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3 wks. POST surgery

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sissy63    12

sissy63
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Surgery was Dec. 16, 2014. I am 20 pounds down:) I have been given the 'green light' to eat soft foods. MAN! I never knew a scrambled egg could taste so good ! ! I still drink my Protein shake for lunch. And I try my best to make sure my Protein is the first thing I eat.

BUT WOW! 5 days post surgery....I never knew a pickle could look so delicious! But I refrained, and maintained.

What I find most perplexing is getting the amount of Water in and protein. I can only hold about 3 oz. and I'm NOT trying to stretch it out !!

But I keep on keeping on. My b/p has been within normal limits since I had the surgery WITHOUT MEDICATION:) as well as my cholesterol. My knee pain is gone too!! And I sleep better:) Each day brings something new to learn....like I cannot chug Water ....I must take small sips....and I must walk. I don't have one regret..........

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WL WARRIOR    692

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Did you quit taking your blood pressure medicine after surgery? I don't know if my blood pressure has really improved because my PCP won't discontinue or lower my Atenolol.

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Midtown girl    44

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I know how you feel!! I am 21 days post op today and I am almost 50 lbs down since I started this process (including pre-op diet). I had mashed potatoes and chicken (that I chewed until I couldn't chew anymore!!)for dinner today and I felt like finally I am having real food, but without a need to eat huge quantities of it. I am trying on the clothes that I couldn't fit into before and they are fitting! Definitely the best decision I made!

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Eli Alexander    316

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Congrats. I'm nervous, heading into the surgery in two weeks, and reading threads like this one lifts my spirit. Keep it up.

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FortKnox78    109

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Congrats. I'm nervous, heading into the surgery in two weeks, and reading threads like this one lifts my spirit. Keep it up.

Eli..I too am a few week's out from surgery and feel a tad nervous. From what I can gather, as long as we precisely follow the doctors orders, we should be in good shape. Good luck to you!!

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Midtown girl    44

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Don't worry guys. Listen to the surgeons and your body and you will not regret this decision. The little of pain and fear will be a distant memory before you know it.

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Eli Alexander    316

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For a little inspiration, go to google images and search gastric sleeve before and after pictures. Look in their eyes, it's more than just weight loss, it's life gain.

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FortKnox78    109

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For a little inspiration, go to google images and search gastric sleeve before and after pictures. Look in their eyes, it's more than just weight loss, it's life gain.

Eli...I just looked at some pinterest pics and WOW...you are right, the "sparkle" is back in their eyes!...a confidence!

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sissy63    12

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Did you quit taking your blood pressure medicine after surgery? I don't know if my blood pressure has really improved because my PCP won't discontinue or lower my Atenolol.

Did you quit taking your blood pressure medicine after surgery? I don't know if my blood pressure has really improved because my PCP won't discontinue or lower my Atenolol.

Yes I quit taking mine after surgery. WITH my NP approval, but we had already had an understanding that is what would happen, cause I WANTED TO KNOW. What I would suggest that you do is monitor 2-3 times daily your blood pressure for about 5-7 days. And then I would take my readings to my PCP and have a serious talk with him/her, and ask WHY can you not even try without the medications... Yes they are the medical expert, but you CAN and should ask questions.

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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
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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

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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.

        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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