update 9 weeks post opt

So last blog was that i had found a substitute for milk a soy based one well i'm told it's not a good brand and had my fingers verbally slapped for it.
I'm 9 weeks post opt as of wed just past and still having a lot of difficulty with eating and drinking. I am the first patient to advise them of the intolerance to lactose... i am also the first pateint to say to them if this surgery were reversible i would be asking for it to be undone.
I knew this wouldn't be easy but this is crazy! They are demanding i drink 8 glasses of fluid a day... i can't do it! i'm lucky if i can get 3 or 4 in me.  Right now the only things agreeing with me are the soy milk and apple juice everything else either hurts or taste funny.
I found lacteeze  which is higher in protein but still can't manage alot... i've caughten a small sniffle and as with any cold when you drink milk products it makes you cough more and phelm up more so i have to disobey and stick to juice for a lil while longer.
I have blood work monday and this will determine if maybe my stomach isn;t healing correctly.
so far on my list of no no's are
crystal lights
jello
eggs
milk, cheese, icecream, yoguart
this surgery has been sucessful as far as loosing the weight goes. I started all this at 360lbs, got down to 307lbs on my own before surgery and now weigh in at 271.6lbs and have lost 10 inches off my waist. i am not happy about going down 2 bra sizes thankfully i'm still a DD but come on cut a gurl some slack lol.

so good soy based milk

Although surgery was a complete success it has it's draw backs. For anyone thinking of having this procedure done... think long and hard before committing. It is non reversible and personally for me it has been hell. Since the surgery my protein levels have hit the floor because my protein powder doesn't mix well into juices or water and it clumps in hot beverages. It mixes extremely well with milk but since having the surgery the new tummy doesn't seem to like milk products. It seems the new tummy now has an aversion to lactose.

Finally after being in the dumps and my hair starting to break after a dye job (yeah did I forget to mention if we don't have enough protein in our diets we can have our hair thin out and eventually fall out?... ) I'm very vain about my hair... so needless to say I was in distress.  I can drink this so goody chocolate soy based milk  without difficulty. It has 6grams per 250ml. I'm able to get through half a glass (4 oz) before my tummy is full and starts to hurt. Carbonated and caffeine filled beverages are a major no no!! I'm 7 weeks post opt tomorrow and I still get pains if I take a sip. A lot of the crystal lights bother me too, same as I am suppose to be able to eat cooked vegetables... steamed carrots hurt, steamed parsnips made my tummy unsettled. This has been no walk in the park but it has been successful I have come down a little over 30lbs since my actual surgery. Would I do this all over again?   NOOOO!!!!! The first 4-6 weeks are the worst no aggressive or excessive bending, no lifting anything over 10 lbs so that meant I couldn't pick up my little girl or one of my cats. I couldn't even put my diva on my lap :(

I tried the strawberry version of this so good milk and it didn't agree with the new tummy I found it almost acidy and painful to drink. the chocolate is a little chalky but you learn to acquire a taste for it. I have yet to attempt the white 2% soy based milk I will keep you updated.