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I had my sleeve done May 5, 2014. Having trouble drinking the Protein Shakes. I've only been able to keep Water in. I'm starving and full of gas. Anyone else have this problem? If so what did you do?

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I had my sleeve done May 5, 2014. Having trouble drinking the Protein Shakes. I've only been able to keep Water in. I'm starving and full of gas. Anyone else have this problem? If so what did you do?

Ok, I was sleeved on the 7th, and I mix my Protein with the almond milk, vanilla! I let them freeze just a lil bit and they are so good! Try that, also to switch up the broth, I ordered the clear broth from the Chinese restaurant! That was yummy as well! I hope gets better for you! I am very gassy, so I understand, I just let it out and keep going! Everyday is getting better, I plan on driving tomorrow, due to going to handle some business!

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Sleeved May 2nd in Grinnell, Iowa. I'm doing well! Post op appointment this Wednesday. Walk as much as you can, that helps with gas. Crystal Light helps me get some of my Water in. I also drink sugar free Vitamin water. By day 6-7 I felt better..

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Hi May sleevers. I was sleeved May 6 in Portland, OR. Still having so much abdominal cavity gas and pressure from surgery. After every sip I take of Water or Protein Shake I have even more gas bubbles in my stomach. I'm so ready for that all to go away and was hoping it would have by this point. Also still having a good deal of pain and "pulling" around the right side of my stomach when I'm moving, getting out of bed and/or walking. This is not preventing me from doing things but is just painful. Anyone else experiencing these things? Perhaps I just have no pain tolerance and am a worry wart :) congrats to all of you! Excited to do this journey together!!

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It will get better! I had the same issues. What helped me was chewable Gas-X and walking. I know, it's horrible, but it is only temporary. I ate/drank standing up r pacing for a few ads and that helped, too! I'm almost 2 weeks post op and feeling soooo much better!

Hang in there!

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Ok...I am glad that I have you guys so I know I am normal. I have gas all the time. Severe pain as i stand from sitting or get out of bed. And I am starving. Im gonna try the Almond milk because the normal Protein Shake is not filling. I cant have Soup until Wednesday. I keep repeating. Only 48 hours. Good news im finally seeing a loss onthe scale.

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Hi May sleevers. I was sleeved May 6 in Portland, OR. Still having so much abdominal cavity gas and pressure from surgery. After every sip I take of Water or Protein shake I have even more gas bubbles in my stomach. I'm so ready for that all to go away and was hoping it would have by this point. Also still having a good deal of pain and "pulling" around the right side of my stomach when I'm moving, getting out of bed and/or walking. This is not preventing me from doing things but is just painful. Anyone else experiencing these things? Perhaps I just have no pain tolerance and am a worry wart :) congrats to all of you! Excited to do this journey together!!

Ok you sound just like me. I had mine done on May 5 and I still have gas. According to my drs and nurses the right side pain is where they remove everything from. It will be the side to heal the slowest but it gets better. I suggest getting a belly band to hold you in. It's worked wonders for me and I can now sleep on my sides and stomach.

Gas man oh man do I have gas. Sitting with my three year old yesterday she said mommy Angie I think your tummy wants a snack. That too shall pass.

Good luck with everything

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I am scheduled for May 29th, my pre-op visit is this coming Tuesday May 13th.... So excited and scared.

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May 13! I don't normally participate in public forums, but I feel like I need the support. Good luck to all!

The support is definitely needed, I had my surgery on May 7, and this forum got me through! It taught me about patience, understanding, what to expect, and this is day 2, and everything I have read up on has really helped me! You can private message me, if you have any questions!

Thank you for your reply. I got out of the hospital Wednesday and I've already over did it. Today I've been in pain more than necessary. Drank too much yesterday and today. Need to slow my roll.

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My wife and I have ours set for May 28th at Dr. Fernando Garcia in Tijuana. We're very excited!

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I was sleeved on May 12th. Mine was a special case as there was breathing tube complications. I was in the hospital for 5 days. Thank God im home!! Im fine other than a sore throat and intense waves of gas pain. When will that go away? Thanks guys!

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Hi I was sleeved on the13th of May ... And honestly I thought it would have been more passive. I know I just went thru surgery but today is Saturday the 17th and I'm still in great pain... For one I have lots of gas pain, I mean lots! And it won't come out. They keep telling me to walk and walk and I do and still nothing. I know surgery is different for everyone but this pain is unbearable! I need help! Is thee anything I can take or movements I can do? Only thing I've take has been some gas x and nothing. I'm kinda getting worried cuz I'm limited to physical things ????

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I was sleeved on May 12th. Mine was a special case as there was breathing tube complications. I was in the hospital for 5 days. Thank God im home!! Im fine other than a sore throat and intense waves of gas pain. When will that go away? Thanks guys!

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Seriously! I dream of the days when i could lay flat! But i keep telling myself it will be better very soon

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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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        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.

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