Well my liver was fine,hooray...no panic needed.
All went well & I'm home feeling fine after my band surgery at 1.30pm yesterday.
I woke up with 7 incisions as the surgeon very kindly repaired a hiatus hernia I didn't know I even had so got a bargain!lol.
Tea water & consumme all stayed down with no discomfort so far.
Now the real battle starts but my head is in the right place & I'm feeling strong & positive to finally beat this weight issue,
Really does depend on the menus, to be honest I cried off of eating out with loads of people until I was a bit more confident, told people I wouldn't be eating but would join them for a drink and pudding, sorbet goes down easily!
That's what I kinda thought about doing just joining them for a drink but then part of me thinks I can't avoid all social situations, I go back to work after 2 wks & im staying in hotels & feel bad spoiling arrangements made with friends....
Maybe I can join them & not eat...just salivate at them all tucking in to a steak!ha ha :sigh:
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I'm having my op at the BMI Alexander hospital at Cheadle in Cheshire.
That's where I'm having my bypass in August, but haven't been there as saw the consultant locally. What did you think of the hospital and the staff?
What about just going for a soup or pate or something?
Good luck
Jackie x
Thank you Siana58 you have done amazing
I will ask for a fill during the op as the dietician recommended as by the sounds will start me off in the right direction.
I'm having my op at the BMI Alexander hospital at Cheadle in Cheshire.
The hospital, bariatric team & the consultant were all great.
I'm probably more critical than most as a nurse myself but I was very impressed.
You will be in safe hands luv
Welcome to the losers bench
Soup and some ice cream would be a good option. Some do not consider soup to be a slider food. Slider foods to worry about are crisps and nice together etc or hot chocolates etc but even if you eat slider foods occasionally it will be m. We need to live in the real world and sometimes it is difficult to control our food at these times
What about soup, something with mash and gravy and you can have the mash and gravy and leave the rest then some ice cream or cake with custard and have the custard. There is always a way round it. I went away for a week end with very close girlfriends 20 days post op. Only one of them knew about my op but I ended up telling them all as we were is a big lodge and everyone had brought gorgeous gourmet food along and I felt I had to explain why I was not eating it
Good luck xxx
Remember slider food to get round a social situation are fine. As it will not be the mainstay of your diet[/QUOTE
Thanks Kurstywursty
Well I'm feeling fine post operatively & healing well...amazingly not starving but realise that's a placebo effect as I have no fill in my 10ml band...surgeon said he didn't think I needed it initially!
Trying to get organised for purée stage with a nutri bullet & ice cube trays of purred meat n gravy,veggies & pots etc as I will be back at work by purée stage.
Just wondering what 1 ice cube of mash potato equates too in tsps???
Will I manage a cube of mash, 1 of veg & 1 of meat or is that way too much???
Many thanks