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I was sleeved 1/14/15 if anyone would like to keep in touch email me: Briconnect@gmail.com com

I was a big foodie so when it comes to what to eat I really take charge lol hate to be deprived love being satisfied and love looking good. I would love to share ideas HMU! BRI

Also I hear Unflavored Isopure Protein powder is the best if you don't like or are sick of all the choc,vanilla n strawberry whey's. Good luck hope this helps!

Go to pinrest.com search Protein shakes the recipes look so good... I'm picking up some "cookie butter" from trader joes later to add to a new Protein recipe.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/proteinshakes.htm

http://greatist.com/eat/high-protein-smoothie-recipes

I had to be on liquids 2 weeks before surgery, Clear Liquids while in the hospital, regular liquids for 2 weeks, pureed for 2 weeks, soft food for 2 weeks then finally regular food. I am so sick of Protein Shakes, even trying to mask the taste. But tomorrow I start pureed foods, I can't wait.

I'm down 20 lbs since before my pre-op diet. I think I may be at a stand still, but I haven't started exercising yet. I hope to next week. So hopefully I will be able to get back on the losing track.

Does anyone feel a tightness in the chest if they drink too fast? I do and want to know if that is normal. Is that the restriction everyone talks about?

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Got my sleeve yesterday morning and home resting today. The doc was pleased with my liver shrinkage and said it took him just under an hour. Other than some pain and soreness on my 6 incision sites, I feel pretty good! I was fortunate not to have any nausea. So happy to now be post-op!!

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@@Lisa22280 heartburn is killing me also. I take prilosec, gasx, benefiber. Someone just a laxative since no bowel movement to help. Don't want to put strain on stomach muscle

Take Zantac 150 it works in 30 mins i asked the pharmacist which one was the best i felt like a new person after taking this give it a try

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@@Happy2BMe1 So your doctor allowed you to be on complete solids instantly and did not have to go through a transition of Clear Liquids? I noticed that I'm the only one with the clear liquids. I did too look on pinterst for Protein Shakes since I have to be on complete solids for 15 days as well. I do not even start the pureed phase until Feb 23rd which I find a lil difficult and hard but what can I do. I lost 86% of my stomach and my sleeve is crazy small. Well good luck on your journey and congrats on the weight loss.

I was on preop liquid diet for 12 days and then for 2 days after the surgery. I was able to have creamy Soups, creamy yogurt, and unsweetened applesauce and 1 Protein Shake per day. I thought that was fast I have not really been able to eat that stuff well, my stomach feels full and like its stretching out with just Water. Tomorrow is my 1 week postop appointment and if my doctor clears me I can have soft foods eggs, refried Beans and cottage cheese. I drank to much Protein shake this morning and have felt bloated on left side I can't get comfortable. I am still learning on what I can do and not do.

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Did anyone else get internal stitching with their procedure? It makes one of your incisions look like a dimple. I did and it's the only thing I'm struggling with after surgery. A lot of pain and discomfort from time to time.

Yep. I was sleeved on Monday the 19th. Largest incision is above my belly button. and it was stiched on the inside very swollen and I have a dimple as well. Looks very strange. I have a binder around my midsection that has helped alot!

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Thanks a lot for the responses on my incision question but now I have another question! (I know, I'm annoying) but I was wondering how much Water and Protein do you guys have daily? And if you're on a soft/purée diet, how many times do you eat?

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@@Gendy Yes if I take too big of a sip i get that tightness. It is hard for me to remember to sip and not drink.

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I had my two-day post-op clear liquid diet, a one week liquid diet, and my post-op visit with doctor today (sleeved 1/14) said I was good to go on puréed foods! He said as long as I can blend it down and make sure I take VERY small bites, I can try my luck! Obviously every doctor gives different post-op diet instructions and I'm sure they want you to be safe than sorry.

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Well everyone, I am home now...sore, but alright. I was feeling really good @ 6pm on the very first day, and I was walking and all, then it quickly changed. All of a sudden I was in pain and horribly nauseous. I vomited a total of 3 times between midnight and 8am. Apparently they thought maybe at first I was just sensitive to meds, then they thought morphine was the culprit, so they gave me delotid(sp?) and as soon as that hit my veins I was sick again. They finally pulled me off all narcotics, and gave me toradol(?), which is a strong iv version of ibuprofen, and phenergen(sp?) for the nausea and that finally worked! I wasn't advanced to liquids until 8pm on day two, and that was just sips of Water. This morning I started clear liquids and it's been well tolerated. I don't have much pain, just very sore and the occasional gas pressure. They said I could advance to full liquids, but I think I'm going to take it easy for a couple of days. I am very happy to be home tonight and in my own comfy bed. :)

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Going in today. So nervous now. Scheduled at 7:30 am, need to be there at 5:30 am. Yawn. See you later!!!! :)

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Going in today. So nervous now. Scheduled at 7:30 am, need to be there at 5:30 am. Yawn. See you later!!!! :)

Sending prayers your way!

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Had my sleeve surgery on January 5th. Developed hypoxia, so had to spend 4 days in the hospital. Doing fine now and have lost 22 lbs.

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@@Gendy Yes if I take too big of a sip i get that tightness. It is hard for me to remember to sip and not drink.

I get it too. I wiggle it out. My bf thinks it's funny. To sip, I take a normal amount of liquid and hold it in my mouth. Then I swallow a little at a time. Also, I find using a straw helps. Suck enough to get the liquid to your mouth and release.

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Can you use a straw? I was sleeved by Dr. Ortiz and he and his dietician told me not to use a straw as the air will stretch the stomach. I believe it was also in my paperwork. I was sooooo thinking a straw would be so much better but it was a no no!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

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

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