Life Sans Stomach :)

Hello

I have been "trolling" the site for a while now as I had been preparing this spring to be sleeved this June, which I was last Tuesday 6-7-11. I've been working with Blue Point Surgical group in Woodbridge, VA if there are any local Virginia-ites. I have had a really great experience with them over the past 6 months. I'm a little over a week out and so far so good (I think).

Based on what I'm reading on the site I think I'm experiencing the normal post-op symptoms for just one week out. Gas, stomach REALLY bloated, "bathroom" trouble (without TMI), trouble getting in enough Protein, every day gets a little better.

I'm trying to experiment with different protein sources, I'm looking for "juice" type sources because chocolate/shake types don't do it for me. Isopure ready-to-drinks get BIG thumbs down, so I have some nectar samples to try, powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soups and unflavored Unjury. Unflavored whey is mixing into yogurt, but it's got a funky taste. So goes this new life of tiny stomach!

I look forward to this swelling going away. I am focusing on sipping more every day, but I'm not sure how long it will take for this swelling to go down. A month? Two? My dietician did not put me on Clear liquids for 10 days post op like some of the posters here are saying, but puts patients on full liquids a few days post op. Yogurt, Jello, pudding and light Soup is about all I can take other than Water.

I'm starting a blog about my experience. I won't say that it's unique but it's a way to express myself

Cheers,

SS

http://summersleeve.blogspot.com/