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I had my sleeve done 3/16/18 and I am still struggling with dehydration. I ended up back at the ER for fluids 7 days post op and I have never caught up. Yesterday I was back again with a fecal impact due to dehydration. It should never take 7 hours to poop! I have never been caught up even after fluids at the er. I can tolerate the sugar-free Popsicles but everything else is really difficult. I have never been a drinker prior to surgery and I am worse now. I was also told Gatorade G2 was okay but I had to Water it down 50/50.


omg so sorry that this experience hasnt been all too well for you as of yet. I dont want to end up back in the hospital with iv’s so I constantly try and try to get my sips in all day long even if I have no desire to drink anything . good luck with everything hun .


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I like Decaf tea with stevia, sugar free popsicles, sugar free Jello and pudding, warm chocolate Premiere Protein Drink in the morning. Feeling great one week post op. Also, walked 2 miles today.

HW - 267
SW - 247 sleeve 4/23/18
CW - 237
GW - 170

5’5” 66 years young[emoji16]





wow thats amazing, im one week post op so I can move onto full liquids now before I was only strictly allowed all Clear Liquids so i didnt have much to help me out but I do now thank u so much and good luck .


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@mistique90 I hope you get to feel better soon. Maybe you'll look back someday,and see this as a tiny bump in the road. Try really hard to get more fluids in, I think,you'll start to feel better when you do.[emoji13][emoji106]


im trying all I can to get all my slow sips in . I can introduce myself to full liquids now so adding sugar free pudding, strained cream Soups, fat free ricotta cheese and different variety of liquids to my diet will help me more . thank you so much. [emoji847][emoji847]


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There are days that I DO NOT want to drink. I make myself drink 64oz everyday though. I work in a hospital, but I don't want to be a patient here. It's a struggle, but you can do it. Protein Shakes count in those 64oz.

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@healthyme2018 I am very proud of your success so far. I am 6 years older but you did it and so shall I . Let's show all the younger folk how a couple realladie do things🍀😝🌸

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@ healthyme2018 how are you doing this far past your surgery? Love an Update!

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Yes! Give us an update! How are you feeling?

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Well let's assume she may be okay and stopped being,on the forums.
Those of you ready to have surgery, please remember to update us when you're all done. Happy stories inspire us all.

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I had sleeve surgery October 2017. I was also able to drink tons of Water before surgery. After surgery everything had a metallic taste to it. It lasted over a month. It’s something I wish someone would have told me about. Anyway I still have a hard time getting fluids down. I’ve lost 50 lbs but have hit a plateau since February this year. I’m not walking like I should because of pain in my right foot. I have two benign small lumps in the foot that causes pain. I also get bored and want to just eat. Not hungry though. I’m happy with the weight loss but would like to lose 30 more. I know my stomach has stretched unfortunately.

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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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      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.

        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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