SouthernAngel not going crazy!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Crystal,

No, you're not going crazy! I'm nineteen days post-op and feel great

too. My husband (had surgery on Oct 21st) complained of fatigue and

can't keep a lot of stuff down, especially dairy products and has

thrown up several times. He has lost 45 lbs.

Everything seems to agree with me too. My biggest concern is not

getting enough fluids. I wake up in the middle of the night with

extreme cotton mouth, and can't carry on a long conversation without

my mouth getting so dry, that it's hard to swallow. I'm used to

gulping my drinks and it's hard to learn to sip slowly all the time.

The other day I tried my favorite diet soda and it tasted like crap!

So I drink tea, water and a drink I found at wal-mart. It's called

Fruit 2 O and it's sweetened with Splenda. It comes in 4 or 5

different flavors, but I like the lemon the best. I like to add a

litte lemon juice to it.

I'm not doing very well on getting all of my protein. Can't seem to

find any supplements that I can tolerate. There are some Atkins bars

I like, they have about 21g per bar, but I can't even eat 1/4 of one

at a time. Not going to worry too much about it now, will try to get

more in when I can eat more meat. I like refried beans with cheese

too. I add louisana hot sause to mine. Very good!!

Guess we should be thankful that we're the lucky ones huh!

Leah Booth

PS I have a daughter named Hannah too! And two more daughters,

named Brittany and .

> First of all my husband has made SEVERAL comments that he thinks

the dr

> missed my stomach and hit my brain during the bypass....I have

said and done the

> STUPIDIST stuff lately!!

>

> Second of all..When I was pregnant the only reason I knew was

because of the

> positive test until I was able to feel her move..I felt TOOOO

good...I feel

> the same way now. Except this time a HPT wont prove it for me..LOL

>

> I heard stories of people being sick in the beginning and only

being able to

> take tiny sips of water when you drink. about dumping etc...i was

scared to

> death but thought thats what i needed to help me " learn " to eat

right..To make

> the best of my new " tool " ...Well I am only 12 days post but so far

I have had

> NOTHING...I have eaten refried beans with cheese, fat free sugar

free vanilla

> and chocolate pudding..Egg whites, fat free milk...so far

everything has been

> great..I havent felt any pain or discomfort when i ate..i forgot

today about

> sipping the water and took two big gulps...i am remember no food

or drink 30 min

> before or after...

>

> I know it may still be too early to tell..maybe I should be

counting my

> blessings...im sure it will catch up with me...LOL just needed to

VENT and see if i

> was going CRAZY

> LOL

> Crystal

> 11/18/03

> 365/348/175(last updated at 6 days post)

> http://CrystalsWLSJourney.homestead.com/index.html

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks leah for your response. It makes me feel a little better knowing im

not alone in this. My main thing is I am scared I will be able to overeat and

right back where i started from. However, my husband, daughter and I went to

picadilly for supper last night and he got the baked fish so i could have some

of

it and i got some mashed potatoes and for the first time I found my full

point...Not because I ate alot cause I only ate about 2/3 ounce of fish and

maybe

1/2 ounce of potatoes...but maybe because the fish was really the first thing

that had REAL consistency to it...the potatoes are pretty smooth and I am sure

go through the stomach pretty fast...(Im assuming..lol)

I have the same problem with the cotton mouth on the days I dont' get my

water in like yesterday. The ONLY thing I drink is water or protein drink

because

its soo hard for me to get all my water in if not..I have been doing good with

the exception of yesterday and getting at least 70 ounces of water a

day..usually 80...DONT ASK HOW!!! LOL I Literally have a water bottle with me at

ALL

times except the 30 min before and after I eat...

Good Luck to you.

Crystal

11/18/03

365/348/175

http://CrystalsWLSJourney.homestead.com/index.html

[Guest guest]

Build your good habits early on.... I've read that the stomach pouch softens

and expands slightly, which takes place at around 6-9 months... at which

point, if you " test " the limits of your new pouch .. you could end up regaining

a

regular appetite. For me the key has been NOT test those limits very often.

http://www.sabariatric.com/keys_to_success1.htm " >Keys to Success

Here is the site with the info.

