Tonight I tried full liquids. I have been on clears. I made an powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury Protein shake with vanilla almond milk. I take a couple of sips and I feel something like I lump in the back of my throat. After a few minutes it goes away. If I drink more than one sip, I get the lump.

Is this what it is like to have a full sleeve or does sleevey not like my choice?

Maybe Almond milk doesn't agree? or its too sweet for your body? I know Protein shakes set very heavy with me.

Tonight I tried full liquids. I have been on clears. I made an unjury Protein shake with vanilla almond milk. I take a couple of sips and I feel something like I lump in the back of my throat. After a few minutes it goes away. If I drink more than one sip, I get the lump.

Is this what it is like to have a full sleeve or does sleevey not like my choice?

You are still swollen and I bet that is your full feeling right now. For me, it was sip, burp, wait. Sip, burp wait. Sip, burp, done. Fifteen or twenty minutes later I started all over again. It gets better as the swelling goes down, you can take more sips without that "back of the throat" feeling.

Hmmm...that's probably it. The baby drinks Lactaid Milk. I re-made the shake with her milk. The first sip, sip was ok. After that no good. I think you are right. I am pretty swollen and that's my full feeling?

We are having a luncheon tomorrow at work and we have a new catering manager that is strutting his culinary stuff tomorrow. My boss went to him and asked him to make a Soup for me and everyone else is having sandwiches. I wanted to give the shakes a try tonight because I didn't want to my soup tomorrow to be the first time I try full liquids.

He is going to make me an acorn squash bisque with cinnamon and pumpkin spice. They even said they would strain it for me. (All they know is that I am on a special diet from "surgery").

I am definitely bringing some tupperware to bring it home with me!

Sounds delicious! Eat really slow, put down the spoon between each sip, talk in between sips. You don't want to overeat in public.

It sounds like a wonderful soup. Just be careful, I tried a crab bisque and it was very rich and unknowingly full of fat so it became very uncomfortable but the few bites I did have it was wonderful. Just take your time and enjoy the friendship around you. I work from home now and miss that type of friendship and luncheons.

I think I expected the full liquids to be a continuation of the clears. It seems more like starting all over again. It isn't necessarily a bad thing just wasn't what I was expecting.

Ugh...I have been trying again this morning. I made a Protein shake and added Lactaid 2% milk. I have been sipping once every 5-10 minutes for the last 2 hours. I now have that back of the throat feeling again. Do you think it is best to stop trying for about 20 minutes and switch over to my apple juice or just leave it alone entirely?

I'm going to email Gaby about it today too just to hear her thoughts on it.

(The silver lining is that I haven't brought anything up. Knock on wood!)

Thanks!

HP

Every new stage was like this for me, but it was short lived. It will get better but be a reminder to take small sips and bites. I gulped water after working out one time...not thinking....ouch. It was that same feeling you described X10.

LOL! I was thinking last night that Day 8 was really my turning point where I didn't really feel like I had surgery. The problem with feeling good is that I forget the rules! I had a chug of apple juice in my mouth before I remembered! I had to keep it in there and just let little sips go down.

Who says fear isn't a motivator?

Ahhh I just heard back from Dr. A via Gaby. He said it is an acid problem. He said to take one Nexium in the morning and one at night for the next 5 days and it should go away.

WOOHOO!

That is interesting! Keep us posted to let us know if it helps!

Oh and I didn't get my soup today. He said the squash from the garden was overripe and was not good. I thanked him for not bringing me yucky soup and sipped on my G2.

Ahhh I just heard back from Dr. A via Gaby. He said it is an acid problem. He said to take one Nexium in the morning and one at night for the next 5 days and it should go away.

WOOHOO!

So glad you asked! You should be feeling better soon--