I have been shocked by some of the other patients choices immediatly after surgery. I am now thinking that the 6 month evaluation period that the USA makes people go through might be a good thing.

Two patients are on the top floors in the Mariott so they have access to food they serve there. They have been eating sushi, peanuts, pretzels ... "oh, but we are chewing them up really well."

Another patient had a beer and a margaritta 4 days out of surgery. She is a nurse who was successful with the lapband until it slipped and had to be removed. Then, we went out to eat outside of the Marriott and she ordered chicken. I ordered a broth Soup. It came with shredded chicken etc, I sipped on the broth. I will admit there was some small chunks of avacado that I sucked on until they were creamy.

Why are these people taking these sorts of risks.

I heard another patient give the 2 girls hell about what they were eating and they walked away.

You know if you aren't mentally ready to do the 6 weeks of post-op diet, you just aren't ready for this surgery; IMHO.

Mary

That is sad and you can't help but be shocked no matter how much you only want to focus internally! There's probably not much difference in this between insurance/US surgeries and those that pay cash. I think there's always some that no matter how educated they are on the surgery still have a "magic bullet" mentality. "I can eat whatever and lose because I had WLS."

As to the concierge lounge (at the Marriott) food, my opinion is part of it is that it's free. Most people don't seem able to pass up free food no matter what. Similar to "eating your monies worth" at a buffet.

While I haven't had the surgery yet, the idea of complications terrify me so I know I'll be following the guidelines to the letter post-op. Which for me will be saying no to the concierge lounge food

It is very sad that some people don't understand how much a dr means it when they set rules for aftercare. My doctor told us a horror story about what may happen if you move to solids too soon. Actually there were many little ones but I will never forget this. A man was on his way home from bypass surgery, made his wife stop at Subway and he ate a footling. I don't know if he really ate all of it but his esophagus exploded and he spent almost a year in ICU. He wasn't my doctors patient, but a gal who was having surgery the same day as me knew the man, or of him!

It's just crazy! I don't think people realize that food addiction is no better than a heroine addiction.

Just very very sad.

Crazy!!!!

It does sound good though ......haha

Very scary. I'd be too scared.

Amanda Rae

Well I haven't had surgery yet, I am scheduled for March 25.........and I will be following my doctors advice to a T.

Well I haven't had surgery yet, I am scheduled for March 25.........and I will be following my doctors advice to a T.

I don't see how anyone could physically eat a footlong sub immediately after this surgery. I am 10 days post op and can't even finish an ounce of scrambled eggs. There's just nowhere for it to go... it baffles me.

I don't see how anyone could physically eat a footlong sub immediately after this surgery. I am 10 days post op and can't even finish an ounce of scrambled eggs. There's just nowhere for it to go... it baffles me.

They can't !!

I don't see how anyone could physically eat a footlong sub immediately after this surgery. I am 10 days post op and can't even finish an ounce of scrambled eggs. There's just nowhere for it to go... it baffles me.

He probably ate his old way by stuffing it in as fast as he could and ignored the pain it caused. How terrifying is that.

He probably ate his old way by stuffing it in as fast as he could and ignored the pain it caused. How terrifying is that.

Extremely terrifying!

Amanda Rae

Stupid is as stupid does.

Forrest Gump

If they live through it their chances of success are thinner than an ant's butt stretched across a rain barrel. <--(old Iowa saying).

Hehehehe I'm going to use that! I don't know where or when but I'm so going to find a way !!!

I truly believe aftercare is a MUST, including mental counseling. Intense counseling.

You have a very valid point, especially if your insurance made it a requirement. It could only help.

I try to put myself in the place of folks whose behavior baffles me to understand their thinking.

You just had your stomach worked over by a scissor/stapler. Part of your stomach was cut off and dragged out a hole. The other part is stapled up and possibly glued. They do a leak test to be sure it was done successfully. You are told just a bit of Water for now, clear broths later. It hurts like anything to drink a thimble full.

"Aaaa...they're just being over-precautious. That Doc looked like he knew his stuff. That thing is tight. I've always had a cast Iron stomach. It just needs stretched out. Long John Silvers!"

Here lies Les Moore

Large Coke and a Fish n' more

No Les, no more

I can't imagine! I had to force myself to sip broth.

My dr only permits broth and icypopcycles for free at the hotel. Probably a good thing from what the OP mentioned some do to themselves"