Answers to my questions....???

[xxsarahxx]

I would use it keeley, i'm going to use mine when i get it as i think it will help when i come to have my op x

 

[keeley86]

Yeah! I'm not sure but I don't think they use it to be honest....because you have their specialised oxygen masks on while your in the hospital don't you? I don't know! Maybe they just ensure you've got one for when you get home for extra sopport when your asleep due to the aneasthetic! Be interesting to see how many with sleep apneo took the machine into hospital and wether they needed it or not???

It's only mild sleep apneo what they said I've got anyway but I'm going to start using it again so that I'm used to it by the time I get my date xxx it's horrible tho! Does my head in!

 

[shelbell]

How about if you dont eat bad things? Does the weightloss still slow down after 6 months? I know I have some carbs in my diet but I dont eat anything bad like pastry or crisps etc....I eat Melba toast and weetabix and theres carbs in lots of things I have but I dont have bread, now and again a small new potato or similar. Will I still stop loosing at 6 months I wonder! I hope not Ive got a long way to go yet XX

It's normal for your losses to slow down after 6-8 months but if you are following the pouch rules then there is no reason why you can't carry on losing and reach your goal.

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[zns]

Sleep apneoa does affect the anesthetic, make sure you confirm with the anesthetic person that you have it they do need to know.

Keeley: You say that CPAP didnt help the tiredness, how long did you use it every day for? It can take several months to get used to it and to start seeing any benefits. Take it with you to the hospital.

 

[angelajoy1961]

The dietician at L&D told me that I would need to use my CPAP every night for at least 9 weeks prior to my operation - I had said I hadn't been able to use it as I had a bad head cold and couldn't breathe through my nose.

 

[xxsarahxx]

Yeah! I'm not sure but I don't think they use it to be honest....because you have their specialised oxygen masks on while your in the hospital don't you? I don't know! Maybe they just ensure you've got one for when you get home for extra sopport when your asleep due to the aneasthetic! Be interesting to see how many with sleep apneo took the machine into hospital and wether they needed it or not???


I'll let you know how i get on with it....i'm more worried about how i'm gonna look...bloody vanity lol!!!!

 

[xxsarahxx]

Thanks for all your knowledge folks x

Q) The very first stage of food intake is clear liquids is that right? does this include milk? I hear everyone say they have milky coffees but what about tea??

 

[dottychic]

Yeah tea is fine And I used milky coffees to help get some protein in early on....make it with milk with added Marvel XX

 

[emma-louise]

I'm the same too just add dried marvel to anything,our dietician told us at Salford marvel is just as good as any protein shake x

 

[shelbell]

Except for the fat content!

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[keeley86]

im gunna ask at my apointment on the 17th!

zns - i used it from the moment i got it untill my 2nd check up apointment with that department at nottingham and the doctor i seen said because it hadnt made no difference with my tiredness in that 6 month, normally he would have had the machine off me on that day because it was only mild sleep apneo i was diagnosed with and it was set to a higher setting than reconmended anyways! he said.... because ive got my op cuming up hes going to leave it with me, he said he doesnt need to see me untill after my op now - so ill put money on it as soon as im post op - ill get an apointment through to go and see him again and he will take the machine off me.
i can get straight back into using it again if i have too - i had no problems sleeping with it at all, its just a hassle isnt it and not exactly romantic in bed - hahahaha! xxx

 

[xxsarahxx]

im gunna ask at my apointment on the 17th!

zns - i used it from the moment i got it untill my 2nd check up apointment with that department at nottingham and the doctor i seen said because it hadnt made no difference with my tiredness in that 6 month, normally he would have had the machine off me on that day because it was only mild sleep apneo i was diagnosed with and it was set to a higher setting than reconmended anyways! he said.... because ive got my op cuming up hes going to leave it with me, he said he doesnt need to see me untill after my op now - so ill put money on it as soon as im post op - ill get an apointment through to go and see him again and he will take the machine off me.
i can get straight back into using it again if i have too - i had no problems sleeping with it at all, its just a hassle isnt it and not exactly romantic in bed - hahahaha! xxx

Tell me about it....if i have to have one, hubby will think he's sleeping next to darth vader lol............. "may the force be with you" !!!!!!

 

[keeley86]

lmao, mine only the little one too - just sits on your nose with straps over ya head - imagine sleeping with one of them big things that go over both nose and mouth, lmao! i hate it me - its tucked away safely in my wardrobe - lol
ive always been sleepy since i was a baby - i once feel asleep on the bench under my mums kitchen table but my mum had pushed the table to the wall so no1 could see me and she had all the street out looking for me for hours, lol i was asleep on the kitchen bench all that time, hahaha! after 6 months of using it on a high setting youd think itd make a difference if it was going too.
to be honest i think i was wrongly diagnosed - the bed they put me in for the night was that uncomfy i didnt get any sleep anyway - i tossed and turned all night - how can they get propper results when i never went to sleep properly! thats probably why they said ive only got it mildly, dunno!

have you actually been diagnosed with it then sarah?

