finally got my long awaited surgery date, April 11th ..any one in the forum want to chat and compare notes please let me know..Due to start my week long liquid diet April 6th not looking forward to that part..other than that I am sooooo excited! Cant wait to start a new life.

Congrats !!!!!

April 26th here with Dr. Todd Eibes in Des Moines, Iowa! Whoot Whoot!

Yay !! best of luck..to you

Hello All. I was sleeved April 19,2011 ! I am one week and one day post-op. Still a litte sore but doing better than I thought I would be when it came down to my attitude towards food. Right now it's hard enough getting the liquids down so I'm "not soooooo" ampt about food. As of today I'm starting to feel the need to chew but the fear of swallowing food right now just overwhealms my desire to eat. To spite all of this I am getting enought proteins. One of the protein sources I'm using is called Nitro-Peak 50X. It's carried by GNC, and EDGE Nutrition. Not sure about any other stores. It's contains 4oz content of pure protein. I recommend mixing it with water or what ever works for you. They come in different flavors.

Hello All. I was sleeved April 19,2011 ! I am one week and one day post-op. Still a litte sore but doing better than I thought I would be when it came down to my attitude towards food. Right now it's hard enough getting the liquids down so I'm "not soooooo" ampt about food. As of today I'm starting to feel the need to chew but the fear of swallowing food right now just overwhealms my desire to eat. To spite all of this I am getting enought proteins. One of the protein sources I'm using is called Nitro-Peak 50X. It's carried by GNC, and EDGE Nutrition. Not sure about any other stores. It's contains 4oz content of pure protein. I recommend mixing it with water or what ever works for you. They come in different flavors.

congratualtions!! good to hear your doing well..thanks for the protein tip!

Can somebody who has been to Dr. Aceves recently tell me what hotel they use for the night before surgery? I'd like to try to look it up online, if possible, since I'll be traveling alone.

does anyone else feel they can eat more than 4 oz. of mushies??? i am only 2 weeks out (surgery on April 15th) and I'm hopeful that it is just bc they are mushies and not solid food - but i'm concerned that i take down 4 oz. very easily. i do not rush, def. take my time, but i do not feel uncomfortable at the end of 4 oz. i am NOT experimenting and taking more in - but i'm concerned that i think i could.

anyone else a couple weeks ahead of me understand? does it change when you get to solid foods?

i'm nervous that so many people said they could only have a couple bites of eggs... i ate 4 oz. egg beaters - NO problem. how about those who said they can only do 1 oz. cottage cheese??? i can do 3 oz. mixed with Jello for a total of 4 oz. NO problem.

is there something wrong????

Just Jess

there are days when I can definately get in more and do! then days when I cant, the solids are more filling and Mushies flow a lot easier.

I felt the same way you do , and I will be 3 weeks on monday. I havn't had much trouble at all with the liquids either. I chalk it up to my stomach healing quickly. Hopefully that is the case. .Ive been doing really well with keeping things down and havnt had any trouble with any foods so far. Hopefully it will stay that way....

Congrats on your weight loss was it all post op?

no, my weight loss wasn't all post op... i was 290 on the morning of surgery.

thank you for sharing! i have this "i'm doing it wrong" complex and just terrified to mess it up!!!!!!! and i am not hungry, by any means... just wonder why i don't feel that intense full everyone else described.

I had Surgery April 11th and i feel great!

Sometimes I can eat the whole 4 oz and sometimes no. It also seems to depend on the food. I can do yogurt, cottage cheese or pudding no problem, but have more trouble with tuna, tilapia or pastina. I guess it is just trial and error. I, too, think I'm doing something wrong but then I realize it's not even four weeks from my surgery yet...

I had Surgery April 11th and i feel great!