Re: Should I try to gain weight before my surgery?

[Guest guest]

It really depends on if you are having both surgies or just one if

you will be banded the whole time. Everyone's situation is

different. I was lucky and only lost 5LBs. I only had upper surgery

though and was lightly runnerbanded. I was given the go ahead to eat

soft foods after the first week. Thats when my weight stablized

being able to eat real food. Just try to eat often and lots of high

calorie foods in the blender and you should do fine.

>

> I'm 15 and about 5'7 " , 120lbs. My parents keep telling me I have

to

> gain weight before my surgery (I have about 7 weeks). I really

don't

> want to because I have a strong feeling that I'm not gonna lose

that

> much. Can anyone here tell me how much weight you lost during

> recovery so I can figure out if I truely have to gain weight or

not?

[Guest guest]

It really depends on if you are having both surgies or just one if

you will be banded the whole time. Everyone's situation is

different. I was lucky and only lost 5LBs. I only had upper surgery

though and was lightly runnerbanded. I was given the go ahead to eat

soft foods after the first week. Thats when my weight stablized

being able to eat real food. Just try to eat often and lots of high

calorie foods in the blender and you should do fine.

>

> I'm 15 and about 5'7 " , 120lbs. My parents keep telling me I have

to

> gain weight before my surgery (I have about 7 weeks). I really

don't

> want to because I have a strong feeling that I'm not gonna lose

that

> much. Can anyone here tell me how much weight you lost during

> recovery so I can figure out if I truely have to gain weight or

not?

[Guest guest]

gaining an inordinate amount of weight may put additional stress on

your body...it's best to stay as HEALTHY as possible: get lots of

sleep, avoid stress, eat balanced meals, take vitamin supplements,

and maintain a positive outlook on your surgery...

i would recommend that you start getting accustomed to eating a soft

food diet before the surgery...

by the way, i lost 10lbs within 5 days of my surgery because i was

simply not used to eating soft food....

>

> I'm 15 and about 5'7 " , 120lbs. My parents keep telling me I have

to

> gain weight before my surgery (I have about 7 weeks). I really

don't

> want to because I have a strong feeling that I'm not gonna lose

that

> much. Can anyone here tell me how much weight you lost during

> recovery so I can figure out if I truely have to gain weight or

not?

[Guest guest]

gaining an inordinate amount of weight may put additional stress on

your body...it's best to stay as HEALTHY as possible: get lots of

sleep, avoid stress, eat balanced meals, take vitamin supplements,

and maintain a positive outlook on your surgery...

i would recommend that you start getting accustomed to eating a soft

food diet before the surgery...

by the way, i lost 10lbs within 5 days of my surgery because i was

simply not used to eating soft food....

>

> I'm 15 and about 5'7 " , 120lbs. My parents keep telling me I have

to

> gain weight before my surgery (I have about 7 weeks). I really

don't

> want to because I have a strong feeling that I'm not gonna lose

that

> much. Can anyone here tell me how much weight you lost during

> recovery so I can figure out if I truely have to gain weight or

not?

[Guest guest]

My oral surgeon said that after my surgery it will be awhile before

I will be able to eat tough foods, such as different types of meat.

I'm a vegetarian though, so I really don't eat anything that is

tough or hard (aside from when I eat fruit or vegetables raw). I've

already stopped eating alot of raw things since I got my braces on,

because it hurts sometimes and is hard to clean out of the braces.

[Guest guest]

My oral surgeon said that after my surgery it will be awhile before

I will be able to eat tough foods, such as different types of meat.

I'm a vegetarian though, so I really don't eat anything that is

tough or hard (aside from when I eat fruit or vegetables raw). I've

already stopped eating alot of raw things since I got my braces on,

because it hurts sometimes and is hard to clean out of the braces.