I'm new to this, tomorrow will be day 8. I'm ready for this lifestyle change, but I feel like I'm going at this blind. I'm not one to read page after page of material and retain much of the info. The whole reason I'm starting this post is because I had a huge scare 2 nights ago. After arriving back home late Monday morning from my longgggg trip to Mexico I started on my diet. I was having an extremely hard time getting anything down. I ended up drinking a 10 oz clear protein drink over the course of the day. The whole time I felt extremely bloated. The next day I had the same thing and about a cup of beef broth. Still extremely bloated feeling. I started feeling somewhat weak and a little dizzy. That night after trying to go to bed and sleep failing me I decided to take a warm bath as they usually make me feel much better. About 20 minutes in I lost my bowels 3 times in quick succession.i never even had time to get myself to the toilet. I immediately drained the tub and stood up to take a shower. About the time I got myself rinsed off and somewhat clean I started feeling dizzy. I leaned my face into the back wall of the shower and the next thing I knew was on the floor outside of the shower. I yelled for my gf. She got me to bed, dried me off and got me some water. I woke up the next morning feeling about the same. I tried to drink water and was still having difficulty. I finally decided to go to the ER. At the ER they told me what I already suspected. Extreme dehydration.

My whole point in sharing this extremely embarrassing episode is in wanting to know what I need to avoid short term and long term in my new life. Also what positives do I need to be on the lookout for? Are there certain foods I should avoid? Are there medicines that are going to screw me up? Any advice will help.

Who did you go through for your surgery. I don't think you should feel blind. This process is hard. I am almost 3 weeks out but you have to make sure you are getting your Protein and Fluid in. It is hard and it can take all day and some days I am NOT good at it but start off with a Protein Drink and just keep sipping'. But whoever did your surgery should have educated you on what needed to be done as follow up. You should know what stage you are at and what phases of food that you can have. While I know you don't want to do a lot of research because you are not feeling well first thing you need to do is start sipping fluids... I might even suggest you go and get some G2 gatorade to get those electrolytes going.

I know my diet, and I have support from them. I just felt overwhelmed by the reading material I was given. I'm using water, pedoolyte and Gatorade and it all helps. Just was wondering if there was anything they didn't tell me.

OK, I'm going to post some links you need to sit down read and watch so you don't make any mistakes. Making mistakes this early could jeopardize your surgery. If any of these protocols vary from what Kuri told you, you should use Kuri's methods/protocol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa3Lwt6ElIs&list=UL Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4jYJipQ7vc part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbdhf44ZweI&feature=relmfu Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF3TCKUn3YI Part 4

Gastric-Band-Patient-Manual.pdf

Edited March 27, 201412 yr by 2muchfun

Do not take any ibuprofen or aspirin. Tylenol only. Unless, your doctor states otherwise.

Follow the post surgery food guidelines from Kuri and if there's a question, did they give you a toll free number? There's a nurse from his office who posts here occasionally and I believe they have a toll-free line to call?

Yes I have Joanns number and have spoken to her this week. Thanks for the help.

Yes I have Joanns number and have spoken to her this week. Thanks for the help.

Watch those videos when you have time. Dr O'Brien has performed thousands of band surgeries and is one of the highest regarded doctors in his field.

I'm new to this, tomorrow will be day 8. I'm ready for this lifestyle change, but I feel like I'm going at this blind. I'm not one to read page after page of material and retain much of the info. The whole reason I'm starting this post is because I had a huge scare 2 nights ago. After arriving back home late Monday morning from my longgggg trip to Mexico I started on my diet. I was having an extremely hard time getting anything down. I ended up drinking a 10 oz clear Protein drink over the course of the day. The whole time I felt extremely bloated. The next day I had the same thing and about a cup of beef broth. Still extremely bloated feeling. I started feeling somewhat weak and a little dizzy. That night after trying to go to bed and sleep failing me I decided to take a warm bath as they usually make me feel much better. About 20 minutes in I lost my bowels 3 times in quick succession.i never even had time to get myself to the toilet. I immediately drained the tub and stood up to take a shower. About the time I got myself rinsed off and somewhat clean I started feeling dizzy. I leaned my face into the back wall of the shower and the next thing I knew was on the floor outside of the shower. I yelled for my gf. She got me to bed, dried me off and got me some Water. I woke up the next morning feeling about the same. I tried to drink water and was still having difficulty. I finally decided to go to the ER. At the ER they told me what I already suspected. Extreme dehydration.

My whole point in sharing this extremely embarrassing episode is in wanting to know what I need to avoid short term and long term in my new life. Also what positives do I need to be on the lookout for? Are there certain foods I should avoid? Are there medicines that are going to screw me up? Any advice will help.

i would say that your blood sugar levels definately were low... after midday i would be having a small amount of glucose in a drink .... see how that helps. Apart from that, you are going to have to read up a bit. Forums are good though, ive had a lot of help from them. Have a look at the links that were given to you here.. I was dehydrated a couple of weeks ago and ended up in hospital with a drip. Im fine now.. had some Fluid taken out for a few weeks. Losing control of your bowels like that can sometimes happen as well. I did just once. It shouldnt happen to you anymore.. its very unpleasant though.

Keep up the thin liquids.... have a small amount of ice in a cold drink. that helps a lot with inflammation. suck an icypole if you have to. that would take care of the sugar hit and the cold will help settle your stomach. good luck. let us know how you go with it all.

Those videos were great. Thanks for the advice, I now feel better informed.

I also took a look at Kuri's website. There's a lot of good information on his site. Great recipes.