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On 08/20/2022 at 16:41, LibbyAbby said:



I had my surgery yesterday and got discharged to. liquid diet for 10 days. I feel pretty sleepy and my incisions hurt a bit, and getting up and down from sitting position os pretty painful, but otherwise going well.


It gets better! Just let as much gas out as possible…lol.

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5 hours ago, SuziDavis said:

Is anyone else sick of so much sweet food from pre/post ops? It all tastes so bad to me at this point.

Yes, I hate all the fake, sweet stuff and I hardly have it anymore. I had broth in the beginning of the liquid diet, and Tomato Soup, mushroom Soup and very thin oatmeal in the second week.

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2 hours ago, LibbyAbby said:

I had my surgery yesterday and got discharged to. liquid diet for 10 days. I feel pretty sleepy and my incisions hurt a bit, and getting up and down from sitting position os pretty painful, but otherwise going well.

It will get better every day. Just try to get the gas out.

So, after ten days, will you start on the pureed food so soon? I'm kind of jealous, since I have to do 14 full days of liquid diet. However, I'm glad I don't have to do 30 days like some people. But who knows, maybe their results will be better than mine.

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I had my surgery yesterday and got discharged to. liquid diet for 10 days. I feel pretty sleepy and my incisions hurt a bit, and getting up and down from sitting position os pretty painful, but otherwise going well.
Congrats! Walk when you can and take it easy the rest of the time!

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8 minutes ago, Sunnyer said:

It will get better every day. Just try to get the gas out.

So, after ten days, will you start on the pureed food so soon? I'm kind of jealous, since I have to do 14 full days of liquid diet. However, I'm glad I don't have to do 30 days like some people. But who knows, maybe their results will be better than mine.

Yes pureed for 4 to 6 weeks after the liquid, then soft foods for 4 to 6 more weeks, then I can eat regular food.

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On 8/19/2022 at 7:28 PM, Sunnyer said:

What kind of food are you eating during the puree stage? I'm supposed to start the puree stage next week, and not really sure what to do. I'm not meeting anyone at the clinic before the puree stage starts and the written program is a bit vague about this stage.

Purée has been really challenging for me. I had a really horrible dumping episode during my liquid stage when I ate some pho broth and since then, I cannot even look at a broth without feeling sick. I'm still doing a lot of full liquids like shakes, yogurt, and Protein puddings, but here is what I have added as purée:

refried Beans + taco seasoning + a sprinkle of low fat cheese

chicken salad (canned chicken, pureed + fat free greek yogurt + low fat mayo + celery salt + pepper)

mashed potatoes (the low sodium instant kind)

french style scrambled eggs (really runny) + turkey sausage (pureed) + a sprinkle of low fat cheese

sunny side up egg

egg salad (same as the chicken salad, but add a bit of pickle juice; eggs are pureed)

I'm not going to lie, getting past the texture & smell of the chicken salad was ROUGH, but it tasted good.

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Just now, karakent said:

Sleeve getting done tomorrow! So excited/nervous/anxious/happy…I’m having all the feelings. At once.

Congratulations!

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On 6/8/2022 at 10:06 AM, I Am Enough! said:

Yes! FInally got my date for my surgery! August 18th :) Hoping to find a surgery buddy to connect with :)

Day 3 post op update. Overall doing very well. Not much gas pain. I have only gotten sick once when the night nurse decided it was a good idea to give me crushed Tylenol without any nausea medication. Once we got that under control, I was able to take the medicine with chocolate pudding. I was discharged by noon the next day since I was walking well and holding full liquids down. Saturday was difficult because we had a six hour drive home and the road bumps played soccer with my insides. I'm pretty sore today. Getting my fluids and Protein down. I never knew how much I could love SF chocolate pudding 🤣🤣 Walking is harder today, but finally beginning to have a bit of bowel movement. Taking it easy.

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August 15th here can’t believe tomorrow is already a week

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Day 3 post op update. Overall doing very well. Not much gas pain. I have only gotten sick once when the night nurse decided it was a good idea to give me crushed Tylenol without any nausea medication. Once we got that under control, I was able to take the medicine with chocolate pudding. I was discharged by noon the next day since I was walking well and holding full liquids down. Saturday was difficult because we had a six hour drive home and the road bumps played soccer with my insides. I'm pretty sore today. Getting my fluids and Protein down. I never knew how much I could love SF chocolate pudding [emoji1787][emoji1787] Walking is harder today, but finally beginning to have a bit of bowel movement. Taking it easy.


Sorry to hear about the rough ride home, but I'm happy you're on the other side of it.

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On 08/21/2022 at 20:07, GAYLELEEBABS said:

I had surgery on August 15 can’t even believe it’s already a week out

How do you feel?

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Is anyone else not sleeping well? Now, I no longer have any pain and the gas is not bothering me anymore. And yet, I don't sleep all that well. I keep waking up, and sometimes it takes a long time to go back to sleep. So, I sleep for 2-4 hours at a time, and I don't always get anywhere close to 8 hours a night.

I was so tired today that I kept nodding off sitting up on the couch. I'm supposed to start teaching the day after tomorrow, but I know I need adequate sleep in order to be able to do a good job.

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