Where are the 50's??? -- all I see is a topic about wrinkles! How has the surgery changed your life?

Tjmom...that's such great news!! You must feel like you've been given your life back. Clancy...thanks for the words of wisdom. My VSG is oct 25. Fyi here are my stats: F, 50...5'10...last weigh in at pre op appt 298. I'll have to figure out adding info to a ticker or something..

Hi Deb! Hope you had a wonderful BD....only a few more days until you are sleeved. Just wanted to let you know I am thinking of you and know it will all go really well....be sure to keep us all posted.

Queen of Crop

Well now aren't we the mirror image...hahaha.... but just once I would like to be the younger one, I also am having my birthday next month( Oct 15th turning 60 geez ) so this will be my birthday gift to myself.

Congrat's on your hitting goal!!!! how exciting, I to want to get 5lbs below my goal range to have a little wiggle room...wish me luck!

BTW I don't feel like 60, I don't think like 60????? strange isn't it? interesting...Deb

Deb...I can hardly believe you're almost there!! Monday is just around the corner!

Good luck with everything. I hope it all goes smoothly. I was surprised that I felt as good as I did after surgery. I had some discomfort but nothing too bad, I was walking the hallways by the afternoon after a morning surgery, and released the next morning.

When I got home I was able to tolerate my fluids fairly well...I would have chai tea in the morning with my PPI then pour myself a big glass of Isopure (grape ice) with ice and Water mixed in and sip that all morning. At lunchtime I would have chicken broth or beef consomme, then more Isopure all afternoon, sip, sip, sipping....and broth again for dinner...and a sugar free Jello in the evening. After 3 days I moved to full fluids, so thinned out hot Cereal for Breakfast, creamy Soups for lunch and dinner and regular Protein shakes. After two weeks, started pureed/soft diet adding yogurt, cottage cheese and canned fruit, soft scrambled eggs, tuna, Beans, etc...By 6 weeks full solids...and sweetheart, that is when you will feel the real power of your restriction, you get that full sensation quickly - so you have to pick your food wisely, make it count for health!!

Good luck!! Let us know how your'e doing as soon as you can.

Deb...I can hardly believe you're almost there!! Monday is just around the corner!

Good luck with everything. I hope it all goes smoothly. I was surprised that I felt as good as I did after surgery. I had some discomfort but nothing too bad' date=' I was walking the hallways by the afternoon after a morning surgery, and released the next morning.

When I got home I was able to tolerate my fluids fairly well...I would have chai tea in the morning with my PPI then pour myself a big glass of Isopure (grape ice) with ice and Water mixed in and sip that all morning. At lunchtime I would have chicken broth or beef consomme, then more Isopure all afternoon, sip, sip, sipping....and broth again for dinner...and a sugar free Jello in the evening. After 3 days I moved to full fluids, so thinned out hot cereal for breakfast, creamy soups for lunch and dinner and regular Protein shakes. After two weeks, started pureed/soft diet adding yogurt, cottage cheese and canned fruit, soft scrambled eggs, tuna, Beans, etc...By 6 weeks full solids...and sweetheart, that is when you will feel the real power of your restriction, you get that full sensation quickly - so you have to pick your food wisely, make it count for health!!

Good luck!! Let us know how your'e doing as soon as you can.[/quote']

One thing for sure, Clear liquids make you appreciate full liquids (soup is awesome-so satisfying!), and I'm sure by the end of week 2 on full, an egg will be like "gourmet dining!" I like that the stages are giving me a greater appreciation for food. Being used to eating whatever I wanted, whenever, the steps are helping me to be patient, really taste whatever I'm drink/eating and listen to my body. Love it!

Yes an egg will be good and you know what put some parmesian cheese on it you won't beleive how good it is.

Hi Deb! Hope you had a wonderful BD....only a few more days until you are sleeved. Just wanted to let you know I am thinking of you and know it will all go really well....be sure to keep us all posted.

Queen of Crop

Thank goodness my BD is gone and I can stop thinking of that awful # LOL!!! Thank you so much for thinking of me I'm getting so excited and it seems like I'm running out of time, as its really going fast now and it just doesn't seem like there is enough time in the day.. I will definitely keep you and everyone posted. Deb

Deb...I can hardly believe you're almost there!! Monday is just around the corner!

Good luck with everything. I hope it all goes smoothly. I was surprised that I felt as good as I did after surgery. I had some discomfort but nothing too bad, I was walking the hallways by the afternoon after a morning surgery, and released the next morning.

