next person to hit 3 weeks and start choking on eggs because that's what was written on their little piece of paper.
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First day of purée diet
lizonaplane replied to carolinac413's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I don't know how to say this, but you come across in many of your posts as very forceful and almost like you're ordering people to do things. You are not their doctor. You do not know everything. Try to remember what you are offering is nothing more than your opinion. While from a physics standpoint, eggs are not a puree, from a mechanical foods perspective, they essentially are. And yes, it is true that we don't need to worry about protein too much for the first few weeks, that doesn't mean that we SHOULDN'T eat protein powder. -
Because the person is already experiencing nausea. The food needs to start off being simple, smooth and plain. There seems to be a febrile rush to ram protein into oneself as soon as humanly possible: you don't need protein for a week or two, it's a long term thing. And if the stage is smooth purées, scrambled eggs aren't - just one of the myriad things these surgeons appear not to know. Edit: rule of thumb - if it stands up by itself, it's de facto not a purée.
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3 weeks post op and struggling with nausea
Guest replied to Szietsma's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
It can't really be reversed. Or rather it can but it's a significant operation and very rarely the answer - this isn't like whipping out a gastric band, it's surgically rebuilding your digestive system. If you're having problems you need to tell the surgeon who operated on you to stick a camera down your throat and generally you need to demand to be fixed! It's their problem, not yours. That being said, I also had some distressing moments around week three. If you're able to drink water, add a little protein to it, experiment with temperature and use effervescent vitamins like I do even now, you shouldn't panic. But do knock on the door of the surgeon who operated on you and start making demands. -
Setting alarms is a good idea but also having a schedule helps. Easily out I would “eat” at 9-12-6 and had “snacks” at 3 and 9 so I was “eating” every three hours. At a year out I still stick to this same schedule. Your team mah require more or less snacks or whatever but come up with something that works for you and stick to it. This way when the hunger comes back you are in the habit of eating before you should get super hungry.
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I started changing my habits as soon as I called the surgery center, and I didn't have surgery for 7.5 months after that. I worked really hard and lost 50 lbs. HOWEVER... around month 6 I was getting to the point where if I lost any more weight I wouldn't qualify for surgery (Insurance required a BMI of 40), so I started throwing food funerals and eating all sorts of things. Then I followed the two week pre-op diet with no issues. I don't regret changing my habits so early because the 50 lbs I lost are 50 lbs I don't have to lose now. Nor do I regret the food funerals. It helped me deal with the anxiety. And, like others have said... you WILL be able to eat most things again, just not all the time. I've had pizza and sweets and chips, just not very many of these things and not very often.
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3 weeks post op and struggling with nausea
toodlerue replied to Szietsma's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Sorry you’re having such a rough time. Your body has gone through a tremendous shock. It is still healing & trying to figure out what to do. I remember crying at 3 or 4 weeks out thinking “what have I done?” I was so terribly weak. Try a different brand of protein drink. Add the unflavored powder to everything. As you are able to add more foods in you probably will start to feel better. Check to see if your insurance plan has a dietitian you can speak with. Cigna provided one for me. We talked weekly the 1st 2 months & them monthly till about 8 months out. She was really helpful. -
2.5 wks post op. SLEEPY right after eating
Suzypress posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey y'all, I am 2.5 weeks post op (band to sleeve). No real complications other than this: about 5 to 10 minutes after I finish eating; I get extremely tired and sleepy. That "spell" last about 10 minutes or so and then it's gone and I am just fine. Anyone else? Thank in advance! -
I am/was self-pay in Atlanta, GA. ($15,900) The price was for outpatient band removal to sleeve. Included all surgeon/facility fees. Included going back to facility day after surgery for bag of fluids. I had to pay for cardiac clearance and blood work, which will end up being about $800. I live in South Carolina, so I had to pay for hotel room. I am 2.5 weeks post op and everything is good . . . so far. 🙏
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Surgery on Wednesday. Scared, 2nd thoughts
summerseeker replied to dance4thedj's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
We wouldn't be human if we didn't get afraid before the unknown. I was so pleased to get off the 3 week pre op diet that I almost ran to the operating theatre. It wasn't my first surgery. Others will tell you how soon they were out and about again but I am sure it really soon. You can always say no to the surgery if the time is not right for you. Its up to you. Its your body. -
There is a chat room for Bariatric Members who have had surgery 3 years. I dont think there is any other. I just chat and post on the general world wide part of this site
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Just had revision
Daddyof4 replied to Daddyof4's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Just wanted to post an update. I am healing well, most of the glue is off but still have some scabs but those won't last much longer. Any bloating seems to be gone so that tummy is now all me. No lifting more than 10 lb for a few weeks yet but I'm anxious to get back to the gym - I feel my muscles are in a really weak state. I started the mushies today and am having a scrambled egg for breakfast. Two ounces is less than a whole egg! I assume it will fill me up though. So far so good. Down 32 pounds since March 7. -
Hello Capri, No one can tell you how many diets are enough. You know when its enough. Mine was in the middle of the second covid lockdown. I had regained my latest weight loss and more. My health was deteriorating and I was needing more and more help and didn't want to go outdoors where I could be judged. The only people who know I have had this surgery is the hubby, my son and my long time school friend. Everyone has opinions and as far as I am concerned they can stick them where the sun doesn't shine. What they dont know, will not hurt me. I am meeting my sisters in June. They live abroad and I haven't seen them for 3 years. They may or may not notice I have lost weight.
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I've always wondered.....
Nelly 06 replied to SleeveToBypass2023's topic in Mexico & Self-Pay Weight Loss Surgery
I had my sleeve surgery in Mexico, with doctor Almánzar in Baja California Hospital (March 10, 2022). Best decision ever, the nurses are amazing, my surgery went perfect. When I came back to the States I went to the emergency room just to check and the doctors here were amazed, how good and perfect everything was. So don’t be scared my surgery only took 40 minutes, 3 hours after the surgery I was walking and talking like nothing happened. Also, I never had any pain or nauseous. My experience was amazing, will do it 10000000 times in Mexico.
