OH I need help !!

I am a RNY patient............but my daughter is scheduled for her Sleeve surgery on 3-27-12. 

I am withstupid on EVERYTHING abou the sleeve -   she has an awesome doc and like most will say:  'FOLLOW Y OUR DOCS ORDERS"  which we will to a "T"

but I wanna be "armed" to assist her as needed during her first few weeks.

I am 4 yrs out and I want her to do better than me............I have been very successful when I let the tool work !!  lol    So I arming her with things that I didn't know about and didn't know about OH until I was like 2 months out !!           NO major complications here after surgery except for major dehydration and 2nd surgery 10 days post-op -  NON WLS RELATED !!  lol  

Anyway -  what is the diet like  AFTER the recovery time.   Rules of the sleeve patient - like I know what the rules are for the RNY patients, no straws for a while,  no eating/drinking at the same time.........vitamins,  no iron w/ certain vits...etc..............anyway...

Can you all enlighten me?    I know that getting her fluids in and protein in will be the first concern and then will be according to her docs requirements as well !!  

Thanks !! 
Phyllis              you all can PM me too if you want too..  I might see that faster than response to this posting !!  lol 

I'm sure you'll get allot of responses to help you out.
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Those rules you listed all apply to us. Another I would add is protein foods first. Even on mushies, etc. have her get in the habit of focusing on protein foods. That and hydration are the key!

My doc has all his RNY and sleeve patients follow the same plan, just a few less vitamins. I start off on pre-op clear liquid diet, then have the surgery on 2/22, clear liquids for a week, then full liquids, then pureed, then soft foods, then normal foods at 4 months out.  All the rules are pretty much the same.

Hope that helps!

Here is a link to my dr's program. I have seen it referenced here on this site by people nationwide for a guide. I can tell you he rocks...and I am very happy with my success so far.

http://www.northwestobesitysurgery.com/diet.html

Each doctor has his/her own schedule for each post-op transition period but it seems like most agree the transition goes from clear liquids to full liquids to pureed to soft/mushy to introducing solids.  Your daughter's doctor will provide the info on how much time for each stage.

I was also told no straws because they introduce too much air into the stomach.  I was also cautioned not to drink carbonated drinks (sodas, etc.)

Big surprise for me was no NSAIDs post-surgery (Motrin, Aleve, and so on).  If I have a headache or something that I would normally have taken a Motrin for, I now must do Tylenol.  (Get liquid Tylenol for the first week post-op, that way if she's sore but not enough for the harder drug prescription, she can take the Tylenol.)

It was also suggested to me to do chewable vitamins.  I bought adult gummy multi-vitamins, chewy calcium + vitamin D, and the sub-lingual B12.

I started experiencing more heartburn but Pepcid fixes that right up.  If I take it before my morning protein shake it seems to prevent heartburn and queesiness.

That's all that I can think of right now.

Good luck!
Mary

I had the sleeve and my husband had the RNY 3 months before me.  Our doctor uses the same protocol for both.  I find that he can eat 3 times what I can.  I have great restriction which helps control my eating or urge to overeat.  I can't even if I try.  Good luck to your daughter.  I am sure she will be successful.

I'm not sure why the "no NSAIDS post-op" restriction?  I mean, maybe for the first few weeks post op (6 weeks maybe) but beyond that, part of the beauty of the sleeve is that we get to take NSAIDS in the future, unlike RNY.

Actually, my doctor also says no NSAIDS as they irritate your stomach.