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Username: melly37
Location: Rio Rancho, NM, USA
Member Since: 6/26/2007
BMI: 31.0
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Surgery Type: VSG (04/03/12)
Surgeon: Jorge Acosta, MD

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weigh 150 or LESS!!!

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Jorge Acosta, MD
My surgery was done by Dr. Eldo Frezza. He turned out to be pretty bad. My insurance company assigned me to Dr. Acosta for follow-ups, and he is absolutely adorable. Much better care than my original surgeon, and nice looking to boot! ha ha. I feel lucky to have him!

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Pets - Golden Retriever, Schnauzer and a tabby cat
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Comment by debann on 1/9/08 6:12 pm

Good luck with your surgery and enjoy the journey into your new life!

Comment by StellaBlue on 1/9/08 5:54 pm

Good Luck tomorrow! Sending positive vibes your way for everything to go perfectly!

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Congratulations on your surgery!!! Sending prayers your way. Keep us posted during your recovery.

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Yay!! Acid Was The Culprit!!
posted on 5/12/12 4:58 pm

I am soooooo happy to report that my INSATIABLE HUNGER was just acid!!! I am so relieved! I put a post up on the Sleeve Board and got a a lot of responses of people saying it probably was just acid and that I should up my dosage of Prilosec. It didn't kick in fully for about 2 days, but by Thursday, I really noticed that the bubbling up in the stomach did not happen after I would eat anymore. The bubbling never hurt, and REALLY mimicked hunger, so I doubted that it was acid that was causing it all. Gladly, I was wrong!!

I know another thing that is helping me is that I am staying very low carb. I talked with my sleeve sister, AnneMarie, and we discussed what made me successful with the band when I was losing with it. One thing I did back then was allow myself to go carb crazy the first few days of my period. I was able to resist temptation all month, knowing that I *could* have those chips and cookies, I just had to wait until my period started. I even looked forward to my period quite a few times! LOL That means I have to white-knockle it during PMS, but I can do this. I know I can, I have done it before. If I find that allowing myself a carb day or two just makes me go crazy and off plan, then I will have to re-think this. I was able to do it before, so I am thinking this will work for me again.

I am down to 179 this week! New ground with my sleeve and I am very happy about that!!

AnneMarie and I went to a support group meeting on Thursday that is sponsered by my doctor's office. They have it here once a month. It was nice, but I didn't find it too particularly helpful. I will keep going, however, because I want to take advantage of every opportunity to succeed that I can......and, it doesn't hurt that it's at Sandia Casono!!

Sandia is a very nice Indian Casino here in town. AnneMarie and I had dinner there afterwards. We split some broiled chicken. It was delicious....and we also had a few sweet potato fries. They were delicious....but we left most of them on the plate!

I didn't make time to exercise at all last week. That will be my major goal this week. I will continue with the upped Prilosec dosage, eating low carb and at least adding my lunchtime walks. I need to get my butt to the gym also, so I will try to incorporate that, as well.

I made some of Elena's Green Chicken Soup this week. I found it very delicious and love that it is so low carb and low calorie!! I will definitely be making this a staple in my diet. AnneMarie made it and said it looked like she killed Shrek. So, we lovingly call it Shrek Soup.

I hope everyone had a great week and prepares themselves for the upcoming week ahead. Staying on track is so much easier when you take the time to plan your menu for the week, and to also have healthy snacks available. Good luck!!

21 Responses to "Yay!! Acid Was The Culprit!!"

I would love to have the recipe for Elena's Green Chicken Soup!
goddessgrrl commented on 5/12/12 9:30 pm
Green Chicken Soup

3 ;   & nbsp;  &nb sp; Large chicken boneless/skinless breasts with fat trimmed (31oz)
2   ;   & nbsp;  &nb sp; Large cans of fat free chicken broth, low sodium (49.5 oz per can)
1  & nbsp;  &nb sp;    ; Bunch of Broccolini chopped (8oz)
3      &n bsp;  &nbs p; Baby Bok Choys chopped (9oz total)
4   ;   & nbsp;  &nb sp; Small zucchini chopped (10oz total)
4   ;   & nbsp;  &nb sp; Large celery stalks chopped (9oz total)
5   ;   & nbsp;  &nb sp; Medium garlic cloves chopped
½&nb sp;    ;   & nbsp; Bunch green onions chopped (1oz)
3      &n bsp;  &nbs p; Large Carrots chopped (11oz total)
1   ;   & nbsp;  &nb sp; TBSP Dill Weed chopped
½    &n bsp;  &nbs p; Bunch fresh parsley chopped
6oz &n bsp;  &nbs p; Frozen green peas
6oz   ;    Fresh green beans chopped

In a large pot, combine all ingredients, except the peas and green beans. Keep the chicken breasts whole (you’ll shred them later). Boil for about 30 minutes. Once the chicken breasts are completely cooked , remove them to cool (pull them apart a little bit . . they’ll cool faster).

