3 weeks post-op looking for support

Dear  trumpetluv2005,

I know we all think we understand what we are doing when we decide to rearrange our anatomy but for me no have a juicy BBQ steak is the worst of all places to be.  But when I ate what I thought was just a piece of tender beef and threw up for along time just to get it all up my dreams have changed.

If I tried to drink a frappacino I would dump and beeee really sick!   I do not want to go thru that.
I got so hungry just before I saw my doc (one week late scheduling) I ate a small amount of salad and chew, chew , chewed it until it was liquid. (Like Nancy on the post told me to. Her docs let her eat more then mine.)

Well you would have thought I had killed someone I got yelled at so bad and told I could have damaged the pouch.  I was upset cause I had a stoma that would not heal and was getting worse but my doc who I never had any issues with told me it was my fault. HEY NANCY Now I get why you did not care for DR. M..... She can get pisst.

Anyway I am not able to eat in the morning cause my pouch is really small so I drink that stinking choc Protein.  And keep praying my tastes come back for some things I really need to eat.
I was allowed to take B12 to help me heal at 5 years instead of 8 wks and I feel fantastic finally.
I was not released to exercise with water aerobics until next week so hopefully my weight loss will get with it faster soon.

I am going to my first support meeting since my surgery next week, and going to try to hook up with another member in Sac Nancy to get down to one of hers on Monday nights soon.

Take care and just do not go into Starbucks that is all.  You would get sick anyway. Mark my words you do not want to go thru that!

OOOPs I meant 5 weeks instead of 8 weeks .... No years involved.  Spell check doesn't catch that does it?   Embarrassed!

Awww Kiki...so you had to try my way, huh? LOL  Eating steak so early in the game....didn't take me seriously, eh?  Biggest mistake I ever made, trying something before the Doc said it was on the agenda.  I still haven't tried salad, except for a bite or two of Lon's, just to see how the pouch reacts.  I am happy to hear you are feeling better!  But sorry to hear Dr M reacted as she did; but my first impression of her was she was blunt and very up front with her requirements and expectations.  Probably a great surgeron...just not the greatest bed-side manner :-(
Nancy aka Sunray
PS..I'm going to support this Monday if you're interested!

Hi there,
I had my RNY back in 2004, and I can vividly remember when I was 3wks out and CRAVING things and literally crying when I would see a starbucks or a carl's jr commercial! For me, the first 3 months were the hardest, and now know that my RNY was the BEST THING I could have ever done for myself. It'll be hard those first months, but when you're healthier, and looking SO MUCH better, and seeing the scale going down, you'll be filled with an excitement that will trump all these initial sad emotions. Just stick with it. I know it's hard, but stick with it and know that things get better as your negative eating habits are replaced by healthier and smarter food choices. As for not ever having starbucks, I do! lol. I avoided having any No-no foods the first year (sodas, starbucks, etc), but then once my WLS food habits became a lifestyle, I splurged here and there. Splurging doesn't mean eating everything in sight, but just a way to treat yourself to things that you like and enjoy eating. Also, enjoying to eat food is something I totally gained from my WLS. I now eat to ENJOY my food, not to eat till I can't take any more. I pick my foods based on my cravings, and on what I like to eat that's tasty and healthy.
Again, it's hard, but stick to it and you'll be so much prouder of yourself in the future and will love yourself and your life even more because of it! It's a struggle, but a managable one! Again, best thing I did, hands down and love that I have this tool in my life.