My 2 month check up

I saw both my dietician and bariatric physician yesterday at Mayo.

I am doing better and getting my protein and fluids in, so the dietician is pleased with me.  According to their scale, I have lost 30 lbs since the day of surgery.  That is 13% of my body weight on my day on surgery.  Mayo's goal is to have lost 35% of day of surgery weight weight by one year.  That means I am 1/3 of the way there after two months.  Good thing, since I know weight loss slows down as you get closer to goal.

All was fine with the bariatric physician too.  He didn't have my labs back yet, so he said he'd call me if there are any problems.  I am however, starting on my monthly vitamin B12 shots.  He also gave me my "Restaurant Card", a card signed by him stating that I have had a surgical procedure requiring a restricted diet.  I am to be allowed to order small portions or order of the childrens' menu.  If there are any questions, it states to call him at the number listed.  I think it's cool, but I rarely eat out.

And now I don't have see them for 4 more months (my 6 month post up check up).  Yay!

Karen

PS  On their scale with clothes yesterday afternoon, I weighed 200.  At home on my scale Tuesday morning, I was 198.  Woo hoo for Wonderland!!

Huge congratulations on the Onderland!! I can't wait to get there too!!  Happy to hear you are doing well and staying healthy.  Are you low on B or are you just trying to supplement it?  I have lost almost 25 lbs since surgery.  Have a question...I have been getting ill after I eat dinner the past couple of days...have you ever had trouble with your gallbladder?  I have decided to swear off any pork   (had 2 slices of bacon, 1 small piece of ham, 1 sausage) or anything that looks greasy because I don't like feeling like crap for 2-3 hours afterward...this just started. 

I'm not supposed to eat bacon or any processed meats (hot dogs, sausage, processed lunch meats, etc.)

The bariatric physician starts everyone on B12 shots at 2 months.  My levels are fine so far. 

I ate chicken about a week ago and got very ill.  It was chicken breast and I cut it into tiny pieces and chewed the living daylights out of it.  About an hour later I got severe stomach pain, which lasted several hours.  Then I vomited it all up and felt much better - pain gone.  My dietician said it was the chicken - it's too fibrous for my pouch to handle right now. She said the same thing would happen if I had tried steak.  The only way at this point for me to eat those foods is to put them in food processor to break down the fibers. 

It sounds more like the foods you are eating than your gallbladder.  My husband had to have his gallbladder removed and he said the pain made him think he was having a heart attack.

Thanks, I was once again freaking out!   I have changed my diet to soft now...I made some homemade chicken soup with some vegetables in the crock pot so I am hoping this will make everything tender enough to handle.  Tossed the bacon, sausage and ham over to my husband...lol...going to stick with the plan.  I am glad that you are doing so well! I hope to be able to correspond with you later!   Hey I am down to 204 now, I was at 230 on the date of surgery...soooo close to onderland.

Lea,

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Congrats on being so close to onederland!!  It's very exciting to see the number on the scale start with a "1" again!!

Karen