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February 2018 Surgeries
- Thread starter slimkim
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Bling Babe
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Good to hear your safely on the losers bench, get plenty of rest xxxx
slimkim
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@Carolineh How's things? Are you managing on the liquid diet? When do you move to puree?
I don't have a plan yet for my food and just drinking Willy nilly. Today I'm going to plan out meals as I can't rely on hunger signals. Silly me not to think of this before.
I don't have a plan yet for my food and just drinking Willy nilly. Today I'm going to plan out meals as I can't rely on hunger signals. Silly me not to think of this before.
slimkim
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Good luck for Tuesday! It'll be fine. Just try and keep your cool. It's in the hospitals best interest to keep you alive, the surgeon especially cares that he doesn't have a bad record. The getting put to sleep part was my biggest worry too.
Do you have your bag packed and ready for admission? Any family going to keep you company?
Carolineh
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Hi ya,
I'm doing ok at the moment, still on the liquid stage until Thursday which feels like forever at the moment.
Just managing small yougherts and soup, water, tea at the moment. Have been doing ok on this, not been sick or upset stomach yet which is good. Also I think I've lost nearly a stone since surgery which is cc'd easy. Also I'm getting out for loads of walks so getting in some excersize.
Hows your pain? Mines nearly gone XXX
madman6
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yes bag packed ready to go in hospital tomorrow at 2pm and yeah wife will be with me
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slimkim
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My pain is minimal. Just one of my incisions is still sore to touch.
Congrats on the stone loss! You must be over the moon that its going in the right direction. Are you taking body measurements too?
slimkim
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That's great that you will have support there. Its good to have someone to talk to to keep your mind off what's going on.
Carolineh
Member
I haven't taken measurements maybe I should. I'm taking photos every few days which is good to see.
Can't believe it's all done, no just to loose the weight! XX
Carolineh
Member
I am worried I'm able to eat more than I expected too though. Still on soups/yougherts/blended up fruit but just worried I'm taking more on than I need XX
slimkim
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Its weird but I had that worry yesterday. I was constantly drinking something and I wondered if I should stop because surely my sleeve can't hold that much fluid. I've been reading up on this and apparently the fluids just pass through our little stomachs and doesn't stay there for very long. You probably won't be able to eat as much volume of soft foods as you are now with liquids. The soft foods will sit around for longer whilst our stomachs try and digest it. This is one of the reasons transitioning will be hard as our digestive muscles will now have to learn to contract again. You're doing great, I am sure 
Carolineh
Member
Hope your right, it does make sense.. liquids slide so can take on more XXIts weird but I had that worry yesterday. I was constantly drinking something and I wondered if I should stop because surely my sleeve can't hold that much fluid. I've been reading up on this and apparently the fluids just pass through our little stomachs and doesn't stay there for very long. You probably won't be able to eat as much volume of soft foods as you are now with liquids. The soft foods will sit around for longer whilst our stomachs try and digest it. This is one of the reasons transitioning will be hard as our digestive muscles will now have to learn to contract again. You're doing great, I am sure
Carolineh
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How u getting on? Wish I could eat everything in site! XX
Carolineh
Member
Hi ya,
So... I feel like crap. I'm basically able to eat most things now, small portions but there doesn't seem to be much I can't eat. Haven't tried bread or sweets etc.. but managed a rich tea biscuit and few chips. Feeling like I shouldn't be able to manage this food already and it's making me feel like maybe I haven't had the opp done! X
So... I feel like crap. I'm basically able to eat most things now, small portions but there doesn't seem to be much I can't eat. Haven't tried bread or sweets etc.. but managed a rich tea biscuit and few chips. Feeling like I shouldn't be able to manage this food already and it's making me feel like maybe I haven't had the opp done! X
