Dec. 17 Sleevers - How are you on week out?

[blueyes32 5]

Had my post op appointment today and i lost 15 lbs. Why is my head telling me it should be more??? The doctor said i was doing good but still feel bad. I walk each day and get my Protein and some Water too but i dont know!! Plus now another med he gave me because at night and morning i am still coughing up green stuff ever since leaving the hospital. He said it could be bile and i just dont know!

[Sadlers1999 169]

Had my post op appointment today and i lost 15 lbs. Why is my head telling me it should be more??? The doctor said i was doing good but still feel bad. I walk each day and get my Protein and some Water too but i dont know!! Plus now another med he gave me because at night and morning i am still coughing up green stuff ever since leaving the hospital. He said it could be bile and i just dont know!

If you scroll back up, you will see that my weight loss is worse than yours by a long stretch. 15 lbs is supposed to be in the average range. The only thing that bothers me about what you wrote is "coughing up green stuff." Bile is in fact green, BUT why would it be okay for you to be coughing up bile? Do you take prilosec or anything like it (for acid)? The only time I have seen bile is the one time in my life that I was so drunk that I no longer had any contents in my stomach...except bile. It was neon green, but again, if you are eating right, why would you be seeing bile?

[finallyFree 9]

Hey. Coughing up green bile is a sign of gallstones! I know because it just happened to my daughter a few months ago and she had to have her gallbladder removed. Your doctor should have given you a perscription for Ursidol which is the medication we take during rapid weight loss so that we do not develop gallstones! If you have this pill please make sure you are taking it every day! If you dont have it speak to your doctor immediatly!

[blueyes32 5]

I have to wait til my fourth week to take that medicine. I do have it but was told to take it after 4 weeks. I dont know if its bile i thought maybe just an infection or something but he said it could be bile!! I have another appointment on the 22 nd and so i will see.

[Sadlers1999 169]

Hey. Coughing up green bile is a sign of gallstones! I know because it just happened to my daughter a few months ago and she had to have her gallbladder removed. Your doctor should have given you a perscription for Ursidol which is the medication we take during rapid weight loss so that we do not develop gallstones! If you have this pill please make sure you are taking it every day! If you dont have it speak to your doctor immediatly!

I am glad you were able to explain the bile in relation to gallstones. I haven't (yet) had that problem, so I would not know that was a symptom.

[Sadlers1999 169]

I have to wait til my fourth week to take that medicine. I do have it but was told to take it after 4 weeks. I dont know if its bile i thought maybe just an infection or something but he said it could be bile!! I have another appointment on the 22 nd and so i will see.

Couldn't you call the doctor and ask to start the prescription earlier since you are already seeing so much bile?

[finallyFree 9]

I really recommend you call the doctor now instead of waiting til the 22nd. I started that medicine after my 2 week appt. And so did a friend of mine who had the sleeve. I would check to make sure you didnt misunderstand when to start it! It would be horrible to have to go through another surgery while you are recovering from the sleeve! The pain is severe. Better to be safe than sorry.

[BANANA PANTS! 60]

I really recommend you call the doctor now instead of waiting til the 22nd. I started that medicine after my 2 week appt. And so did a friend of mine who had the sleeve. I would check to make sure you didnt misunderstand when to start it! It would be horrible to have to go through another surgery while you are recovering from the sleeve! The pain is severe. Better to be safe than sorry.

I second this advice!

[blueyes32 5]

So I had this green stuff again this morning and I even took and pic of it to let people know I am not making it up! I have a call into the doctor already but its his surgery day so I might be waiting awhile! Thanks everyone for your support

[rholt35 32]

I have a question for you 12/17 folks . What food stage are you on are you on purée foods or soft or full liquids ?

[blueyes32 5]

I am on puree diet right now but I am only really eating greek yogurt and only half plus my Protein Shakes and Water

[Sadlers1999 169]

I am on puree diet right now but I am only really eating greek yogurt and only half plus my Protein Shakes and water

What is the difference between puree and soft? Is puree when you strain chunks out? I feel like there is a lot of overlap. Overlap between full liquids and puree and overlap between puree and soft. I was only given two stages of diet when I was discharged: full liquids/shakes/soups and soft/soups with more chunks/etc.

[blueyes32 5]

I dont think there is much difference in the 2.

[carasmith 4]

Hiya

My understanding is purée diet could be eaten using a straw so it lump less and sloppy

Soft is anything that would squash through a fork so fish soft veg tinned fruit etc

[Mary6013 6]

My surgery was 12/17. I was on clear until I got home,then full liquid. However the first week was hard to get even Water down. The lortab made me sick at first. By the second week I was able to drink Protein Shakes and my other Protein Drinks. I was on phase 2 for three weeks which included the drinks, low fat yogurt, ( absolutely no chunks), sugar free Jello and pudding and Soups with no chunks. Starting Monday, I am moving to phase 3 in which I can start more solid foods such as cottage cheese, eggs, refried Beans, tuna fish, canned chicken, low fat cheese, string cheese, chili (no big chunks of tomatoes though), fish (grilled or broiled, no breading). The NUT said to start slow, small amounts, and eat slow. Also eat on a schedule, every 3-4 hours. She also said I could have low fat cream cheese, and thinly sliced deli meat.

Another thing that the nurse told me that may help the slow losers feel a little better....she said that losing at a slower, steady pace is better because your fat cells are able to shrink and keep up with the changes. I lost 9 pounds pre-op and have lost about 16 post up. I am excited to be so close to the below 200 mark. I haven't seen that in sooooo long. It doesn't seem real to me to see the lower numbers on the scale. But it sure is a good feeling! Good luck to everyone.