Doing it all wrong!!!
Take a deep breath, my friend! You haven't done anything in two weeks that will ruin your chances of success. It's a learning process, so if you are learning something new, it's working!
I am sure your nut will give you some guidance on Wednesday. Maybe it would help you to start making a list of questions for her? That might give you some sense of taking control and taking action, and it will help make sure you get everything you need from her, since it sounds like she may not be aware of what you needed to know already.
Hang in there - we are here for you. Let us know how it goes on Wednesday.
I am sure your nut will give you some guidance on Wednesday. Maybe it would help you to start making a list of questions for her? That might give you some sense of taking control and taking action, and it will help make sure you get everything you need from her, since it sounds like she may not be aware of what you needed to know already.
Hang in there - we are here for you. Let us know how it goes on Wednesday.
My instructions were quite detailed (several pages in a booklet)'
Stage 1- clear liquids 7-10 days
Stage 2- Puree- 3 weeks. Note, slowly increase food until you are eating NO MORE than 4 ounces (1/2 cup) at each meal. Eat protien portion of your meal first.
Stage 3- Semi-soft foods- 3 weeks to several months
Stage 4- Regular diet
Includes foods with more texture and crunch, such as raw fruits and vegetables
Eat three well balanced, nutrient-dense meals each day. Keep drinking 6-8 cups of liquid per day.
Stage 1- clear liquids 7-10 days
Stage 2- Puree- 3 weeks. Note, slowly increase food until you are eating NO MORE than 4 ounces (1/2 cup) at each meal. Eat protien portion of your meal first.
Stage 3- Semi-soft foods- 3 weeks to several months
Stage 4- Regular diet
Includes foods with more texture and crunch, such as raw fruits and vegetables
Eat three well balanced, nutrient-dense meals each day. Keep drinking 6-8 cups of liquid per day.
Take a deep breath. Now here is a big hug!
Let's talk about the food first. You just has surgery. Your nerves were cut. Your body can't necessarily send you full signals. So it should be measured. The creamed soups, or any liquid actually will move quickly through your pouch. Think about a funnel and the way liquids pass through it. A cream soup may take a little longer than water, but it still passes pretty quickly. That's why you can take in 6 ounces of your creamed soup. It's OK. A better choice would be to drink 6 ounces of a protein drink, to start hitting your protein needs. But calling your surgeons office to ask for their post surgery guide book would be a great start. If your scrambled eggs are soft, they could slide easily through your pouch as well.
Every surgeon has a different plan. Some push 3 meals a day, no snacking. My surgeon supports 5-6 mini meals a day, never going more than 3 hours without some protein.
Vitamins. I am a little surprised they didn't send you home at least taking a sublingual B12. What I take is:
2 multies (centrum or a generic)
B12 sublingual
4 doses of calcium citrate, Spaced at least 2 hours per dose
Dry vitamin D3. Dry means no oil, since we malabsorb fats.
Iron. I take heme iron so I don't have to think about what else I am taking with it. If you take any other form of iron, you need to take it separately from your calcium, allowing 2 hours on either side.
My last piece of advise, take another deep breath. There are a lot of hormones released as the fat dissolves and emotions are going crazy. You are going to be ok. Your surgery will work just fine. 6 months from now, these early days will just a memory you pull out to help other newbies.
Best of luck!
Let's talk about the food first. You just has surgery. Your nerves were cut. Your body can't necessarily send you full signals. So it should be measured. The creamed soups, or any liquid actually will move quickly through your pouch. Think about a funnel and the way liquids pass through it. A cream soup may take a little longer than water, but it still passes pretty quickly. That's why you can take in 6 ounces of your creamed soup. It's OK. A better choice would be to drink 6 ounces of a protein drink, to start hitting your protein needs. But calling your surgeons office to ask for their post surgery guide book would be a great start. If your scrambled eggs are soft, they could slide easily through your pouch as well.
Every surgeon has a different plan. Some push 3 meals a day, no snacking. My surgeon supports 5-6 mini meals a day, never going more than 3 hours without some protein.
Vitamins. I am a little surprised they didn't send you home at least taking a sublingual B12. What I take is:
2 multies (centrum or a generic)
B12 sublingual
4 doses of calcium citrate, Spaced at least 2 hours per dose
Dry vitamin D3. Dry means no oil, since we malabsorb fats.
Iron. I take heme iron so I don't have to think about what else I am taking with it. If you take any other form of iron, you need to take it separately from your calcium, allowing 2 hours on either side.
My last piece of advise, take another deep breath. There are a lot of hormones released as the fat dissolves and emotions are going crazy. You are going to be ok. Your surgery will work just fine. 6 months from now, these early days will just a memory you pull out to help other newbies.
Best of luck!
Thank you guys so much..I was in tears earlier today. I feel a little better this evening. I'm glad to hear a good reason that I can eat 6 oz of soup and the two eggs...my eggs are very soft and wet..I use a lot of skim milk in them. I was starting to believe that my pouch was gigantic!!! I have one more day of feeling like I'm on my own then I go see the surgeon and the nutritionist. I have many questions to ask and hopefully I will have a much better idea of what I am doing. Thanks again. PS..thanks the the deap breath sugestion and the hug..I actually took a deep breath and felt the hug :)
H/W 325 S/W 325 C/W 162 G/W 169 (normal bmi) 5'9"
It's not unusual to be overwhelmed at the beginning.
It's important to measure your food because the nerves that tell your brain when you are full were cut during the surgery and they haven't healed yet. Your pouch will help you limit the amount you can eat. However, your pouch is made of muscle and skin, it's flexible, it's a little stretchy. Therefore it's possible to fit more in it than you really should. You need to measure. If you don't know how much to eat, call your dietician and ask. That is her job.
As for vitamins, you should be taking a multi and iron now (according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery). You need an adult multi that has 100% of the RDA of most stuff in it, then take it twice a day. You need 54-63 mg iron if you menstruate, if not you only need 36 mg.
It's important to measure your food because the nerves that tell your brain when you are full were cut during the surgery and they haven't healed yet. Your pouch will help you limit the amount you can eat. However, your pouch is made of muscle and skin, it's flexible, it's a little stretchy. Therefore it's possible to fit more in it than you really should. You need to measure. If you don't know how much to eat, call your dietician and ask. That is her job.
As for vitamins, you should be taking a multi and iron now (according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery). You need an adult multi that has 100% of the RDA of most stuff in it, then take it twice a day. You need 54-63 mg iron if you menstruate, if not you only need 36 mg.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
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