I had my surgery last week and am looking for a buddy and mentor

I am in LA and am having my sleeve Nov 10, i cant share any experiences yet and i may not be what u are looking for

Who is doing your surgery?

Dr eschete in Lafayette la

How are you doing a week into your surgery, has it been rough

Well, mine was complicated and don't want to scare you. What happened to me only happens to about 2% of people.

The hardest for me post-op was all of the weeks I was on just liquids. I was sooooo sick of broth. I started cheating a little and would eat a little bit of noodles from the ramen noodles or cup o noodles. I found so many yummy flavors with those brands instead of plain old chicken broth or beef broth. I never had any problems keeping it down. I am finally on "mushy foods". I can't wait to have a salad!!! We live in La. where there is such wonderful food to sample so it is really hard for us. I'm such a foodie. I miss bread the most.

What part of LA are u from, I am a breadie too, and know I will miss it, did u drink just the juice or ablittle noodles too?

At first, just the broth. After about 2-3 weeks, I started eating a little bit of the noodles. I needed something to "chew". Broth was not filling me up. Once I got on yogurt, it would satisfy my hunger a little. When I got onto Cream of Wheat last week, it was like a dream come true. The doctor and NUT told me that this week I can start eating Beans. Today I had a Black Bean burger patty. It was soooo delicious. I just ate the patty with a little ketchup on the side. I was half way through it and said to myself that I could eat the whole thing. Two more bites and it started hurting. So I ate a little more than half.

Do you know people that have had the surgery and have received advice from them? I knew 4 people that have had it so they told me what to expect.

I'm from the New Orleans area. Grew up in Metairie. Work in New Orleans. Now live in Slidell.

Thanks for sharing!