Me anwhile, put the vegetables and broth through a blender. (When doing this, it is a good idea to carefully pulse them in a blender with a towel around the blender lid and hold the lid firmly, as sometimes pressure can build with hot liquids in the blender. ) Then transfer the blended soup back into the large pot.

When the whole chicken breasts have cooled a bit, pull them apart by hand and shred them . They should be a little stringy when in shredded form, with no large chunks. Add the shredded chicken back into the pot. Chop-up the green beans fairly small, and add into the pot along with the frozen peas. Cook for about 10 more minutes, add salt & pepper to taste and enjoy!

melly37 commented on 5/13/12 11:48 am
Good! I'm so happy that's what it was. I was so worried when you guys were talking about that. Woo Hoo on the weight loss. I'll see you both next time...it was nice to meet you. I didn't think it was that helpful either, but I'm not too far out. Still I've been doing the positive affirmation thing forever. My mom always buys me self help books, lol on CD though. I listen to them at work. So lots of that work is already done. Maybe the next one will be better.
happiegirl commented on 5/14/12 9:35 am
Glad to hear you're feeling better, and your symptoms have subsided. Stick with it, and you'll get the results you want. I have my first meeting with my surgeon this week, which i'm really excited about.
Dave H. commented on 5/12/12 10:56 pm
Thanks, Dave!
melly37 commented on 5/13/12 11:49 am
Glad you got relief from the Monster Hungries (as I call it) and figured out some things that worked for you in the past. Isn't it funny how we lose and re-find things we have learned?
sedonagirl67 commented on 5/13/12 4:50 am
Yes, I hope all the old tricks still work!
melly37 commented on 5/13/12 11:50 am
Thank you for the insight into your hunger. I had RNY and was told that I would NOT feel hunger for six months. However, from the moment I woke up in recovery I've been hungry. Gut-growling hungry, so I knew something wasn't quite right. My surgeon had me on one prilosec a day but my primary had had me on two before surgery. I've resumed the two a day and hopefully it will help. Best of luck in your journey!
Trianni commented on 5/13/12 6:47 pm
I re ally hope it helps you, too!.
melly37 commented on 5/13/12 7:58 pm
Hi congrats and thank you for sharing. Pamela
noegoshere commented on 5/13/12 6:54 pm
Thanks, Pamela.... I hope you are blogging too....it really is helpful!
melly37 commented on 5/13/12 7:58 pm
Melly, I'm so glad you found the culprit of your hunger and a solution. Thanks for sharing your findings and the great recipe.
Sherri A. commented on 5/14/12 8:54 am
Hi Sherri! Thanks for being out there!
melly37 commented on 5/14/12 9:09 am
I've started getting really hungry lately. I'm not on any type of acid reducer at all. You have me thinking. Is it the norm to be on acid reducers after surgery? I have no pain or heartburn.
econtiff commented on 5/16/12 10:41 am
I didn't have any pain or reflux, either. Our stomachs are producing enough digestive acid for its former size, so I think it's a good idea to be on a ppi, until our body sorts it all out.
melly37 commented on 5/16/12 4:37 pm
Thanks for your blog. I had my surgery March 1 and have had the rumbling "hungry" stomach. When I read your info, I got Prilosec and it seems to be helping. Now I'm not contantly trying to eat or drink something to get rid of the rumbling, thinking it was hunger!
nanaof5 commented on 5/17/12 6:54 am
Thanks, nana!! I am so glad the information helped you! That's the beauty of OH, we can all help and learn from each other.
melly37 commented on 5/17/12 7:51 am
I am glad there are so many knowledgeable people on the boards that help me and in turn I hope to help many others! Thank you!
melly37 commented on 5/18/12 12:32 pm
Thank you for sharing... I stopped my prilosec after one month from my surgery...At 3 months out now, I feel like I am hungry ALL the time... I am going to try taking my prilosec again and see if that helps. Thank you!!!
Kimmie54 commented on 5/23/12 10:09 am
Kimmie, make sure you give it a few days to build up in your system, but I bet it will help!! Good luck!
melly37 commented on 5/23/12 3:37 pm

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