Hello all sleeving in August let's encourage each other

I hope everyone is doing well pre and post surgery!!!

Going thru preop right now with surgery in 1 hour

good luck! Praying for you.

Going thru preop right now with surgery in 1 hour

good luck! Praying for you.

Yes!! I'm dizzy too. I'm hoping it's just a lack of calories. My doc told me I could drink some Gatorade and that has helped. I also had some cream of chicken soup yesterday and that helped quite a bit as well. You might try diluted apple juice as well. Blood sugar might be low.

Good luck and Godspeed Galaxy Girl!

The one thing that worked for me to relieve the gas was to walk, walk & then walk some more! I didn't take any meds just walked. Good luck it does go away about day 3. I had my VSG on 8/18/14! Doing great:)

Hi guys. Wat is everyone eating 7 days out. Tired of clear liquid. I could eat some tuna right now.

Hi guys. Wat is everyone eating 7 days out. Tired of clear liquid. I could eat some tuna right now.

Stacyfae,

I'm two weeks post op, too, but have only had protein shakes and chicken broth. I have my follow up w/my surgeon today and am expecting to get the green light to begin having soft and puréed foods. I'm so ready but I still haven't mastered getting 60 grams per day of protein shakes down. This is definitely a slow learning lesson. I don't know how much weight I've lost since the surgery, because they didn't weigh me that day. I suspect it's about 8-10 pounds.

Dreamgirl45

Hi alli!

I was sleeved on August 19th. So far I am doing well. I did have a question though. When I am sleeping a couple times a night I feel a tightness in my belly. At first I though I was dreaming but then it happens again. Anyone else have those tight cramp like episodes? If so what are they?

Hi alli! I was sleeved on August 19th. So far I am doing well. I did have a question though. When I am sleeping a couple times a night I feel a tightness in my belly. At first I though I was dreaming but then it happens again. Anyone else have those tight cramp like episodes? If so what are they?

I think it might be muscle spasms that's how it feels to me. I was sleeved 8/20. But curious as to wat others say.

As I read through posts everyday it amazes me how different some of the requirements are on diets for everyone. I see where some people had to stomach puréed food before they left the hospital, some where they have to be on liquids for a month (I couldn't handle that), and then for me just liquids this first week. Tomorrow morning I get my clearance to start my puréed diet. I am so excited to have something other than broth or yogurt. And to whomever questioned never having chicken or turkey again? That's a first for me. On my puréed diet my NUT gave an example as chicken puréed with lite mayo. She just said if you eat chicken dark is moister and whatever it is make it moisty to go down.

On a side note, OMG the cravings for different tastes of food. I have been making my husband gourmet meals and fancy sandwiches just because I have food on the mind. I watch him eat it as my "fulfillment" lol. He feels horrible d doesn't understand how I can do that and not eat it. I chop it up to some mighty good will power. Of course I have been making healthier stuff for the family too.

I go tomorrow at 5am... Surgery at 8am... Nervous ... But excited!

Hi alli!

I was sleeved on August 19th. So far I am doing well. I did have a question though. When I am sleeping a couple times a night I feel a tightness in my belly. At first I though I was dreaming but then it happens again. Anyone else have those tight cramp like episodes? If so what are they?

I had some pain and tightness just below the breastbone, like one of the doctors said to me, that's where most of the work was done. Walk alot and hang in there, I'm doing pretty good and I had it the same day.

I go tomorrow at 5am... Surgery at 8am... Nervous ... But excited!