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UNEXPECTED SIDE EFFECT!?

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grannyk    58

grannyk
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I was sleeved by Dr. Aceves one week ago (4-14-11) and have had a very smooth post-op course...no pain (except CO2 residual for 3 days), no nausea, no diarrhea. My daughter was basically the same when she was sleeved last summer. I have been out running some errands that last 2 days, and have then rested well. However, this evening I went grocery shopping with her and walking the aisles looking at all the food made me nauseous. Not enough to hurl, but uncomfortable. I will be starting full liquids on Saturday and stocked up on a few things I can add to my intake. I really hope this doesn't continue very long because I love to cook and am looking forward to trying some of the recipes on the forum. Just didn't expect that to happen...that's all!! :)

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Rev Me Up!    75

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The first couple of weeks are the hardest. I had a hard time watching peope eat for a few weeks. Right now I can shop, cook, and eat with people but when I am done eating I have to excuse myself and walk away. I don't get sick or anything, I just have a hard time watching people after I am done. I think this wears off more and more the farther out you get.

Hang in there!

Lara

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JamieLynn77    1

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the smell of food post op really got to me, oddly enough. which kinda stunk cuz i had to feed my 9 year old. but it got better over the course of a few weeks. but i am with lara...i cant sit at the table. when i am full i HAVE to get up and leave. for a handful of reasons...i used to eat and eat even after i was full and i dont want to start that habit again. if i DO eat too much i get sick and i hate that. and so, to avoid it, i get up and do something else. It is getting easier, it just takes time to adjust to all these new habits we are making :)

Oh, and i LOVE to cook too, and i have more fun now, trying new recipes that are healtier. sparkpeople.com has a great query for different recipes for different diets. its awesome!! and delish!! ;)

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Becca    108

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I had the same reaction. Especially the first time I went to a restaurant post op. It will get better. I agree that I do prefer to leave the table when I am full because I just don't want to even think about food anymore. Congrats on your sleeve! :D

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marymoon    18

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I was sleeved the Day after you by Dr. Aceves and had the same reaction this evening when I went into an Asian restaurant to get a bowl of wonton Soup to go. The smell and accompanying stomach churning was so bad I had to turn around and walk out without my soup!

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grannyk    58

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I was sleeved the Day after you by Dr. Aceves and had the same reaction this evening when I went into an Asian restaurant to get a bowl of wonton Soup to go. The smell and accompanying stomach churning was so bad I had to turn around and walk out without my soup!

We were there at the same time and didn't meet each other?? SHOOT!! I hope you found your experience there as great as mine. Oddly I watch the food Network all the time and have no problem, but that trip to the grocery was weird. Also, I started on full liquids today and had been so looking forward to it. All I added in was a container of baby food fruit (it was yummy) and I made whizzed up cheesy cauliflower soup. It was also delicious and my old brain said "I could eat the whole pot of soup", I took 3-4 sips and that was it. It still tasted good, I just didn't want any more. This will take getting used to. But that's a good thing, right?!?!?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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