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1 hour ago, AFrijoles said:

Which gummy vitamins are you taking? I’d love to find some that don’t come right back up. Zofran is the only thing helping me these days 😔

Oh ugh, that sounds awful! I was in the hospital with a young woman who'd had VSG the same day and she was and is still having bouts of it too.

I have both Celebrate chewable vitamins that I find disgusting and Bariatric Fusion chewable multis that taste too chalky to me so I quit taking them. Every day was a battle to keep them down anyway. I found Vitafusion Women's Multi gummies at costco and though they have 3g of sugar in 2, they are palatable and I feel like they are better absorbed. I take two per day, plus two Vitafusion Fiber Well gummies (sugar free), one Caltrate (it's chalky too, but smaller than the multi's: Vitamin D, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc etc.) and oneCelebrate B-12 quick melt.

I hope you turn a corner soon on your nausea! Take care, friend.

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What I am most thankful for…no nausea. I’m almost 48 hours post-op. Already started on Protein yesterday. Had a tiny bit of apple sauce. My stomach has been tolerating well. Main pain has been from the gas. Barely feel my incisions beyond getting out of bed. No GI issues, things are moving.

Knock on wood that things keep moving along well.

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For those moving in to Purees I meal prepped the Ricotta bake for myself and a low fat pureed buffalo chicken dip but I'm just eating it not dipping anything. Both are around 100 calories for a 2oz serving and 9 or 14g Protein respectively. I'm so looking forward to making scrambled eggs and egg salad too. Anyone else come up with anything interesting to try for purees?

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37 minutes ago, JDLane said:

For those moving in to Purees I meal prepped the Ricotta bake for myself and a low fat pureed buffalo chicken dip but I'm just eating it not dipping anything. Both are around 100 calories for a 2oz serving and 9 or 14g Protein respectively. I'm so looking forward to making scrambled eggs and egg salad too. Anyone else come up with anything interesting to try for purees?

Funny you mention this as I just got done preparing some egg salad, buffalo chicken salad, and some crab salad for the upcoming week. I also plan on making the ricotta bake but am waiting for my ramekins to come in tomorrow. Then I'll make several portions of that, some tuna salad, and portion out some refried beans/cheese/taco sauce mix, as well as portion out some chili. My plan says I can have 4 oz per meal. And I already have some chicken salad made up too that just has some chicken, mayo, salt and pepper (the way I like it). so excited to finally be able to eat some real food! LOL

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53 minutes ago, SummerTimeGirl said:

Funny you mention this as I just got done preparing some egg salad, buffalo chicken salad, and some crab salad for the upcoming week. I also plan on making the ricotta bake but am waiting for my ramekins to come in tomorrow. Then I'll make several portions of that, some tuna salad, and portion out some refried beans/cheese/taco sauce mix, as well as portion out some chili. My plan says I can have 4 oz per meal. And I already have some chicken salad made up too that just has some chicken, mayo, salt and pepper (the way I like it). so excited to finally be able to eat some real food! LOL

Do you have any certain recipe for the crab salad? I tried to make one preop and clearly bought the wrong kind of crab because it smelled awful but I love crab and would like to try again.

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1 hour ago, SummerTimeGirl said:

Funny you mention this as I just got done preparing some egg salad, buffalo chicken salad, and some crab salad for the upcoming week. I also plan on making the ricotta bake but am waiting for my ramekins to come in tomorrow. Then I'll make several portions of that, some tuna salad, and portion out some refried beans/cheese/taco sauce mix, as well as portion out some chili. My plan says I can have 4 oz per meal. And I already have some chicken salad made up too that just has some chicken, mayo, salt and pepper (the way I like it). so excited to finally be able to eat some real food! LOL

Is there a particular refried bean that you use?

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20 minutes ago, JDLane said:

Do you have any certain recipe for the crab salad? I tried to make one preop and clearly bought the wrong kind of crab because it smelled awful but I love crab and would like to try again.

No, I don't have a particular recipe. Just tossed in what I like. This time I used two cans of white meat crab, 1/3 cup of shredded mozzarella, 1/3 cup light mayo, 1/3 cup light sour cream, then added to taste: salt/pepper/old bay/celery seed/onion powder. I'm sure you could find a better recipe online.

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7 minutes ago, dwells6192 said:

Is there a particular refried bean that you use?

I usually use Old El Paso but I have also had the ones from Aldi and really liked those too. Back before surgery I would make bean burritos, much like Taco Bell, using them. They were soooooooo good and taste just like theirs.

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Had a setback. Yesterday am got an intense very bad pain across my upper back. Went to ER... they did a CAT scan, found a “new” hiatal hernia. Part of my sleeve surgery was to fix the rather large one I had. They don’t know if the stitches gave out and it came back, or is a small hernia was left by the surgery. Only thing they can do is wait & see. Also I have diverticulitis — an infection in my colon from trapped stool. 😐😔🥴🤮

I am sick.

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On 06/03/2021 at 13:22, Beautifulhero said:



Has anyone that has had surgery in may started using straws again I cant live without a straw and find it hard to get liquids down without one.


I have always been allowed to use straws. They gave me a straw in the hospital! LOL! I don’t have any trouble with gas using a straw.

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29 minutes ago, Beautifulhero said:

Has anyone that has had surgery in may started using straws again I cant live without a straw and find it hard to get liquids down without one.

Sorry I have no advice. I never even used straws before surgery. Only in restaurants.

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On 06/03/2021 at 13:41, IreneMod said:



Hi guys!!! I’m new to this.... i had my surgery done on friday may 28. How’s everyone recovering? Any tips are welcome!!


Hello and welcome to the forum. I am 5 weeks post op, and my best advice is to take it slow with your diet and follow your doctor’s progression plan. Also, I thought after 2 weeks, I would be fully recovered and able to workout and move on with my life, but that has not been the case for me. I went to the gym for the first time this morning and was only able to walk a mile and do a few reps of arm exercises with weights. I recently spoke with my doctor, and she said it could take 8 weeks to find your energy and strength again. I wish I had known that so I wouldn’t have felt like such a baby the past few weeks because I was so tired. Be gentle with yourself and take it easy to allow your body the chance to heal! I look forward to to hearing how you are doing in a few weeks!

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