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Ok' date=' so for those of you who have pouches of Iron. Did you go ahead and stick to the full fluids & pureed?

New Life Started 07/24/12[/quote']

I did liquid for a week and a half and went straight to regular foods

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Ok' date=' so for those of you who have pouches of Iron. Did you go ahead and stick to the full fluids & pureed?

New Life Started 07/24/12[/quote']

I'm not sure if I have a pouch if Iron but I have not have any issues getting sick etc. chicken salad got stuck once because I ate too fast.

I did 2 weeks of full liquid, 1 week of purée, then slowly introduced soft protein- egg, chicken, fish etc. I avoid carbs.

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I'm starting to feel like the oddball when I talk to others that have had RNY. From the date of my surgery' date=' 6/25/2012, I have had only one problem and that was dehydration for one day. I have had no nausea/vomiting. No pain other than gas for about 3-5 days. I will be 6wks as of Monday and I can eat just about anything I try with no problem. I'm not brave enough to try anything fried, though. Tonight, I had a about 1/4 of a chicken fajita with no tortilla. My incision that is on the left side.....some people say theirs is kinda ugly. Mine is barely and inch long. However, I did discover at 3wks out that I antibiotics in the pill form aren't my friend. Otherwise, haven't had much of a problem with food. At first I was able to eat more than I can now, but it is slowing down now.

I think I'm a little nervous about my pouch working TOO well. My supervisor told me I'm just blessed.[/quote']

I am the exact same way. Have had no problems, basically never dumped and can eat just about anything I want (I won't try bread/sugar though) and I'm afraid that my pouch isn't all that different from my old stomach. Hell I can knock back 5 shots of rum and won't be that drunk. Idk what's wrong with it

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

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I feel like I'm a lucky one too!! I have followed every rule so far and it's hard. I'm only 6 days post op but feel great and pretty much have no pain. Just soreness, thank god.

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Sweet! Thats is awesome you are an oddball!! I have to admit this is something I am scared of. But this choice is the best choice for me <3

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Ok' date=' so for those of you who have pouches of Iron. Did you go ahead and stick to the full fluids & pureed?

New Life Started 07/24/12[/quote']

I did liquids for a week, then added soft foods for a week. I was SUPPOSED to do pureed for 3-6 wks. I put some foods in the blender and chopped them up real fine. I chewed EVERYTHING real good. Most foods, I was just able to eat normally. Pretty much, I began introducing foods a little early. No problems, though. I was cleared today at my 6wk appt.

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I worry about the same thing. I had complications in the hospital but after that I haven't had any issues. Never took pain meds. I can drink fine (I'm just not thirsty). No trouble with any foods except eggs (and that was a problem prior to surgery). The only time I've been sick is bc I ate too fast. I can eat 2-4 ounces depending on what I'm eating. I thought something was wrong with me!

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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