Oh yeah! I sure did. While everyone else was saying they could eat chicken rather than most other meats, it was the one that I struggled with. It will get better.
Good Luck

I just had my rny on 9/23/11 at Community North.  The nurses there are great and very caring.  My dr's program does include exactly what to eat for how long, how to transition between phases, what vitamins to take and when.  I had to do an orientation class that was 4 hours long and they sent us home with a binder full of materials.  At 3 weeks out I've lost just under 30 pounds and am now on pureed foods.  My tastes really did change after surgery and protein drinks that were good before surgery, I now can't stand to drink, so I'm saving them for a few weeks to see if I can tolerate them later.  :)    It is a real challenge to get all the fluids in since if I drink too fast I get the foamies (foamy saliva, ick).  So lots of trial and error to see what works and what doesn't. 

Good luck on your journey!  I had to do the 6 month pre-op diet too and the time flew by.  Hopefully it will for you too!

 I had my RNY on July 27,2011 and cannot eat chicken in any form, it feels like a lead balloon and I have to throw it up. I've tried canned, boiled, baked, fried w/o skin--dark and white meat.
But I can eat medium steak and baked tilapia goes down the easiest. Has anyone else had this problem?

 We rescheduled our Evansville Area WLS Meet n Greet for this Saturday, Oct 15th at 6pm at Max and Erma's (at Casino Aztar).   All are welcome.  Please message me if you are planning to attend so we have enough space set aside.

 Hi,

I am post WLS for exactly 3 yrs and if there is one piece of advise I could give to pre op patients it would be to look ahead 1, 2, 3 or more years and ask questions about the rest of your life. I trusted the medical professionals that were caring for me to teach me everything I would need to know. I was mistaken. When you go on Weigh****chers you are given a diet book with exchanges and exact amounts to be eaten, how much exercise to get in and even ways to do it all.
One would think after a major life change like WLS you would be told exactly what to eat, when and how much. It is not true. You get a list of things to avoid but when it comes to specifics there is nothing. You should eat every x amount of hours, don't drink for 30 min before during or 30 min after, don't eat sweets, take your vitamins....but nothing about what exactly you should eat or how much is too much.

Also ask about what new side effects your body might display? For women how does the surgery and weight loss affect your hormones and cycle, for both, what can be done for gas and what causes it ~ because you will most likely experience gas all the time for the rest of your life but no one seems to be able to say what to do about it.

The one BIG lesson I have learned about this surgery is that you need more information to live your life so be sure to ask about EVERYTHING! They are getting paid a very large fee to do the surgery, make them earn it by giving you ALL the information you need. Not just what to do right after surgery.

Good luck to everyone!!!!!