I'm the 18th and SUUUUUUPER excited!

Hi all- I am a newbie! Had my GSV on 8/2/21. Looking forward to connecting to this community

Day 5 Post Surgery here in Toronto......Fatigued but Optimistic towards my goal.

21 hours ago, Blessing76 said:

Thanks for mentioning the Premier Protein Water. I'm definitely going to buy some. I have my first Post op visit with my surgeon on Tuesday. I'm looking forward to see how much I have lost.

I have this and it is awesome for Protein count......I able to drink 2 a day at Day 5 Post Surgery.

On 8/28/2021 at 2:01 PM, Cathy66 said:

Congratulations!! I had my surgery August 11. I’m on puréed foods. Invest in a Bariatric Cookbook (recommended by my Nutritionist). It has been so helpful. Has recipes for all stages . The hardest part is the fluids. But it’s a process so take it day by day.

You are the closest person to my August surgery twin on here that I know of! Mine was the 10th! Glad you are doing OK! We are gonna rock this!!

I had mine done on the 26th. Plus a hernia repair. I think the hernia repair made recovery harder. I'm 3 days out now and today was 500 times better than yesterday, so it must only get better. My husband had rny in December and has lost over 100 pounds, he asked me if I ever read the Interview with a Vampire books...I was like...yeah...??? And he says he thinks this process is similar to when they turn into vampires, it's uncomfortable at first and then you're almost superhuman. I thought that was funny. I'm down 9 pounds since surgery.

12 minutes ago, ColieCallwell said:

I had mine done on the 26th. Plus a hernia repair. I think the hernia repair made recovery harder. I'm 3 days out now and today was 500 times better than yesterday, so it must only get better. My husband had rny in December and has lost over 100 pounds, he asked me if I ever read the Interview with a Vampire books...I was like...yeah...??? And he says he thinks this process is similar to when they turn into vampires, it's uncomfortable at first and then you're almost superhuman. I thought that was funny. I'm down 9 pounds since surgery.

Congrats......good luck.

Anyone having back pain? My back hurts so bad, and I feel like I’m walking hunched over. Also, I’m 6 days post op and thinking about going back to work tomorrow. Any suggestions. I’m not getting paid for my time off.

Day 5 here.....my pain is in my shoulders and also walk a bit hunched over.......work might be too much for Day 7 ?

Did you guys have a hernia repair also? My nurse in the hospital said most patients who had a hernia repair complained about pain in their upper back. I had it pretty bad in my upper back for the first couple days.

Yes I had the hernia repair as well.

No just RYN Surgery.

I had my gastric sleeve 8/23.

Welcome to Day 6......hope you are healing well ?

Would love some recommendations for Stage 2 Pureed foods. I bought a baby food maker but still feeling lost.

Believe it or not, I find that the Campbell Soup can 187 ml offer a good variety of choices.

I put 1 can of soup and 1 can of water into a blender and puree for 2 min. I then filter into a strainer into a measuring cup removing small food particles.

It is basically broth but with more flavour and some protein. If you get the Low Salt version it is an easy quick solution to fill up......1/4 of a cup is about 45 kcal and 3 grams of protein.