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ForMyfamily    84

ForMyfamily
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Only 12 days after surgery but Doc said I did great in surgery and already I have dropped 50lbs. (3 week pre-op diet and 2 week post-op). So my average is about 10lbs a week so far. I have no trouble with my daily Water intake and usually go over that. I average 4oz with heavy foods like Beans, turkey chili and about 5oz with yogurts or Soups.

I just do not think personally though that they have a set procedure yet. There are just to many people at different stages doing different things like puree for 2 weeks then some only 1 week. Solids at 6 weeks then I get to at only 12 days.

Oh yeah, she still won't let me have coffee though. :huh:

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geno5150    168

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Good to hear. Don't go nuts like I did or you'll end up heaving into a garbage can in front of a class of 25 college students. It leads to a frank and interesting discussion about VSG, but was considered unprofessional.

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Toyaboo22    51

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Congrats on the weightloss! That's awesome

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ForMyfamily    84

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Tried steak yesterday and all went well the rest of the day. Only issue got a little nausea when I took my bedtime meds and tipped the Water glass and chugged. This is the only draw back so far is I forget to drink slow sometimes and forget about being sleeved. My portion size is tiny compared to what I used to eat but am very content with it.

This is going to work, Yes!!!

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Avillias    25

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For my family

If you don't mind me asking what kind of steak was it and how many Ozs was you able to eat ?

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ForMyfamily    84

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A new York strip and I only tried about 4ounces. It rocked. The great thing about the sleeve that I did not originally know before looking into it was meat and cheese are great for our Protein. The already were my favorites which works for me.

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Helene13    9

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WOW that's incredible! Good for you! I am surprised your doc did that so early, just be careful though. I completely get the Water thing, I still forget (2months out) and chug and its like a brick wall hits in my chest. However it is getting easier when I do it, that is a good sign. Keep up the good work!

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mufasas-mom    170

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I get soft foods in 5 days cant wait. Having to Water dowm crystal like its too sweet

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      It's been 10 long years! Here is my VSG weight loss surgiversary update..
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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
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