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!

Ugh so I ate too fast which caused me t throw up and end up tired. Imthis realky is a hard change

On 09/08/2018 at 22:46, baribetty said:

Just confirming....8 months and 6 pounds? What kind of surgery did you have? What does your medical team say?

Sorry but that really wrong I’m eight months in and only lost 24 pounds I did the lat band x

28 minutes ago, Megan Sadler said:

Ugh so I ate too fast which caused me t throw up and end up tired. Imthis realky is a hard change

Ugh that just happened to me, in a Church parking lot no less! Had to ran to Car and throw up in a Walmart bag. My offense? A 15 calorie dissolve in mouth baby wafer. What have we done...

I ate cheese ?? I just woke up from my nap. Hubby’s bringing me left over enchilada. Which I am super slowly eating.

So my church are getting together to gather clothes in different sizes for me for while I’m transitioning

How long after you throw up can you start to drink again. Just tried drinking two little sips after throwing up an hour ago and they are not settling down well and causing me a lot of beltching. But how do I hydrate?

I drank a little to settle my stomach but not much and then set a timer for 30 minutes before drinking water again. I also break the rules if something goes down too hard like I didn’t chew enough and drink just a tiny amount to make it go down.

Has anyone tried Neat meat replacement? I thought it would be good to try on the puree/soft food stage.

So when does the "Funk" star? I'm on day 78 and feeling depressed. I don't eat enough and don't loose and almost feel like I don't care. My friend and I are going to something we have been waiting months for. why not? My husband does not ever want to do anything with me. Oh did I say I am working at home? Watch what you wish for! Let me tell you my dog and cat are cool to be with 24/7, but I need people.

3 days post op ??

On 09/10/2018 at 00:00, somegirlsrbiggerthanother said:

So when does the "Funk" star? I'm on day 78 and feeling depressed. I don't eat enough and don't loose and almost feel like I don't care. My friend and I are going to something we have been waiting months for. why not? My husband does not ever want to do anything with me. Oh did I say I am working at home? Watch what you wish for! Let me tell you my dog and cat are cool to be with 24/7, but I need people.

I’m the same way! In theory, working remotely from home sounds awesome... no traffic.. no worrying about what to wear... but the reality is that I know myself and need to get out and interact with others! I had a job that allowed working from home on inclement weather days and after 2 or 3 days of being snowed in, I’d start to go a little nutty!

Have you thought about renting a co-working space? That’s what my husband does, as he is remote. It allows him to still get out of the house.

19 hours ago, mercmerc said:

Whats a true restriction? What was yours like?

I could feel the food stop and I just couldn't take another bite even if I wanted to. The last bite probably did me in and I measure my food for every meal at 2oz, sometimes 2.5 if I add humus (exception water & shakes; either 11oz premade or 8oz almond milk and scoop of protein powder).

That blockage was there for at least 30 minutes if not longer. needless to say I did not crave food for hours.

18 hours ago, sassysleever76 said:

Ok folks so I out coffee when I started my pre-op. I have green tea occasionally for nausea. However what does the WLS family think about coffee vs tea?

Both have caffeine and in some cases tea has more caffeine than coffee. I was told I need to restrict caffeine for a minimum of 6 months post op.

I am now 1 month without caffeine and miss it terribly, but I'd rather follow the rules than possibly cause stalls that I could've avoided.

On 09/10/2018 at 05:14, MargoCL said:

Both have caffeine and in some cases tea has more caffeine than coffee. I was told I need to restrict caffeine for a minimum of 6 months post op.

I am now 1 month without caffeine and miss it terribly, but I'd rather follow the rules than possibly cause stalls that I could've avoided.

I went cold turkey on the caffeine but my nut said to add some green tea for n/v so I only have occasionally at this point. Just wondering if people added daily caffeine back in or if that was always a no?

from what I've read on many of the posts a lot of people reintroduce caffeine back into their lives. At which point it appears to be all over the board.