Skinny wishes from Mandy in CA

275/150/126

[Guest guest]

well i am still on soft solids but was ok'd to eat tuna or fish...sooooo

yesterday i ate

Breakfast~slipped by me

Lunch~1/2 cup cottage cheese

supper~1 ounce of baked fish and about 2 ounces of mashed potatoes

today:

Breakfast~ 1/2 cup cottage cheese

Lunch~about 2 ounces of tuna with 1 ounce of cheese

Supper~ more tuna and cheese...LOL

[Guest guest]

Crystal, you just addressed my worst fear....overeating and going back where

I started from. It terrifies me. It's in my head every day, and at least

for now it's a motivating factor in watching how much I eat, or how often.

But after the new-ness wears off, I am scared. There aren't any guarantees

with this. It's left up to us in the long run. Thanks for saying it out

loud. I thought it was just me.

Joan C, Calif.

LAP RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282/258/140

Re: SouthernAngel not going crazy!!

Thanks leah for your response. It makes me feel a little better knowing im

not alone in this. My main thing is I am scared I will be able to overeat

and

right back where i started from. However, my husband, daughter and I went

to

picadilly for supper last night and he got the baked fish so i could have

some of

it and i got some mashed potatoes and for the first time I found my full

point...Not because I ate alot cause I only ate about 2/3 ounce of fish

and maybe

1/2 ounce of potatoes...but maybe because the fish was really the first

thing

that had REAL consistency to it...the potatoes are pretty smooth and I am

sure

go through the stomach pretty fast...(Im assuming..lol)

I have the same problem with the cotton mouth on the days I dont' get my

water in like yesterday. The ONLY thing I drink is water or protein drink

because

its soo hard for me to get all my water in if not..I have been doing good

with

the exception of yesterday and getting at least 70 ounces of water a

day..usually 80...DONT ASK HOW!!! LOL I Literally have a water bottle with

me at ALL

times except the 30 min before and after I eat...

Good Luck to you.

Crystal

11/18/03

365/348/175

http://CrystalsWLSJourney.homestead.com/index.html

[Guest guest]

Joan and Crystal,

I haven't even had surgery yet and this is my big fear. I feel like this is

my last chance, and what if it doesn't work? I'm still going to go for it

and do the best that I can with everything that I have learned here, and

learn from the process....but I still have that fear of failure inside of me

surgery date 2-5-04

-- Re: SouthernAngel not going crazy!!

Thanks leah for your response. It makes me feel a little better knowing im

not alone in this. My main thing is I am scared I will be able to overeat

and

right back where i started from. However, my husband, daughter and I went

to

picadilly for supper last night and he got the baked fish so i could have

some of

it and i got some mashed potatoes and for the first time I found my full

point...Not because I ate alot cause I only ate about 2/3 ounce of fish

and maybe

1/2 ounce of potatoes...but maybe because the fish was really the first

thing

that had REAL consistency to it...the potatoes are pretty smooth and I am

sure

go through the stomach pretty fast...(Im assuming..lol)

I have the same problem with the cotton mouth on the days I dont' get my

water in like yesterday. The ONLY thing I drink is water or protein drink

because

its soo hard for me to get all my water in if not..I have been doing good

with

the exception of yesterday and getting at least 70 ounces of water a

day..usually 80...DONT ASK HOW!!! LOL I Literally have a water bottle with

me at ALL

times except the 30 min before and after I eat...

Good Luck to you.

Crystal

11/18/03

365/348/175

http://CrystalsWLSJourney.homestead.com/index.html

[Guest guest]

11/18/03..right now i am being bad...couldnt find fat free either so i got

regular..dr said it was ok just this once...postop I LOVED to melt mild cheddar

cheese and eat it..i didnt like it too much now...go figure