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eldonh's Journal

A blog by bigdaddynomo in General

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eldonh's Journal, a weight loss surgery blog by bigdaddynomo on BariatricPal. 13 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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2 weeks after 2nd fill

Fill is working. Volume of food is way down. Staying with protein now. Scale is not moving much but clothes are falling off. Will have to go shopping soon. Restriction is such that I have to eat really really slow and very small bites. Food gets cold and I give up and stop. I PB or slime about 50% of the time. It is weird some days nothing causes problems then the next I can't keep anything down.

2nd fill

One week since second fill and man what a difference. I can't eat much at all. I've slimed and PB'd about 50% of the time. Got to eat slower and chew more. Even liquids take a while to go down. Weight should really start going down now.

First Fill

2/06/07 Had first fill this morning. Under flourosope he did it all in about 5 minutes. No pain. I felt it tighten up though and when I drank the barium I could tell it was alot different than before. Several hours after the procedure I can fill that it is alot tighter than before. On liquids for two days then back to soft etc.

1/24/2007

Starting into week 3 post op   No problems making a transition from liquids to semi-solids. Able to take thick soups and even tuna and chilli. I can feel full after about 6oz. of food. I get a feeling like I'm going to have the pain I had from gulping air. That's enough to make me shut the eating down. That stays for about an hour and if that is the new full feeling then this should be easy. I've done great on keeping caffeine out and not drinking after a meal, although I forget sometime

1/19/07

Yesterday I must have gulped my protein shake at breakfast and got too much air. Terrible stomach ache all day. Had bout of gagging and dry heaves but nothing came up. Finally went home from work and took the pain medicine with codine and went to sleep for an hour and woke up better. Changing the way I swallow liquids is harder than I thought. I know it will be better but right now it is hard to see the light.

Post op followup

1/18/07 Had my 9day post op followup. I've lost 16 pounds since the surgery. All wounds are nearly healed. Dr. says stay with the liquids per the plan. I told him I could not get more than 60 grams of protein because the shakes are aweful. He said that would work. Otherwise I am now scheduling my first fill around the middle of February. Only pain is at port site when I make a pull motion like a situp or lateral twist. Pill issue has also resolved. I take the plavix and some of the oth

1/15/07 1 week post op

The protein shakes are aweful. I'm trying to gag down 80 grams of protein a day on a clear liquid diet. Learned to sip liquids now so I don't get sick with swallowing too much air. Fluid intake is great and instead of crushing the pills I split them into quarters and just swallow them. Capsules I have to sprinke on jello but that one does not taste as bad. I think it is the after taste of the shake that depresses me. I can't get rid of it. I go to the dr. day after tomorrow and I will hop

1/13/07

Yesterday started out great. Tried to up my protein intake and water and ended up sicker than heck. Terrible stomach pain and nausea. Called nurse and she figured I was gulping down too much air. Back to clear liquids and forget the shakes for a day or so. Just getting back to normal this morning. Keeping water down ok but I can tell I'm not quite there yet. I hope this never happens again.

4 days post op

Getting better each day. Protein shakes are a drag and the crushed pills are almost too much. But I feel almost back to my old self and other than the catch pains and pulls my stomach seems to be getting back to normal. I know I am not supposed to weigh often but I did get on the scale and I'm down to 250.

1/11/07 3 days post op

Went to work, I'm a little slow moving, but here none the less! Still sore. Made a big mistake yesterday at lunch. My wife thought the tortilla soup at El Pollo Loco would be good. It tasted great but oh what a mistake. The fat or something in the broth really jacked with me and I was miserable with bloating and nausea till 10pm last night. Protein shake this morning went down ok. I'm mixing a high protein powder with about 4oz of slim fast high protein. Dr. wants me to get 100grams a da

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