Had my Post Op Visit today

Hello everyone, Well, you know I'm a week and a day post op and had my first follow up appt today with Dr. Ordoyne. 13 pounds gone forever....yippie!!! He removed the tape from my six incisions and they are doing really good. He was pleased with all of the progress so far. He is just a wonderful and sweet doctor. I'd recommend him to anyone! He is so personable too. I also saw Joanna, my dietician. She is a sweetie too! She did stress about my fluids though. I'm only at about 40 ounces and said push to 64, so that is my goal this week. She also informed me that once I start solids, I'll still be drinking the 64 oz of liquids PLUS food! I said "girl you trying to kill me" LOL. I have a bad right foot and I need to start walking my foot will not allow. If anyone knows of any kind of "chair" excercises, please let me know. She said I could sit in the chair and lift dumb bells and do some excercise with lifting my legs and so forth. I also have a thigh master to use, which I can use that with my arms and legs. But doc said hold off on that for another month or at least until my next follow up appt. We also discussed the gladiator. She said NO it wasn't too soon for it at all that for some reason my body just rejected it. The only thing she could possibly think is the strawberry fruit juice used in it was spoiled. She said that every body is unique and foods are different for everyone and that maybe it's just not something I can handle. I told her after the experience I had, I don't think I want to try another anytime soon, LOL. I hope you are all having a great week so far......!!!!

Sounds like you had a good visit. It was probably the sugar in the strawberry juice it has natural sugar and it will make you sick. She may not think it is too soon but we here are speaking from experience that is too much on your small pouch this soon. I know what she means but unless you have been through it you can't judge what a pouch this small and still sore from being cut apart from your stomach can handle. And I know there is noway a week after surgery I could handle any kind of smoothie. Just the thickness alone is too much. I bet if you try it again at about three weeks you will handle it fine. Also the coldness can be a factor in it. I couldn't handle anything really cold in the beginning. But every dietitian is different mine told me nothing thick for two weeks. Tina

Tina just reminded me. Did you ask them to wash the strawberries??? They are loaded with sugar... I'm glad you had a good visit!!!! Diane

Hey Diane....looks like I'll be seeing u in a couple of weeks! As of now, I'm going!!! I didn't get any real fruit in the gladiator. Only strawberry juice. Beleive it or not, I really am enjoying my protein shakes, LOL. I like the taste, it's chocolate. I'm mixing it with fat free milk. Sometimes I'll put a couple of ice cubes to make it a bit slushie. Also made some orage crystal lite (wally world brand) popsicles. Really good...something different! Just poured it into ice tray, put plastic over the top and tooth picks through it! Well, I'll see ya soon!!!

Hey christie, thats sooo awesome,, I am soo so excited for you!! Woo hooo goodbye 13 pds right!!! Thats awesome,,, I hope I have great sucess like you and diane have both had,, I can't wait to meet yall,, I also would love to sit down with yall and talk about what you have found to be the best on your new tummy's.. Dr. Ordoyne is awesome ,,, I love his attitude!! I haven't meet joanna yet, other than at the seminor but only for a minute,, I am hoping to go to my visit with her on the 14th or 21st ,, wish me luck!! When is Dr. O's meetings? I would love to go and meet yall and others!! Are you going to be going to the meeting on the 16th? I will be there.. Keep up the good work girl, I totally feel you on the liquids , that seems like so much, I am trying now to start drinking alot of water, but eww I hate it!! Lol,,,,, did you do any kind of pre diet before surgery , he told me not to do one, but I'm worried about going all to none,, talk to you later , ashleigh

Hey Ash.....Yea I do plan on being at the BR Seminar this month! And the support group for Dr O is the third monday of every month at the hosptial. So this month is the 20th, and Yes...at this time I will be at that one too!! No, I didn't do any pre diet first. He never mentioned anything about it. Only thing I did was just that weekend before I didn't pig out on anything and kept all of the foods like, I just didn't want any kinds of belly aches going on....know what I mean! I love drinking water, before surgery it was nothing for me to put away almost a whole gallon a day!!!! But just remember, an ounce, after surgery for your stomach and plus I mentally had a thing going on thinking if I would drink more I'd hurt my tummy. Yesterday though, Joanna told me I can even do up to eight ounces and hour and it will be okay. The hard part is when your not hungry AT ALL and you know you have liquids to get down, LOL. Yea, I love Dr. O too, he was so talkative yesterday at my post op!!!! He must have had an energy shake or something LOL!! See ya soon!! Keep positive!

Hey I am glad your doing so great. It just makes me want to reconsider going ahead with it. I like Dr. O and was choosing him to do the rny I am just very confused on what to do.

Hey....please email me at [email protected] I've been wondering how you were doing? I didn't know how to contact you. I couldn't seem to find your profile, unless I'm koo-koo, LOL. Please contact me!!!! Christie 335/320/170

You did great. You have such a pretty smile I know you make everyones day with whom you come in contact.