Hey all! I'm new around these parts

My surgery is scheduled for January 7th and I was wondering if there are any others schedule for the big day in January 2013 ...?

I'm just freezing cold in general especially my feet, at night it takes me ages to get warm to be able to sleep.

oh the feet!!!! I hate evenings now because of my feet being sooooo cold... I feel your pain (and lack of sleep)... I can't stand socks on my feet, but I have started wearing fuzzy socks to bed and take them off as soon as I feel that la la land feeling of sleep.

Ok yall... I couldnt resist it. I am11days postop...I ate about 5 boiled crawfish...I am soo full...I do feel the pressure in my chest....oh wow....ughhh

I'm also 11 days out and yes swallows are easier but I woke up horribly nauseous' date=' I haven't had that at all.

Jana, sleeved 1/31/13[/quote']

I had two mornings of feeling a little nauseated so have made my evening meal just a plain shake...put the broth/unjury chicken broth at noon. Im still clear liquids. This has worked perfectly and have had no more issues. I end my evening with some mild herb tea and tummy is happy until ready to eat the next morning. I take my prilosec early each morning so may ned to move it to noonish or afternoon once i add solid foods. We are a work in progress i guess and each has to figure out what works! Good luck all. All in all, it sounds like we are all doing pretty well.

oh the feet!!!! I hate evenings now because of my feet being sooooo cold... I feel your pain (and lack of sleep)... I can't stand socks on my feet' date=' but I have started wearing fuzzy socks to bed and take them off as soon as I feel that la la land feeling of sleep.[/quote']

I got an electric blanket and turn it on high a couple hours before bed time. It is heavenly! I turn it off or down very low to sleep, but man is it nice to crawl into that blazing hot nest to begin with!

Ok yall... I couldnt resist it. I am11days postop...I ate about 5 boiled crawfish...I am soo full...I do feel the pressure in my chest....oh wow....ughhh

Be careful Kay- I know your sleeve is tolerating food but you're running serious risk of stretching. Especially since you aren't to the soft food stage. I know it's none of my business but I want you to be successful!

Thanks txbrit....u r right...I have 3 more days to the soft food stage....yikes...I'm scared..I just tried a very little to see if I would feel anything different. I will be traveling to Atlanta this wknd and I will have to be on soft foods...none of my family members know about my sleeve so I was just giving myself a trial run to see how I will feel with the family while we are eating out at restaurants each day for 4 days. So 3more days I will have to be ready....ughhh

I had two mornings of feeling a little nauseated so have made my evening meal just a plain shake...put the broth/unjury chicken broth at noon. Im still clear liquids. This has worked perfectly and have had no more issues. I end my evening with some mild herb tea and tummy is happy until ready to eat the next morning. I take my prilosec early each morning so may ned to move it to noonish or afternoon once i add solid foods. We are a work in progress i guess and each has to figure out what works! Good luck all. All in all' date=' it sounds like we are all doing pretty well.[/quote']

I noticed that each day I eat my unjury chicken soup, by night time , I am nauseated. I hope the unjury is not making me sick....ughhhh

Anyone else not tell coworkers that they were sleeved? How have you handled it or how do you plan to handle the weight loss questions?

Anyone else not tell coworkers that they were sleeved? How have you handled it or how do you plan to handle the weight loss questions?

Ive not told any one at work but did start telling them I was dieting before I went for surgery, when I was on the pre op diet I told them I was eating healthy and hopefully lose some weight. I was forced by my boss post op to tell her what I had done but made sure she understood this was said in confidence and I will make a grievance if the other members of staff find out. I feel that I want my privacy and don't want to be the topic on everyones lips. Human nature is to judge and then give opinions, well they are not going to be doing it about me. I'm keeping this to myself, only a chosen few know and that's how I will keep it. :-)

oh the feet!!!! I hate evenings now because of my feet being sooooo cold... I feel your pain (and lack of sleep)... I can't stand socks on my feet' date=' but I have started wearing fuzzy socks to bed and take them off as soon as I feel that la la land feel of sleep.[/quote']

I have thought about getting an electric blanket, at the moment I wrapy feet up in the duvet and pray for warmth your post has made me think again as I'm sure a heated blanket would work wonders. I must say that now I have actually got a head cold, my immune system must be running on empty as I'm getting poorly quite easy. Head cold and cold feet, not nice. Oh well I'd better sip some disolvable paracetamol...yuck

I used to be the one that was never cold, but not anymore. I am the cold one.

My surgery date was 1/09/2013, I've lost 30 lbs. Went from 44-46 waist to about a 38-40.

Oh so I threw up. You will know when you have overdone it. You feel it in your chest. I'm having such and issue with protein shakes that I'm eating more food. I have an open hole in my belly that needs to heal. Tuna, salmon, real crabmeat,chicken. I guess I ate my salmon too fast the other day and up every thing came. I went back to soups the next day. I'm not eating crazy amounts. Just a few more ounces.

How fast are you eating? Even though we can only get a few ounces in, it should still take 20 minutes or so for a meal. When I eat fast, I feel it right where you described and if I slow down it subsides pretty quickly.

I slimed for the first time yesterday. I ate my normal breakfast (3 turkey sausage links) but I was thirsty so I had a gulp of ice tea 15 minutes later. Didn't bode well.

I noticed that each day I eat my unjury chicken soup, by night time , I am nauseated. I hope the unjury is not making me sick....ughhhh

Unjury has started to do the same thing to me. I don't understand it because I tolerated it fine before surgery. I am 21 days out and it has been really hard to find a protein that I tolerate well.