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May 20th sleeve are you starting your 3rd stage Monday??

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I have pain if I take too big of a swallow, but I know it from the hernia repair because its in the same spot where the pain was right after surgery and my doc explained I would feel that.

I also had a hernia repair, but they didn't mention any kind of discomfort after surgery. It makes sense though. Thanks!

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I can only sip half a teaspoon at a time and I wait a few minutes before I have another.

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Yeah the hernia repair takes a while to heal so yeah there will be some discomfort. My surgeon told me as soon as I woke up that any pain in or near the center of my chest is from the repair at that it wold probably be uncomfortable for a bit. So if my gulp is too big. It hurts for real.

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Xojessny what do you get to eat in your 3rd stage. I was the 21st so after Tuesday, I get to try scrambled eggs and mush up stuff, tuna, ground turkey mushed up. I'm excited. Lol. It's crazy that I'm excited about a couple bites of mushed up ground turkey. Lol lol. I think once I get to that stage, I will get more motivated and kick it up to two miles. So tired of shakes lol.

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I was told that some of the pain that I feel in my chest is because the opening from the oesophagus gets tightened a bit in the surgery. Apparently the pain eases. I too am over shakes. I am having Soups, juice and coconut Water.< /p>

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Hi sleevers, I am on blended and puréed foods. I love it. Next Tuesday I began soft foods. Going for post op checkup tomorrow. I had a bad allergic reaction to the glue very itchy and red.

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I had my first visit to my surgeon today, day 10. A total weight loss of 6 kg's since day of op. Everything is going well, still on fluids, walking my dog everyday, and best of all, still another week off. I didn't think I would be feeling like this last week. It's amazing how quickly the body can recover.

I am sick of fluids, and can't wait to get on to puréed doodle. Can't say that I am hungry, however, those pizza adds certainly make my mouth Water. I guess it's all part of the mental struggle and the 'head hunger' thing I keep reading about.

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Getting a little tired of Protein shakes and thin liquids in general. Also been struggling to stay thoroughly hydrated.

Down 18 pounds since surgery (5/20) and down 36 pounds since the beginning of this month (5/1).

I will say something happened during surgery that's caused my right thigh to go completely numb and cold to the touch. A little concerned about that healing back correctly. Apparently a nerve is compressed between the L3 and L4 discs. This happened during surgery cause I didn't have this before.

Glad to hear everyone's been doing pretty well. Keep it up!

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Getting a little tired of Protein shakes and thin liquids in general. Also been struggling to stay thoroughly hydrated. Down 18 pounds since surgery (5/20) and down 36 pounds since the beginning of this month (5/1). I will say something happened during surgery that's caused my right thigh to go completely numb and cold to the touch. A little concerned about that healing back correctly. Apparently a nerve is compressed between the L3 and L4 discs. This happened during surgery cause I didn't have this before. Glad to hear everyone's been doing pretty well. Keep it up!

I am also tired of Protein drinks and shakes, and have 10 days to go before purée... Sigh! And I'm def starting to feel hunger.. Not reflux, not heartburn ...HUNGER... I am having no problems getting Protein in, but problems with other liquids... Just not enough time in a day!

Hope your leg goes back to how it's supposed to be! I'm sure that's nerve wracking

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Hope your leg goes back to how it's supposed to be! I'm sure that's nerve wracking

That was a good pun. 8/10

I understand the hunger for sure. I think I'm just use to it now and don't care.

Edited by Turbosleeve

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That was a good pun. 8/10 I understand the hunger for sure. I think I'm just use to it now and don't care.

Lol.. Omg... That was so unintentional ...

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May 19th sleeve. Suffering a lot of head hunger but seem to be satisfied with liquid diet. Going to a Bunco party tonight and have to face my new life where the social aspect is more important that the food. Real life begins tonight. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

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Although I don't feel physically hungry I want food. I worked out last night that it is because I want to chew - I haven't chewed for 3 1/2 weeks and it will be 2 1/2 weeks before I can. Roll on my soft food week!

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    • Alisa_S

      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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      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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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