March 2022 Surgery Buddies

[Flab-U-Less Forever 140]

4 hours ago, carpeediem said:

Hello All!

I had surgery on March 5th. Everything has been going relatively well regarding eating, and I'm on soft food for two more weeks. I was just wondering if anyone can eat veggies yet? I would love a salad!

I was told not to eat raw veggies until 3 mos post op. I eat cooked veggies with no problem (bypass on March 3)

[Stephy2014 16]

I can't wait to eat something other then nasty Soups and pureed stuff icky

[Kimsmom 0]

Lol. I started looking on Pinterest. Lots of recipes.

[Nikki@50 12]

Hi All [emoji3059]

Hope you're all losing and feeling fantastic [emoji126][emoji1739][emoji16]. I'm struggling to eat at the moment and wondered if anyone had an tips on how I can improve things. I now hate the smell of meat, it makes me gag and after 3 tsp of food I quickly feel full, uncomfortable and sick. I have tried to go back a step and eat pureed/mashed food but the same thing happens. I am also still not regularly going to the toilet, it's probably once to twice a week and starts off normal but ends up as diarrhoea [emoji85]. I had me op 24th March so I'm 5 weeks out. How much food are you managing to eat in a day? I really appreciate any support [emoji3059].

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[Diann Mayfield 9]

I just had a gastric sleeve surgery two weeks ago. I am doing well. Of course, I am still on full liquids. I have had no problems but have had some diarrhea. I don’t know if this is normal at first. I sort of thought it might be. I hope things get better for you. Blessings.

[Stephy2014 16]

15 minutes ago, Nikki@50 said:

Hi All

Hope you're all losing and feeling fantastic . I'm struggling to eat at the moment and wondered if anyone had an tips on how I can improve things. I now hate the smell of meat, it makes me gag and after 3 tsp of food I quickly feel full, uncomfortable and sick. I have tried to go back a step and eat pureed/mashed food but the same thing happens. I am also still not regularly going to the toilet, it's probably once to twice a week and starts off normal but ends up as diarrhoea . I had me op 24th March so I'm 5 weeks out. How much food are you managing to eat in a day? I really appreciate any support .

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I'll be 5 wks on Friday, iv had a few things get stuck and it's uncomfortable for about 10 min really stinks, but iv eaten eggs, bacon, sausage, shrimp, crackers, iv even had a piece of thin crust cheese pizza, iv never been regular as far as #2 goes but it's never been pure liquid since the surgery either, your esophagus may need to stretch a little more we all heal differently. But I'm sure it will get better in the coming weeks. Good luck

[Nikki@50 12]

I just had a gastric sleeve surgery two weeks ago. I am doing well. Of course, I am still on full liquids. I have had no problems but have had some diarrhea. I don’t know if this is normal at first. I sort of thought it might be. I hope things get better for you. Blessings.

Thank uou for responding Diann [emoji4]. I'm so pleased you're doing well. I started off extremely constipated [emoji51] but now it keeps changing. I'm sure I'll be fine, it's lovely to get reassurance and support on this site [emoji3059]

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[Nikki@50 12]

I'll be 5 wks on Friday, iv had a few things get stuck and it's uncomfortable for about 10 min really stinks, but iv eaten eggs, bacon, sausage, shrimp, crackers, iv even had a piece of thin crust cheese pizza, iv never been regular as far as #2 goes but it's never been pure liquid since the surgery either, your esophagus may need to stretch a little more we all heal differently. But I'm sure it will get better in the coming weeks. Good luck

Thank you so much for responding Stephy. You seem to be doing amazingly well, I'm so pleased for you [emoji4]. I have a meeting with my consultant soon and I'm sure he'll probably say the same thing as you. You're right I just need to give it time, thank you [emoji3059]

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[Stephy2014 16]

4 minutes ago, Nikki@50 said:

Thank you so much for responding Stephy. You seem to be doing amazingly well, I'm so pleased for you . I have a meeting with my consultant soon and I'm sure he'll probably say the same thing as you. You're right I just need to give it time, thank you

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Absolutely, you will do just fine, usually knock on wood I don't have issues after surgery, so far so good, this definitely hasn't been a easy road but you will get there, trust me it wasn't rainbows for me either the liquid and pureed stages well hell on me, just have faith in your team.

[SuziDavis 544]

congrats~

Edited June 22, 2022 by SuziDavis

[SuziDavis 544]

On 2/21/2022 at 8:49 PM, Jessnole said:

Hi everyone! I'm new here with a March 15th surgery date. I'm self-pay with Dr. Shillingford in Boca Raton, FL. It's all happening pretty fast after having spent years and years researching. My insurance specifically excludes all bariatric procedures. I'm super nervous but also super excited to begin the next chapter of my life.

I am having surgery with him on 8/17/22! I hope yours went well!

[MimiW0314 0]

Hi, my surgery was March 14 and I’m still having issues keeping stuff down, even liquids. Anyone else going through this? Any pointers? I started at 232 lbs and I’m already down to 160 lbs.

Edited June 25, 2022 by MimiW0314

[oyveyy1 10]

We’re all +/ - 4 months out from surgery. Would love to hear some check-ins and see how everyone is doing.

I’m 32 and my starting weight was 213 and I’m currently 168. I haven’t had any issues and seem to tolerate everything. The only thing that I struggle with is my Fluid intake, I’m usually only getting in about 40 oz everyday including my Protein. I’m still aiming to drink 2 shakes a day.

[LilaNicole20 252]

16 minutes ago, oyveyy1 said:

We’re all +/ - 4 months out from surgery. Would love to hear some check-ins and see how everyone is doing.

I’m 32 and my starting weight was 213 and I’m currently 168. I haven’t had any issues and seem to tolerate everything. The only thing that I struggle with is my Fluid intake, I’m usually only getting in about 40 oz everyday including my Protein. I’m still aiming to drink 2 shakes a day.

Hi! Thanks for the check-in.

I'm doing great, too, Starting weight was 277 and current weight is 205. I have been this 205 number (give or take) for a couple weeks now but I feel great. I'm a rock star in the gym and I'm really seeing my body whip into a nice shape. I am struggling with Water, too, and my hunger has come back more than it had been previously. I am getting about 64 oz of water most days but I know it should still be more than that. My hair has been falling out, so there's that. It sucks but thankfully I had a lot to start. When I work out hard the scale doesn't move but I know my body composition is changing and that means my clothes fit and look great on my body. I had been 160lbs and extremely fit in 2019 - so this is a snap back for me.

I have had no issues - smooth sailing so far!

Cheers

[kcuster83 1,503]

I made a 4 month update post the other day.