August surgery buddies!

[Sunnyer 131]

Drinking Water all the time is fine, but sometimes I miss other drinks. I especially miss soda and juices.

I remember some people in one of the forums (maybe this one?) mentioning Crystal light. I looked into it, and Crystal Light is sold in one store here that I know of, in another town 10-15 minutes away.

Is it really good? Good enough to make a special trip for? According to their website, this store has Pink grapefruit, OTG lemonade, strawberry, raspberry lemonade, lemon ice tea, peach tea and raspberry ice. Any of these any good?

This is a store that sells exclusively American brands. Are there any other American foodstuffs that you can think of that might be helpful as a part of a post surgery diet?

[Tanyamcintire 4]

I too had my VSG on Aug 17th. I’m 5’2 and my start weight was 230. Now 9 days post op and 16 days on liquids, I’m down 24 lbs already. This is crazy

[Sunnyer 131]

33 minutes ago, Tanyamcintire said:

I too had my VSG on Aug 17th. I’m 5’2 and my start weight was 230. Now 9 days post op and 16 days on liquids, I’m down 24 lbs already. This is crazy

That's a great result. I've lost 23 and a half pounds since August 9th, so that's pretty good. Congrats!

I can't wait to go under 100 kilos (220 pounds), but that may not happen until next week.

[brenergonc 4]

so, as of now, i am not taking any Vitamin supplements whatsoever, and i'm 10 days post op.

my surgeon says that 4 weeks after the surgery, i'll have to do a blood test to see what i'm lacking then to suplement it.

i have no issue with that, it's very rational imo, but i've never heard it be done that way in forums or YouTube videos. everyone just talks about how important it is to take the supplements, yet here am i not taking a single pill, and i'm doing well.

is anyone experiencing / has experienced this same protocol?

[suzecate 67]

Good morning from sunny SoCal! I'm now 4 days post-op. Yesterday was the first day the surgeon wanted me on 'cloudy liquids' (pureed Soups + Protein supplements), and I did really well with that. I measured out the Soup and shakes and made them last almost a half hour. The Baritastic app says I got 61g of protein (close to target... very good for a first day on shakes though, eh?) and 483 calories.

Movement was really good as well. I have a repeating timer that goes off every 30m to remind me to get up and move for a couple mins. Doesn't feel like much at the time, but by the end of the day, 4m/h times 16h is just over an hour of total movement. I feel good when I do it. One day when I lose more weight and my knee and back pain go down, I'll be able to go on significant walks again, but baby steps.

My low weight of the year was 369.9 the morning before surgery, and I've been in the 370s since then because I'm puffy and gassy still, but I trust I'll see the 360s again soon.

So many Vitamins and new BP meds to coordinate that I ordered a cute pill organizer from Amazon that will be here next week. Right now they bottles are all in a single bag, so it's a lot of rifling through to find things.

[Dogmom68 135]

On 08/26/2022 at 11:30, brenergonc said:

so, as of now, i am not taking any Vitamin supplements whatsoever, and i'm 10 days post op.

my surgeon says that 4 weeks after the surgery, i'll have to do a blood test to see what i'm lacking then to suplement it.

i have no issue with that, it's very rational imo, but i've never heard it be done that way in forums or YouTube videos. everyone just talks about how important it is to take the supplements, yet here am i not taking a single pill, and i'm doing well.

is anyone experiencing / has experienced this same protocol?

If I remember correctly, I wasn’t supposed to take supplements until after my first post-op appointment. Then I just started taking them regularly. I take BariMelts. Multivitamin with Iron, Biotin, Calcium, and Probiotic. My regular Vitamins (pills) are additional iron (I needed it according to my bloodwork), B12 , and D3. My bloodwork has been excellent since my VSG 18 months ago. I’m getting ready to have a revision from VSG to RNY so some my routine may change. I read a lot and watched YouTube videos about Vitamin supplements so they were very helpful. To be honest, it can’t hurt to take Water soluble vitamins. It’s the fat soluble vitamins that you have to be careful not to overdo. That’s where your bloodwork will be extra helpful. 😁

[LookingForward22 320]

Ugh … it’s VERY warm here and I was working in a room without ac, so I’ve been pushing Water. I stopped to eat and wasn’t thinking and took a drink! That didn’t feel great. It wasn’t a lot but enough to not sit well.

