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Summer 2018 Surgery Buddies: POST-OP Discussion

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Chrisb428    626

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I am a little concerned. I am 5 days post op and just ate 6 oz of pureed food! How is this possible????

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yourrsunshinee    0

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scheduled to get VSG 9/5/18, really excited but also nervous. congrats to all who have gotten it or are working towards it!

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Megan Sadler    186

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Call your doctor I thought 4 oz was the max and I had to wait 2 weeks (this coming Wednesday to come off the clear liquid)

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AEdoesRnY    531

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Puréed food goes down way easier than regular food. I was worried about my capacity for puréed foods and liquids and then as soon as I finally started solids it was a very different story. Call your team if you’re worried but I think it’s pretty normal!

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AEdoesRnY    531

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I had bypass though, not sure if you did that or sleeve!

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mercmerc    144

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Hey ya'll im a month and about two weeks out almost and today my family is going to the lake ! Can i go in???

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Chrisb428    626

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@Megan Sadler my plan is one day liquid then day two straight to purees.

@AEdoesRnY i was also bypass so that makes me feel alot better, thank you!

@mercmerc I was told that i was not allowed to submerge my incisions in Water until they were fully healed. Not sure exactly how long that is and it does stink. We have a pontoon boat and live near an amazing lake and im missing the last month of summer :(

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BadWolf523    196

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On 09/02/2018 at 09:58, AEdoesRnY said:



Gained a pound overall, or since yesterday? I've been gaining and losing the same 2 pounds over and over and over again these last couple weeks! I'm just trying to be patient and not obsess...though I'm not always successful :)


Same. And it’s frustrating. Other ppl have noticed my weight loss but I don’t see it at all.

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insta_adventurer    1,046

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On 09/03/2018 at 09:24, mercmerc said:

Hey ya'll im a month and about two weeks out almost and today my family is going to the lake ! Can i go in???
If your incisions no longer have scabs on them and are fully closed, you should be fine.

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Frustr8    7,886

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And may the buoyancy be with you,@ mercmerc!👙

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AEdoesRnY    531

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The other day I was feeling so snacky and decided I should plan ahead and have good/high Protein Snacks on hand so I don’t do popcorn...might have gone overboard with my Bariatric pal order?

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ChellNC    162

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9 minutes ago, AEdoesRnY said:

The other day I was feeling so snacky and decided I should plan ahead and have good/high Protein Snacks on hand so I don’t do popcorn...might have gone overboard with my Bariatric pal order?

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Moon Cheese? !?! :o I must try this!

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AEdoesRnY    531

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After unpacking...I’m especially excited about the cheese sampler pack stuff, especially moon cheese!

I had the pizza chips and they were really good!

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ChellNC    162

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Did you order an assortment pack or something else? I'm trying to figure out what to order now. :)

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AEdoesRnY    531

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On 09/03/2018 at 13:28, ChellNC said:



Did you order an assortment pack or something else? I'm trying to figure out what to order now. :)


I got:
- Bariatric pal Protein cheese bundle
-shrewd food protein crisps - brick oven pizza

The cheese bundle gets double points bc it’s BP brand, and I used points from posting in here to get $$$ off my order! :)

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