When I got home I was able to tolerate my fluids fairly well...I would have chai tea in the morning with my PPI then pour myself a big glass of Isopure (grape ice) with ice and Water mixed in and sip that all morning. At lunchtime I would have chicken broth or beef consomme, then more Isopure all afternoon, sip, sip, sipping....and broth again for dinner...and a sugar free Jello in the evening. After 3 days I moved to full fluids, so thinned out hot cereal for breakfast, creamy soups for lunch and dinner and regular Protein shakes. After two weeks, started pureed/soft diet adding yogurt, cottage cheese and canned fruit, soft scrambled eggs, tuna, Beans, etc...By 6 weeks full solids...and sweetheart, that is when you will feel the real power of your restriction, you get that full sensation quickly - so you have to pick your food wisely, make it count for health!!

Good luck!! Let us know how your'e doing as soon as you can.

Thank you so much for thinking of me and all your well wishes, I hope mine goes as smoothly as yours, I will take your advise and get up and walk as soon as I can, and your post-op diet looks great, they haven't given me mine yet so I will have to compare it to mine when I get it. I plan on taking my laptop with me so I should be able to let everyone know how I am surely by the next day = )Deb

Deb...in the beginning there is swelling in the stomach from surgery and the incision (stapled) edge of your new little tummy needs time to fuse and heal. I think that is one reason for the various steps in the re-introduction to foods, there isn't much room at all, and to prevent damage to the new incision line while it heals. I did not have much hunger in the beginning but knew I needed Protein (at least 65-80 grams) and hydration (yeah-yeah the recommended 64 oz) and it can be very hard to achieve those goals in the beginning because you feel you cannot physically achieve those lofty goals....

The Isopure has 40 grams of protein in a 20 oz bottle and it is a clear Fluid, it doesn't taste wonderful, but it's not that bad either. I bought mine at the local Vitamin Shoppe. I would pour half a bottle and Water it down a little and add ice and let that melt as well. Because I was used to having coffee or tea in the morning, I kept that normality, that little ritual and had decaf vanilla chai - a 16 oz cup slowly in the morning. By 10 am I would start the Isopure and finish about 16 oz in 2 hours, then make an 8 oz cup of broth mid-day, then 8 oz of water before starting the afternoon Isopure (I rotated between the orange and grape flavors) and then broth (sometimes 2 cups slowly sipped )again for dinner, then just decaf iced tea in the evening and either a SF popsicle or SF Jello. It is doable, but you will feel like it takes effort to make it all happen, because you may feel like you are not hungry/not thirsty and how the heck am I supposed to meet the goals.

Take it easy at home, don't even run the vaccum the first week home, or carry laundry, you can sit on the bed or sofa and fold clothes, but don't be carrying anything heavy as your internal and external stitches need to heal properly. You may not feel good laying down the first couple nights, I had to sleep on the sofa propped up a bit the first night, my tummy felt very weird and the incisions were tender. Finding the right position in bed takes a little work - it may different from the usual, but soon, you heal and start to feel more like yourself.

Remember to take your Vitamins. I would usually do it with my first Isopure mid-morning, and when on full fluids with breakfast.

You are at the beginning of this journey....but time passes quickly and it is amazing to see the results you may have up until now only dreamed of.

Deb...in the beginning there is swelling in the stomach from surgery and the incision (stapled) edge of your new little tummy needs time to fuse and heal. I think that is one reason for the various steps in the re-introduction to foods, there isn't much room at all, and to prevent damage to the new incision line while it heals. I did not have much hunger in the beginning but knew I needed Protein (at least 65-80 grams) and hydration (yeah-yeah the recommended 64 oz) and it can be very hard to achieve those goals in the beginning because you feel you cannot physically achieve those lofty goals....

The Isopure has 40 grams of protein in a 20 oz bottle and it is a clear Fluid, it doesn't taste wonderful, but it's not that bad either. I bought mine at the local Vitamin Shoppe. I would pour half a bottle and Water it down a little and add ice and let that melt as well. Because I was used to having coffee or tea in the morning, I kept that normality, that little ritual and had decaf vanilla chai - a 16 oz cup slowly in the morning. By 10 am I would start the Isopure and finish about 16 oz in 2 hours, then make an 8 oz cup of broth mid-day, then 8 oz of water before starting the afternoon Isopure (I rotated between the orange and grape flavors) and then broth (sometimes 2 cups slowly sipped )again for dinner, then just decaf iced tea in the evening and either a SF popsicle or SF Jello. It is doable, but you will feel like it takes effort to make it all happen, because you may feel like you are not hungry/not thirsty and how the heck am I supposed to meet the goals.

