http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/ Post-op discussions for patients that have had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:30:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/ http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/40578-4-days-post-op-can-i-sleep-my-stomach.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:46:21 GMT Will it hurt??

Its just that is how i have always slept and now i'm having difficulty sleeping.





Date of Surgery: November 11, 2009
Date released from hospital: November 13, 2009
Starting Weight Pre-OP: 218 pounds
Weight Date of Surgery: 213 ]]> Post-Op Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy michelle http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/40578-4-days-post-op-can-i-sleep-my-stomach.html http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/40006-sometimes-i-wonder-if-i-sleeved.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:09:56 GMT :confused:I have been progressivley eating more. I have been able to eat soups, protein shakes (8 oz blended with ice) , the meat from a cheeseburger, a sandwhich, tator tots. I don't ever feel full, I don't feel preasure, I feel guilty for eating but find myself testing what I can eat just 13 days out from surgery. I even ask my doctor if he is sure he completed my sleeve because he had to do a previous acid reflux surgery repair. He said he was sure. I've lost 20 #'s but have gained 1 pound. I'm frustrated. ]]> Post-Op Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy nashmale28 http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/40006-sometimes-i-wonder-if-i-sleeved.html http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39791-acid-reducers.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:58:48 GMT Okay so I'm on Prilosec 20mg for 6 months as a preventative measure, but the surgeon wrote me a prescription for Pantoprazole 40mg for 4 months because I keep waking up coughing with acid in my throat/nose.

Aren't these the same thing? The pharmacy gave me only 1 month instead of 4 of the pantoprazole until I double check with the surgeon if I'm supposed to take both, but I call the surgeons office and keep getting a busy signal... ALL DAY LONG. Ugh.

Anyone know if it's okay to take them both? ]]> Post-Op Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Josephine http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39791-acid-reducers.html http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39685-i-think-i-have-been-eating-too-much-3-days-post-op.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:18:01 GMT Example: Water (w/pills) Water sipping Breakfast: pudding Water sipping Protein shake (takes about 2 hours to drink) Water sipping Lunch: Jell-O Water sipping Protein shake (or just water) Example:
Water (w/pills)
Water sipping
Breakfast: pudding
Water sipping
Protein shake (takes about 2 hours to drink)
Water sipping
Lunch: Jell-O
Water sipping
Protein shake (or just water)
Water sipping
Dinner: soup broth
Water sipping
Popsicle


does this sound to much? the shakes are hard to drink.... ]]> Post-Op Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy nashmale28 http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39685-i-think-i-have-been-eating-too-much-3-days-post-op.html http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39627-2-days-post-op-las-vegas.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:17:33 GMT I'm home and I'm still sipping water and walking... very sore... I'm doing much better than I expected to be.. I'm excited about my new life.

anyone else in Las Vegas have the sleeve?

thanks,

roger ]]> Post-Op Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy nashmale28 http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39627-2-days-post-op-las-vegas.html http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39508-my-surgeons-meal-plan.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:59:54 GMT Well, it finally came in the mail today. My surgeons meal plan. (Keep in mind that bread is a staple of the Dutch diet). I will try to translate this the best I can. First 2 weeks: Breakfast: 150ml (5 ozs) lowfat yogurt, cream of wheat, SF pudding or kwark (thick fruit flavored pudding). Cup... Well, it finally came in the mail today. My surgeons meal plan. (Keep in mind that bread is a staple of the Dutch diet). I will try to translate this the best I can.

First 2 weeks:

Breakfast: 150ml (5 ozs) lowfat yogurt, cream of wheat, SF pudding or kwark (thick fruit flavored pudding). Cup of tea or coffee without sugar.
Snack: 5 ozs unsweetened applesauce or juice
Lunch: Cup of broth or 5 ozs lowfat yogurt, cream of wheat, SF pudding or kwark.
Snack: Cup of tea or coffee without sugar.
Dinner: 8ozs pureed meat/veggie/potatoes and 5 ozs lowfat yogurt, cream of wheat, SF pudding or kwark.
Snack: Cup of tea or coffee without sugar. Unsweetened applesauce or juice.

After 2 weeks, free to move on to any food item. Recommended plan is:

Cracker - Think Wasa
Beschuit - don't think there is a translation for this. it's a hard round thick whole wheat cracker that gets really soft if you add liquid to it, like yogurt.

Breakfast: 1 piece of cracker, toast, or beschuit with a thin layer of diet vitamin fortified butter and lowfat cheese and lean meat.
Snack: 1 cup of tea or coffee without sugar, may use sugar substitute or light creamer. 150ml 2% milk, buttermilk, or lowfat yogurt. A portion of fruit or fruit juice.
Lunch: 1 piece of cracker, toast, or beschuit with a thin layer of diet vitamin fortified butter and lowfat cheese and lean meat.
Snack: 1 cup of tea or coffee without sugar, may use sugar substitute or light creamer. 150ml 2% milk, buttermilk, or lowfat yogurt. A portion of fruit or fruit juice.
Dinner: 50g lean meat or fish (or an egg), small portion of vegetables, small portion of potatoes/rice/pasta.
Snack: 1 cup of tea or coffee without sugar, may use sugar substitute or light creamer. 150ml 2% milk, buttermilk, or lowfat yogurt.

*Total liquid consumption of milk, water, tea, coffee etc should equal at least 1.5-2 liters of fluid per day.

*Please chew each bite very well and work up slowly to adding raw vegetables back into your diet as they will cause discomfort.

* Be sure to take 3 multivitamins a day and try to avoid dumping syndrome by limiting the amount of sugars you take in. If you have the sleeve you will not have to worry about that, but may still experience discomfort from too much sugar, so it is not advised. Also, gastric sleeve patients only need 2 multivitamins in addition to the prescriptions you were sent home with.



This diet is so predictable. Basically the same thing I got from a dietician a few years ago when I went. ]]> Post-Op Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Josephine http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39508-my-surgeons-meal-plan.html http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39494-full-fat-milk.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:45:50 GMT I decided to share since some of you seem to thirst for knowledge :)

In the last 6 days since coming back from the hospital, I've had diarrhea 3 times, all after having a few drinks of milk. The thing is .. it's full fat milk because Rob said it's the only one the store had and he knew he had to get something for my protein shakes.

I ended up making my shakes with no fat, no sugar added chocolate milk instead, but everytime I take a couple sips of that milk, I get diarrhea. I did it this time on purpose because I hadn't gone for 3 days and was starting to feel so full.

Of course I'm a sleevie, so they didn't do anything to my intestines, my body just doesn't like fat anymore anyway? I don't think it's lactose intolerance as I've been living off of yogurt and pudding. By the way, my whole life I've used 2% or skim milk, so could it be that my body is just sensitive to it?

I thought it was interesting. Guess time will tell if all 3 times was a coincidence, but I'm starting to think it's not. ]]> Post-Op Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Josephine http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/post-op-vertical-sleeve-gastrectomy/39494-full-fat-milk.html