First Time Posting

Hi, I'm Erminia and this is my first time posting because I never figured out how to do it before! :-/ But NOW! I know!... I had my surgery on the 27th with Dr. A; OUCH! However, I'm doing much much better! How are you Beckie and Debby? Having a hard time drinking those stinky shakes like me??? Everything tastes HORRIBLE. Can someone me and give me some ideas on what I can do? I'm never going to be able to get my protein in & worried! Good Luck to all the pre & post ops! Keep in touch! & Happy New Year! --Erminia

Hey Erminia welcome to the forum here you have a place to find all the answers to most of your questions im glad you are doing ok i had mine open rny on nov 8 and i lost 49 pounds like you i had a terrible time getting down my protein shakes untill i foud i think the best protein shake there is. The name is permalean shake you can go to www.permalean.com and see the products i buy them from my surgeon Dr. Barba he sells the big container for $30.00 but its worth every penny i drink the chocolate one and it doesnt taste like chalk at all !!!!!!!! just keep in touch and welcome to the loser's bench.... Victor Alicea

Hey Victor, Thanks for your help. I'm definately going to look into that. Do you have any other suggestions on anything else that you were able to take? I am craving SALT! ah!... and bread and steak and tomatoes! heehee... Keep in touch! -- Erminia

you still really fre****s gonna suck so bad at the beggining because you are on that liquid stage i supposed. wait till they tell you you can eat your first HUEVO!!!!! thats gonna be the best egg youll ever had in your life i really didint have a lot of stuff at 2 weeks but hang in there is gonna get way better as time goes by youll see ........ Victor Ps. hows Park street? thats like my second home lol !!!

Yeah well Victor this really really sucks ....but you know what I'd never change this for anything. Now starts my new life...let's see should it be the life of an or u tell me which is better I really want to thank everyone for all this support....I kinda went through this whole process alone...I mean my family was here for me but they haven't had to deal with any of this...they can eat whatever they want. My follow up appointment is on Jan 11 I can't wait to hear I can eat something..even if it is only one little Huevito Oh and Park Street is Park Street....I haven't been in a while TOOOO MUCH to EAT.....to many many many como se dice DIABLITOS temping me and the go a wandering. thank again!!!!

Since surgery ive been trying to live as an but i alway have my lil on my shoulder but both are great if you know how to use them right and as for the huevito i bet you you've never ate a huevito like that before wait till you taste it you gonna feel like you are in heaven once you have that huevito in your mouth lol ...... as for park street yeah i know its too much tamptation for me sometimes to handle also but stay cool and keep in touch mama ......... Victor Alicea

Welcome Erminia Every day gets better and life starts feeling normal again after two weeks. The only shakes that I was able to get down right after surgery were the Atkins ones. Good luck and welcome again. Maggie

Hi Erminia, Welcome to our Ct message board. We are very nice, support and good listening people on this board. I am also Dr Aranow's patient. He is a wonderful doctor and I respect his hard work on our stomach. I am 2 months and half months post op . I love my new life and feel alot of better than before i had this surgery. I know it is very hard for two weeks.. soup. protein drinks but keep walking , walking You will be happy to see result when you see Dr A for your 2 weeks apt. Happy New Year! Kathy K

Hi Kathy thank you for your kind words...I've seen you at some of the support meetings but we never talked. I'm usually a loner and it was hard for me to go to alot of meetings with work and all. I am already happy this is the start of my new life. It's just hard is all but I'm gonna make it. Thanks again and Happy New Year to you too!

Hi Erminia, I had purchased Mega Isolate from GNC. It is a protein shake (vanilla flavored). I actually like it. It has 50 grams of protein per (their) serving. I normally use one scoop and that is 25 grams and I have 2.5 or 3 a day besides my water or fabulous crystal lite. So far so good. I am sure I will get sick of this one and will be on here for suggestions for a new flavor. I am doing well. Just a little sore at times and I have only been using my pain meds when absolutely necessary. Like today, we had a family party in Durham.. that is a 30-40 minute ride for us... so I made sure I took some. So average, I am taking pain meds maybe 1-2 times per day. Walking! Oh, what fun... I ended up getting a little over 3 miles of walking in before I left the hospital on Thursday. The treadmill is a wonderful invention for walking at home. Tonight, I am having sugar/fat free pudding for dinner... mmmmm! I had Jello last night! I hope you are feeling well and just think, every day gets better and closer to our goals of being thinner and healthier. I am glad we had the chance to go through this together as we work in the same building and can chat or give eachother ideas. Perhaps walking on lunch breaks? Hugs to you and Happy New Year Everyone! Beckie P.S. Erminia, tell your husband to have another sip of coffee for me! haha