Hi everyone!! This is my first post & I'm looking for October surgery buddies. I'm very excited about the surgery. I've gotten my psych clearance, scheduled my sleep study, nutrition classes and upper endoscopy. My date is October 14th. Btw, anyone here from Jersey? Look forward to making friends w everyone!

Edited August 21, 201411 yr by Marielbx

A heads up...

So if you are anything like me, the move to more and more solid food may also be accompanied by a move to more and more solid... other things. *cough*

During this period where we aren't supposed to have much Fiber yet it can be especially difficult to mitigate the effects through dietary intake alone!

My doctor says that if you have trouble in this area, the preferred treatment is Colace, not a more harsh stimulant laxative which is still too harsh for our healing plumbing. It's gentle enough to take every day.

I had an unfortunate GI weekend, so I am passing along (no pun intended) my lesson learned! It was a surprise to me because I've spent the last decade on metformin, which tends to give me GI trouble in the opposite direction, so I wasn't prepared!

My Surgeon's office recommended benefiber daily mixed with any liquid, if that is of any help to anyone.

My nutritionist recommends anything nutritional, natural apple sauce, flax seed (super tiny) can be mixed into lots of stuff, and prunes

Sorry I meant natural items to help your digestion.

I use Milk Of Magnesia. It's also gentle on the GI system.

My dr. Recommends aloe Vera juice. I believe it's available in different flavors.

Vsglady, have you tried the aloe vera juice?

@@Peekboo Hey Peek, I haven't, thankfully needed it so I haven't tried but I did buy 2 bottles to have on hand just in case as well as some glycerin supossotories. i got mine at the local grocery store but I think my NUT recommends ordering it from Douglas labs on line.

Just tried this recipe tonight. ???? it!

pumpkin Protein shake

This is a wonderfully decadent way to get in your protein! Spicy, creamy and icy-thick.…milkshakes never had it so good!

1/4 cup pumpkin puree

1 cup skim milk or soymilk

1 scoop vanilla Protein powder (such as Matrix Simply Vanilla)

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or 1/4 t. cinnamon, 1/8 t. cloves, 1/8 t. ginger)

2 tablespoons Splenda Granular

1/4 cup Cool Whip or NSA Vanilla yogurt

1 cup ice cubes

Place pumpkin, milk, protein powder, spices, Splenda, cool whip or yogurt, and ice cubes in blender container; process until slushy. Makes one Meal Replacement serving.

Sounds delicious!!! Will have to try when I get some free time. Thanks for sharing!

I actually got it off one of the threads on BP.

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/46651-200-protein-shake-recipes/

Sll of those shakes look good

Sll of those shakes look good

Ikr?! I gotta get busy trying em all! I can finally start using my ninja

Got my first monthly shipment from Insurenutririon.com today 72 Protein shakes, bariatric Vitamins and a tub of special scar compound. Insurance covered at 100% and this shipment will come every month. Has anyone else registered or got approved with them, if not I'd highly recommend it. Here is the info on the scar compound if anyone is curious.

Scar Therapy Cream Ingredients

Tranilast is an anti-allergic drug. Studies have shown tranilast to inhibit the release of histamine and prostaglandins from mast cells. It also suppresses collagen synthesis of fibroblasts derived from keloid and hypertrophic scar tissue but not healthy tissue. Tranilast also inhibits the release of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 from keloid fibroblasts. Topical treatment has been found to be more beneficial than when given orally. Relief of burning sensation, pain and pruritis associated with keloid scars.

Mometasone, a medium potency glucocorticosteroid, is used to reduce inflammation. Topical therapy is preferred over systemic therapy due to fewer associated adverse effects. Mometasone produces anti-inflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive actions.

Levocetirizine is a histamine (H1) receptor antagonist. Topical antihistamines can be used to reduce swelling and eliminate itching. Itching can lead to unintentional scratching which only further damages the tissue. Antihistamines have other anti-scar properties as well: they inhibit the inflammatory response which reduces scar formation. They are also antiproliferative agents and have been shown to inhibit the deposition and synthesis of collagen in keloid fibroblasts through suppression o f the release of TGF-b1 from fibroblasts. Levocetirizine is a long acting antihistamine which provide for less frequent dosing and longer relief for patients.