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!

On 08/19/2018 at 8:00 PM ,PTARMT said:

I was having a lot of fatigue up until 3 weeks out when I saw the Dr and dietician for my follow up. They both agreed that it was due to insufficient Protein consumption (and too few calories) and Water intake. They told me to increase my protein grams up to 40-50+ grams a day and not to worry about the calorie level. I am now getting around 500 calories and 40 grams of protein. I feel like a new person!

Wow that is rather scary, isn't it? You have your surgery, hop8ng it will solve those,probl3ms you were having and instead a whole new can of worms got,opened. Hope things smooth out soon!

Hi all. I have rny bypass surgery 8/24-Friday. Excited and nervous. Love seeing all of your posts! It’s helpful to share stories and see the successes and opportunities! Prayers appreciated!

Sleeve is Wednesday-day after tomorrow! Getting excited/scared. Love all the info you all share, really helps to learn from your experiences. Thanks to all???.

My surgery is all set for August 29th excited and scared all at the same time

Yeah, me too! Think I’m ready but when I wake up.....we’ll see!

Ellie checking in, Sleeve to RNY the day after tomorrow!!!! Yickes!!!

I was told by my doctor that sometimes the upset stomach is because people go too slow on the trying one new food a day thing ? I just think all of our doctors have a different way of wanting g us to take it /healing . I’m 4 weeks Tuesday & can eat chicken and other meats very well without a stomach upset

Question for you all. In the first two weeks post surgery, did anyone not crush up their pills?

I have both the hospital meds and my own personal meds to take. Crushing them up without food is absolutely disgusting. I cut them up into tiny pieces in the hospital and swallow them with no problem but the nurse said I may not absorb those as well.

I definitely need to absorb my seizure meds as well as possible.

Difficulty taking medication has definitely been the big unpleasant surprise of this surgery. I got a sleeve on July 3. I also take a couple of antidepressants and it’s still a struggle to take them every day. They make me feel so nauseous that I can barely force myself to take them. Sometimes I can’t. One of the meds comes in liquid form and that doesn’t help. My stomach just can’t tolerate it. I’m hoping this passes.

If I take one capsule at a time on a full stomach, and the planets are aligned correctly, it can be not too bad, but most of the time ...

Also- what happens if you do eat a solid food? Like what does it do to your stomach?
Need to know why so I don’t do it!!

Hope everyone is healing well and feeling better!

When I ate things that were “too advanced” for me, I got severe stomach spasms that calmed down if I stopped eating that food. Some nausea as well.

so today i thought i would try a new shake recipe- vanilla shake blended with ice and OJ. it was delicious- however it’s now 20 min later and i can’t get the acidic feeling out of my throat. i def need a tum... are those allowed? anyone else have this issue?

I had my surgery on 28 th July 2018 how much weight would I expect to lose to date ??
I’ve lost just 9 lbs is this very slow??

Thank you for adding me . I’m 3 weeks post RNY. Only lost 9 lbs so far . Is it not working?? Advice please

On 08/21/2018 at 05:42, bubba bee said:

Thank you for adding me . I’m 3 weeks post RNY. Only lost 9 lbs so far . Is it not working?? Advice please

I think every body is different, the firs two weeks I lost 20 and the third nothing.. I gained a pound then I lost it and this is my fourth week and I haven't loss.. maybe uping my protein will help! And water! And eating normally ( 3-4 hours). And exercise now.

Also remember that you’re pumped so full of fluids and other stuff at the hospital that even if you’ve lost ‘only’ net nine pounds, you also lost probably multiple pounds of all that hospital weight. Bodies also heal differently and hold on to weight differently!

Sometimes I find it helpful to multiply. If you’re averaging three pounds a week, that’s 12 pounds in a month. Even adding in a stall that would mean by Christmas you’d be 50 lbs down. That’d be amazing!

Also, ask your NUT and team! Do they have my chart/medical messaging? When’s your next follow up?

Also curious what your diet progression has been, I think the wide variation between different surgeons’ plans explains some of the drastic differences in weight loss in the first month, after that it evens out.

I was on clear liquids only for a week, then clear liquids plus milk and strained soups for two week. I only yesterday started pureed foods and this morning I was up 1.4 lbs. I know it’ll even out and I’ll be losing again soon, but I think your body reacts to each stage too!