Hi. ..I have so many questions and I'm hoping some post op patients will have patients with me while I ask away...lol... I wanted to know if controlling your emotions and eating was hard those first 3 weeks. ..I hear you have to do an oz of Water every 15 mins? Was that hard? Then Protein. . protein. . what do you all suggest to get inthe daily amount . if I buy a huge container of protein for shakes. . is that good enough? I know this is life changing and I want to be ready. . prepared and aware. Have any of you had to come home on day 2 and just be need ridden? What Vitamins do you have to take our do they suggest? How long should you wait to have sex? How bad is the constipation? Has anyone slipped and taken ibuprofen?

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Thanks..I don't see a link for your you tube. . what is the name so that I can subscribe?

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Thanks..I don't see a link for your you tube. . what is the name so that I can subscribe?

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Controlling emotions and eating ? I'm 2 weeks out and I cried for 20 mins today while my family was eating pizza in the kitchen !! Hardest thing Iv ever done in my life !!

Aww. . I'm so sorry to hear that. Blees your heart. .I hope you got your cry out and it's your last

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Controlling emotions and eating ? I'm 2 weeks out and I cried for 20 mins today while my family was eating pizza in the kitchen !! Hardest thing Iv ever done in my life !!

Aww. . I'm so sorry to hear that. Blees your heart. .I hope you got your cry out and it's your last

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Like another poster said, everyone will be different, but this is how it went down for me:

Controlling your emotions and eating hard those first 3 weeks? Everyone made fun of me (in a fun way) because I cried all the time over everything, even though I knew it was stupid. I would laugh and cry at the same time. I called it a surgery side effect - which has finally stopped - I haven't cried in weeks. I had no interest in eating until week 3 or so and by then I was happy to get to slurp Soup. It was a week into soup that I had had enough and I wanted real food. it gets hard sometimes, but that's when you have to dig deep and stay with the program.

1 oz of Water every 15 mins? Was that hard? It was for me because I was never a water drinker to begin with. Even now I set my alarm to go off every hour to remind me to drink.

Protein - you need 40 grams a day at first (then it goes up) I drank choc Protein shake 20g (took forever to get it down). Then water with New whey Liquid Protein (walmart carries it). Its flavored - grape or watermelon - not too tasty but OK enough to get down.

Buy a huge container of protein for shakes. . is that good enough? Buy enough to get you started, but not too much, you may not like that kind. I find I like the premade shakes better - less foamy and thick.

Bed ridden? I would not say bed ridden, but I took my pain meds and slept a lot the first week. I could walk a few laps around the house several times a day, but I couldn't go to the store or anything.

What Vitamins do you have to take our do they suggest? I take a chewable multi-vitamin (Centrum Silver was the only chewable I could find, even though Im NOT silver... yet). B12 drops and D3 drops.

How long should you wait to have sex? My doc said 2 weeks - I probably waited 3 just because my tummy was still a bit tender and I was worried... but everything was fine when I finally gave into my hubby's crying and begging haha

How bad is the constipation? I have not gone on my own since surgery, but it never hurts - not enough food to really build up I guess. Every few days I take MOM and it flushes it all out.

Has anyone slipped and taken ibuprofen? I take liquid Tylenol. I hate taking pills anyway, so I just bought some liquid at walgreens.

Great questions - I hope these answers help!

Like another poster said, everyone will be different, but this is how it went down for me:

Controlling your emotions and eating hard those first 3 weeks? Everyone made fun of me (in a fun way) because I cried all the time over everything, even though I knew it was stupid. I would laugh and cry at the same time. I called it a surgery side effect - which has finally stopped - I haven't cried in weeks. I had no interest in eating until week 3 or so and by then I was happy to get to slurp soup. It was a week into soup that I had had enough and I wanted real food. it gets hard sometimes, but that's when you have to dig deep and stay with the program.

1 oz of Water every 15 mins? Was that hard? It was for me because I was never a water drinker to begin with. Even now I set my alarm to go off every hour to remind me to drink.

