Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🌈 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

Headaches during liver reduction

ChrisInc2

Recommended Posts

NeedaBreak4Me    1,755

NeedaBreak4Me
Posted

I can still have coffee just no milk. Is that unusual?

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Nope... not unusual... we were allowed to have coffee and tea and sugar free soda.... we even were allowed to have a small dash of milk if ee wanted to.

Plans can be different depending on the surgeon

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

NeedaBreak4Me    1,755

NeedaBreak4Me
Posted

Phew :) thanks for the reply. I have been having a black coffee or diet coke as my 'treat'

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yeah i think that surgeon's here are a little bit more relaxed than other places.... i suggest trying to cut back on the diet coke though.... its better to cut it out now... cause you won't be able to have it later.

Even without sugar, you’re still consuming something sweet and your taste buds will be used to that level of sweetness.

Better to withdraw now, than withdrawing as well as recovering

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

missdeeAus    69

missdeeAus
Posted

Ok so I was talking to another sleever today and they were strictly on shakes pre op. I am allowed 100g of Protein. I triple checked this was correct. But why why why do some allow it an not others. I feel worried that I've had it when others can't.

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

NeedaBreak4Me    1,755

NeedaBreak4Me
Posted

With our clinic it depends on the persons starting weight....

basically the assumption is.. the bigger the person the more liver shrinkage required.

Is that other sleever bigger than you?

If you are allowed to have it... be thankful...i reckon some pre op people would sell their children for some chicken hahaha.

As long as your surgeon allows it... then you are doing the right thing... you should be fine.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

NeedaBreak4Me    1,755

NeedaBreak4Me
Posted

Oh its a HE! Boys lose soooo much faster than us!

5 sleeps! How exciting! How are you feeling? Have the crazy thoughts kicked in yet?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

missdeeAus    69

missdeeAus
Posted

Yeah he has done really well. Though he is very casual about it. Won't even take his Multivitamin or go to his follow ups. At this point I just want it done so I don't feel hungry. Thank god I get that 100g of Protein. My biggest worry is paper undies and sleeping in a hospital but I guess that part will be over quick. I am also looking forward to loosing enough weight to get into 'new' territory having lost and regained and lost and regained on my own these last few years.

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

NeedaBreak4Me    1,755

NeedaBreak4Me
Posted

Which hospital are you getting your surgery done?

We didn't have to wear paper undies... we were allowed to wear our normal ones.... lucky i didn't pack anything fancy... just standard ones lol

sleeping is fun post op... the drugs they give you are awesome... i loved pressing the pump ans getting a hit lol i was such a junkie for the two days lol

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

thatmeanone    240

thatmeanone
Posted

What everyone else said

I was a ridiculously heavy coffee drinker and finding out that I had to give it up was initially devastating....

I literally have an 8 foot coffee bar in my house with a tassimo, a keurig, a rivo, a nespresso, and a cuisanart coffee system on it.

So if anyone can relate, here is how I tackled it....

Pretty much as soon as I had my first consultation I bought some half caff coffee and replaced all but my morning cup with half caff. I stayed on this until I ran out of full caff pods....

Then I bought a bunch of Decaf and replaced all the half caff except my morning cup with decaf until I ran out of half caff pods.

6 months later and I'm 100% decaf - though if I go to Starbucks or Dunkin (which is a rarity) I'll still have a regular cup

You know - I thought I would be devastated and I'm really just not

Thinking about selling off all but two of my pots....

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

missdeeAus    69

missdeeAus
Posted

St. Andrews war memorial hospital in Brisbane. I was seriously gonna slip the nurse a 50 if she let me keep my undies :). Maybe I'll get lucky and get to keep them anyhow :)

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Go To Topic Listing PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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.
      · 1 reply
      1. summerseeker

        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.

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • KimBaxleyWilson

      KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • bellaamey

      bellaamey

      https://alluniqueguide.com/java-burn-coffee-reviews/
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    Bariatric Forums

    For Patients

    Health Professionals

    Search Surgeons

    Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

    ×