April 10th 2017

Baratricforme · April 15, 2017

I am having a good recovery so far. I have had no vomiting or nausea and I have cravings to eat regular food I am on the liquid diet for one more week. Anyone go thru this? If so what did you do?

Has anyone skipped progression??

bunnyboop · April 16, 2017

I too had surgery on April 10th -- band to bypass. Like you, I'm on a liquid diet, but I can add applesauce, refried Beans, plain yogurt, and cottage cheese tomorrow. Like you and especially in the late afternoon and evening, I have cravings for real food, but I try and put it out of my mind and carry on. I have no plans to skip progression. I've spent my life not following directions or skipping steps or not being accountable in terms of the food I put into my body and this time, I'm doing things by-the-book. This way, if things don't go as they're supposed to, I can seek the appropriate help from the dietician, we're both on the same page, and I know I've done my part 100%.

I expect I'll lose slower than someone who didn't have a revision, because that's the way it seems to go. I gained weight after surgery, but it was just Fluid from the IV. I'm now down 5 lbs, which isn't any great shakes, but I'll take it. Once I regain my strength I plan to start walking 1-2 miles per day either outside or on the treadmill (depending on the weather), and hopefully the movement will help things along. I plan on joining a gym to start weight training as soon as I get the OK from my surgical team.

I'm looking for a buddy to go through this with -- let me know if you're interested.

ursusmaritimus · April 21, 2017

I had surgery on 10 April too. I have zero food cravings and even get nauseated if I'm around to many strong food smells.

My surgeon's office has me on Clear Liquids for two weeks, full liquids for one week, and then "mushies" for six weeks. I've been instructed to consume two Protein Drinks per day for many months, probably a year at least.

So far, it's been rather difficult to drink enough Water or Protein due to gas pain. I can't even think about regular food right now...ugh

Do either of you have gas pain when drinking liquids?

Baratricforme · April 21, 2017

I too had surgery on April 10th -- band to bypass. Like you, I'm on a liquid diet, but I can add applesauce, refried Beans, plain yogurt, and cottage cheese tomorrow. Like you and especially in the late afternoon and evening, I have cravings for real food, but I try and put it out of my mind and carry on. I have no plans to skip progression. I've spent my life not following directions or skipping steps or not being accountable in terms of the food I put into my body and this time, I'm doing things by-the-book. This way, if things don't go as they're supposed to, I can seek the appropriate help from the dietician, we're both on the same page, and I know I've done my part 100%.
I expect I'll lose slower than someone who didn't have a revision, because that's the way it seems to go. I gained weight after surgery, but it was just Fluid from the IV. I'm now down 5 lbs, which isn't any great shakes, but I'll take it. Once I regain my strength I plan to start walking 1-2 miles per day either outside or on the treadmill (depending on the weather), and hopefully the movement will help things along. I plan on joining a gym to start weight training as soon as I get the OK from my surgical team.
I'm looking for a buddy to go through this with -- let me know if you're interested.

You are correct! I will be Happy to journey with you! Thanks for the kind words. Hope you are doing well.

Baratricforme · April 21, 2017

I had surgery on 10 April too. I have zero food cravings and even get nauseated if I'm around to many strong food smells.
My surgeon's office has me on clear liquids for two weeks, full liquids for one week, and then "mushies" for six weeks. I've been instructed to consume two Protein drinks per day for many months, probably a year at least.
So far, it's been rather difficult to drink enough Water or protein due to gas pain. I can't even think about regular food right now...ugh
Do either of you have gas pain when drinking liquids?

Omg I am in the same boat I have severe gas pain. The Protein Shakes seems to make it more difficult too. I don't know what to do. I am calling the clinic today to see what they say.

Baratricforme · April 21, 2017

I had surgery on 10 April too. I have zero food cravings and even get nauseated if I'm around to many strong food smells.
My surgeon's office has me on clear liquids for two weeks, full liquids for one week, and then "mushies" for six weeks. I've been instructed to consume two Protein drinks per day for many months, probably a year at least.
So far, it's been rather difficult to drink enough Water or protein due to gas pain. I can't even think about regular food right now...ugh
Do either of you have gas pain when drinking liquids?

Omg I am in the same boat I have severe gas pain. The Protein Shakes seems to make it more difficult too. I don't know what to do. I am calling the clinic today to see what they say.

ursusmaritimus · April 21, 2017

Omg I am in the same boat I have severe gas pain. The Protein Shakes seems to make it more difficult too. I don't know what to do. I am calling the clinic today to see what they say.

I contacted my doctor's office about it. In my case, I wasn't taking tiny enough sips. Like...the sip amount is obnoxiously small. I no longer have the severe gas pain, but now I have thinly veiled rage that I can't drink more than a teaspoon of liquid at a time without pain, haha.

bunnyboop · April 21, 2017

56 minutes ago, ursusmaritimus said:

I contacted my doctor's office about it. In my case, I wasn't taking tiny enough sips. Like...the sip amount is obnoxiously small. I no longer have the severe gas pain, but now I have thinly veiled rage that I can't drink more than a teaspoon of liquid at a time without pain, haha.

