Recent content by Queenie10

Hi John's Mom. I started my liquid diet on the last 2 days of a trip to DC with my 13 year old son's 7th grade class. By the end of the trip I was tired, sore, hungry and cranky!! Then we got stranded in Minneapolis when our flight to LA was cancelled, which made it 3 days of liquid diet while...

Hi Renee, I never got to 60 grams with any consistency. Maxed out around 50 to 55 g. I would be surprised if you get to more than 40 after just a week. Getting enough protein will always be the challenge. I am 10 months out and still cant get there with out a supplement. And they get old...

Wow! Congrats! You did great! Hitting your goal in such a short time is impressive! I am inspired...

Hi. I am 9 months post op and down 96 lbs. I am thrilled with my post RNY results. The problem is that I had a ct scan last week that confirmed I have developed diverticulitis. As I read up on the condition, I realized this is probably something we are all at risk for given the post bariatric...

Google the Five Day Pouch Test. It is supposed to be a way for post bariatrics who have regained to re-sart the process by going back to the basics. I don't know if it works since I am still only 9 months out and still losing. But as my weight loss slows down, I would consider it. You can read...

Good luck with your surgery. I like the date you picked. You could not give your family a better Valentines Day gift than a healthier you!

Qaterra, you would be correct about that. But getting enough water and fiber are the problem. I am usually dehydrated, although I live with a water bottle clutched in my hand, sipping all day long. And there is just not enough room in this little pouch to get enough fiber and the required...

I can answer only a couple of your questions since I am now 5 months post op and about half way to my WLS goal. No, they don't make sure you can poop before they send you home, and frankly constipation is an on going problem with a high protein diet. Still working on managing that issue myself...

I was the same way for the first week. The most I got down was a couple of sips of diluted cranberry juice. Not broth or jello or anything else. It got better the second week. I wouldn't sweat it. You should start drinking the protein shakes when you can, but the first week is not that...

Lizzie, this has been one of my worst issues post op. I was never very regular to begin with and used a senna tablet twice every day before my surgery. I now use the fiber choice chewables and they taste pretty good. Milk of Magnesia is vile and I could not drink enough to make a significant...

Hi Knute, I had my surgery April 19th and I have noticed the same thing lately. I am starting to have the same concerns. I can eat about 1 cup of food without discomfort, which is about twice what I was eating. I also worry that something is getting stretched out. My support group told me the...

Hi Cap, You got a lot of great advice here already. I just wanted to add that I felt the same way for the first 3 months after the surgery. I thought that once the pain was gone I should feel fine. But the healing takes a lot longer than I expected. Now I am almost 5 months out, and I feel much...

Congratulations on getting the approval! I know how you feel about the long drag out process! I was expecting to go back to work 3 weeks after the RNY, but my primary care physician would not even consider releasing me to go back until 6 weeks, and then went part time for 2 weeks. I have a desk...