tatirod
tatirod posted a comment 7 years, 5 months ago
tatirod wrote Week 2: On to pureed food 8 years, 4 months ago
Today is my 2 week post-op anniversary. I'm now able to eat pureed foods. My meals were as follows: breakfast--0% fat no sugar added Greek yogurt and coffee with Splenda; snack--1 egg turned into e...
tatirod posted a discussion topic 8 years, 4 months ago
Today I am exactly 2 weeks post-op. Yesterday I had a ton of trapped air. I had completely liquid cream of tomato soup (lunch and dinner) with protein powder added (my usual meals). For some reason, I had so much air trapped while eating. At lunch I th
tatirod wrote 10 days post-op 8 years, 4 months ago
I have insomnia, but pretty sure that's unrelated to surgery. :) I also have a cold. Bleh!
Things are going well. I'm getting all my vitamins in like a good girl, I'm delinquint on the water...
Cathy W. wrote 8 years, 4 months ago
tatirod posted a discussion topic 8 years, 4 months ago
Sorry for not providing a message sooner--but day 1 post op I was in a lot of pain and on hydromorphone. I was so stoned it took me 5 minutes of holding my water to take a drink. Day 2 pain was improved although kidney function was suppressed and I cou
tatirod wrote I survived surgery... 5 days post-op 8 years, 4 months ago
I'm 5 days post-op and just now feeling well enough to go on "the computer". The day after surgery was pretty rough for me, I got my pain meds bumped up to hydromorphone. Needless to say, I was pre...
Cathy W. wrote 8 years, 4 months ago
tatirod posted a discussion topic 8 years, 4 months ago
I'm scheduled for surgery this afternoon. I'm so excited. All packed and rearing to go.
I'll post and let you all know how it goes.
tatirod wrote Today, I am being gutted 8 years, 4 months ago
I'm so happy the day of my surgery has finally arrived. So happy and excited in fact that I can't sleep. I feel like a child waiting for Santa to come down the chimney (despite the fact that we nev...
tatirod wrote 3 days until the big day 8 years, 4 months ago
WOW, the time has really crept up on me. I can't believe in 3 days from now I will be going under the knife, getting irreversibly gutted. I'm very excited. I thought I would be petrified at this po...
tatirod posted a discussion topic 8 years, 4 months ago
My VSG is scheduled to go down in 3 days. I'm very excited, not really nervous, just anxious to get this party started.
I know I've seen tons of threads about "what did you bring to the hospital" and they even give us a check list (most humorou
tatirod posted a discussion topic 8 years, 5 months ago
I've been working towards improved health since March (meaning, watching what I eat + exercise). I did have a period where I binged after I got my surgery date... because I suddenly freaked out over never eating sugary deliciousness again. Anyway, with
tatirod wrote on adaptation's support wall 8 years, 5 months ago
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tatirod wrote What up Ketosis? 8 years, 5 months ago
So, I've been on a 900 calorie ketogenic diet for exactly 1 week now since I bombed on Optifast. I've been monitoring my urinary ketone levels and all has been great--moderate to high levels all da...
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tatirod posted a discussion topic 8 years, 5 months ago
Turns out that I couldn't tolerate Optifast due to my ulcerative colitis. My surgeon said I'm the first patient he's had with UC. So, no wonder they didn't know I'd end up so ill.
Now, I have 2+ boxes of Optifast sitting in my living room. Does
tatirod wrote Optifast, the conclusion 8 years, 5 months ago
So, I couldn't tolerte the Optifast. It wasn't the taste... I actually didn't think it was that bad (as long as there was enough ice... odd how something as simple as ice can make such a big differ...
tatirod wrote Optifast: Day 3 8 years, 5 months ago
I have ketones!
I bought ketone strips from Amazon and have been anxiously dousing them with my urine. Finally, I got a "trace" amount of ketones. This is awesome. Because I have anxiety and...
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Roma wrote 8 years, 5 months ago
tatirod wrote Optifast: Day 1 8 years, 5 months ago
I survived! My first day of Optifast (all chocolate) went better than I had expected. I was never really hungry. I did get a slight headache midafternoon, but had an espresso and all was well. I wi...
tatirod posted a discussion topic 8 years, 5 months ago
I haven't been posting often these days--so much to do at work and getting prepped for surgery.
I just wanted to say that I'm scheduled for surgery on Nov 6 (23 days from now) and I'm starting Optifast today. I'm elated.
I also want to