Did you get proper diet lists and plans from your surgeon? Ice cream is full of fat and sugar, what you should not be eating now.
An appropriate substitution might be sugar free jello pudding cups,...

Thank you so much for posting this...it's giving me a chance to really think and look at how I am doing, now almost 16 months postop. I am at bmi of 26.7, and although I have reached my doctors goal...

Hi! You have gotten excellent advice from everyone. My surgery was jan 2011--and I am here to tell you that not drinking your calories, esp juices, is right on the money. Did you get a post op...

Hi Michelle--I am trying to get the time off, but may be a last minute attendee and will probably have to make my own hotel reserv. Thanks!

I hate to see anyone who has had such recent surgery go back to old habits quickly....you are not stalled, you are risking the success of this surgery that I am sure you wanted badly. Peeps, you...

I think everyone is a little stunned when you wake up from surgery and think--"what have I done?" This is a big deal surgery, and a MAJOR life change for all of us. As with all major life changes,...

The general thinking about when and what you eat, gleaned from those at my county wide support group and my own wonderful surgeon and nutritionist is:

800 to 1,000 cal
"modified" Mediterranean...

You will live a normal life, sweetie, it will just be a new normal. If you follow your docs instructions, don't do too much too fast or push the eating, you will do fine. You are having major...

Hi--for those of you with a sore butt, or back problems, use a recumbent bike. It will kick your ass the same way--I use one that has different programs on it and it is a real challenge. I can't...

Hi all,
actually, if you have a regular cuisinart you can use that too, you don't have to buy a separate appliance.
Here's how--freeze or buy frozen fruit. Bananas are a good one to start with. ...

Yes, I had hair loss too, starting about two months after surgery and continued until about six months post op.
People have hair loss with almost all big surgeries--it happened to my mom after heart...

Hi Texas Mom--my surgeon says that thinking has changed about straws and sports top bottles, and he no longer forbids those to people he sleeves now.

Yes, there is air in it, but that is just the whipping process that happens when you blenderize the fruit and juice.\
I have been told the reason for no carbonated drinks is : many people were...

Hopefully, you got good information preop, and now you need to follow it. Start with a couple of tablespoons of food, and eating with a baby spoon does indeed help. Make yourself go slowly--if you...

Jane,
You are right on with your good advice. I am in a stall right now almost one year after surgery. I have 15 lbs to go to my goal, and I think I have become, complacent and sloppy with my...

I think you need to be seen. Is there an Urgent Care in your area, so you could avoid the usual waiting in an ER? Redness the size of a silver dollar is NOT usual, and the rash is also concerning. ...

Good for you David!!! Lot of weight lost in a short time!
No one told me that my fanny would completely disappear. I expected maybe my boobs would go down, because when I lost weight before they...

Yes, I am freezing too!! Since I will be 59 on Jan 13th, my family has spent the past 5-6 years teasing me about all the menopausal hot flashes, my asking "is it hot in here or is it just me?" (it...

Buddy is exactly right. My doc has me now at 1,000 cal (up from 800) which is very nice. You need to keep your protein up, and your carbs down, down, down. This is help with hunger as well. My...

What great insights! I also have been struggling with what I "ought" to weigh as I approach my one year sleeve surgery anniversary January 25th. I am down 85 lbs, started at 255 and am now 170. My...

Hi,
I don't think cole slaw will be a problem after you are fully on regular food and eating salad. The key is small amounts and chew well. The same for pickles--although I would eat dill and not...

Hi, I totally agree with both ChaiDi and rylynn. I have had fibro since 1995, one of the first my internist diagnosed. I am almost a year out from surgery done last January, and have lost 85 lbs,...

Your doc can give you some antinausea medication which should help a lot. Some folks find that the prilosec or other GERD meds also help. I had a lot of post op nausea, and phenergan (prescription)...

You probably will have to ask the surgeon or the program you are in about the terminology. I have not heard the term "open" liquid diet. As a sleever of almost one year, and an RN, I would guess...

The previous poster who is a nurse (so am I) is correct about Cymbalta. Talk to your pharmacist, who can be a great aid in helping you figure out your meds. Actually, a much greater help than docs....