A continuation of our Summer 2018 Check-In thread...

Welcome all Summer 2018 Surgery Post-Op Patients! As we make our way into the Post-Op zone, let’s carry on the conversation and support.

Everyone is welcome, if you had surgery in the summer of 2018 jump right in!

The Ponies applaud your Post-Op Arrival!

13 hours ago, Megan Sadler said:

It’s on my list of things to try. But for now I have a bread maker and it’s easy to just throw the ingredients for the dough in and then it to the correct setting. Then I pull it out, split it into 2 dough balls and let them rise for another hour or so, next time I’ll double that. And then because my career is in the pizza industry I happen to be fantastic at tossing pizza up in the air and spinning it—so I impress the kids before I make a decent looking pizza. I’m still trying to get the perfect dough recipe though lol. I might just buy a cauliflower crust from Trader Joe’s next time lol.

Haha I will definitely have to work on pizza dough tossing

Found this recipe today while at the store

July 27 surgery date. Looking for some buddies

Question- maybe I should already,know this answer- if so refresh my over-wheled mind. How long to you have to crush medications? I am now 3 weeks and 3 days post-surgery? yeah I know___ YEAH ME! Sure worked long ( over 3 years) and hard with roadblocks, nay- sayers, and a sneering surgeon and staff trying kill things before my plans finall achieved. This RnY, my last and I hope ultimate Bariatric Success!
So penulimate query( gosh I love Adult,Language!) was I crushing because of size, I was told pills larger than M&M(smartie size- my Commonwealth Cousins), difficulty swallowing- that was never a problem! I could bolt foods down great abandon in unlimited foods days or is it my egg-sized pouch unable to digest and pass things along to my "jj" small intestine unless pulverized? I do recall the average stoma size is maybe dime-sized ?
Now as I heal I have developed crabby crappy urine -although I am struggling toward fluid nirvana- color is still warmish and odor is strong. Tried to consult PCP, tried to consult my own urologist, transportation fouled up, both went on their weekend holiday without seeing me. So I consulted my Community Hospital ED, always an iffy choice but surely THIS is not beyond their experiences, after all, even non-bari- people get UTI. Did not want to be driven 50 miles to OSU and HAVE the people say " does your local hospital NOT know how to handle URINE?" That would be mortifying.
So this AM after last Lovenox shot, Hail and Farewell, I have laid out. & planned my Zofran, teeny pill size and Ditropan, also teeny size, then to add to group Bactrim, a medium- sized white lozenge . Crush, no crush, what is the Correct answer? Frustr8 knows she can swallow Big Bad Bactrim down, but can Precious Pouch, the Queen of this Post- SURGERY adventure, handle this medication? Have a horrid mental. image of it sitting sideways straddling my stoma, on the other side I feel like I'm "grinding" my life away!. Any Veteran of The Weight Wars want to,weigh in??

On 09/29/2018 at 07:40, Frustr8 said:

Question- maybe I should already,know this answer- if so refresh my over-wheled mind. How long to you have to crush medications? I am now 3 weeks and 3 days post-surgery? yeah I know___ YEAH ME! Sure worked long ( over 3 years) and hard with roadblocks, nay- sayers, and a sneering surgeon and staff trying kill things before my plans finall achieved. This RnY, my last and I hope ultimate Bariatric Success!

So penulimate query( gosh I love Adult,Language!) was I crushing because of size, I was told pills larger than M&M(smartie size- my Commonwealth Cousins), difficulty swallowing- that was never a problem! I could bolt foods down great abandon in unlimited foods days or is it my egg-sized pouch unable to digest and pass things along to my "jj" small intestine unless pulverized? I do recall the average stoma size is maybe dime-sized ?

Now as I heal I have developed crabby crappy urine -although I am struggling toward Fluid nirvana- color is still warmish and odor is strong. Tried to consult PCP, tried to consult my own urologist, transportation fouled up, both went on their weekend holiday without seeing me. So I consulted my Community Hospital ED, always an iffy choice but surely THIS is not beyond their experiences, after all, even non-bari- people get UTI. Did not want to be driven 50 miles to OSU and HAVE the people say " does your local hospital NOT know how to handle URINE?" That would be mortifying.

