Paranoid

hi guys, just pre-op questions again..... so i am a junkaholic. how can i possibly give it all up. did anyone else come from where i am at. i know dumping can help, but what if i dont dump ? i am just scared to death that i will never be able to eat ice-cream again... but i did see sugar free oreos was that good? and can we eat them post-op.... did anyone do a complete 360 after the surgery with their eating habits, i know this is only a tool but is it a good one ????? u guys must think that i am completely INSANE !!!!!!!!!!!!! DONT U GUYS SAY THAT THERE IS NEVER A DUMB QUESTION, AND ISNT IT BETTER TO SHARE OUR FEELINGS (LOL). WOULD I RATHER HAVE REAL FOOD AT THIS POINT ???????

I had the same thoughts before surgery. I'm a little over 4 weeks out and you will be able to have the good stuff! turkey hill has a great sugar free fat free icecream. Just measure! Eventually you'll be able to have little bites of the food you love, it just takes time to heal. believe me, your pouch will tell you when it's full, and if you don't listen, you'll be throwing up! Take it from me - you'll listen to it! I believe it is a tool that will 100% work for me. I do not plan on being a perfect angel and will be trying a bite of this and a bite of that from time to time. I don't view it as "cheating" because I don't consider this a diet - it's a lifestyle change. It's a big adjustment but it's worth it. Hugs, Heather

hey thank god for sugar free oreo's.... i was so happy when i found them in shoprite i did a dance in the grocery store.(i really really did) my 11 year old walked away from me and didnt want anyone to know i was her mother.. lol... i was a junk a holic to. but being almost 5 months post op, my tastebuds have kind of changed. i really dont crave stuff anymore. but oreo's are like heaven. those were always my weekness. good luck Heather

my husband WAS terrible!!!!!!!!!!!!! chocolate, checkers burgers, bk junk, mcD junk -- you name it was in his mouth!!!! i do believe that tastykake will go out of business now but so far almost 3 weeks out -- he's fine -- he'll say he wants -- but he's not trying at all to get -- i'm sure he wants the thin girl with the big boobs too!!! but as long as he wants and doesnt' get then all is well

hi KarenBarb, I also had Dr. Ferzli do my surgery, but I had the lap-band surgery (not because it causes no dumping syndrome, but because I felt it was the better surgery for me). I think you ought to talk to Dr. Ferzli and/or his staff about your fear of never eating ice cream again, etc. And yes, I am SURE some people did a complete 360 turnaround after their surgeries. However, I can only speak for myself. I LOVE ice cream, chocolate, mallomars, snickers bars, etc., and because I am diabetic I originally was planning on having the RNY surgery BECAUSE of the dumping it causes most, but I really cannot stand the thought of never ever being able to eat sweets without breaking out in a cold sweat and almost fainting (what I understand dumping syndrome does). I think if you really really feel the way your post says, you need to carefully think about this surgery and talk to your doctor (Dr. Ferzli is the absolute BEST bariatric surgeon in the world!) and/or his staff of very knowledgeable consultants. Good luck with whatever you do and I know you be successful with Dr. Ferzli. Yours, June

can u eat artificially sweetened candy, ice cream etc. i worry about this as well and also about dining out, which is one of the few things hubby and i still enjoy together after almost 34 years together??

When it comes to junk food...it's all in your head. I see people struggling with food, and it's not b/c your body needs it, its because of a psychological need for food, whatever that may be. You need to follow your surgeon's orders for the diet, whatever that may be. My surgeon recommended low carb for various reasons, and I stuck to that until I got close to goal, and then for health reasons switched to a high fiber diet. I came to this realization. I lived 28 years eating whatever I wanted (with periods of dieting inbetween). Now its time for me to live 28 years without crap in my body. Now if I eat something I'm not supposed to eat, my body hates me. I feel horrible, and I pay the price. (I also have a hormonal disorder, that when I don't eat properly I gain weight very easily, and I break out, and have other wonderful problems). So, it's not just the fear of puking or dumping that keeps me in line. I see from various support groups, if you start eating crap you may not be able to stop. Therefore, I have not purposely consumed a cake/donut/etc or other forms of sugar/junk since I had surgery. There are alternatives. However, even the sugar free crap makes me sick. I cannot consume malitol, and how healthy is it for me to be shoving chemicals in my body too. You have to battle the mental demons before you go under the knife.

thanx that is really a great idea, now i just have to figure out how to battle those demons... see u at the next meeting