I have to say that I don't have this -- but I'm a band to bypass revision, so perhaps therein lies the difference? I can take normal sips of Water, G2, Protein Shakes, etc, but I have a feeling when it comes to eating solid food, the rubber will meet the road. At least I hope so. I'm having trouble getting in enough liquid, simply because there's so much of it! I don't have much of an appetite, but food smells don't turn me off like they do you. I start eating soft foods on Tuesday -- eggs, chopped meat and mushy veggies, etc. I'm looking forward to it and I'm supposed to be supplementing with at least 1 shake a day, divided in half -- one half for morning snack and one half for afternoon snack. I'd love to form a support group here for those of us who are just a few weeks out.

Bunny

MarinaGirl · April 23, 2017

I had MGB surgery on 4/10/17. I'm not feeling great today. Still on a liquid diet and haven't cheated yet. I don't think I've been getting enough fluids the last couple of days. Perhaps that's why my stomach is gurgling and feeling a little queasy.

bunnyboop · April 23, 2017

I wasn't feeling well at all this morning. It wasn't until I told my husband about my symptoms (queasy, dizzy, etc.), that he said "Sounds like dehydration to me." I drank some G2 and I felt much better. However, we had company this morning for 3-hours and I was absolutely exhausted after they left. I was so tired, my eyes were burning. I had to take it easy for the rest of the day -- I had no energy to do a thing.

We need to remember to drink, drink, and drink our fluids. I'm on liquids and a few mushy foods (cottage cheese, yogurt, canned fruit, refried beans). On Tuesday, I can add some solids into my diet. Hopefully, I'll feel restriction then, because I don't feel it much now.

Bunny

ursusmaritimus · April 23, 2017

I'm doing really well today. My weightloss seems to be zipping along. I'm not sure what's normal for most people at this stage though. Once I figured about the super tiny sip thing, I've had no pain. It's still annoying to have to be sipping, honestly, every 5 minutes to get my 64 oz Water and two 11 oz Protein Shakes in.

I've been walking ~1 mile every day, but in honor of Earth Day, my best friend and I went for a little 3-mile hike at a nearby national park. It went really well; today was definitely the first day since surgery that I feel like myself. I did take a 3.5 hour nap (sleep?) in the afternoon because I was a little tired after the hike and grocery shopping.

I'm all for a support group on here for fellow April 10-ers!

I advance to full liquids Monday. I feel anxious about it. food feels VERY MUCH like the enemy to me. And having zero hunger feels like my (unwillingly) fat girl Heaven. My plan is to simply acknowledge my anxiety about having to eat again and follow exactly the plan given to me by the nutritionist. I bought plain fat free kiefer and two Trader Joe's Soups today in preparation for full liquids.

bunnyboop · April 23, 2017

You're doing great! I was on my feet (standing still), for 3-hours yesterday morning and I was exhausted for the rest of the day. I think taking a 3 mile hike is amazing -- I'm keeping to a mile on those days I have the energy to take a walk. I'm doing 20-minutes on the recumbent bike on hill mode and I'm going to increase it to 30-minutes this week. I'm concerned about my lack of energy, but everyone's different I guess.

I wish I weren't hungry. I'm really sick of the shakes and my plan allows me some mushies now. I've been having refried Beans mixed with low-fat yogurt or cottage cheese and I feel guilty for eating it, even though it tastes delicious. On Tuesday I move to more solid foods -- I can eat things like chopped meat and chopped chicken or turkey, tuna fish, mushy veggies, etc. I'm looking forward to getting some veggies into my body. I really need to figure out the difference between hunger and cravings.

Bunny

ursusmaritimus · April 25, 2017

You're doing great! I was on my feet (standing still), for 3-hours yesterday morning and I was exhausted for the rest of the day. I think taking a 3 mile hike is amazing -- I'm keeping to a mile on those days I have the energy to take a walk. I'm doing 20-minutes on the recumbent bike on hill mode and I'm going to increase it to 30-minutes this week. I'm concerned about my lack of energy, but everyone's different I guess.
I wish I weren't hungry. I'm really sick of the shakes and my plan allows me some mushies now. I've been having refried Beans mixed with low-fat yogurt or cottage cheese and I feel guilty for eating it, even though it tastes delicious. On Tuesday I move to more solid foods -- I can eat things like chopped meat and chopped chicken or turkey, tuna fish, mushy veggies, etc. I'm looking forward to getting some veggies into my body. I really need to figure out the difference between hunger and cravings.
Bunny

It took me a few years of therapy prior to surgery to master that skill, and I still found it a daily-ish challenge!

MarinaGirl · April 26, 2017

I'm doing better with getting my fluids in this week. And this morning I ate half an egg, scrambled, for Breakfast. It was yummy and didn't cause any issues. Yeah for me!