I’m patient trying to wait and hope that it will settle, hoping it wasn’t enough to flush my stomach.

That’s a mistake I won’t soon make again (I hope).

[karakent 137]

Oh my goodness I was watching some TV and drinking a Protein Shake and I definitely over did it. Too much, too fast. It was soooo painful. And I think I experienced my first instance of dumping. I’m telling you guys my entire system rejected that shake. I really hope that never ever happens again!

[LookingForward22 320]

On 08/26/2022 at 17:54, karakent said:

Oh my goodness I was watching some TV and drinking a Protein Shake and I definitely over did it. Too much, too fast. It was soooo painful. And I think I experienced my first instance of dumping. I’m telling you guys my entire system rejected that shake. I really hope that never ever happens again!

Oh no! That doesn’t sound comfortable either! Now I’m watching the clock waiting for time to pass so I can drink again.

[suzecate 67]

56 minutes ago, karakent said:

Oh my goodness I was watching some TV and drinking a Protein Shake and I definitely over did it. Too much, too fast. It was soooo painful. And I think I experienced my first instance of dumping. I’m telling you guys my entire system rejected that shake. I really hope that never ever happens again!

Sounds terrible! I wasn't looking at the time and ate a little too close together last night, and that was very uncomfortable for an hour but not outright painful, but like you, I'm making sure it doesn't happen again by making a note of the time every time I eat today.

[AliceFD 55]

5 minutes ago, suzecate said:

Sounds terrible! I wasn't looking at the time and ate a little too close together last night, and that was very uncomfortable for an hour but not outright painful, but like you, I'm making sure it doesn't happen again by making a note of the time every time I eat today.

Now I see why they are telling me to eat at the table with no distractions. It's too easy to overeat or drink watching TV or playing games. Part of relearning, I guess.

[suzecate 67]

1 hour ago, LookingForward22 said:

Ugh … it’s VERY warm here and I was working in a room without ac, so I’ve been pushing Water. I stopped to eat and wasn’t thinking and took a drink! That didn’t feel great. It wasn’t a lot but enough to not sit well.

I’m patient trying to wait and hope that it will settle, hoping it wasn’t enough to flush my stomach.

That’s a mistake I won’t soon make again (I hope).

I feel like there's quite the learning curve to this. I definitely can't get away with things that were so easy before. Here's to hoping we'll all adapt soon!

[Sunnyer 131]

2 hours ago, AliceFD said:

Now I see why they are telling me to eat at the table with no distractions. It's too easy to overeat or drink watching TV or playing games. Part of relearning, I guess.

A similar thing happened to me the other night while eating pureed food and watching the news. All of a sudden I felt I had eaten too much, I felt nauseous and I had to run to the bathroom and throw up. I had a measured portion, and I wasn't close to finished, so it may just have been a case of eating too fast. We really have to be careful when we eat and drink, it seems.

[Fresh2022 23]

I made it guys! Sleeved on 8/25, felt icky in the recovery room, but luckily no major nausea since. I stayed overnight and was released last night. Very sore and it’s been a challenge drinking. Now cleared to do Protein Shakes along with other clear stuff. Up 4 lbs from surgery weight, but chalking it up to Fluid retention. Definitely not as bad as I expected. Hope everyone is doing well!

[LibbyAbby 67]

10 minutes ago, Fresh2022 said:

I made it guys! Sleeved on 8/25, felt icky in the recovery room, but luckily no major nausea since. I stayed overnight and was released last night. Very sore and it’s been a challenge drinking. Now cleared to do Protein Shakes along with other clear stuff. Up 4 lbs from surgery weight, but chalking it up to Fluid retention. Definitely not as bad as I expected. Hope everyone is doing well!

Congratulations! I'm 1 week out from surgery and still struggling to get Protein. These darn Protein Shakes I loved so much make me gag now.