So this AM after last Lovenox shot, Hail and Farewell, I have laid out. & planned my Zofran, teeny pill size and Ditropan, also teeny size, then to add to group Bactrim, a medium- sized white lozenge . Crush, no crush, what is the Correct answer? Frustr8 knows she can swallow Big Bad Bactrim down, but can Precious Pouch, the Queen of this Post- SURGERY adventure, handle this medication? Have a horrid mental. image of it sitting sideways straddling my stoma, on the other side I feel like I'm "grinding" my life away!. Any Veteran of The Weight Wars want to,weigh in??

I’ve never crushed mine. Aside from my multi I just swallow whole. The multi I break in 2. Been doing that since day 3 when I went back o. My meds.

Same here. Have swallowed whole since 2nd day home from hospital. My program says we are allowed to swallow any meds as long as they are smaller than the bed of your pinkie nail. Otherwise cut in half. You can crush if you want or are having issues swallowing the pills. I always swallowed them all at once, 8 pills total but after surgery I dropped down to 2 pills at a time for about 2 weeks then back to normal. I had to switch a few to chewable as per my NP due to absorption ( B12, Multi with Iron and Calcium Citrate).

I actually just am about to run out of my multi so I ordered one a day woman’s petite on amazon for like $6 (it’s 24 at target!!)

Does anyone have those charts for expected/average weight loss by starting weight? With different time milestones and weight loss expected (bypass)?

I’ve seen others post them and keep meaning to save it but forgot...would love to have as a reference now that I’m a couple months out!

Just thought I’d share my splurge this week. Went grocery shopping and I picked up green beans and mushrooms ? I cut them up and sauté them in a pan with Kerry gold saltless butter, and a little olive oil. I seasoned with salt, pepper, and Mccormick steak seasoning. This was my favorite thing when I was pregnant :) (Ellie if you make ghee out of the butter it’s vegan! ) I like my green beans crispy still. So yummy!!

On 09/30/2018 at 12:07, Megan Sadler said:

Just thought I’d share my splurge this week. Went grocery shopping and I picked up green Beans and mushrooms ? I cut them up and sauté them in a pan with Kerry gold saltless butter, and a little olive oil. I seasoned with salt, pepper, and Mccormick steak seasoning. This was my favorite thing when I was pregnant :) (Ellie if you make ghee out of the butter it’s vegan! ) I like my green beans crispy still. So yummy!!

Yum! No I had no idea
! That opens up a whole world of possibilities :))). Love it when folks post food pics and ideas :)

Btw, for the Pizza lovers, I was in Central market yesterday and saw Prenate Cauliflower Pizza crust...! Did not even know that such a thing existed!

Does anyone have a Protein Shake and a Protein Bar in one day? Coming off my first stall and I’m trying to schedule my small meals every 2 - 3 hrs .... and just wondering what everyone else eats. I’m almost 7 weeks post op and my food looks like this:

Green tea
Protein shake - 30g

Light string cheese or egg - 7 g

Tuna / turkey chomp - 10 / 17 g

soft veggies

Protein and veggies

sugar free popsicle / SF jello 

Drink water / vitamin zero / etc all day

And that’s about it gang. All approved on my plan. Thoughts? Kind ones of course :)

Can’t seem to find anything that I want to eat. Since surgery, food just doesn’t taste the same or make me feel the way I use to. I’m not excited about eating anymore. Everything I eat taste uneventful except mthe broiled salmon I make w New Orleans seafood seasoning n olive oil n cream spinach. That’s all that comes close. I use to go out a lot to brunch n dinner w friends for cocktails but not anymore. I have no desire. I have to find some new hobbies. I feel like I’m missing out but am still reminding myself why I had the surgery.

@T honestly surgery had upped my food game ? I’m such a foodie. Always have been, but then I got really depressed and it was fast food all the time. So now I scour Pinterest and cookbooks and magazines and food shows for recipes that are healthy!!

@Megan done that n when I make them they just aren’t very good. I mean there ok but I guess my taste buds are different now. I look at some foods n the sight of them makes me nauseous. It’s crazy.