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I tried 3 times lol. "I know the rice and potato are not for everyone but it works for me just fine in small amounts." That's what it's all about..finding what works for you.
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I was thinking about your post today and it reminded me of something. You may be able to put your years of drinking diet coke to work in your favour.
One of the hardest things for me post WLS was developing good habits for getting enough fluid. One of the tricks that helped me is to re-use commercial beverage bottles with screw-on lids (e.g. diet coke bottles) instead of "water bottles" for cold liquids. I drink them more quickly and automatically. I think this is due to years of unconsciously sipping on diet sodas. Liquids in glasses tend to warm up, evaporate, and collect dust more quickly. I have tried using reusable water bottles, but I have found it difficult to develop a habit of drinking automatically from them. Plus, they smell funky after a while. And I find thermoses a bit intimidating (always afraid I'll break them.) So I just reuse ordinary beverage bottles lots and lots of times.
I've seen commercial beverages (fancy teas) in metal bottles with screw-on lids. Next time I run across them, I'll get one and see if it can fool my hand into thinking it's a diet coke. They would last indefinitely, which is even better for the environment.
I have RNY so might be somewhat different.
I never felt my stomach, either before or after surgery.
Vomiting only happens if I eat or drink too much too fast. And is same as before surgery.
I never experienced any change with the need to pee.
We all have bodies that react differently, so others may have had the symptoms that you did. It will be interesting to see.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I haven't had a soda for 3 years. I simply carry a 64oz jug of ice water around with me all day. sip on it all day.
Trying to lose weight and change my lifestyle! My main goal is 220.
Here are a few little things that I was mildly curious about after my VSG. Not worried, just curious, and there were lots of other things to focus on, so I never got around to posting a question about any of them. But now that I know the answers (or at least my answer), I thought I'd post the information in case anyone else is curious.
How long will I feel aware of my new stomach? Before I started researching WLS, I didn't really know where the stomach was located. Like a lot of people, I assumed it was roughly behind my navel, because that's where I felt hunger pangs. After surgery, I could feel exactly where my stomach was! It didn't hurt (except maybe for a few hours right after surgery), but I was always aware of it. I was curious how long that would last. For me, I think it was about six months. I'm no longer aware of my stomach, and when I do feel hunger pangs, the sensation is back behind my navel, like it used to be.
What is vomiting like after VSG? I'm not talking about right after surgery, but after the stomach is completely healed. I was really curious about this one, but was reluctant to ask on the forum because it's kind of gross. Well, a few months ago I got 1) a really bad stomach bug, and 2) the answer to my question. Vomiting felt basically like it did before surgery, but the quantity was less.
When I have to pee, I need to go now. How long will this last? Right after surgery, I always kept track of where the nearest bathroom was because my bladder suddenly had just two settings: fine, or OMGneedtopeenowwillimakeittothetoiletintime. I don't know why that was. Sure, I was drinking a lot of water, but I'm drinking even more now. Did anyone else experience this? It lasted about two months for me, but then I was back to normal.
I had an xray with berium contrast and egd and a devise i had installed through my nose to record the acid level s for a few days. Almost every kind of pills for reflux tums peptobismal and just about everything you name it and nothing helped. I still have the issue but I don't even realize anymore
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Shortness of breath and being awoken by pain is unusual after VSG. I'd give your surgeon a call. I wouldn't expect you to have much residual air inside you this far out. Maybe it's nothing, but I'd want to be sure.
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I had surgery in 2010 and did not drink prior to surgery, but after I lost weight I would drink from time to time and it gradually became a habit to do when we went out to eat or had get together events. Over time, my weight started to creep back up and I realize that the alcohol was the main reason. In my opinion, steer clear of it. We are very susceptible to trans addiction after surgery that it can become a major problem for us. I am dealing with regain at this time and I wish I had never given in to the need to have a glass of wine, which turned into the need for more and more.
My suggestion, don't drink your calories EVER!
Been having the same problem!! To the OP:
Calm down and breathe. A lot of people have regrets after surgery because the beginning seems tough. And it is. But if you hold the course, and follow your surgeon's plan, you'll be fine. I don't know what you've been reading, but nobody I know can only eat 2 or 3 teaspoons. You would die if that is all you could eat. At the end of my "healing phases" at 9 weeks post-op, I was eating 1/4-1/3 cup. As you heal and the swelling goes down, you will be able to eat more. Everyone is different but I was told my new sleeve would hold 8 oz by weight (not a cup measure, that's volume not weight). At about 18 months post-op I was eating 3-4 oz of protein, and another 2 or 3 ounces of veggies or whatever, depended on the day. Now, at 3 years out, I can eat 8 oz at the most, but stay in the 6-8 oz range. I can eat half an 8 oz steak and a serving of broccoli when I'm out, and that's plenty. Not 2 or 3 teaspoons.
Personally, I don't go for the low fat stuff. I did or the first 4 months, following my plan to the T. But at 4.5 months I switched to the Ketogenic way of eating and I am still Keto today. I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT for right after surgery, you can't eat enough to do it properly. But by 4 months out I was able to eat about 4-5 oz at a time.
The thing to remember is protein first, then good simple low carbs. And DRINK DRINK DRINK!