Protein - you need 40 grams a day at first (then it goes up) I drank choc protein shake 20g (took forever to get it down). Then water with New Whey Liquid Protein (walmart carries it). Its flavored - grape or watermelon - not too tasty but OK enough to get down.

Buy a huge container of protein for shakes. . is that good enough? Buy enough to get you started, but not too much, you may not like that kind. I find I like the premade shakes better - less foamy and thick.

Bed ridden? I would not say bed ridden, but I took my pain meds and slept a lot the first week. I could walk a few laps around the house several times a day, but I couldn't go to the store or anything.

What Vitamins do you have to take our do they suggest? I take a chewable multi-vitamin (Centrum Silver was the only chewable I could find, even though Im NOT silver... yet). B12 drops and D3 drops.

How long should you wait to have sex? My doc said 2 weeks - I probably waited 3 just because my tummy was still a bit tender and I was worried... but everything was fine when I finally gave into my hubby's crying and begging haha

How bad is the constipation? I have not gone on my own since surgery, but it never hurts - not enough food to really build up I guess. Every few days I take MOM and it flushes it all out.

Has anyone slipped and taken ibuprofen? I take liquid Tylenol. I hate taking pills anyway, so I just bought some liquid at walgreens.

Great questions - I hope these answers help!

Controlling emotions and eating ? I'm 2 weeks out and I cried for 20 mins today while my family was eating pizza in the kitchen !! Hardest thing Iv ever done in my life !!

I am preop, and having my food funeral over the next few days. My preop diet starts Tues. I will have a total of 8 weeks of liquids only, this will take me thru Turkey day. I imagine that I will be having these moments as well. On a happy note, I do not have to prepare Turkey Dinner and watch everyone eat it lol.

Controlling emotions and eating ? I'm 2 weeks out and I cried for 20 mins today while my family was eating pizza in the kitchen !! Hardest thing Iv ever done in my life !!

I am preop, and having my food funeral over the next few days. My preop diet starts Tues. I will have a total of 8 weeks of liquids only, this will take me thru Turkey day. I imagine that I will be having these moments as well. On a happy note, I do not have to prepare Turkey Dinner and watch everyone eat it lol.

Thank you, luckily I have a great husband who talked me through it and as the previous post mentioned I feel crazy about it too and laugh after but it seriously is hard to do liquids only for so long...

Thank you, luckily I have a great husband who talked me through it and as the previous post mentioned I feel crazy about it too and laugh after but it seriously is hard to do liquids only for so long...

Thank you all so much for the answers to my questions. .. this is great!

Keeping my fingers crossed

Thank you all so much for the answers to my questions. .. this is great!

Keeping my fingers crossed

Oh, bed ridden! Sorry, I should have figured that out. Naw, I wasn't bed ridden, not even in the hospital. I refused to get in the hospital bed except to sleep at night. I even napped sitting up in the glider chair in my room.

Being at home taking care of myself was fine. I wasn't going to be cleared to drive for the first week so I made sure I had everything I needed on hand. I had a lifting restriction of 10 lbs, and I knew I wasn't going to be up for really heavy housework like mopping or vacuuming, so I got my housekeeper to come for an extra visit to take care of that, change the kitty litter, etc. I napped a lot for the first two weeks and took it easy but I didn't have issues with mobility or taking care of my basic needs.

Oh, bed ridden! Sorry, I should have figured that out. Naw, I wasn't bed ridden, not even in the hospital. I refused to get in the hospital bed except to sleep at night. I even napped sitting up in the glider chair in my room.

Being at home taking care of myself was fine. I wasn't going to be cleared to drive for the first week so I made sure I had everything I needed on hand. I had a lifting restriction of 10 lbs, and I knew I wasn't going to be up for really heavy housework like mopping or vacuuming, so I got my housekeeper to come for an extra visit to take care of that, change the kitty litter, etc. I napped a lot for the first two weeks and took it easy but I didn't have issues with mobility or taking care of my basic needs.

Thanks everyone for your feedback! Means alot.. the clock is ticking

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