Any other newbies on this journey out there?? Had my sleeve on Tuesday, 7/16; so I'm 9 days out. Day 3 has been the worst so far. Think I possibly have temporary (I hope) lactose-intolerance as I'm struggling with some bowel issues; but beyond that, I feel very good. Not being hungry all the time is wonderful. Still hard to get in the habit of not drinking for 30 min. before; during; and 30 min. after eating. How is everyone else making out?

I am definitely feeling extremely emotional as well. I get very upset & cranky with everyone. It started yesterday whicch marked my one week since my surgery. I thought maybe I was going crazy it was my daughters 18th birthday & everyone went out to eat & I just felt so left out all because I had the surgery does not mean that I dont exist any more I could have went & took my protien shake with me but noone bothered to even ask. I think that is what hurt the most. :'(

What the hell. That hurt. Not cool at all. I'm so sorry cherbear. That is terrible but I hope you told them how you felt. You really should.

I was sleeved on the 17th. First week was rough but am doing well now. I am eating pureed and really soft, mushy foods._{I went out and bought a baby food grinder and have ground up chicken, steak, egg, fish and green beans. I have also had runny mashed potatoes. As long as I eat REALLY slow, I am doing fine. I have had two bouts of pretty bad acid reflux in the middle of the night. Both times I had eaten too late in the evening though so I am hoping that is the problem. I did not have reflux prior to surgery but did have a hernia that was repaired at the time of surgery. Is anyone else having this issue?}

What the hell. That hurt. Not cool at all. I'm so sorry cherbear. That is terrible but I hope you told them how you felt. You really should.

Trust me they knew exactly how I felt for several days. .

Hi all. I am 4 days out from surgery. I can't believe how much the discomfort improves day by day. Today, I actually forgot, for a moment, that I had just been in the hospital a few days ago!

Thank you for all the chat about gas pain. Do most of you mean gas pain in your stomach area or in your lower GI. I had not been warned about gas pain by my medical folks and I now think it is my most persistent remaining issue. Ahh, the wisdom of peers!

food Hint: The first food I was given in the hospital was beef consommé. It was the most delicious meal of my life! (Ok, true I hadn't eaten for two days so most anything would likely have been good!). Now I keep it in the house and prepare it as follows: 1/2C consommé my glass measuring cup. Microwave for about 30sec. Add one packet of Knox unflavored Gelatin and heat again as needed to dissolve the gelatin. It gets thick but still tastes delicious (savory not sweet; what a relief after the sickeningly sweet Carnations Breakfast Essentials). In this little 1/2C is 11grams of tasty Protein that goes down easy and tastes yummy. Plus I count it as 4oz of liquid. Good stuff all around. I hope someone else out there enjoys it.

PS my early hunger may be getting better. I think I need better variety and more complex flavors in my diet. Please share your foods that "hit the spot" for you and your new sleeve!

Congrats! For the first few days it was cream of potatoe for me.

I got sleeved on the 22nd and am finally feeling more like myself! So .. At 10 days post op I'm down 17 lbs which is fabulous. I haven't lost anything in the past 2-3 days which the dr says will happen (I think I will start weighing in once a week now). Incisions are healing nicely - even though my entire stomach has been itching like crazy for a week ! I have been eating lots of soups and cottage cheese , protein shakes and have just ventured into really soft veggies and a little chicken. When I sit down to eat I feel hungry but soon realize I can't eat very much.. The dr says that's the mind tricks and since my body had just lost a lot of weight my brain is making me think of food a lot. Hmmm.. All in all everything good great so far .Still tired if I try to do too much in the day .

Where does everyone get the premier protien shakes from? I have not been able to find them at all

Where does everyone get the premier protien shakes from? I have not been able to find them at all

I get mine from Sams. I think costco sells them too. You can buy them online also.

Congrats! For the first few days it was cream of potatoe for me.

Me too!

Where does everyone get the premier protien shakes from? I have not been able to find them at all

I have also found them at Meyers!

Thank you very much everyone. I am going to look online for them today

Ugh... At my first family outing since sleeved. It's so difficult with all the delicious smells of food in the air. Everyone thinks something is wrong because the girl that was always eating isn't eating. Really hard especially when some people don't know the surgery I had ... Stop asking me if I want this or that.... Of course I do but I am not able to right now.... Really tough... I am happy I have my husband here for support. Good luck to anyone who has to experience this. Be strong... And it's okay to cry but you know what... We did this for a better future... You should be proud of yourselves. I know I am (doesn't make it any less hard). :-)

Impressive results. Keep up the great work. I hope I see such a big difference after one month.

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SAMs club for me

So I am 12 days post op ... Sleeved July 22. Can anyone else give me a run down of a typical day what are you eating/ drinking?? I feel like maybe I am eating too often ? Or too much? My dr told me to ease into solid foods so tonight I had probably 1/4 of a can of progreso minestrone soup for dinner but also had a little bit of puréed potatoes with finely chopped turkey deli meat for lunch and 1/2 can of tomato bisque for breakfast - somewhere in there I also had a protein drink ... Just wondering where others are at?