 

[lotsabeefy]

I lost 7 stone in the first 6 months x

 

[xxsarahxx]

lmao, mine only the little one too - just sits on your nose with straps over ya head - imagine sleeping with one of them big things that go over both nose and mouth, lmao! i hate it me - its tucked away safely in my wardrobe - lol
ive always been sleepy since i was a baby - i once feel asleep on the bench under my mums kitchen table but my mum had pushed the table to the wall so no1 could see me and she had all the street out looking for me for hours, lol i was asleep on the kitchen bench all that time, hahaha! after 6 months of using it on a high setting youd think itd make a difference if it was going too.
to be honest i think i was wrongly diagnosed - the bed they put me in for the night was that uncomfy i didnt get any sleep anyway - i tossed and turned all night - how can they get propper results when i never went to sleep properly! thats probably why they said ive only got it mildly, dunno!

have you actually been diagnosed with it then sarah?

No not yet, but i show all of the classic signs, i'm very sleepy and nod off all the time, if i haven't got it i'll be surprised.
They give you the little testing devise to bring home now so at least they will get a truer reading when i take it back. You got the small mask and knowing me i'll end up with one of those bloody great big things lol x

 

[keeley86]

lol - they sent me home with that thing on ya wrist too but couldnt get a propper reading from it apparently so had to do an over night sleep study after that, that bed was the worst ive ever slept in, lol i can usually sleep anywhere me! lol

 

[xxsarahxx]

lol - they sent me home with that thing on ya wrist too but couldnt get a propper reading from it apparently so had to do an over night sleep study after that, that bed was the worst ive ever slept in, lol i can usually sleep anywhere me! lol

Hope they don't end up calling me in overnight, fingers crossed x

 

[emergingbutterfly]

Hi Sarah

In answer to your questions

1. The first six months are blissful as the weight just dropped off, with the two stone I lost before surgery I lost a total of 10 in the first six months but I maximised it by sticking 100% to the rules and also keeping a food diary etc. I didnt excercise. The weight loss slowed down for me considerably about nine months post op. I have been sitting and waiting for a while for it to continue to drop but it hasnt much. So my mind set has changed in that I no longer expect the weight loss because of the surgery,what the surgery has done is taken me out of the super morbidly obese (dont you hate that expression) category with serious dangerous risks into a less risky category whereby I am much more fit and healthy so I can now work on my weight loss more easily by gyming it etc.

Expecting all your excess weight to fall off because of the surgery is unrealistic. It will take off a very large chunk of it and then you are left with a choice, accept it and be happy with your new healthier fitter self or use that new fitness etc to work on your excercise etc to help shed the excess weight.

Many stalled at weight loss because they either eat the wrong foods or they graze all day. Remember you can only eat tiny portions and going back to finish the portion 30 mins later kinda defeats the point of surgery in the first place. I think many people fall into the habit of grazing all day just cos they can. When you are used to getting a massive amount of food in the day it seems so strange to have tiny portions and the temptation to go back and finish it 30 mins later is very real. I certainly find myself wanting to do that and have to stop and think.

Treat your first six months pre op as your chance to rediscover how to eat, cook etc and generally make the right choices. Remember you will be able to eat most foods again but just because you can eat them doesnt mean you should and falling into that trap is where the weight loss slows downs or even stops.

In answer to you second question, I was diabetic pre op and was put on low calorie diet because Charing Cross doesnt believe in the milk diet whether you are diabetic or not.

I cant answer the question about sleep conditions as I didnt suffer from that

Hope this helps

 

[xxsarahxx]

Hi Sarah

In answer to your questions

1. The first six months are blissful as the weight just dropped off, with the two stone I lost before surgery I lost a total of 10 in the first six months but I maximised it by sticking 100% to the rules and also keeping a food diary etc. I didnt excercise. The weight loss slowed down for me considerably about nine months post op. I have been sitting and waiting for a while for it to continue to drop but it hasnt much. So my mind set has changed in that I no longer expect the weight loss because of the surgery,what the surgery has done is taken me out of the super morbidly obese (dont you hate that expression) category with serious dangerous risks into a less risky category whereby I am much more fit and healthy so I can now work on my weight loss more easily by gyming it etc.

Expecting all your excess weight to fall off because of the surgery is unrealistic. It will take off a very large chunk of it and then you are left with a choice, accept it and be happy with your new healthier fitter self or use that new fitness etc to work on your excercise etc to help shed the excess weight.

Many stalled at weight loss because they either eat the wrong foods or they graze all day. Remember you can only eat tiny portions and going back to finish the portion 30 mins later kinda defeats the point of surgery in the first place. I think many people fall into the habit of grazing all day just cos they can. When you are used to getting a massive amount of food in the day it seems so strange to have tiny portions and the temptation to go back and finish it 30 mins later is very real. I certainly find myself wanting to do that and have to stop and think.

Treat your first six months pre op as your chance to rediscover how to eat, cook etc and generally make the right choices. Remember you will be able to eat most foods again but just because you can eat them doesnt mean you should and falling into that trap is where the weight loss slows downs or even stops.

In answer to you second question, I was diabetic pre op and was put on low calorie diet because Charing Cross doesnt believe in the milk diet whether you are diabetic or not.

I cant answer the question about sleep conditions as I didnt suffer from that

Hope this helps

Thanks TB, that really does help to put it into perspective. I really want to succeed at this and the fact i have rather alot of weight to lose i don't want it all to end after 6 months. I'm gonna be determined and take this opportunity with both hands x

 

[xxsarahxx]

Another question for all you lovelies

Q) Is there a particular food that makes you feel really full?
Does this benefit your weight loss?