Take it easy at home, don't even run the vaccum the first week home, or carry laundry, you can sit on the bed or sofa and fold clothes, but don't be carrying anything heavy as your internal and external stitches need to heal properly. You may not feel good laying down the first couple nights, I had to sleep on the sofa propped up a bit the first night, my tummy felt very weird and the incisions were tender. Finding the right position in bed takes a little work - it may different from the usual, but soon, you heal and start to feel more like yourself.

Remember to take your Vitamins. I would usually do it with my first Isopure mid-morning, and when on full fluids with breakfast.

You are at the beginning of this journey....but time passes quickly and it is amazing to see the results you may have up until now only dreamed of.

Thanks Katie, Your incite is so valuable to me and others..I feel that you have come to my rescue

Egad this day is almost gone! 3 more days!

Deb

Deb...I was extremely prepared because of the 12 week pre-op program, and then what I read on the site. Surprisingly what I learned was right on. I know with self pay sometimes the educational materials are lacking, so if my explanations help then I feel happy to be of support, I can't tell you how to handle a complication, but what to expect under normal recovery most of us have experienced and can help the newbies : )

Hopefully your experience is a positive one. If you do feel something isn't right, speak up loud and clear so that you can be attended to before you are released.

Did you get your chewable vitamins? You may also need a PPI like prilosec twice a day 30 min before a meal. It decreases acid production which can irritate your already injured tummy.

Buy your supplies for clear fluids and full liquids before you have surgery so you don't have to go shopping afterward when you don't feel up to it.

Almost the weekend, are you going to TJ for surgery? Have a safe trip and think positive!!

Deb...I was extremely prepared because of the 12 week pre-op program, and then what I read on the site. Surprisingly what I learned was right on. I know with self pay sometimes the educational materials are lacking, so if my explanations help then I feel happy to be of support, I can't tell you how to handle a complication, but what to expect under normal recovery most of us have experienced and can help the newbies : )

Hopefully your experience is a positive one. If you do feel something isn't right, speak up loud and clear so that you can be attended to before you are released.

Did you get your chewable vitamins? You may also need a PPI like prilosec twice a day 30 min before a meal. It decreases acid production which can irritate your already injured tummy.

Buy your supplies for clear fluids and full liquids before you have surgery so you don't have to go shopping afterward when you don't feel up to it.

Almost the weekend, are you going to TJ for surgery? Have a safe trip and think positive!!

Yes I have my chewable Vitamins, Gas X, chewable Calcium, vit B 12, and I plan to get the PPI in Mexico called Gex Gel, I hear its wonderful, also Zofran for nausea, and I hear you can buy Vit B12 injections there so I'm considering that also.

You are so right when it comes to the educational information its just not there, so this forum has been a God send for me! All the wonderful people I've met on line...If it weren't for all of you I would probably be going in blind like I did with the band, and just have to play it off the seat of my pants . I have been a nurse for a very long time, and I can say I have learned so much through the good people here, who have been there, that's its just invaluable :wub:

Deb

HOPE ALL GOES WELL DEB!!! AND I'M WITH YOU; THIS FORUM HAS BEEN GREAT. WE'RE THINKING OF YOU....HAVE A GREAT TRIP!

HOPE ALL GOES WELL DEB!!! AND I'M WITH YOU; THIS FORUM HAS BEEN GREAT. WE'RE THINKING OF YOU....HAVE A GREAT TRIP!

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!!

Good luck tomorrow Deb...deep breathing if you feel anxious, or ask for something to to relax you before you go in for the procedure. I had a little nausea after but they gave me something right away that helped so much. I didn't even use the morphine pump much, but I did use it to sleep because I couldn't get comfortable, but gosh it felt so good when they encouraged me to walk, and I stayed out of the bed for awhile, sitting down made a few calls, used the bathroom, they took my catheter out after I was in my private room just a few hours after surgery. That help me normalize since the walking helped with the gas pain. Amazed how well I felt when I got home, and being able to take in all my liquids and Protein. Those 6 months have flown by...I feel completely normal now, just eat so much less, but still I have to exercise and eat right to get to goal and to keep it off. Anyone can gain the weight back if they start eating the wrong stuff again, its a fact. I want to be healthy so I try to stay on track.

Let us know how you're doing when you're up to it....

Hi everyone, I just want to thank everyone first for your warm wishes and prayers! everything went well, I also had my gall bladder out at the same time so for 2 days I have to say I was pretty miserable with gas and upset stomach. But today I feel like my normal self and ready to get out of here and to the Hotel Lucerna, Looking forward to sitting by the pool, and getting that famous broth everyone talks about. I am so glad this is over with and start a new beginning in my life!!!!!

Debbie